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Power Yoga for Sports

Take athletes to the next level by improving balance, optimising performance and preventing injury

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Increase your service offering to help your clients optimise their workout
  • Work with athletes to help them optimise their performance, improve their balance and prevent injury

Power Yoga for Sports

3 MONTHS | 5 REPSSA CPD POINTS

Take athletes to the next level by improving balance, optimising performance and preventing injury

ONLINE CPD COURSE

PLEASE NOTE:

  • You ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY immediately.
  • The course you have chosen will be placed in your CART. Thereafter you will continue with the registration process.
  • Once you have completed the registration form you will be given the option to choose:
  • CAPITEC EDUCATION FINANCE (Payment options), PAY WITH CARD or PAY BY EFT
  • If you choose to pay by EFT we will INVOICE you and provide banking details
  • Choose to pay with CARD, you will proceed through the PAYMENT GATEWAY
  • If you choose the Capitec Education Finance you will need to click on the link to see if you qualify and finalize the Capitec Education Finance application. Remember to click on Place Order to finalize the order with HFPA.

R2 650,00

Associated Courses

There are many definitions of yoga. At a physical level, the functions of various organs, muscles and nerves need to be harmonised, so they do not cause any conflict amongst each other in the body. Disharmony within the body can cause insufficiency often resulting in illness. From the above, yoga can be defined as a physical harmony, health and mental balance of peace. Yoga offers your body superb health and mental stability. All athletes have different needs compared to that of a general yoga practitioner. Gwen Lawrence’s book Teaching Power Yoga for Sports, focuses on balance within the athletes body, optimising performance and the importance of injury prevention. You will ultimately learn how to take athletes to the next level through:

  • Functional strength moves
  • How to improve flexibility and ROM
  • Mental toughness
  • Focusing

The outcome of this course is to educate Power Yoga for Sports teachers to design yoga programmes that can be used alongside their athletes current training regime, in order to assist athletes reach peak performance.

This course is completed using the HFPA Online Learning Platform. The course material includes a downloadable Human Kinetics textbook (e-book), tutorials, a study guide and assessments. If you would prefer a hard copy textbooks, they are available upon request (additional courier charges will apply). Please request your hard copy upon registration.

Chapter 1: Why athletes need yoga for sports
Chapter 2: Anatomy, alignment, Assessment
Chapter 3: Mindfulness Tools
Chapter 4: Maximize your Yoga Practice
Chapter 5: Standing Poses
Chapter 6: Seated Poses
Chapter 7: Floor Poses and Inversions
Chapter 8: Sport Specific Sequences
Chapter 9: Ready to use Yoga Sequences
Chapter 10: Restorative Sequences

REPSSA CPD Points: 5

5 REPPSA Endorsed CPD Points

HFPA Certificate of Achievement

If you do not hold a fitness qualification you will be required to complete:

  • A Basic introduction into anatomy and physiology (self- study module.)