SAS: Self-Assisted Stretch Self AquaStretch
Self-directed fascial release
SAS in Action
FREE PREVIEWIntro to SAS
FREE PREVIEW1. SAS: How to Use this Course
FREE PREVIEW2. SAS Course Objectives & Disclaimer
FREE PREVIEW3. SAS - Try It!
FREE PREVIEW4. Why Learn SAS?
FREE PREVIEW5. Who Benefits from SAS?
FREE PREVIEW6. What is AquaStretch™?
FREE PREVIEW7. The Evolution of SAS
FREE PREVIEW8. About our SAS Model - Jan
9. Meet - Jan Sharpe
10. Jan Before and After SAS
11. Individual Responses to AquaStretch™ and SAS
12. About the Author
FREE PREVIEWOptional Quiz
1. Slides comparing SAS and AquaStretch™
2. Preparing for Your AquaStretch or SAS Session
3. When is SAS Contraindicated?
4. Glossary of Terms
1. Learning to Use SAS
2. Teaching SAS Concepts
3. What is Intuitive Movement?
4. What Does a "Release" Feel Like?
5. No Bad Pain
6. Using Your Hands for SAS
7. Useful Pressure Tools for SAS
8. SAS Using Buoyancy and Weights
9. Using Buoyancy to Facilitate SAS
10. Summary: SAS Objectives
FREE PREVIEW11. SAS Pool Recommendations
12. Combining SAS with Exercise
1. Overview: Press where it hurts and move!
2. SAS Technique Summary
3. AquaStretch™ Foot, Ankle & Toe Grips
4. AquaStretch™ Foot Grips in the Pool
5. SAS - Foot, Ankle, Toe, Achilles & Arch
6. Land-Based Options for the Foot & Ankle
7. Ball Work for the Feet
8. Land-Based Options for the Ankle - Using Hands
9. SAS Foot Grips for Water and Land
10. SAS for the Calf
11. SAS for the Knee
12. SAS for Ilio-Tibial Band (ITB)
FREE PREVIEW13. How to Do SAS for ITB
14. SAS for ITBand
1. Introduction to SAS for the Hips and Low Back
2. Posterior Hip Release Using Theracane
2. Anterior (Front Surface) of the Hip
3. Low Back and Torso
4. Hip Release With Buoyant Cuff
1. SAS for the Shoulder Region
2. A/S and SAS for the Scapular Region
3. Systematic SAS for the Shoulder Region
4. SAS for the Scapular Region
5. SAS for the Upper Shoulder
6. SAS for the Neck
7. Other Tight Tissues
8. SAS for Jaw and Sternocleidomastoid Muscle (SCM)
9. SAS for Thumbs
10. SAS: Help for Painful Parts
Instructor Bio:
Connie Jasinskas brings decades of experience, passion and humour to her work as an international health and fitness educator. She is a popular author, conference presenter and speaker, as well as an award-winning innovator in therapeutic aquatics.
In 2011, Connie created the AQX aqua fitness leadership training and certification program, offering facilities the opportunity to train and certify aqua fitness staff in-house. Now available in 5 Canadian provinces, and Iqaluit, Nunavut, AQX training is highly respected for providing practical, affordable excellence in aqua fitness leadership.
AQX training courses and programs are constantly expanding and adapting to instructor needs. Specialty courses through AQX include: AquaBility (gentle aqua fitness), AQXonFloats (floating fitness classes), AquaNatal, AquaTots, AquaStrength, Apah Aquatic Yoga, and AquaCycling.
To adapt to global need, our specialty programs are available through a combination of on-line, virtual, and on-site training.
At home in Cambridge, Canada, Connie provides therapeutic aquatic exercise, pain education programs, OsteoFit classes, Training for Trainers, and instructor certification in a variety of specialties. She is a faculty member of ATRI - Aquatic Therapy Rehab Institute. Connie's depth of experience and enthusiastic approach to active learning have delighted learners on four continents and in numerous countries.
Let's Connect: Linkedin: Connie.Jasinskas
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Website: www.FortheLoveofFit.com
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Education: H.B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc. (Exercise Physiology)
Qualifications: Certified Exercise Physiologist, Aquatic and Rehab Specialist
Proprietor: For the Love of Fit (www.FortheLoveofFit.com)
AquaStretch™ Author and Facilitator-Trainer (www.AquaStretchCanada.com)
Author, Master Trainer: AQX Leadership Excellence Course, AQX Training for Trainers; AquaBility, and AquaNatal; co-author of AQXonFloats, AquaCycling and AquaTots Leadership Training and Certification courses
ATRI Faculty (www.atri.org): Tsunami Spirit Award winner (2014) for innovation in aquatic therapy and rehabilitation