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Role of Champions
Seniors Exercise Park Champions will be trained to lead community members to participate in exercise using the new equipment. Specifically, the Champions will be trained to do the following:
- Instruct and guide others in how to use the exercise equipment safely
- Provide general guidance about how to perform the exercise
- Provide general guidance on how to make the exercise more challenging or easier
- Support and encourage others to be physically active
The emphasis here is on balance, strength and flexibility. Your sense of fun and your keenness to help other seniors enjoy some movement in the outdoors is far more important than how fit you consider yourself!
Required skills
We are looking for Seniors Exercise Park Champions who:
- are friendly, welcoming and approachable
- are able to work with and lead others
- have good verbal communication skills
- are passionate about meeting and helping others
Train the Trainer program
Seniors Exercise Park Champions will be asked to participate in a free, 5-week ‘train the trainer’ program led by a qualified exercise instructor from NARI. The training program will be held at the Seniors Exercise Park.
Training sessions are currently planned to run twice a week for 5 weeks and are expected to commence in mid to late February. The sessions are planned to run Tuesday and Friday mornings for 1 to 1.5 hours. Volunteers will be required to attend a minimum of 8 out of the 10 sessions, including the final session.
To apply for this role click on "Fill in an application"
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