With Instructors Christine Conti M.Ed. and Lori Roland LPC
This course will be held online via the Zoom Platform.
Description:
As recovery modalities explode in popularity throughout the fitness, wellness, and performance industries, fitness professionals are increasingly asked about tools such as cold plunges, saunas, cryotherapy, red light therapy, compression therapy, breathwork, and other recovery-focused practices. This course explores the growing role these modalities may play in supporting mental wellness, stress management, nervous system regulation, mood, sleep, recovery, and overall well-being, while also reviewing the potential physical and performance-related benefits supported by current research.
Participants will gain an evidence-informed understanding of trending recovery strategies, learn how to discuss these modalities within the appropriate scope of practice for fitness and wellness professionals, and explore how recovery is evolving from a luxury into an essential component of holistic health, resilience, and long-term wellness.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify common and emerging recovery modalities currently trending in the fitness and wellness industries
- Describe the potential mental health and nervous system benefits associated with recovery practices such as heat exposure, cold exposure, breathwork, and light therapy
- Explain how recovery modalities may influence stress, mood, sleep, relaxation, resilience, and overall well-being
- Discuss the potential physical and performance-related effects of recovery modalities, including muscle recovery, circulation, inflammation, and perceived recovery
- Recognize the role of recovery in supporting holistic wellness and reducing burnout in modern lifestyles
- Understand current evidence, trends, limitations, and misconceptions surrounding popular recovery practices
- Explore practical strategies for incorporating recovery education into fitness, wellness, and coaching environments
CEC’S: AAAI Fitness 8.0 (other CEC’s can be petitioned.)