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Back to EpisodesVNR #22 - How to Coach the Obese, the Elderly & the Chronically Ill - Part 2
Episode 22
Published 4 years, 5 months ago
Description
- Michele Mootz is a Level 3 CrossFit Trainer and a former physical therapist.
- She is an expert at coaching special populations, such as obese, elderly & chronically ill people.
- She helped develop a “special populations” program at CrossFit that grew to approximately 300 members, including people weighing almost 500 pounds, as well as athletes over 90 years old.
- Michele discusses the program's origins and how she got people comfortable and confident enough to begin CrossFit.
- She explains the unique considerations surrounding special populations regarding, warming-up, scaling, going heavy, intensity and much more.