Charlene Kopansky
President and Founder CALA
is recognized
as the
Gold Standard in Water Fitness
Specialty Programs, Aquafitness &
Healing Waters: Aquatic Post Rehabilitation Training &
Certification
"The
Foundations of Vertical Water Training - The Kopansky
Method Pre-Requisite Course and the Group Aqua Fitness
Specialty Training and Certification Course have been
launched in Ontario and Alberta thus far. All other
provinces continue to use the CALA Combined Foundations
of Fitness Theory and Aquafitness Leadership Training
Course, Part 1 & Part 2. Any person who has
completed the CALA Combined Foundations course, is not
required to complete the Vertical Water Training Course
or the Group Aqua Fitness Specialty Course."
What's New
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CALA is recognized as the
Gold
Standard in Water Fitness
Specialty Programs, Aqua Fitness; Water Running, Aqua Kick
Box, Aqua Natal, Aqua for Older Adults, Aqua Personal Training
and Healing Waters: Post Aquatic Rehabilitation Training &
Certification
Guelph Ontario - Aquafit &
Pilates Instructors University of Guelph
Port Severn ON - Aqua Fit
Instructors Township of Georgian Bay
Toronto Ontario, AQUAFIT INSTRUCTOR
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FIT ’10 Conference @ Douglas College/Canada Games Pool September 17
– 19, 2010
Date:
September 19, 2010 Time:
8:30 – 10:00 Workshop: Aqua
Mix: Running, Cycling, & Core Training Presented
by Charlene Kopansky
EARN 2.5 CALA CECs
Date: September
19, 2010 Time: 10:30am
– 12:00pm
Workshop: Not Just for
Seniors - Liquid Muscle Training Presented
by Charlene Kopansky
EARN 1.5 CALA CECs
Aquafitness Cruise (Aug 1, 2010)
Connie Jasinskas one of CALA's Master
Trainers has just planned her first Fitness Cruise Feb 5-10, 2011
(contact Connie for details conniejasinskas@mac.com
) and is interested in planning her second cruise. Her second cruise
will be an Aquafit Cruise which will
interest all of us. At this time Connie would like to know how many
people would be interested in an Aquafit Cruise.
The agenda, dates and location are still to be determined. Learn
more about Connie at http://www.calainc.org/CALA/trainers.htm.
Please contact Connie conniejasinskas@mac.com
directly to express your interest in either the Fitness Cruise a future Aquafit
Cruise
Employment June
6, 2010
Aqua Tai Chi instructor
required immediately for Toronto for the months of July and August
(extension possibilities). The successful applicant will be taking
over an existing Tai Chi class populated with participants who have been
coming for several years. Details
Looking for Fibromyalgia
classes and Healing Waters Classes June 11, 2010
Dear CALA Instructors,
I’m getting inquiries about FibroMoves classes from people in many
locales. Is there anyone running
the program? I currently have a
request from someone in North York so if you are nearby and running
FibroMoves or a Healing Waters class please let me know so that I can
direct the person to you. I’d appreciate
hearing from anyone who is running FibroMoves and where you are located.
There are a lot of
desperate people with fibromyalgia who want some kind of activity that
doesn’t raise their pain level. If you are not, please
consider doing so and attending the CALA conference in Kitchener in
March 2010 where I will present it. Thanks, Kathy Zadors zadors@golden.net
Contact Kathy if you
are able to provide Kathy with assistance. Kathy has clients looking for
Fibromyalgia classes in Scarborough Ontario.
June
30, 2010 Toronto ON Aquafitness - Aquafit Instructor
Number of Positions: 3
Location: within the Scarborough Area (locations vary)
Start Date: July 03 2010 End Date: September 05 2010 Hours/Time per week: varies
Major Responsibilities:
" Plan, organize and instruct safe and enjoyable aqua fitness
classes
" Promote a healthy, active lifestyle
" Good interpersonal skills
Qualifications:
" Aqua Fitness Certificate from a recognized agency
" Standard First Aid and CPR-C
For more information
contact: Shanna Morales, Aquatics Community Recreation Programmer at
416-396-5075
Note: Please specify
job title and location on resume/cover letter.
