Fit Motivation

2008 Workshop Calendar  (Click on Workshop Title for Description)
Events without instructor listed are with Mark Grevelding

2008 Continuing Education (CEC) Workshops - Complete listing below Event Calendar


PLEASE NOTE: Location phone numbers are for DIRECTIONS ONLY.

July 25-27 Alexandria, VA
  DCAC International Fitness Conference & Expo
  Please register with DCAC (www.dcacinc.com)
   
September 7 Garner, NC
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Liquid Hi/Lo, Liquid Flex & Flow,
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fluid Strength Combos
Rex Wellness Center in Garner
1400 Timber Drive East - Garner, NC 27529
Phone: (919) 661-6100
Host: Shannon Monroe
AM workshop Cost - 4 hrs (shallow) $79 or $69 for AEA members
PM workshop Cost - 2 hrs (shallow) $49 or $39 for AEA members
Both AM & PM Cost - 6 hrs $128 or $89 for AEA members
Please register with Fit Motivation
   
September 12-13 Cincinnati, OH
Fri. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Studio Fitness
Sat. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Liquid Hi/Lo, Liquid Flex & Flow,
Sat. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fluid Strength Combos
Hemsworth Wellness Center
On the Campus of Maple Knoll Village
11100 Springfield Pike - Cincinnati, OH 45246
Phone: (513) 782-4340
Host: Sheri Stacey
Friday evening - 2 hrs (land) $49 or $39 for AEA members
AM workshop Cost - 4 hrs (shallow) $79 or $69 for AEA members
PM workshop Cost - 2 hrs (shallow) $49 or $39 for AEA members
Both AM & PM Cost - 6 hrs $128 or $89 for AEA members
Both Friday & Saturday - 8 hrs $149 or $109 for AEA members
Please register with Fit Motivation
   
September 20 Willoughby, OH (Cleveland area)
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshops: Liquid Hi/Lo & Fluid Strength Combos
  Lake County YMCA - West End Branch
37100 Euclid Ave - Willoughby, OH 44094
Phone: (440) 946-1160
Host: Sue Dietrich
Workshop Cost - 4 hrs (shallow) $79 or $69 for AEA members
Please register with Fit Motivation
   
September 21 Rochester Hills, MI
9:00 am - 1:00 pm H20 Choreo to Go, Fluid Strength Combos,
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Deep Core Challenge
OPC Center
650 Letica Dr. - Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Phone: (248) 656-1403
Host: Lauren Polinsky
AM workshop Cost - 4 hrs (shallow) $79 or $69 for AEA members
PM workshop Cost - 2 hrs (deep) $49 or $39 for AEA members
Both AM & PM Cost - 6 hrs $128 or $89 for AEA members
Please register with Fit Motivation
   
September 27 Oswego, NY
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Workshop: Studio Fitness Mixes,
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshop: Aqua Cardio Blast
  * Workshops presented by Tara Palmer,
The Oswego YMCA
249 W. First St. - Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: (315) 343-1981
Facility contact: Maria Johnson
AM workshop Cost - 3 hrs (land fitness) $59 or $49 for YMCA staff & AEA members
PM workshop Cost - 3 hrs (aqua fitness) $59 or $49 for YMCA staff & AEA members
Both AM & PM Cost - 6 hrs $128 or $89 for YMCA staff & AEA members
   
October 3-5 Henderson, NV (Las Vegas area)
  AEA Certification, Aqua PiYoChi and CEC Workshops
Please register with AEA
   
October 24-26 Weymouth, MA (Boston area)
  AEA Certification, Aqua PiYoChi and CEC Workshops
Please register with AEA
   
November 7-9 Naperville, IL (Chicago, IL)
  AEA Extended Educational Weekend (EE)
Personal Pool Programming, AquaPiYoChi,
CEC Workshops and more
Please register with AEA
   
More 2008 events to come - please check back!

FIT MOTIVATION – 2008 Continuing Education (CEC) Workshops

  • All workshops are approved for CEC’s for AEA, AFAA & ACE
  • Most courses are two hours in length but may be combined into 3 or 4 hour workshops and CEC’s adjusted upon request.
  • Contact Mark for info on hosting workshops: mark@fitmotivation.com

AQUATIC WORKSHOPS

Cardio - shallow

Liquid Hi/Lo - New in 2008! Enjoy classic choreography that reaches across the generations! Thrill the more athletic students with exciting intensity options, while keeping less conditioned populations safe with anchored movements and low impact cues. Take away ideas to layer choreography for a wide spectrum of fitness levels!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

No equipment

Strength /Cardio - shallow

Liquid Flex & Flow - New in 2008! Discover how to create rhythmic and innovative muscle mixes using your own submerged resistance or by adding drag equipment. Explode out of isometric yoga-inspired poses into dynamic grounded movements designed to keep students moving powerfully, safely and with optimal flow!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

