Courses
Nordic Walking Clinic for Fitness and Strength Development - ✨NEW!
Start Date: 06 Nov 2024 | End Date: 05 Dec 2024
Peninsula Plaza, 111 North Bridge Road, Unit 07-05/06, Singapore 179098 AND @ Singapore Sports Hub, Level 3, Gate 5. *Yellow line MRT Stadium Exit A.
About National Silver Academy (NSA)
The National Silver Academy (NSA) is a network of post-secondary education institutions (PSEIs) (i.e. ITE, polytechnics, universities and arts institutions) and community-based organisations that offer learning opportunities that are subsidised for seniors. Seniors and PRs aged 50 years and above can look forward to attending short courses and bite-sized courses that are exam free. For courses run by community-based organisations, the final fee payable – for both Singaporean and Permanent Resident seniors – takes into account the support given by the government to community-based organisations to develop and offer the short courses.
About The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE)
The Singapore Association for Continuing Education (SACE) is a registered charity with MOE. It offers over 80 courses under the National Silver Academy, most of which are highly subsidised for Singaporeans & Permanent Residents aged 50 and above. SACE serves the continuing learning needs of adults of all ages.
| Course Details | |
| Course Number | SACE-CBO-M-142E-2024-11-01 |
| Course Start | 06/11/2024 |
| Course End | 05/12/2024 |
| Registration | Closed |
| Duration | 12 hours over 6 sessions |
| Session | Wednesday, 6:00 - 8:00pm, 6/11 @ Peninsula, AND Thursdays, 8:30 - 10:30am, 7/11, 14/11, 21/11, 28/11, 5/12 @Sports Hub, Level 3, Gate 5 |
| Objective | Equiping seniors with the means to develop core muscles and strengthen somatic balances as a result of osteoarthritis. Overall, exercising with poles has benefits such as improved fitness & toning, confidence, balance, posture, offloading joint weights, fall prevention, pain relief, spinal conditioning, functional performance, improved mood, decreased depression, managing COPD, motivating social togetherness; with the bonus of increased caloric expenditure. The systematic use of NW or Urban Poling can reduce or delay the use of walking canes, walkers and wheelchairs. NW has also been found to be an effective exercise to deal with chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s, and the improved blood pressure has helped to counteract mental ill-being and sleep disorders. |
| Description | Achieving an upright posture that is critical to the prevention of the forward-head motion typical in the ageing process so as to prevent falling due to imbalance. Age-related postural hyperkyphosis is an exaggerated anterior curvature of the thoraic spine, sometime referred to as Dowager’s hump or gibbous deformity. This condition impairs mobility and increases the risk of falls and fractures. Participants will directly experience and gain confidence and courage to increase their ROM as they stand upright, step forward L&R, knowing their breathing is strong and their stamina has increased.
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| Trainer |
Ben Ow Jia An RMIT University, Singapore Management University, sports, fitness, lifestyle coach, coach Singapore Women Floorball Team, Team Manager SEA Games Women Floorball Team, retained gold title, Trainer High Achievers. Trained and certified by Gabel SRL to conduct Nordic Walking Clinic using Gabel-designed walking poles. |
| Medium of Instruction |
English
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| Venue | Peninsula Plaza
111 North Bridge Road, Unit 07-05/06 Peninsula Plaza Singapore 179098 AND @ National Stadium @ Singapore Sports Hub Level 3, Gate 5. Mrt: yellow line Stadium Exit A.
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| Application | Register online with details on Course Topic, Start Date, Full Name (as in NRIC/FIN), Date of Birth, Gender, NRIC/FIN, Race, Citizenship, Address & Postal Code, Email and Contact Number |
| Fees Payable | $52.80 NSA fee for Singaporean/PR age 50 and above, $264 pp for all others |
| SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) | Applicable |
| SACE Membership Credit (SMC) | Applicable for SACE members |
| Contact Person | Secretariat – Tel: 6266 0648 or Email: secretariat@sace.org.sg |
