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What's New
 
Seek To Enhance Aquafitness Leadership
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Special
Upcoming Events
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Introduces A New Certification - HydroRider
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Mississauga,
ON
HydroRider Training and Certification
Where: Clarkson Community Centre
When: April 21, 22, 2012
Register: www.Mississauga.ca/
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Creates A Fun Splash in Inuvik
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Aquafit
is still going strong in Inuvik. I'm back in the
saddle again now and Janet and I are splitting up the
classes so that neither of us gets
"burnt-out" so to speak. It's amazing how
much my body rebelled at not having regular Aquafit
last fall - my arthritis started bothering me again
and I just didn't feel well. Now that I'm back in the
pool regularly, the transformation is remarkable. I
feel lively again and I'm sleeping better. I honestly
believe that working out in the pool is the best
fitness tool - its target the whole system, is easy
tailored to each person's needs and preferences,
offers the best, most efficient "circuit
training" for those interested in HIIT, and
substantially limits the opportunity for stress
injury. What's not to love!! But I guess I'm preaching
to the converted!! LOL
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Members Speak Out
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 Voice
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I wanted to give you my personal feedback on the
Vertical Water Training course I took this past
weekend in Malton taught by Charlene Kopansky.
As someone who has taken many certifications and
workshops and at times felt it was a waste of my money
and time. I can share with you that this was a very
positive experience where the time spent both in the
classroom and pool were extremely valuable in terms of
knowledge gained. This was a very empowering approach
to learning and one that from my perspective every
participant walked out of there with so much to share
with others and bring to their classes that will be
taught for The City of Mississauga and surrounding
areas.
As someone who has done program planning for a
municipality I know how important it is to get
feedback on how programs are running. This one is time
and money well spent!
Voice
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I was reading
through the CALA Water Running and Aqua Jogging
Resource manual. I love the section in Chapter 2 about
the Mind-Body-Spirit connection. The role of the
instructor is discussed & how the Instructor's
"energy" basically will affect even the body
chemistry of the participants. Once the participants
feel positive, it will then generate group
cohesiveness and will attract yet more participants.
At a further level it would affect them in their lives
outside the water, leading to random acts of kindness.
I LOVE that! To think that something that starts with
a physical workout develops into something that can
touch someone so deeply as to have a ripple effect on
the people around them … OUTSIDE the pool! That is
soooooo wonderful! I know you have seen this as you
were part of the team that created the program but I
wanted to say how deeply it just touched me. Thank-you
so much for the amazing programs you offer.
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Participants
of CALA Classes Speak Out
Voice
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It’s now been two weeks and I’ve tried
a few classes, everything from Zumba and Shebam to
that Yoga/TaiChi mix. They were all good but I was
starting to feel pretty uncoordinated and uninspired
until I met a special instructor and tried her Aqua
fit class. I did the class for the first time this
morning and am feeling on top of the world! She is an
incredible teacher and made me feel graceful and
inspired. I’m so happy I did this class this morning
and because of her, I’m going to take out
membership. Too many people are quick to complain and
slow to acknowledge when things have gone above and
beyond and I wanted to make sure that you’re aware
the amazing work your instructors do.
Voice
2
Thank you for such respectful instructors
who care about the participants. They take time to
explain why we are doing each exercise. They keep an
eye on us to ensure we move correctly. They take time
to make sure everyone has a great class. Thank you for
teaching on deck. Easy to see the instructor and they
can see us.
Voice
3
After taking waterfitness classes at
various places I grew to hate it but now that I have
arthritis my doctor said I need to get back in the
water. Finding the right class has been a challenge
because of my negative experiences. I was convince
into taking this instructors class and to my surprise
I found someone who knew what they were doing. My
opinion has changed and now look forward to each
class. We don't play silly games or use crazy
equipment that causes me pain.
Can't believe I go to class in pain and leave ready to
dance the night away.
Voice
4
I thought I would share this story with
you:
Mom (turning 80 on August 26 this year) attends
aquafit classes in Montreal. About 10 days ago she
took a spill (not at the pool); she hurt her right
knee & fractured the pinky finger on her right
hand. The pinky is in a splint & the knee is
healing slowly. It was mostly scabbed/cut, no damage
to the knee itself thank God but obviously she cannot
go to the pool w an open wound.
So these are the messages I am getting about missing
her aqua classes:
"I miss it so much."
"I miss my friends. When can I go back?"
"I find myself driving by the pool wanting to go
in & just look at it."
"My knee is getting stiff. I think I have to go
back ... for the sake of my knee of course. What do
you think?"
For someone who really does not like to move because
she has arthritis & so many other reasons, this is
proof that aquafit can get anyone to participate. It
affects Mom on so many different levels: physically,
socially, emotionally.
Aqua rocks!
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