Fit Motivation - What's New in 2008?
New workshops, CEC Home Study Programs,
Working Weekend Vacations with Mark and much more...
Take a Working Weekend Vacation with Mark
In March 2008, I will be teaching AEA's Aqua PiYoChi &
Fit Motivation workshops in Myrtle Beach and Baltimore.
Treat yourself to a mini working vacation and submerge
into a full weekend of shallow water programming that
includes aquatic mind & body, choreography, kickboxing
and strength training. Refresh your motivation,
re-invent your classes and earn 12.0-14.0 AEA CECs at
one of these exciting weekend events.
March 7-9 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - North Myrtle
Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center
Friday evening, March 7 - Studio Fitness Mixes (2
hours - land fitness)
Saturday, March 8 - AEA's Aqua PiYoChi - (7 hours)
Sunday, March 9 - Liquid Hi/Lo, Liquid Flex & Flow
and Fluid Strength Combos (three workshops -total of 6
hours)
Enjoy all the excitement, sights & shopping of Myrtle
Beach at a quieter time of year. Off-season rates for
ocean front rooms are simply too good to pass up! Please
contact me for special hotel rates or deals affiliated
with the host location.
March 29-30 - Baltimore, MD - Maryland Athletic Club
- Harbor East Location
Saturday, March 29 - AEA's Aqua PiYoChi (7 hours)
Sunday, March 30 - Liquid Hi/Lo, Liquid Flex & Flow
and Combat Aqua (three workshops -total of 6 hours)
It doesn't get better than this - the Maryland
Athletic club's newest location in Baltimore's trendy
Harbor district is physically connected to a Hilton
Hotel! Catch some late afternoon shopping and evening
dining at some of the Harbor District's well known
restaurants. Please contact me for special rates at the
on-site Hilton Hotel.
* Both of these events are currently available for
registration. On-line registration and registration
forms are available at
www.aeawave.com
Need CECs? Order up 3.0 right now!
Can't make a workshop? Please consider a DVD instead.
Fit Motivation's exclusive line of Visual Choreography
Notes - come complete with DVD, written notes and the
suggested Dynamix Music CD! AND NOW...select DVDs come
with CECs too!
In 2007, I introduced my first home study program for
the H2O Choreo to Go /Fluid Strength Combos DVD. If you
are currently in need of CEC's, this DVD and Home Study
are available for 3.0 AEA CECs.
Visit the Product page on
this website for details.
In 2008, two more CEC Home Study Programs will be
available for 3.0 AEA CECs each:
- 6/1/08 - Liquid Hi/Lo and Liquid Flex & Flow DVD &
Home Study is available
- 9/1/08 - Deep Leverage & Suspended Strength DVD &
Home Study is available
Five NEW Aquatic Fitness
workshops in 2008!
In 2006, Fit Motivation introduced Smooth H20
Transitions and Deep Core Challenge. In 2007, it was H20
Choreo to Go and Fluid Strength Combos. This year, we
are breaking records by introducing five new workshops -
three new shallow workshops in the Spring and two new
deep water workshops in the Fall.
Liquid Hi/Lo - naturally, I couldn't pass up the
opportunity to create a new shallow choreography
workout. H2O Choreo to Go was a big success this past
year and it featured my favorite mixture of add-on
choreography combined with high intensity drills. Liquid
Hi/Lo will highlight the choreography style known as
"layering." Teaching to multiple fitness levels is the
most important skill a group fitness instructor can
learn.
This workshop will include base combinations that
start out simple, featuring low impact cues and grounded
moves and then progressively become more challenging as
higher intensity options are offered for each move in
the combination. The more advanced modifications include
lots of rebounding, turns and suspended moves -
appealing to a younger & fitter crowd.
Liquid Flex & Flow - if you are a seasoned
instructor with a few years of experience under your
belt, you are probably bored of teaching the "same ole"
strength exercises in class. In 2007, Fluid Strength
Combos featured creative body conditioning ideas
utilizing noodles and foam dumbbells. Instructors seemed
to really like the fusion of Pilates & yoga inspired
movements with the creative strength exercises.
