- Continuing Education
Applied Assisted Stretching for Health, Wellness, and Performance
| Provider: | Amy Ashmore, PhD |
| Type: | Online Course |
| CEC Credits: | ACE 0.4 CECs |
Build the knowledge and skills to safely apply assisted stretching techniques that improve mobility, reduce stiffness, and enhance client performance.
Mobility limitations, muscle stiffness, and restricted range of motion are common challenges for many clients. In Applied Assisted Stretching for Health, Wellness, and Performance, you’ll learn how to apply hands-on stretching techniques that safely improve mobility and support better movement. This course introduces a practical framework for assisted stretching that helps fitness professionals deliver targeted mobility work with confidence. By combining applied biomechanics with real-world coaching strategies, you’ll gain tools you can immediately use with clients.
You’ll learn how to analyze movement in real time and apply assisted stretching using the three principles of force: where force is applied, the direction of movement, and the appropriate amount of force. The course also teaches you how to identify movement compensations and adjust techniques to improve both safety and effectiveness. By the end, you’ll have a clear, practical framework for integrating assisted stretching into mobility, recovery, and performance programs.
Developed by Amy Ashmore, Ph.D., who holds a doctorate in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin, this course draws on decades of experience in fitness education and program design. She is the author of Timing Resistance Training (Human Kinetics) and more than 50 training programs created for fitness professionals, strength coaches and rehabilitation specialists. Dr. Ashmore is a continuing education provider based in Las Vegas, NV, and serves as adjunct faculty at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN).
You will learn how to:
- Apply the three principles of force to perform safe and effective assisted stretching
- Identify movement compensations that indicate mobility limitations
- Perform assisted stretches for major muscle groups to improve range of motion
- Integrate assisted stretching into mobility, recovery, and performance programs
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