Obesity and Weight Management Exercise Specialist
An interactive workshop where theory meets practical application for exercise professionals who seek to apply an individualized approach, and assess and motivate physically inactive adults suffered from obesity to an active and healthy lifestyle. During this educational course the participants will know how to analyze and evaluate clients’ health and fitness needs working either preventively or therapeutically while becoming a valuable member of a multidisciplinary clients’ health care team.
After this workshop, the exercise professional will be able to design, implement, evaluate and supervise exercise training programs for overweight clients and clients struggling with obesity by collecting and analyzing client information to ensure the effectiveness and safety of customized workout routines. In addition, as part of a team with allied health professionals, a fitness professional will contribute significantly and uniquely in helping the individuals impacted by obesity to improve their health and quality of life through a monitored, customized, and science-based exercise program in many different work settings.
INSIGHTS
- Learn from internationally acclaimed presenter Alexis Batrakoulis.
- A comprehensive educational course for fitness professionals who seek to blend theory and practice on exercise and obesity in order to supervise customized and science-based exercise training programs in physically inactive adults struggling with the biggest global public health challenge of the 21st century.
- Next intake: TBA
9am to 5pm
- ACE: 1.2 CECs | ISSA: 12 CEUs | ACSM: 12 CECs | NASM: 1.2 CEUs
- Receive 245-page eManual
- CEC – 12 ACSM
- Course Fee:
Early Bird: $350
Regular: $400
Combo with Hybrid Interval Training Specialist :
Early Bird: $600
Regular: $700
- Eligible for UTAP claims
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon the completion of this workshop you will be able to:
- Understand the problem of obesity at global level
- Implement appropriate exercises, drills and games to engage clients
- Design exercise routines to help clients to achieve their goals
- Apply science-based exercise protocols promoting safety and customization
OUTLINE
Module 1 – Theory
1.1 Fitness professionals and the fight against obesity
1.2 Definition, diagnosis, causation and pathophysiology of obesity
1.3 Epidemiology overview and role of genetics
1.4 Exercise guidelines of cardiovascular exercise training in adults with obesity
1.5 Exercise guidelines of resistance training in overweight/obese adults
1.6 Research findings on different exercise modalities in the treatment of obesity
1.7 SMART goal setting and health promotion
1.8 Motivational and coaching techniques
Module 2 – Practice
2.1 Medical and health history appraisal
2.2 Fitness assessments protocols
2.3 Warm-up drills
2.4 Stability and mobility drills
2.5 Exercise engagement strategies
2.6 Fitness games
2.7 Partner exercises
2.8 Assisted resistance training
2.9 Exercise progressions and regressions
Module 3 – Practice
3.1 Program design and implementation
3.2 Circuit training in overweight/obese adults
3.3 High-intensity interval training in adults with obesity
3.4 Functional training in in adults with obesity
3.5 Instruction, execution and modification of exercise protocols
3.6 Recommended science-based training routines for adults with obesity
Module 4 – Theory
4.1 Small-group training concepts for adults with obesity
4.2 Case studies
4.2 Roundtable discussion
4.3 Recap quizzes
4.4 Review and summary
Alexis Batrakoulis, PhD
Founder, International Obesity Exercise Training Institute
Alexis Batrakoulis has been involved in the health and fitness industry in the past 28 years and currently works as a freelance personal trainer and exercise physiologist, fitness educator, subject matter expert, author, and speaker presenting in 40 countries across five continents and is based in Greece. He holds a B.S. in Physical Education and Sports Science with emphasis in fitness, an M.S. in Exercise and Health with emphasis in exercise and obesity, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Exercise Physiology with emphasis in exercise and obesity.
His primary research interests focus on the study of hybrid-type, multicomponent interval training in obesity. He has authored over 50 international peer-reviewed publications on exercise, including research articles and textbook chapters. Recently, he was selected to author a chapter in the latest edition of the ACSM’s and NSCA’s Personal Training textbooks. He has also earned numerous professional credentials through ACSM (EP, CPT, and EIM), NSCA (CSCS, CSPS, and NSCA-CPT), ACE (CMES, CHC, CPT, WMS, YFS, SFS, TES, and FNS), and NASM (CES, PES, and WLS).
When he is not at home training clients or working as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Thessaly, he is traveling around the globe sharing his knowledge as the founder of the International Obesity Exercise Training Institute (IOETI). More specifically, he teaches in-person and online continuing education courses for health and fitness professionals approved by ACE, ACSM, ISSA, and NASM. Additionally, he has been an ACE subject matter expert and international master trainer as well as a deputy director of the Professional Standards Committee at EuropeActive, which leads the development of educational standards, oversees the accreditation process for all courses, and registers qualified exercise professionals for all occupational roles in the European fitness sector. More specifically, he has respectively led and contributed to the Technical Experts Groups that developed standards for the occupational roles of Weight Management Exercise Specialist and Pre/Diabetes Exercise Specialist in Europe. Additionally, he has been serving on several ACSM and NSCA Committees.
He received global recognition as the 2017 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year Finalist, 2018 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, 2019 IDEA China Fitness Innovator, 2020 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year, 2020 MedFit Professional of the Year Finalist, 2021 PFP Trainer of the Year, 2021 ACSM Certified Professional of the Year Finalist, and 2022 ACSM Certified Professional of the Year.
