Health & Fitness Continuing Education Workshops and Certifications

One of the most frustrating yet important aspects of training is core conditioning. Many participants and trainers alike are unsure of what to do, or which core exercises are best. This workshop will review common misconceptions, and introduce new and exciting developments in core conditioning, and how to integrate core work in any situation. You will be provided with numerous exercises, along with suitable and safe alternatives for all levels of client/participant.

Composed of 10 principles, Intuitive Eating is a self-care eating framework, which helps us and our clients tune in to our internal cues such as hunger, fullness, and satisfaction. Healthy eating isn't so much WHAT you eat, but HOW and WHY you eat. As a health and fitness professional, you will likely work with clients following these principles as it has gained popularity in the past few years and it is important for you to understand it better so you can guide them through their journey. In this course, you will understand the complexity of weight loss and its relation to food, movement, hormones, genetics, and other factors.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a training method that has taken the fitness world by storm. HIIT has numerous pros including session duration and versatility, but it also impacts health and physical ability. Nowadays, many courses with similar names are being offered in physical fitness rooms, but they do not fully adhere to the HIIT definition. As such, we will first analyze what a HIIT course entails and its advantages/benefits and disadvantages. We will then study the tools required to prepare a HIIT course and adapt it to various fitness levels.

Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned instructor, adding variety to your Aquafit classes is always a challenge. Finding the right music, exercises, movement sequence and BPMs can be difficult. How should you plan and organize your classes? What choices can you make so you don’t fall into the same old routine? This workshop will give you tools to deal with these issues. First, we’ll think about how to plan a class for a session. Then, we’ll look at strategic choices you can make ahead of time so that you can be ready to teach (choosing music, movements, exercise combinations…). Finally, we’ll give you a variety tools to help you make your class more exciting (how to encourage participants, how to bring the class to life) while keeping participants safe. There will be a theory section followed by a practice section where you will apply what you have learned. Remember to bring your personal belongings (swim cap, bathing suit and padlock).

This six-hour gap course for trainers with existing YMCA Canada Individual Conditioning Certification to upgrade/update their certification to YMCA Canada Personal Trainer has been developed. This course can also be taken to obtain continuing education credits for all the FIT certifications.

This six-hour gap course for trainers with existing YMCA Canada Individual Conditioning Certification to upgrade/update their certification to YMCA Canada Personal Trainer has been developed. This course can also be taken to obtain continuing education credits for all the FIT certifications.