In order to be eligible for StrongWomen training, YOU MUST:
- Be an employee/staff with a nonprofit organization; independent
personal trainers, consultants, and for-profit individuals/groups are
not eligible to attend the training or to implement the StrongWomen
Program. If you are not an employee/staff of a nonprofit BUT are
working in partnership with a nonprofit organization to implement the
program, you must submit a letter from the nonprofit organization as
your sponsor. In addition, all leaders are required to sign a scope of
use agreement regarding nonprofit use of the program only as well as an
understanding that this is not a train-the-trainer program (you are
being trained to implement programs and are not permitted to train new
trainers).
- Be actively strength training. Being physically active in general
is, of course, important. But, the expectation is that you are very
familiar with lifting weights and are personally committed to and
regularly practicing the behavior. This is a mandatory criteria for
eligibility.
- Have a firm commitment to starting a program in your community. This
training is to teach you how to lead a StrongWomen Program, and should
not be attended simply for informational/personal purposes.
Workshop Agenda (subject to change)
| 8:30–9:00 | Arrive, refreshments, get settled |
| 9:00–9:15 | Introductions: Workshop leaders: Miriam Nelson |
| 9:15–10:00 | Overview of the Day’s Activities |
| The Benefits of Strength Training | |
| Overview of the Tool Kit | |
| 10:00–10:15 | Starting a Program |
| Program leader responsibilities | |
| Peer leaders | |
| Space and equipment needs | |
| Safety | |
| 10:15–11:15 | Program Practice - The Strong Women Stay Young Program |
| 11:15–11:30 | Importance of Progression |
| 11:30–12:00 | Participant Screening |
| Screening and medical history | |
| PAR-Q | |
| Participant and physician consent | |
| 12:00–12:30 | Keeping Track & Participant Assessment |
| Contact sheet | |
| Attendance sheet | |
| Exercise logs | |
| Participant evaluation | |
| Participant assessment tests | |
| 12:30–1:30 | Lunch |
| Program Promotion | |
| 1:30–2:00 | Leadership skills training |
| Leadership compass | |
| Professionalism | |
| Courtesy and respect | |
| Communication | |
| 2:00–3:00 | Program Practice - The Strong Women, Strong Bones Program ; Flexibility |
| 3:00–3:30 | Nutrition and Encouraging Walking |
| 3:30–4:00 | Practical Work on Exercise Programs |
| 4:00–4:30 | Answer questions, problem solve, adjourn |
Registration, Fees, and Logistics
The StrongWomen Training Workshop runs from 8:30am–4:30pm.
Registration procedures and fees vary by site; please see individual listings.
Your participation fee for the workshop includes:
- the StrongWomen Tool Kit, the written curriculum that includes all of the information one needs to safetly promote, start, implement, and maintain the StrongWomen exercise programs (currently, there are 2 exercise programs included in the Tool Kit)
- Breakfast & Lunch
- A powerpoint presentation for marketing/informational meetings
- Day long presentations, exercise demonstrations, practice sessions, and breakout sessions for workshop attendees to learn the exercises as well as to learn how to teach them to participants
- Support in getting your community program started and keeping it going
Thank you for your interest in the StrongWomen Program.
Lifting Women to Better Health,
Eleanor R Heidkamp-Young
John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition
Eleanor.Heidkamp_Young@tufts.edu