AQX Aqua Fitness Certification Course
AQX Leadership Theory
AQX offers affordable excellence in aqua fitness leadership
You want to train and certify as an aqua fitness leader
Online learning is a good fit for you
You care about your aqua fitness clients and want the best for them
You are combining AQX online and on-site training
You want effective leadership that keeps you safe
A - 0. Acknowledgements
FREE PREVIEWA - 1. We Are So Happy You're Here
FREE PREVIEWA - 2. Our "Why" - AQX Beliefs and Values
FREE PREVIEWA - 3. AQX is Unique!
FREE PREVIEWA - 4. More Reasons AQX is Unique
A - 5. How to make the BEST use of this course
FREE PREVIEWA - 6. More Tips for Learners
FREE PREVIEWA - 7. AQX History
FREE PREVIEWA - 8. AQX Training and Certification Goals
FREE PREVIEWA - 9. Helpful Terms and Short Forms
A - 10. Meet Your Trainer
FREE PREVIEWA - 11. Tell us About Yourself
FREE PREVIEWA - 12. Health Screening Questions
A - 14. Legal Stuff - READ before you proceed!
A - 13. Participation Disclaimer and Informed Consent - Complete Before Proceeding
A - 15. #1 Quiz
B - 1. AQX Deck Teaching Truths - The Unique AQX Paradigm
FREE PREVIEWB - 2. AQX 10 Steps to Leadership Excellence
B - 3. AQX 10 Steps - Step 1 - Prepare to Teach
FREE PREVIEWB - 4. Step 1 - Physical Preparation - Before Class Begins
B - 5. Step 1 - Mental Preparation - Before Class Begins
B - 6. Step 1 - Prepare to Teach - Welcome Your Group!
B - 7. 10 Steps - Step 2 - Power Posture
B - 8. 10 Steps - Step 3 - Cue Clearly - Do • Mark • Coach
B - 9. 10 Steps - Step 3 - Cue Clearly
B - 10. Step 3 - Cue Clearly: Visual Cueing in Action
B - 11. 10 Steps - Step 4 - Observe, Evaluate, and Respond
B - 12. 10 Steps - Step 5 - Monitor Intensity and Offer Options
B - 13. 10 Steps - Step 6 - Build Body Balance
B - 14. 10 Steps - Step 7 - Move to the Music
B - 15. 10 Steps - Step 8 - Stay Safe While You Teach
B - 16. - Step 9 - Highlight Hydration
FREE PREVIEWB - 17. Step 10 - Have Fun!
B - 18. #2 Quiz
C - 1. How to Use This Chapter
C - 2. Remember: For ALL Moves and Videos
C - 3. AQX Movement Lists: Chest Deep and Deep / Suspended
C - 4. Practice Visual Cues
C - 5. Narrow March
C - 6. Wide March
C - 7. Crossover (X) March
C - 8. Swivel Variations
C - 9. Ankle Up March
C - 10. Heels Up Marches ("Hamstring Curls")
C - 11. Jack Variations
C - 12. Kneeling Tripod
C - 13. Ski Variations
C - 14. Pendulum - How to Teach It
C - 15. Rocking Horse Variations
C - 16. Single Leg Cycle - "Skateboard"
C - 17. #3 Quiz
D - 1. What Moves Work Where?
D - 2. Pool Depth and Exercise Options
D - 3a. Advantages of Suspended Exercise
D - 3b. Overview Resource: What's Keeping You in Suspense?
