Linda Owen Cantrill Biography

Linda Cantrill
Balance & Mobility
Specialist Instructor

Linda completed her Bachelors of Science in Aging and Program Planning at the Union Institute in 1983 and her AA degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Santa Monica City College in 1981. She has been in the forefront as our older adult population has expanded. She has worked in both Los Angeles, California and Minneapolis, Minnesota for nearly 25 years, developing programs and advocating on behalf of older adults. She developed the first annual Westside Nursing Home Olympics in 1981, and again in 1984 in Mankato, Minnesota. She has long believed it is never too late to improve your health and physical fitness.

From 1983 through 1999, she worked for two large nursing home chains, in which she collaborated with physicians, hospitals and community agencies developing programs to enhance the care and services being provided to both patients and families dealing with institutional living.

In 1997, she was transferred back to Los Angeles. In 2000 she went back to school at California State University, Long Beach for her Master's degree in Therapeutic Recreation/Aging. In 2003 she enrolled at California State University, Fullerton to pursue training in "FallProof"™ Balance and Mobility. This was a rigorous program focusing on all aspects of fall prevention, including but not limited to; balance & mobility, senior fitness, environmental safety, strength, conditioning and program development.

Since then she has developed fall prevention programs for Alzheimer units, trained hospital staff, skilled nursing staff and personal trainers in fall prevention, balance and mobility. She currently teaches at Culver City Senior Center and has a private "FallProof"™ class in West Los Angeles, along with public speaking and training at the Center for Healthy Aging, National Stroke Association. She has since gone on to receive certifications from the National Arthritis Foundation, YMCA Personal and Group Fitness Training, AFFA Personal Fitness Trainer, AFFA Senior Fitness, Silver Sneakers Instructor Coordinator and The American Senior Fitness Association. She is also a healthcare committee member for the Area Agency on Aging and a committee member for the "Stop Falls" Network in California.

Linda is one of only a handful of individuals who are certified in "FallProof"™ Balance and Mobility within Los Angeles County. It is a very multi-dimensional specialized field of practice. Most of her referrals come through physical therapists, occupational therapists, physicians and/or word of mouth.

Linda started her own company, "Spirited Balance"™, a comprehensive balance, mobility and personal fitness program in January 2004. She teaches Balance and Mobility classes throughout West Los Angeles and provides private fitness and balance training for those who want or need one-on-one training. She is a public speaker on Fall Prevention, Balance/Mobility and Healthy Aging. In addition, Linda currently provides consulting and teaching at the Balance Disorder Institute of Los Angeles, Stroke Association, UCLA Marilyn Hilton MS Achievement Center and The Center for Healthy Aging, as well as many other local agencies serving seniors.

• Bachelor of Arts Degree
  Aging & Program Planning
  The Union Institute
  Santa Monica, CA
  
  
• Certified FallProof™
  Balance and Mobility Specialist Instructor
  California State University Fullerton
  Center for Successful Aging
  
  
• PACE Instructor
  National Arthritis Foundation
  
  
• Certified Personal Fitness Instructor
  American Aerobic & Fitness Association
  
  
• Senior Fitness Instructor
  American Senior Fitness Association
  
  
• "Prime of Life" Certified Yoga Instructor 2009
  Loyola Marymount
  
  
• Certifed trainer
  "An Owners Guide to the Body"
  UCLArts and Healing, 2009

Linda currently teaches at UCLA MS Achievement Center, Culver City Senior Center, and is a regular presenter at the Center For Healthy Aging, the National Stroke Association, and other medical and non-medical agencies and centers.

For more information please contact:

Linda Owen Cantrill
Los Angeles, California
Phone: (310) 428-2026
Fax: (310) 641-6176
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