To apply for this
position please send your resume and cover letter which describes your
qualifications in relation to the qualifications required to: Stella
Warwar, Recruitment Co-ordinator, Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough
Drive, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON, M1P 4N7 E-mail: swarwar@toronto.ca
Fax: 416-396-5121
Pictures from the VWT Mississauga ON July 2010
Video clips are currently being loaded and should be
available August 1st.
anaerobic training in the water
1. Question: regarding anaerobic
training in the water: What are the work:rest ratio times? I know for
land, depending it can be 1:3 or 1:4. I was reviewing the deep water
vertical manual and it says in the back 1:3 however I wasn't sure with
venous return and water properties if the ratios changed as compared to
land.
1. Answer: I have been promoting
1:6 as a ratio. I hope that helps.
2. Question: Wow. So, to
confirm, if the participants are working anaerobically for 30 sec they
rest 3mins. I was thinking a shorter rest time with venous return etc.
2. Answer: If you are working to
improve V02max... 1;6 and the interval might be 15 seconds max... max
effort. if you are working to improve LT, then 1:4 might be more
appropriate or 1:3
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Sharing with you the
class I teach, at NAVCANADA at 10am
Carrie in
Cornwall
Pictures - Post Rehabilitation
Certification course - Mississauga April 2010
Finally the 'civilized' world
is catching up with what ancient societies recognized the
"Healing Power of Water" and practiced various forms
of water exercise for centuries. Movement in water offers
multidirectional resistance in a non impact environment. Water
supports the body and cushions movement. When the water is warm
enough, the pain cycle is interrupted and the healing process is
encouraged. Aquatic Post Rehabilitation is not new. Recently,
there has been renewed interest in water as a therapeutic means
of healing. Health Care Providers, (physicians, chiropractors,
physios, OT's, massage therapists - to name only a few) in the
'know' are referring patients to exercise in water. The business
opportunities are immense. With certification in Healing Waters,
you can expand your business, bring relied to so many people and
contribute to the health and well being of your community:
win-win-win.
Charlene Kopansky, Founder and President of CALA Inc. www.calainc.org
Come on board with CALA! Get trained and certified through our
comprehensive Healing Waters Program.
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Essential Alignment Verbal
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Power Posture
Looking for Fibromyalgia
classes and Healing Waters Classes
Dear CALA Instructors,
I’m getting inquiries about FibroMoves classes from people in many
locales.
Is there anyone running
the program?
I currently have a
request from someone in North York so if you are nearby and running
FibroMoves or a Healing Waters class please let me know so that I can
direct the person to you.
I’d appreciate
hearing from anyone who is running FibroMoves and where you are located.
There are a lot of
desperate people with fibromyalgia who want some kind of activity that
doesn’t raise their pain level.
If you are not, please
consider doing so and attending the CALA conference in Kitchener in
March 2010 where I will present it.
Some creative wording
and ideas… by none other than the ‘CALA Queen of Creativity with
Words’.. AKA Katherine McKeown, CALA Trainer
Aqua Power
Sport This 45 minute power filled
class takes full advantage of the outstanding resistance of water to
develop aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance. Using
vertical propulsive and anchored movements, manipulating surface area
and ranges of motion, you will use your body as a pure resistance
training tool to build lean muscle. Experience the tremendous benefits
of high performance aquatic training. Get dipped and ripped!
Aqua
Accelerate This 30 minute high intensity
class is designed to strengthen, condition and sculpt muscles through
aquatic resistance training. Open to all levels, the pool becomes your
liquid weight room. Finish this workout feeling completely revitalized
after the demands of a busy day.
CALA Certified Leader:
Dawn ... posed the following question: I am working with a senior who
had a very serious car accident about 15 years ago, she was not expected
to live, but proved them wrong. Her humerus was badly broken and a plate
was put in her arm (humerus area). When she does any water work
involving her arms she says her arm will ache, (this arm is also weak),
she will stop working and walk around the pool. I am wondering if she
should have a sling on her arm and just work the other arm for
approximately 1 week. I am also thinking about a sling while she is at
home or give that arm support with a pillow when she is sitting. I gave
her some exercises for home--shoulder rolls forward & backwards,
shoulder shrugs, hugs, and keeping her shoulders in neutral position. I
guess that the plate is creating some of the problems. Should I keep the
exercises going for this arm to strengthen the muscles, or wait for
about a week? I hope I have explained clearly enough.
