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tions and abilities for those individuals instructing group, aquatic, weight training, personal training, older adults and adapted fitness in BC. The BCRPA is dedicated to collaboratively developing, recognizing and promoting national standards through its partnership with the National Fitness Leadership Alliance. Titles Earned: Registered BCRPA Fitness Leader Body Harmonics Pilates Margot McKinnon 672 Dupont Street, Suite 406, Toronto, ON M6G 1Z6 Tel: (416) 537-0714 Fax: (416) 537-5195 Email: bodyharmonics@blttogo.com Web: www.bodyharmonics.com oronto-based Body Harmonics Pilates is one Tof the most respected Pilates studios in Canada. Founded in 1996, Body Harmonics is owned and operated by Margot McKinnon. The premise behind Body Harmonics is to make Pilates accessible to everyone. All studio teachers are fully certifed and offer expert training in functional movement and stability, postural correction, and injury rehabilitation. What you find is unique: exercise that is challenging yet rejuvenating, teachers who really know how to work individual needs, and an overall “exercise experience” that is stimulating for both body and mind. The studio specializes in three main areas: Pilates for general fitness and well-being, (Classes for men and women of all ages; beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of matwork and reformer classes), Injury Rehabilitation and Management, Performance Fine-Tuning for Athletes & Dancers. Teacher Training Body Harmonics is an internationally recognized Pilates Certification Trainer Centre. They offer four levels of Pilates Teacher Certification and a full roster of professional development workshops for Pilates teachers. Titles Earned: Internationally Recognized Certification CALA Charlene Kopansk, President or Shelagh Noonan 125 Lilian Drive, Toronto, ON M1R 3W6 Tel: (888) 751-9823 Fax: (416) 755-1832 Email: cala@interlog.com Web: www.calainc.org he Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance TInc. is more than an organization that provides indepth, high quality training and certification in group aquafitness. We also offer education and certification in a variety of specialties including: CALA Centre of Power; Aqua Kick Box; CALA Water Running and Aqua Jogging; CALA Aqua for Older Adults; CALA Aqua Natal and our newest launch: CALA Healing Waters Program: Aquatic Post Rehab Prep Course and Aqua Arthritis. There are eight other post rehab modules that will be launched in the upcoming years. Mission Statement: CALA training and certification exceeds the national standards and is recognized as the gold standard in aquafitness, vertical water training and aquatic post rehabilitation in Canada and abroad. At CALA, we promote professionalism and excellence amongst our leaders and training team through careful integration of the mind, body and spirit. Our mandate is to advance the level of expertise and create a unified body of aquafitness leaders, water running coaches, aqua natal and aqua arthritis instructors and aquatic rehabilitation specialists. In the line of conferences and educational opportunities, CALA went all out in 2004: here is what happened: CALA actively participated in the Montreal Can-Fit-Pro Conference, hosted the 12th annual national Exclusively Water Conference in Toronto in June, actively participated in the Toronto Can-Fit-Pro Conference in August, hosted the 2nd regional (Alberta based) Exclusively Water Conference in Canmore in September and hosted the 1st regional (Eastern Ontario based) Exclusively Water Conference in Ottawa, in October. Healing Waters: • In the area of new intitiatives, CALA launched the following new courses: Healing Waters: Aquatic Post Rehabilitation Program. Within this program are more than ten specialty modules under development. With the support and encouragement of Liz Teskey and the City of Guelph, CALA launched two specialty modules including: Aquatic Post- Rehabilitation Prep Course and Aqua Arthritis Course (re-launch). The PEI based Arthritis Society has deemed the CALA, with our Healing Waters Program as THE training and certification body for Arthritis on the Island. New Educational and Music Resources: • In the area of new resources, you can now find the following available through the CALA office: FBC 41
Beyond Abs: Training the Inner Unit, by Charlene Kopansky. Manual and CD Healing Waters: Aquatic Post Rehabilitation Manual (E. Fox), Aquatic Exercise Therapy Text Book (Bates and Hanson) and Aqua Arthritis Manual (C. Jasinskas) CALA completed a series of CDs designed to suit Aquafitness classes: go to www.calainc.org to listen to some of the music tracks Tidal Wave Volumes One and Two and Volume Three: two 45 minute CDs Titles Earned: CCAP CALA Certified Aquafitness Professional The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) Jeff Boris, Community Education Coordinator 1490 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6G 2M3 Tel: (519) 646-6000 ext. 68608 Fax: (519) 661-1612 Email: jboris@uwo.ca Web: www.uwo.ca/actage he Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging T(CCAA) is Canada’s leader in current research and program development for improved physical ability and healthy aging for older adults. Being affiliated with University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph’s Health Care London (SJHC) and the Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI) the CCAA’s mission has the following aims: •Investigate the interrelationship between physical activity and aging through basic and applied research, including research to help prevent loss of function •Seek opportunities to share research outcomes at local, provincial, national and international conferences and workshops •Communicate research and evidence-based practices for healthy lifestyles for community-based, home-based and long-term care environments •Develop, implement, promote and evaluate programs using current research evidence, community needs and available resources •Educate and train program leaders/health care providers for all regions of Canada in the most current strength, exercise and physical training components of an effective physical activity program though on-site training, publications, manuals and videos Seniors’ Fitness Instructor Course: This 36-hour course is designed for those who want to learn how to develop and instruct appropriate group fitness classes for older adults. Home Support Exercise Program: This 4hour workshop is designed for health and fitness professionals or volunteers who want to teach and monitor a home-based exercise program. The Home Support Exercise Program