Beyond Traditional Training: Preparing the Ageing Brain for the Real World | Webinar

Discover a Smarter Approach to Falls Prevention for Older Adults

Despite performing well during exercise classes, many older adults still experience trips and falls during everyday activities. Effective falls prevention for older adults requires more than building physical strength. It also depends on how the brain processes information while moving.

Traditional exercise programs focus on improving muscle strength and balance. However, everyday life is far less predictable. Older adults often need to cross busy roads, carry shopping, avoid obstacles and hold conversations at the same time. These activities require attention, decision-making and cognitive processing alongside physical movement.

Why Cognitive Function Matters

The brain plays a critical role in helping older adults move safely through everyday environments. When attention is divided, balance and stability can be affected, even in people with good physical strength.

Join experienced presenters Third Age Fitness, Trudi Edmeades and Carol Edmeades as they explore the connection between movement, attention and falls prevention for older adults. Through practical demonstrations, participant stories and evidence-informed strategies, you’ll discover why traditional training alone may not prepare participants for real-world situations.

What You’ll Learn

This webinar will provide practical strategies that you can immediately apply to your programs. You’ll learn how to better prepare older adults for the physical and cognitive demands of everyday life while improving confidence and independence.

Learning Outcomes

By attending this webinar, you will be able to:

• Understand why physical strength alone cannot prevent many real-world falls.
• Recognise how divided attention influences balance and movement.
• Identify the limitations of predictable studio-based exercise programs.
• Explore how cognitive-movement training supports falls prevention for older adults.
• Apply practical strategies that better prepare participants for everyday challenges.

Webinar Details

Date: Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Time: 1:00 PM AEST

Presenters: Trudi Edmeades and Carol Edmeades

Register Today

If you work with older adults, this webinar will help you rethink traditional exercise approaches and strengthen your knowledge of falls prevention for older adults. Register today to discover practical techniques that combine cognitive and physical training to help older adults move more confidently and safely in everyday life.