Answer
Response from
Charlene Kopansky, CALA Founder and President, Hons. B.Sc. Human
Kinetics, B.Ed. P.H.E. & Sc., Master Trainer and International
Presenter
Response: I think it
might be wise for this person to consult with their physician to see why
there is so much pain in the arm area, 15 years post surgery. I think
encouraging the client to listen to her body and stop exercising the
affected limb if there is persistent pain, is a good idea.
Perhaps she also needs
to see a physio. I can recommend Farhan Dhalla in the Health Centre, at
the Fitness Institute Clinic ( 2235 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto, Ontario,
M2J 5B5) Phone: 416-492-761.
Sorry to be so vague,
but it sounds like she needs treatment by a physio who can prescribe
specific exercises. I have forwarded your email to Connie J. and to Elizabeth
Fox to see if they have other thoughts on your query (below).
You might also want to
join the ATRI e-list (www.atri.org ) . This is a fee service, where you
can post your questions to the wide world and get responses from the
wide world!
Response from Connie
Jasinskas:
I agree with Charlene. I also think your client should be assessed by a
competent physio who has a lot of experience with shoulder issues. From
there, she will have a list of recommendations for movements to be
encouraged and avoided.
Until she can have that
done, she might try keeping the arm fairly still during cardio, in order
to keep herself active. Gentle ROM of her arm within her comfortable
range during MSE / stretch, might be OK. If she has developed
neuropathic pain (ie: the structures have healed, but her body is on red
alert to any movement in her affected limb) she may need some counseling
about that, to help develop strategies that will help reduce her pain.
She won't know whether it is neuropathic pain or not, until she is
assessed.
Good luck to her
and you. Cheers, Connie Jasinskas,
CALA Master Trainer, M. Sc.
Response from CALA
Trainer: Elizabeth Fox:
My very quick thoughts, with the very limited information available is
that the lady has chronic pain. There are a variety of reasons she may
have persistent pain 15 years later, and based on my caseload, chronic
post-traumatic pain is really not that uncommon (I think the current
figure is 20% of folks may go on to chronic pain post injury.)
So I think Charlene's
advice is wise. A physio or a similar health care provider, might be the
best source to recommend exercising through her pain if that is really
what is needed. Otherwise she should do what she can and aim for very
small incremental progressions each week or more likely every other
week. As for the sling, I really can't think of a situation where I
would suggest a sling in the water (other than maybe a hemiplegic
shoulder, on occasion) Certainly if the arm is aching - supporting it
while sitting makes good sense.
I would agree that a
physio consult is likely in order, perhaps even to clarify goals - is
improving the pain a reasonable goal or really is education needed about
better managing the pain and this is where the pool comes in?? Certainly
you can improve strength and function, which may or may not change the
chronic pain. Cardiovascular exercise is also an important component of
chronic pain management. Improved overall cardiovascular conditioning
can also improve overall function, which still enhances quality of life,
although, the arm pain may not have changed.
My thoughts for what
they are worth. Hope that helps. Elizabeth Fox Physiotherapist BA(H)Kin,
BScPT, MScPT
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Invitation for CALA
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Class times available: -
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A great an exhausting
time was had by all. Experiencing a water running class and
participating in the exercises gave each person the total experience
from both the deck and the water.
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Testimonial from
Kathy
Thank you for
a very professional presentation. I got a lot out of your course
and would love to go to another course by you. Connie, every time I see
you and the CALA presenters, I am so grateful that I certified with
CALA. I sense that it is in fact the "Gold Standard for
Aquatic Exercise" training. Thanks again for a day well spent
in my opinion.
