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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

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Marianne Duschek

5 star rating

“I sure wish this course was available when I first started teaching Aquafit! Very in-depth, excellent videos, lots of wonderful info for those new to teaching Aquafit and a great reference for those of us who have been certified for a long time. ...”

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“I sure wish this course was available when I first started teaching Aquafit! Very in-depth, excellent videos, lots of wonderful info for those new to teaching Aquafit and a great reference for those of us who have been certified for a long time. I would highly recommend this course to all Aquafit Leaders!”

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Lauren Rogers

5 star rating

“This course provides all the tools you need to successfully achieve your aqua fitness certification. Connie's explanations are practical, simple and easy to understand. I highly recommend this course for someone brand new to fitness or those with ...”

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“This course provides all the tools you need to successfully achieve your aqua fitness certification. Connie's explanations are practical, simple and easy to understand. I highly recommend this course for someone brand new to fitness or those with other certifications. ”

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sylvie pouliot

5 star rating

“What a wonderful way to learn. I only wish this course had been available twenty-one years ago when I was first introduced to Aqua Fitness.”

“What a wonderful way to learn. I only wish this course had been available twenty-one years ago when I was first introduced to Aqua Fitness.”

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Tara Hayes

5 star rating

“An excellent learning resource which incorporates a variety of applied learning applications to reach all learners. This course tackles the content in a systematic fashion and allows the learner to progress at a pace which allows for success! ”

“An excellent learning resource which incorporates a variety of applied learning applications to reach all learners. This course tackles the content in a systematic fashion and allows the learner to progress at a pace which allows for success! ”

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Course Curriculum

  • 01

    How to Use This Learning Platform

  • 03

    B - 10 Steps to Leadership Excellence

  • 04

    C - AQX Moves & More

    • 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

  • 05

    D - Depth of Immersion - Teaching Implications

    • D - 1. What Moves Work Where?

    • D - 2. Pool Depth and Exercise Options

    • D - 3. Advantages of Suspended Exercise

    • D - 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

  • 06

    E - Wonders of the Water

    • 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

  • 07

    F - Music and Movement: Build Your Skill

    • 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

  • 08

    G - Choreography Techniques

    • 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

  • 09

    H - Class Act: Components of Fitness & Aqua Class Design

    • H - 1. Class Structure & Purpose

      FREE PREVIEW
    • H - 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

  • 10

    I - Body Basics for Aqua Fitness

    • I - 1. Intro to Body Basics

      FREE PREVIEW
    • I - 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

  • 11

    J - Muscles: Names • Locations • Actions

    • 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 PREVIEW
    • J - 5. Muscles of the Lower Body

    • J - 6. Muscle Focus Strategies

    • J - 7. Major Muscle Groups Labelled

    • J - 8. #10 Quiz - Anatomy

  • 12

    K - Applied Anatomy: Putting Knowledge to Work

  • 13

    L - Body Systems: Immersion Effects and Aquatic Properties

    • L - 1. About this Chapter

    • L - 2. How Immersion Affects Your Body

    • L - 3. Aquatic Properties & Immersion Effects

    • L - 4. #10 Quiz - Body Systems

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Connie Jasinskas, M.Sc.

Instructor Bio:

Quote: “We care about every participant we teach, and we care about YOU, their instructor. By offering research-based, high quality training, our goal is joyful improvement and better health through movement.”

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

Connie Jasinskas

AQX Founder, Master Trainer