consists of ten simple, yet progressive exercises designed to maintain or improve the functional mobility and independence of frail, homebound older adults. Functional Fitness: This 16-hour workshop prepares participants to develop and instruct individual, small group and large group exercise programs for frail older adults in day program or long-term care settings. Restorative Care Education and Training: This 36-hour training program is designed for individuals working in long-term care who want to assist residents to achieve 42 FBC CERTIFICATION the best quality of life possible by maximizing their current abilities. Participants learn how to enhance resident’s level of functioning through: individualized ADL programs, feeding/eating programs, functional exercise programs and optimal communication/social interaction between staff and residents. Community Consultation/Workshops: Community groups and service providers that are interested in developing and implementing exercise programs for older adults in their communities are encouraged to contact the Centre. In-services and workshops can be customized to meet the needs of the community. Consultations can also be arranged in order to evaluate current programs, review progress and provide future direction for exercise programming for older adults. Titles Earned: Seniors Fitness Instructor Canadian Fitness Education Services Ltd. (CFES) Morrie Zaitlin PO Box 138, Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0 Tel: (877) 494-5355 Toll free North America Fax: (250) 494-9355 Email: cfes@img.net Web: www.canadianfitness.net anadian Fitness Education Services Ltd. C(CFES) is a program publishing house and fitness education/leadership training company. CFES’ mission is “to enhance activity effectiveness for all ages and stages through quality programs, products and services.” Since 1980 more than 40,000 students have appreciated CFES’ fun, challenging and rewarding classroom and home study programs. CFES has student and educator resources for Fitness Knowledge, Weight Training Level 1, Advanced Weight Training and Group Exercise Instructor and Weight Training for Young Adults courses. CFES programs exceed NFLA program guidelines and are recognized by: the BCRPA; SPRA; OFC; CPTN; CALA; CanFitPro; the BC Massage Therapy Association and the BC Ministry of Education. Titles Earned: Weight Training Instructor, Advanced Weight Rraining Instructor,Group Exercise Instructor. Canadian Pilates Association PO Box #53559, 984 West Broadway Vancouver, BC V5Z 1K0 Email: info@canadianpilatesassociation.ca Web: www.canadianpilatesassociation.ca he mission of the Canadian Pilates TAssociation is to promote the Pilates method and its benefits to other professionals and Canadians at large. The association provides continuing education opportunities to its members and others in the community by offering various workshops with acknowledged master teachers in the field of Pilates as well as other skilled teachers in related disciplines. The association has recently also been participating in a community focus group initiated by the BC Recreation and Parks Association which is working on developing minimum standards for Mat teachers, thereby encouraging Pilates instructors to adopt the highest professional and ethical standards. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Denise Mercier 202-185 Somerset Street West Ottawa, ON K2P 0J2 Tel: (877) 651-3755 x 24 Fax: (613) 234-3565 Email: info@csep.ca Web: www.csep.ca he Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Tis dedicated to promote the generation, synthesis, transfer and application of knowledge and research related to exercise physiology (encompassing physical activity, fitness, health and human performance). Founded in 1967 at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba — the result of four years of cooperative efforts by the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Certified Fitness Consultant: CFCs are sanctioned to administer The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness & Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA) to ‘apparently healthy’ persons and provide general information on various aspects of physical activity, fitness and lifestyle. A candidate preparing to become a CFC must demonstrate university/college preparation in fitness and conditioning, anatomy and physiology,counselling and communications. Candidates typically have one year of university or college credit, be 18 years of age and have a valid CPR certificate. However, CSEP recognizes college and university training are not the only avenues of learning, and that experience, self learning and life experience are prominent teachers - candidates without formal college or university training may be accepted upon demon counselstrating mastery of the core prerequisite knowledge. Candidates are required to attend a 36-40 hour workshop, pass a written and practical exam in which candidates must demonstrate proficiency in the administration and interpretation of the CPAFLA. Personal Fitness Trainers (PFT): Subsequent to meeting the requirements for CFC certification, the PFT must have a minimum two years of college or University education with specific course work that meets the core competencies. They must be able to provide 50 hours documented experience in personal training and pass written, practical and video-based exams concerning exercise prescription, exercise leadership and personal training. The PFT was designed to provide a level of competency that establishes the standard for personal fitness training in Canada. The PFT is qualified to prescribe individual exercise programs based on the results of the CPAFLA protocol and to act as a personal trainer to ‘apparently healthy’ persons of all ages. Professional Fitness & Lifestyle Consultant: The PFLC is designed to recognize the qualifications of fitness and lifestyle consultants with formal university training in exercise sciences, assessment, counselling, prescription and supervision. PFLCs are sanctioned to administer appropriate fitness and lifestyle evaluation protocols to apparently healthy persons, develop a specific program of exercise for individuals and act as a personal trainer. A PFLC candidate must have a university degree in exercise sciences or allied health sciences, including the successful completion of the required core competencies, hold a current CPR certificate, and have a knowledge base of the CPAFLA. The PFLC program is most often delivered through a university program. Candidates must pass a written theory exam and pass an Objective
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