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World Class Water Aerobic Certification (Core Certification)

A Complete core/primary Course for the Aqua Aerobics Instructor.

Study Materials include Manual, Study Guide, Study Guide Review Video, How to Teach Water Aerobics Video and Aquatic Shallow Dictionary with sample Practicals, and Continuous Choreography Workshop

Learn effective building blocks to Pattern building styles
Dictionary of Standardized Aquatic Terms
Learn how to construct and cue routines & combinations
Learn about aquatic exercise intensity and how to modify intensity for a variety of populations
Learn the basics about: exercise physiology, kinesiology,
energy systems, metabolic systems, and the benefits of aquatic fitness

Learn water dynamics, water specific moves, training methodologies, and the components of fitness.

Learn about safety considerations and special populations.

Pre-requisites

Current CPR

Completion of course study material & study guide

Preparation of Practical Routine (20 Min.)

Add that Professional Touch to Your Classes

Learn musical phrasing and usage, 4 bell curves structures for intensity, and 5 of the standard pattern building methods

(links, add-ons, pyramids, layers, and holding patterns) and how to keep your choreography continuously fresh using the Construction Techniques and the A-PAI dictionary of Aquatic Moves.

Aquatic Personal Training Certification-Level 1 and Advanced

A manual for land and water fitness assessments, liability information and forms, exercises and safety consernds for many speical population, how to program and keep journals, exercise science. 2 hour of video lecture, the Master Dictionary of Moves in paper and video, equipment usages and exexicses plus Prep for Aquatic PT workshop.

ADVANCED LEVEL ADDITION AVAILABLE AS HOMESTUDY.

Learn the objectives, considerations, responsibilities, and legal aspects of personal training.
Learn client programming
Learn the paperwork, journal maintenance, and progress tracking.
Learn how to administer fitness assessments.
Learn the basics about: exercise analysis for the muscles, joint actions, planes, levers, and kinesology
Learn how to effective use and analyze equipment

Learn about analyzing type of workout
Learn about fitness considerations for special populations

Pre-requisites

Current CPR
Completion of course study material.
Current primary/core certification or a National land PT Certification, or a degree/field in Exercise Science

If You Use Equipment You Want This Class

In the water, everything changes. Simply transferring moves and exercises to the water does not mean

you are working the same muscles the same way. This class will instruct you on how the targeted muscle groups and forces change

if you use buoyancy, resistance, or weighted equipment. Be able to accurately know what muscles you are working and how.

The information in this class is applicable to all types of classes and all special populations.

Learn how to determine the “effective weight” of buoyancy equipment in the water.

Senior Fitness/Aquatic Arthritis

A Certification for The Fastest Growing Segment of Our PopulationThe “Must Know” Basics for Working with Seniors and Arthritis

Includes manuals, lecture and water video and study guide nd workshop

To review the physical changes in seniors and arthritis
To review the anchored aquatic dictionary
To understand the goals for these special populations and review the industry recommendations and concerns
To properly understand and develop safe effective routines

Pre-requisites

Current CPR
Completion of course study material.
Reccommended Primary/CORE Certification

This class will teach you what you need to know for the most rapidly growing segment of our population. A 3 hour lecture on the

demographics, objectives, safety concerns and senior/arthritis specific moves is followed by a 1 hour demo in the pool emphaisizing

Anchored Aquatix. Become prepared to effectively and safely handle these fun loving older adults.

Aquatic Kickboxing

Safe, Effective, Fun Implementation of the Latest Fitness Craze

Includes manual 1 video with lecture and practicals and H2O/TKO Workshops

To review safety in class construction and in special populations
To understand the difference between kickboxing and group fitness
To adapt the sport, but maintain most of its form
To review the moves and their proper form
To review proper patterning and combination development techniques

Pre-requisites

Current CPR
Completion of course study material
Reccommended Primary/Core certification

If Teach Kickboxing You Want this Class

Make it Fun – Make it Intense – Make it Safe. This is a fun-intense-interval type workout, but it requires special education for the instructor to keep it safe muscularly balanced, and effective. Keep the core of proper kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do patterns, moves, and techniques, but skillfully adapt it for group fitness.