SaskFit 2018 Brochure

SASKFIT

2018

You are Invited to Attend Saskatchewan’s Premier Fitness and Health Conference!

November 2 - 4, 2018, Saskatoon

Registration Deadline: Early Bird: September 25, 2018 Final: October 26, 2018

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SaskFit 2018 will be incredible, thanks to the commitment and dedication of many individuals, organizations and businesses! As you attend the Conference, please take a moment to thank our Committee members and SPRA Staff - they have worked hard this year to bring you an amazing Conference and you will definitely reap the rewards of their efforts!

Also, a big thank you to all of our sponsors who have given their support to ensure SaskFit is a tremendous event. We look forward to seeing all of our amazing Fitness Leaders at SaskFit 2018 and hope you have a fit-tastic weekend!

Lisa Davis - SaskFit Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Supported by:

■ Lisa Davis - Chairperson ■ Mimi Lodoen ■ Ashley Pilon ■ Andrea Dielschneider ■ Kristen Christensen ■ Jaclyn Slauenwhite ■ Candace Jones ■ Phav Meekins ■ Brittany Curtis

■ Sandi Scissons-Nieth ■ Jennifer Burgess Staff: ■ Wendy McKellar ■ Lynn Bradley ■ Dan Gallagher

CONFERENCE VENUE Shaw Centre 122 Bowlt Crescent Saskatoon, SK

PRE-CONFERENCE LOCATIONS ■ P1 - CPR/AED Recertification Only (No First Aid) First Aid for Life – 2206 Avenue C North, Saskatoon

MAJOR SPONSORS Westbridge Capital Ltd is a Saskatoon based private equity firm, looking to form partnerships with stable, profitable companies, in partnership with the management team. We strongly believe in the value of fitness at any age and we are proud to support active living in our community.

■ P2 - CPR and Standard First Aid Recertification First Aid for Life – 2206 Avenue C North, Saskatoon ■ P3 - Functional Core Matrix for Performance and Prevention Cosmo Civic Centre, 3130 Laurier Drive, Saskatoon ■ P4 - Are you Getting Hurt – Ergonomics for Fitness

Professionals Shaw Centre

REGISTRATION AND PACKAGE PICKUP Friday, November 2 Shaw Centre 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Al Anderson's Source for Sports is one of Saskatchewan’s largest and longest serving sporting goods retailers. They have proudly been serving Saskatoon and its surrounding areas since 1955. They support many of the local minor sports associations with a goal of ‘growing the game’ so that all youth can experience the many benefits associated with sport and community. They are always looking for new ways to get involved and to support as many local initiatives as possible, all with a heavy focus on youth, inclusion and healthy living.

Saturday, November 3 Shaw Centre 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

HOST HOTEL

Best Western Blairmore 306 Shillington Crescent Saskatoon, SK S7M 1L2 Phone: (306) 242-2299 Group Block: ID# 2640 Conference Room Rate: $125 + taxes and fees Booking Deadline: October 1, 2018

CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: 306-780-9386 Toll-free: 1-800-563-2555 Email: fitness@spra.sk.ca Website: www.spra.sk.ca/saskfit

Continuing Education Credits Full continuing education credits (CEC’s) are obtained by attending the full Conference.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.* 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.**

SESSIONS P1 - CPR/AED Recertification (No First Aid)

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

*P2 - Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Recertification (CPR & FA)

**P3 - Functional Core Matrix for Performance and Prevention

P4 - Are you Getting Hurt? Ergonomics for Fitness Professionals

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

101 - Tether Training

102 - Step

103 - Tabatta GX

104 - Stretch your limits! Tubing for Older Adults

Breakfast and Keynote Mike Bracko

8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

202 - Total Vertical Core for Prevention and Performance

203 - Balls and Noodles for Older Adults

204 - Power and the Pelvis!

(Repeat Session)

301 - Dynamic Deep 302 - Create Amaz11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Designs ing HITT Workouts (Deep Water) with No Equipment

303 - Athletic Step Circuits

304 - Power and the Pelvis!