In Liquid Flex & Flow, I tried to keep some of the
yoga & Pilates inspired elements, but chose instead to
highlight drag equipment, such as webbed gloves, ankle
fins and Speedo's new Hydro Resistance line of upper &
lower body cuffs. Obviously, many facilities do not have
drag equipment, but the beauty of drag is that the same
routine can be performed without equipment, paying
closer attention to body placement and surface area to
maintain intensity in the routine.
This class features explosive muscle mixes that go
from static yoga inspired poses, to dynamic and grounded
movements. Grounding the power moves keeps the workout
intense but safe on joints.
Aqua Cardio Blast - Tara is hard at work
creating this new workshop after making her big aqua
debut in 2007! This past year she took on a new job as
the group fitness coordinator and Tween Center Director
at the JCC of Greater Rochester. She now finds herself
in a situation where she needs to develop energetic
programming designed to capture the attention of a
younger audience.
The obesity epidemic is taking a big toll on teens
and young adults and we need to offer them a safe and
effective environment to pursue a commitment to a more
active lifestyle. Aqua Cardio Blast will reflect this
theme with fast paced choreography that features lots of
power and travel, yet utilizing the buoyant properties
of water fitness for less joint impact. Most
importantly, the workshop highlights the importance of
the "fun factor" and teaching with enthusiasm.
Deep Leverage - (Fall 2008) will likely
follow up where Deep Core Challenge left off - with lots
of exciting new add-on combinations for choreography
fans. The routine highlights progressions of short and
long lever moves, providing an interval style workout
with exciting & challenging fluctuations in intensity
levels.
Suspended Strength - (Fall 2008) will
feature total body strength training combinations with
equipment such as noodles and foam hand bars and there
will also be a special emphasis on ab/core training in
the deep.
Host Fit Motivation Workshops in 2008!
If you are a director or coordinator and interested
in hosting workshops, please contact me ASAP as there
are still available dates for Spring 2008. Hosting
workshops is a great way to bring education directly to
your instructors at a discounted cost. There are also
several hosting options.
If you are looking strictly for continuing education
workshops, you can book through Fit Motivation and we'll
take care of all promotion, travel and trainer expenses.
Occasionally, we do "closed events" or mini conferences
where a facility pays trainer expenses and fees and
there is no charge to instructors at the location.
info@fitmotivation.com
AEA Certification
Fit Motivation is also affiliated with AEA and
Aquatic Options Education. As a training specialist for
the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA), I can also book
events through AEA - specifically their Aquatic Fitness
Professional Certification Review & Exam, along with
other specialty programs. An AEA certification or
day-long program can also be combined with Fit
Motivation workshops for a full weekend event.
Aquatic Options
Are you interested in learning more about how to
safely teach to special populations and post-rehab
students? Please consider hosting a day long Aquatic
Options certificate course. This professional
certificate course will demonstrate how to create
inclusive aquatic fitness programs for de-conditioned
individuals and those with post-rehab or medical
conditions.
Tara is a training specialist for Aquatic Options and
she is still booking weekends for Spring 2008. The
Aquatic Options day-long program can also be combined
with Fit Motivation workshops for a full weekend event.
KPH Master Classes - Splash for a Cause
Splash for a cause in a fun aqua class designed to
showcase the power of water and the limitless
opportunities for shaping up in the pool! Please inquire
about offering a special master class for your club
members.
Designed to generate interest in aquatic fitness
classes while benefiting a good cause, KPH Master
Classes are dedicated to the memory of Kim Huff, AEA
Executive Vice President, who lost her battle to cancer
in July 2007. The KPH Fund raises money for ovarian
cancer research and provides scholarships to help women
in need. Special "awareness" zipper doodles are also
available at the master class for $10. Your members will
enjoy a workout that is guaranteed to invigorate the
mind, body & soul!
For more information on the KPH Fund or to donate,
please visit
www.aeawave.com
Making a Difference
If you have an inspiring story about an instructor
who goes above and beyond or a student who has
experienced "miracles" in the water - please contact me
because I am still collecting stories and I will
eventually put this magical collection to good use!
Wishing you a year filled with success, health and
happiness!
Stay Fit and Motivated!
Mark
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