FREE PREVIEWD - 4. The T-Test: Assessing Flotation Options
D - 5. How to Do and Teach the T-Test
D - 6. Flotation Options and Body Composition
D - 7. Teaching Deep or Suspended Classes
D - 8. Deep / Suspended Ski Variations
D - 9. Deep or Suspended Core Sequence
D - 10. Keep Me in Suspense
D - 11. #4 Quiz
E - 1. Buoyancy and Aqua Fitness
E - 2. Buoyancy Torque and Flotation Devices
E - 3. Use of Buoyancy: Controlling How the Body Moves in Water
E - 4. Summary of Depths & Buoyancy Options
E - 5. Pool Temperature - Recreational Pools
E - 6. Warmer Pools
E - 7. Balance in the Pool
E - 8. Challenges and Benefits of Turbulence
E - 9. Using Turbulence
E - 10. Factors Determining Aquatic Work
E - 11. Unique Qualities of Aquatic Resistance
E - 12. #5 Quiz
F - 1. Music for Aqua Fitness
F - 2. Use of Music
F - 3. AQX Music Speed Recommendations
F - 4. Practice Finding the Beat
F - 5. Finding the Phrase
F - 6. Making Smooth Transitions
F - 7. Planes of Movement
F - 8. Transition Tips
F - 9. Practicing Transitions
F - 10. Application - Linking Moves - Matador + Lisbon Leap
F - 11. Linking Moves - Jacks+
F - 12. Ski Tips
F - 13. Practice Your Transitions
F - 14. Music Sources
F - 15. #6 Quiz - Transitions
G - 1. Choreography Techniques
G - 2. Linear Progression
G - 3. Add-On Sequences
G - 4. Repetition Reductions
G - 5. Block Choreography
G - 6. Theme Choreography
G - 7. Creative Contemplations
G - 8. #7 Quiz - Choreography Techniques
H - 1. Class Structure & Purpose
FREE PREVIEWH - 2. The Purpose of Warm-Up
H - 3. Warm Up - Off to a Great Start!
H - 4. Workout
H - 5. Cardiovascular Exercise - CVX
H - 6. Aquatic Muscle Conditioning - Muscle Strength and Endurance (MSE)
H - 7. ROM: Purpose and Types of Stretching
H - 8. ROM: Teaching Tips
H - 9. ROM AQX Stretches
H - 10. AQX Generic Aqua Fitness Class Outlines
H - 11. Best Practices for "Gentle" Aqua Classes
H - 12. Best Practices for AquaNatal Participants
H - 13. Guidelines for AquaRunning Classes
H - 14. #8 Quiz - Class Act
I - 1. Intro to Body Basics
FREE PREVIEWI - 2. The Language of Movement
I - 3. Movement Planes
I - 4. Aqua Fitness and Movement Planes
I - 5. Facts About Bones
I - 6. Aqua Fitness and the Bones
I - 7. Tips To Keep Everyone Safe
I - 8. Names of Bones
I - 9. Marvelous Muscles
I - 10. Muscular Work & Muscle Roles
I - 11. #9 Quiz - Body Basics
J - 1. Introduction to Studying Muscles
J - 2. Shoulder Joint and Shoulder Girdle
J - 3. Muscles of the Upper Body
J - 4. Muscles of the Core
FREE PREVIEWJ - 5. Muscles of the Lower Body
J - 6. Muscle Focus Strategies
J - 7. Major Muscle Groups Labelled
J - 8. #10 Quiz - Anatomy
K - 1. Our Lives Shape Our Bodies
FREE PREVIEWK - 2. MSE: Form and Function
K - 3. How's YOUR Posture?
FREE PREVIEWK - 4. MSE Strategies for the Upper Extremities
K - 5. MSE for the Upper Body & Core
K - 6. Muscle Focus for the Core
K - 7. MSE Strategies for the Lower Extremities
K - 8. Sample Exercises - Lower Body
K - 9. Muscle Balance in Lower Extremity Work
FREE PREVIEWK - 10. More Lower Body Exercises
K - 11. MSE and CVX: Swivel Ski Options
K - 12. Summary of Recommendations
K - 13. #11 Quiz - Spot the Problems
L - 1. About this Chapter
L - 2. How Immersion Affects Your Body
L - 3. Aquatic Properties & Immersion Effects
L - 4. #10 Quiz - Body Systems
M - 1. Putting it All Together
FREE PREVIEWM - 2. Building Your skills
M - 3. Cueing Versus Coaching
FREE PREVIEWM - 4. Instructor Etiquette
FREE PREVIEWM - 5. AQX Practical Assessment
FREE PREVIEWM - 6. Working With an AQX Trainer
FREE PREVIEWM - 7. AQX Trainer Bios and Contact Info
M - 8. What's Next for YOU?
FREE PREVIEWM - 9. The AQX MAT-Team
FREE PREVIEWM - 10. Last Quiz
Grow Your Skills
All Courses, Aqua Fitness Leadership
Shake up your thinking! Create interesting, enjoyable moves that motivate and challenge your participants. This course helps experienced or new aqua fitness instructors leave boring behind!
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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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