Equipment: * Optional drag equipment - gloves, Speedo Uppers & Lowers

Cardio - Shallow

Aqua Cardio Blast - New in 2008! Challenge your stamina in this high energy shallow water workout that features easy to learn choreography and creative transitions. Work the water's resistance with an exciting combination of explosive drills, traveling patterns and impact options guaranteed to challenge even your veteran participants!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 3 hours

Cost: $59 ($49 for host site staff and AEA members)

No equipment

Cardio - shallow

H2O Choreo to Go: The active Baby Boomer generation is heading to the pool and searching for a challenging workout. Churn up the action and keep the younger crowd coming back by mixing together choreographed combinations that "flow & go" with work/recovery cycles that elicit all-out fluid force!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

No Equipment

Strength /Mind & Body - shallow

Fluid Strength Combos: Take away several rhythmic strength combinations for the pool! This creative water workout utilizes noodles and foam hand bars and features choreographed strength patterns, yoga stretching, Pilates-inspired body conditioning and more!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

Equipment: Noodles and Foam hand bars

Cardio / Kickboxing - shallow

Combat Aqua: Experience a blend of kickboxing and aquatic choreography designed to heat up chilly pools and re-invent stale classes with fluid energy! This aquatic adventure combines blocks of choreography with intense upper body and lower body drills! This workout appeals to students looking for a more energetic exercise experience!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

No equipment

Cardio / Introductory Course - shallow

Aqua Instruction 101: The perfect class for recruiting new instructors! Experience the future of fitness - challenging water workouts for the Baby Boomer generation - and learn the essential elements of teaching an effective and challenging aquatic fitness workout.

CEC's: AEA 2.5 ACE 0.2 AFAA 2.0

Course Length: 2.5 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

No equipment

Cardio - Deep water

Deep Core Challenge: Deep water choreography ignites into a chain-reaction of liquid energy in this spectacular core meltdown of fun and fitness in the deep end. Take away ten add-on combinations that feature some hard core moves for a rock hard core!

CEC's: AEA 2.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

Equipment: jogger belts

Specialty - Land & Water

Fit Moms II - Prenatal Programming: Create effective programming for pre-natal participants that includes practical applications for land and water fitness. Explore careful transitions, class formatting and equipment options to improve cardiovascular and muscular endurance.

CEC's: AEA 3.0 ACE 0.3 AFAA 2.5

Course Length: 3 hours

Cost: $59 ($49 for host site staff and AEA members)

Equipment: Noodles, tubing

LAND FITNESS WORKSHOPS

Strength - Choreographed Body Conditioning

Studio Fitness Mixes: Enjoy several creative fitness mixes for the aerobic studio. Each mix features a different tool found in the studio closet and may include tubing, hand weights, stability ball, BOSU, sliding discs, mat work and more.

CEC's: AEA 1.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

Equipment: Stability ball, tubing, hand weights, mats and * optional sliding discs

Core - Ab & Core Training

Core FUN- damentals: Experience a workshop designed to teach your student unique and "fun" ways to get more out of their core. Discover simple techniques for cueing neutral spine, thus increasing the effectiveness of your student's favorite part of the class - the ab workout!

CEC's: AEA 1.0 ACE 0.2 AFAA 1.5

Course Length: 2 hours

Cost: $49 ($39 for host site staff and AEA members)

SPECIAL MASTER CLASSES

KPH Splash - Shallow


Splash for a cause in this fun aqua class designed to showcase the power of water and the limitless opportunities for shaping up in the pool! A portion of the proceeds from this event go to the KPH Fund (Kim Pappacio Huff) dedicated to ovarian cancer research and scholarships to help women in need. Special awareness zipper doodles will also be available for sale. Enjoy a workout that is guaranteed to invigorate your mind, body & soul!

CECs: AEA 1.0

Course Length: 1 hour

Cost: $20

KPH Splash - Deep


Splash for a cause in this fun aqua class designed to showcase the power of deep water fitness and the limitless opportunities for shaping up in the pool! A portion of the proceeds from this event go to the KPH Fund (Kim Pappacio Huff) dedicated to ovarian cancer research and scholarships to help women in need. Special awareness zipper doodles will also be available for sale. Enjoy a workout that is guaranteed to invigorate your mind, body & soul!

CECs: 1.0

Course Length: 1 hour

Cost: $20

LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS - Conference Only

Motivational - Lecture

Leading the Way: Learn the seven highly effective habits of aquatic fitness professionals! Re-invent yourself once again in this motivational course that takes a frank and funny look at what students expect in their instructors and the qualities that make a great instructor.

CEC's: * conference only

Course Length: 1.5 hours

Equipment: power point presentation

Motivational - Lecture

The Perfect Class: The cosmic forces of fitness unite to electrify the music, the moves and the mood. Possible? You bet! This inspirational session takes a fresh look at what it takes to co-create the perfect class and the perfect students!

CEC's: * Conference Only

Course Length: 1.5 hours

Equipment: power point presentation

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