(Repeat Session)

9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

201 - Fluid Moves (Deep Water)

Lunch Break and Fitness Fair

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

401 - The Blended Workout (Shallow Pool)

402 - Regular to Ripped: Body Weight Training

403 - Master the Warmup

404 - Connecting the Dots

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Fitness Fair

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

503 - Metabolic Training – Do We Really Need Cardio? (Lecture)

501 - Training 502 - Fitness Fusion Seniors, Personally with Live Drummer (Shallow Pool)

504 - Pregnancy and the Road Bike

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

601 - Waist Management (Shallow Pool)

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

105 - Accessible Fitness – Cycle and Body Weight

701 - Creating Currents (Shallow Pool)

602 - Top 5 603 - Fix Flexibility Performance and Master Mobility Enhancers (Lecture)

604 - Chair Yoga

Breakfast and SPRA Fitness Division Update

702 - 3D Core Training with Rubber Resistance

703 - Functional Movement Fix 801 - Bender Ball Yoga

704 - Barre Above

205 - Road Bike Cross Training (No Choreography)

405 - Sport Nutrition: How to Eat for Performance on Demand (Lecture) 505 - Nutrition – Dedicated vs Disordered: When Healthy Eating Can be Taken Too Far (Lecture)

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

rotation, resisting rotation, horizontal and vertical acceleration-deceleration. Movements and exercises will be enhanced with med balls, unstable surfaces, rubber resistance and partner drills.

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

P1 – CPR/AED Recertification (No First Aid)

Presenter: First Aid for Life – 2206 Avenue C North, Saskatoon

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

P2 – Standard First Aid and CPR/AED Recertification (CPR & FA) Presenter: First Aid for Life – 2206 Avenue C North, Saskatoon

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

P3 – Functional Core Matrix for Performance and Prevention Presenter: Mike Bracko - Cosmo Civic Centre Functional Core Matrix is training the core using 3D movements.

In sports, fitness, manual handling of materials and activities of daily living our clients must maintain balance, prevent injury, move efficiently and perform athletics moving in multiple plans of motion. This core stabilizes, accelerates, decelerates, rotates and aids in lifting. This session will explain causes of back injury, injury prevention, performance enhancement for sports and improving efficiency of the core. Exercises will include stability on 1 and 2 feet,

P4 – Are you Getting Hurt? Ergonomics for Fitness Professionals Presenter: Mike Bracko - Shaw Centre Ergonomic issues and injures affect fitness professionals too. It is important to consider your own ergonomics and injury prevention when performing day-to-day job tasks at your “workstations” in the gym. Bending, lifting, voice projection, moving equipment, assisting clients, taking on clients’ emotions, as a fitness professional, you do all of this day in and day out. After weeks, months and years, these movements can take their toll with chronic or acute injuries.

This is especially important for the self-employed fitness professional. If we’re hurt we either don’t work, or we have to work hurt.

In this presentation, we will examine how ergonomic risk factors relate to fitness pros and give recommendations for prevention.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2018 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Session 101 Tether Training

Presenter: Deborah Edmison Experience the fun and variety of tethered training. Tethering is an aquatic program that allows participants to hitch onto a stable object, such as a lane rope, to create dynamic resistance. This class uses a bungee style cord, which attaches to a flotation belt and a lane rope.

Arms and core strength will be challenged while the bungee cord is adding resistance. A quick paced and very energetic class for beginners to advanced!

Session 102 Step

Presenter: Kristen Cutting Think step was just an ‘80’s thing? Step is a great way to tone your lower body and build cardiovascular endurance. Join Kristen to learn some fun and effective choreography that you can incorporate into your classes.

Session 103 Tabatta GX

Presenter: Laurie Idema Wood Stuck in a training or weight loss plateau? This is for you! Join Tabata Bootcamp™ Master Trainer Laurie as she leads you through this calorie scorching, 20-10 Microburst Training Protocol and experience our action packed, signature 40/30/20 and 30/20/10 HIIT timing method using portable fitness equipment and bodyweight! Boost your metabolism, maximize results and transform you body and lifestyle.

