YOUR AGE DOESN'T MATTER
The New Mantra for the Older Adult
AN ONLINE TRAINING EXPERIENCE
According to research 70% of what we experience as we age can be reduced or reversed.
And, in my own experience working with clients - that the older person is the faster they get better.
You read that correctly.
I am Susi Hately.
From the start of my yoga teaching career, most of my clients were older than me.Many were older than 60 and a good number were over 70.
It became clear early on that the older the person was, the faster they became more functional, and got out of pain.
Yes, you read that correctly too.
My older clients consistently reduced their pain and got back to the lives they wanted faster than my younger clients.
Even when recovering from hip or knee replacement surgery...
This was in stark contrast to what I learned while in university completing my Kinesiology degree. Which was... that the older we got the more decrepit we became.
This did not and does not correlate to what I saw and continue to see in practice.
Now almost 30 years later, I am 50, and most of my clients are still older than me, with many in their 70s.
Quite regularly, my 60 plus year old clients have told me that age does not matter... positive change can happen at any time.
Even if they are recovering from hip or knee surgery.
They are active, and they care about their wellbeing.
They know what they want.
They know how important balance, strength, stability and mobility are - and they want to maintain and make them all better.
BETTER BALANCE
Our Next Intake Begins This Spring.
ONLINE TRAINING: 8 Weeks
INVESTMENT: $397 CAD (plus applic. tax)
OPTIMIZING POST KNEE OR HIP SURGERY
Our Next Intake Begins This Spring.
ONLINE TRAINING: 8 Weeks
INVESTMENT: $397 CAD (plus applic. tax)
Look What Current Students Are Saying:
From Sue:
That is what Your Age Doesn’t Matter Is All About.
Designed for adults who are 55 years and older, and the yoga and fitness professionals who teach them.
Professional training programs with the latest in science based formal evidence combined with almost 30 years of teaching people who are plus 55 years… helping them rehabilitate and recover.
There are 3 Ways To Grow Your Skill:
- Sign up for twice monthly emails where I will share case studies and my latest insights on working with older adults and how I help them reduce and eradicate pain. I'll also post interviews with clients. Sign up below.

- Enrol in my Signature Programs - Better Balance and Optimizing Rehabilitation Post Hip or Knee Surgery. Scroll down below for more.
- Enrol in my 3 month 1:1 Online Private series to get back to whatever it is you want to do - cycling, pickle ball, skiing, getting down to the floor with your kids or grandkids. Email us here.
Better Balance
Improving balance is more than just standing on one leg.
This is an 8 week program. Throughout these 8 weeks, we’ll focus on following key areas that contribute to and impact balance. You will enable your client to stand taller, have better posture, and have less risk for fall.
- Improved Coordination and Reduced Compensation Patterns - How improved neuromuscular connection improves how the nervous and myofascial systems work together
- Inner Ear - Brain Connection - inner ear, dizziness and spatial orientation.
- Vision - Brain Connection- and how signals are sent from the eye to the brain.
- Dual Tasks - how to do two unrelated tasks at the same time - like talking and walking
- Better Brain Function - clearer thinking can improve reaction time.
- Deliberate Rest - how powerful relaxation, rest, and down-regulating the nervous system are to all of the above occurring smoothly and easily.
By focusing here, you will become lighter on your feet, more agile, nimble (and yes, you will be also able to balance on one foot).
You will feel more comfortable getting on your bike, walking on winter ice, going downhill skiing. You will be less afraid of falling, which will keep you moving and being active.
Optimizing Post Knee or Hip Surgery
We are in a new era where more surgeries are happening with less formal rehabilitation. This means more adults getting replacements will have less care.
Knowing how to support yourself and if you are a teacher how to support your client is key for great outcomes for healing and getting back to the life you want.
In this 8 week program you will learn the following:
- Why it is so vital to follow medical protocol for the first 3 months
- How mindfulness, meditation, breathing and reducing compensations are so vital in those first 12 weeks.
- How to progress yourself or clients after the 3 month mark and after they have been given the go-ahead from their medical team.
- How to support your client to regain their full function.
- Why walking doesn’t happen easily but is totally changeable.
By the end of this program you will understand what the surgical procedures are, the contraindications for movement, how to support yourself or your client through the painful phases, when to refer back to the medical team.
Both programs above come with:
- discussion on the latest evidence,
- two 1-hour group calls, and
- email access to get your questions answered.
* WHEN YOU BUY ONCE, YOU GET ALL UPDATES FOR A LIFETIME.
* ANYTHING WE ADD, YOU WILL GET WITH NO EXTRA PAYMENTS.
BETTER BALANCE
Our Next Intake Begins This Spring.
ONLINE TRAINING: 8 Weeks
INVESTMENT: $397 CAD (plus applic. tax)
OPTIMIZING POST KNEE OR HIP SURGERY
Our Next Intake Begins This Spring.
ONLINE TRAINING: 8 Weeks
INVESTMENT: $397 CAD (plus applic. tax)
IS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM ACCESSIBLE ONLINE?
Yes! You can sign in and access these training resources anytime. All you need is a computer, tablet, or mobile with an internet connection.
​I DON’T LIVE IN NORTH AMERICA. WILL THIS WORK?
Yes. People from all over the world have participated in previous sessions of this program – across Canada, US, Australia, Africa, Europe, UK, Mexico, Guatemala, and more.
CAN I SHARE MY ​PROGRAM WITH A FRIEND?
If you have a friend or peer who wants to join, they are most welcome to register on their own, so you can have fun comparing notes as you complete the program together! But your registration is for your use only.
HOW MUCH DOES ​REGISTRATION COST?
The Better Balance program is $397 plus applicable taxes.
The Optimizing Post Knee or Hip Surgery is $397 plus applicable taxes.
The 3-Month Private 1:1 Series is $3800 plus applicable taxes.
Fees are in Canadian Funds.
MY QUESTION ISN’T LISTED HERE. HOW CAN I GET IT ANSWERED?
You can email us at health@functionalsynergy.com
We're excited to roll out the Welcome (yoga) mat for you soon!
If you have any questions, please email our team at health@functionalsynergy.com.