Canine Conditioning 101: Enhancing Health & Fitness for the Canine Athlete
Do you want to learn how to design a conditioning program that can improve your dog's strength, balance, flexibility and endurance while also enhancing overall health? High drive, athletic dogs are prone to injuries that can take them out of training and competition. Do you want to be able to recognize your dog's strengths and weaknesses so that you can take action and enhance fitness before a full-blown injury occurs? Do you want to maintain fitness throughout puppyhood and into your dog's senior years so that the benefits of conditioning last throughout a lifetime? If yes, then this course is for you!
Imagine having the knowledge and skills that are needed to design and implement a balanced conditioning program that will help keep your dog in peak condition. Imagine being so in tune with your dog that you notice subtle signs of soreness and imbalance before anybody else can see it. Learning through online lectures, video-based instruction, and "live" Q&A coaching calls can forever change the way you see and train your dog.
Some of the topics that will be covered in "Canine Conditioning 101: Enhancing Health & Fitness for the Canine Athlete" include:
- The relationship between structure and performance
- Noting structural and muscular imbalances and weaknesses
- Common injuries in sport/working dogs and how to avoid them
- Noticing subtle signs of discomfort and pain
- Cautions and considerations when training in inclement weather
- Components of a balanced conditioning program
- How to design a balanced conditioning program based on your dog's needs
- Special considerations for puppies, young dogs, and seniors
- Exercises for increasing strength and flexibilty
- Exercises for increasing body awareness
- Exercises for increasing endurance and overall performance
- Sport-specific exercises for warming-up your dog
- The benefits of a proper warm-up and cool-down
- Cautions and considerations when using conditioning equipment