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Pictures
- CALA Winter Conference 2009 Okotoks Alberta Canada
Put
the following dates in your calendar:
CALA Spring Conference 2010
Okotoks
Recreation Centre -
April 23, 24, 25, 2010
CALA Winter Conference at the Okotoks Recreation Centre, Alberta
January 31, Feb 1, 2009: Darin teasing Charlene, during the
Point of Interest workshop
CALA Winter Conference at the Okotoks Recreation Centre, Alberta
January 31, Feb 1, 2009: Darin, Robin (Conference Coordinator),
Charlene
Darin teaching at - Okotoks Conference
Darin and Charlene teaching Aqua Africana - Okotoks
Tether your participants to
lane ropes or each other
Adding power moves (arms and
legs)
Varying the lever lengths
Varying the tempo
Create routines that require
directional change
Do moves that require the
participant to travel forward
Use water running intervals
with other exercises between intervals
Remember to stretch at the end
of the session
Consider timed intervals using
moves other than running
Use moves that require the
participant to perform vertical and horizontal exercises
Use a variety of arms
utilizing all directions
Include some propulsion moves
Include routines that
challenge the participants thinking skills
Pictures: Virgin
Active Discovery Health Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
KuKu
(African Dance), Farhan Dhalla (Core Training), Charlene
Kopansky (Vertical Water Training) and Mark (Step
Choreography): Other presenters post conference, Virgin
Active Discovery Health Conference in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
South
Africa, March 2008: Virgin Active Discovery Health
Conference. I presented two aqua sessions: CALA Dynamic
Aqua Stretch and CALA Aqua Cycling 1. Charlene Kopansky,
March 2008, after presenting aqua sessions at the Virgin
Active Discovery Health Conference in Johannesburg, South
Africa
Picture:
CanFitPro Presenter Party August 2007 - Toronto Convention Centre
Mo Hagan, AJ Green, Darin Dieterich, Charlene Kopansky...
friends and conference presenters as well!
South Africa
Group picture of leaders on Deck
South Africa, Aquafit
enthusiasts learning how to practice on deck leadership
Pictures Sawmill Creek Ontario
VWT and GAF training
The participants in
the course are: Jean Yen, Jill Young, Nancy McGee, Jacquie
Blanchette, Kathi Ball, Jana Kadlecikova, Erika Scholz, Meredith
Leadbeater, and trainer Karl Notargiovanni
UK CALA Division
is proud to announce that we will be working in partnership with
Fitness Wales ( www.fitnesswales.co.uk
) in October 2008 to provide
excellence in education and training. To keep updated on future
workshops in the UK e mail your details to Linda Kanninen kanninenlinda@yahoo.co.uk
Another exciting and
successful Aqua Extravaganza Workshop was held in the UK March
2008. Keep an eye on the International
upcoming page for future training events.
CALA invites you to
participate or present at one of the 2008 " Exclusive Water"
Conferences. Keep checking the conference
page for dates, locations, and details.
Enjoying where you are...
the conference was amazing. The volunteers were exceptional: Dawn, Cindy,
Karen and Leslie. The facility was absolutely perfect thanks to Leslie and
her team. The delegates were so much fun - lots of laughter and moves
galore. And special thanks to Michelle McLaren, CALA trainer
extraordinaire and CALA West Conference Coordinator who pulled it all
together. Plus of course, huge thanks to Darin Dieterch who flew all the
way from Germany to present in Canmore along with Charlene Kopansky, CALA
Founder and President from Toronto.
CALA is highly regarded internationally for their aquafitness, and specialty
programs. By encouraging your Aquatic staff to
become CALA certified ensures consistent, high level programming and
ongoing improvements to your programs
CALA
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and Certification. Credits
are granted for CALA courses, workshops and conferences with many provincial,
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CALA and Canfitpro CEC’s. Advance and upgrade your knowledge, ask
questions plus connect with new and interesting people. You will also gain
valuable teaching tips and awareness of additional resources. 
Is there anyone running
the program? I currently have a
request from someone in North York so if you are nearby and running
FibroMoves or a Healing Waters class please let me know so that I can
direct the person to you. I’d appreciate
hearing from anyone who is running FibroMoves and where you are located.
There are a lot of
desperate people with fibromyalgia who want some kind of activity that
doesn’t raise their pain level. If you are not, please
consider doing so and attending the CALA conference in Kitchener in
March 2010 where I will present it. Thanks, Kathy Zadors 
Come
join us if you are in Cornwall
Handout
CALA Presents Fundamental and
Essential Alignment 
