It is common knowledge the importance of range of motion, strength and function when it comes to recovering from an injury.  What is over looked and equally important in injury recover and in an exercise program is balance. 

What you will learn in this course:

• The key elements of balance training

• Assessing balance

• Extensive list of exercises will discussed, demonstrated and practiced that are important improving lower body balance

Costs:      $56

Continuing Education Credits:

4.0 BCRPA    4.0 BCAK    3.0 CSEP    

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2005

Time: 1:15 pm to 5:30 pm (4 hour workshop)

Location:  Columbia Health Centre - Calgary, AB   

Instructor: Rick Kaselj

Rick Kaselj specializes in active rehabilitation and fitness. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations.

Rick has combined his work experience and passion for research to develop a variety of courses and presentations for fitness professionals, kinesiologists and healthcare providers. These workshops include:

• Exercise rehabilitation for the shoulder, lower back or knee

• Intro or advanced core stability

• Postural assessment and exercise prescription

• Intro or advanced stability ball exercises

• Train for better golf

• Shoulder stabilization

• Resistance exercises for the injured shoulder

Rick balances his work life with fitness endeavours and travel. He has completed endurance activities, such as the Manitoba Marathon, the 225-km Ironman Canada Triathlon and the 160-km Sea2Summit Adventure Race in Whistler.

He recently hiked 4,300 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. As an avid traveller, Rick has toured three continents and 17 countries.

In 1997, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University. Rick currently works as a lecturer, Kinesiologist, personal trainer and exercise rehabilitation specialist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.