VNR #21 - How to Coach the Obese, the Elderly & the Chronically Ill - Part 1

- Michele Mootz is a Level 3 CrossFit Trainer and a former physical therapist.- She is an expert at coaching special populations, such as obese, elderly & chronically ill people. - She helped develop a “special populations” program at CrossFit that grew to approximately 300 members, including people weighing almost 500 pounds, as well as athletes over 90 years old.- Michele discusses the program's origins and how she got people comfortable and confident enough to begin CrossFit.- She explains the unique considerations surrounding special populations regarding, warming-up, scaling, going heavy, intensity and much more.