Hi everyone, I’m Jerry from BodyTree Group.  I’m very excited to be sharing with you “Discover the 3 steps to Fall Prevention.” 

In this workshop, we are going to explore your risk of falling with a widely used functional test that is considered the Gold Standard.

I’m going to show you how to improve your balance, reduce your postural sways and risk of falls by stimulating the receptors on the bottom of your foot known as mechanoreceptors. 

I’m also going to show you how to activate the foot and connect it with the rest of your body in our Balance Training. 

This will be an essential workshop for anyone who wants to reduce their fall risk and I look forward to see you there.

Falls are dangerous for older adults. They can reduce independence, lead to multiple falls or serious injuries, and they impact the family. The long-term consequences of falls for older adults are usually extensive and life-changing. Considering how a fall might lead to irreversible change, prevention is definitely better than cure. 

This workshop starts off with discovering your risk of falling and the type of activity that you are most at risk, then brings you a mix of movement and science to help you become more resilient to falling. We strongly believe that the key to fall prevention is to take the active approach to training for it, so that you gain movement confidence as opposed to movement avoidance.

- Take your Fall Risk Assessment to discover your risks of falling

- Experience the technology that improves your sensory nerves for better balance

- Learn how to train single leg stability in movement

Presented by Jerry Teo

JERRY TEO

• Managing Director & Co-Founder, BodyTree Group
• Managing Director, Pilates BodyTree®
• Educator, BodyTree Academy
• Regional Director of Education in Asia (EBFA Global)
• Presenter of 'Barefoot Training Specialist' Certification courses in Asia
• Presenter of RunInjuryFree! certification courses in Asia
• Presenter of Pilates Teacher Training certification courses in Asia
• Fitness Best Asia Pilates Instructor of the year (2018)
• Creator of ‘Get Back On Track’, a lower back pain workshop
• Creator of ‘Accelerated Flexibility Training’ workshop
• Fletcher Pilates® Adjunct Faculty (2009-2014)
• Pilates lecturer, Diploma of Dance, NAFA (2004-2006)
• Physical Training Instructor, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) (2000-2002)
• Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)
• Fletcher Pilates® Professional Teacher
• Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1,2,3
• BARE® Workout Instructor
• PowerPlate® Certified Master Trainer
• PowerPlate® Small Group Master Trainer
• Rehab Trainer
• Stretch Therapy™ Teacher
• Certified Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist
• Parkinson’s Regeneration Training® Instructor
• Pelvic Floor & Core Foundations (Burrell Education)
• Women’s Wellness and Whole Body Vibration (Burrell Education)
• Quanta Therapist
• Sports Massage Therapist
• Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapist
• Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex Practitioner
  

Jerry is an energetic and dedicated teacher. His mission in life is ‘To teach and inspire people to take changes that would improve their quality of life.’ Jerry’s greatest fulfilment in teaching came from experiencing how physical changes in his students’ bodies transformed other aspects of their lives.

Jerry studied with many world-renowned teachers. Pilates Master Teacher and Elder, Ron Fletcher’s (1921-2011) emphasis on excellence influenced him to constantly explore ways to develop his teaching skills. Jerry’s greatest strength is his ability to adapt and adjust teaching methods to different learning personalities or complex physical issues, to make learning simple yet effective. Jerry is actively involved in mentoring Pilates Teachers so that they can in turn bring more impactful change to more people.

In his last 20 years of teaching in the fitness industry, Jerry has frequently helped people with knee, back, shoulder and neck problems. He especially loved and taught many runners, golfers, tennis players, skiers, yogis and dancers to improve their sports performance using Pilates. Jerry’s most recent stint is teaching Pilates to the elite Cirque Du Soleil’s Kooza to prepare them for their high level performance. Coupled with his experience in teaching people with serious lower back pain in his ‘Get Back On Track’ program, Jerry strongly believes that Pilates is a critical foundation to any movement program.