Tabata GX™ is NOT a HIIT program only for the fit to get fitter. This is a program for the UNFIT to GET FIT...and for the FIT to get FITTER!

Session 104 Stretch your limits! Tubing for Older Adults

Presenter: Kimberly Willison Looking for a low cost, effective and easy to transport fitness tool to challenge your participant’s strength? Then why not look at using tubing or bands in your fitness classes. Great for people of all ages but especially popular with Older Adults, learn both individual use and partner exercises to incorporate strength into your classes.

Session 105 Accessible Fitness – Cycle and Body Weight

Presenter: Bobbi Janzen The art of effective kinesthetic cueing is often overlooked. It can enhance a participant’s overall experience as well as open the doors for those with disabilities to participate in a general group fitness class and allow instructors to be more inclusive. A focus will be placed on vision and hearing loss. This session will be a hands on workshop focusing on kinesthetic cueing and includes adaptive cycle as well as bodyweight exercises.

8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Keynote Success: Fitness, Business and Life

Presenter: Mike Bracko Fitness leaders are unique – there aren’t many professions that can change lives. In our industry we can do many things . . . we can do anything we want “Do or do not, there is no try.” Join Dr. Mike Bracko for inspiring tidbits of wisdom including what’s new in exercise – ‘It’s ok if a client doesn’t lose weight, but are they feeling better’. Dr. Mike will talk about life and share insights on his experience. “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Session 201 Fluid Moves (Deep Water)

Presenter: Monique Acton Bring new life to your deep water routines. These deep water moves will make use of the various ways to blend choreography making the movements flow smoothly from one to the next. Jump into the deep water to experience creative choreography that is fun, energizing and fluid!

Session 202 Total Vertical Core for Prevention and Performance

Presenter: Mike Bracko The core is the foundation of movement and its strength and stability are a key to fitness and athletic performance, as well as injury prevention. The core is activated in all activities we perform, and since we perform most movements while standing, it’s important to do vertical core exercises. Come to this workshop to discover 40+ versatile exercises for the core done on one foot and two. You want functional, it doesn’t get any more functional than this. Mike Bracko will also introduce the importance of pelvic stability in a core work-out.

Session 203 Balls and Noodles for Older Adults

Presenter: Kimberly Willison Have a ball using your noodle! Exercise doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Learn about fun yet functional exercises to do with balls and noodles to add some excitement and brain strengthening to your Older Adult fitness programs.

Session 204 Power and the Pelvis! (Repeat Session)

Presenter: Bree Rutten All about the pelvic floor: what it is, what it needs to do and how it should help us in everyday life. This workshop is for anyone wanting to be more active while maintaining a strong and healthy pelvis. Learn to listen to your pelvic floor as you get fit and active! How to incorporate pelvic strength and stability into the classes you teach - quick cues to help your clients move with a stronger base.

Session 205 Road Bike Cross Training (No Choreography)

Presenter: Tracie Smith-Beyak Solid core stability, postural strength, full weight bearing training, mobility/flexibility protocol and main mover power training all make a better cyclist. It is critical to get them off their bike and performing this kind of conditioning in combo with riding. Expect to look at the latest research and then learn and perform a challenging road bike conditioning program. Bring it!

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Session 301 Dynamic Deep Designs (Deep Water)

Presenter: Monique Acton Experience an assortment of deep water cardio and muscular endurance exercises designed to challenge the power of water’s resistance.

Be ready to experiment with movements on an angle, levers, travel and a variety of teaching formats guaranteed to challenge the core.

Push and pull with power as you experience creative multi-plane progressions in an innovative approach to total body conditioning.

Session 302 Create Amazing HITT Workouts with No Equipment

Presenter: Mike Bracko In this heart pounding and informative work-shop, Dr. Mike will take you through the latest and greatest HIIT & MIIT (Medium Intensity Interval Training) training protocols that the research has shown to provide maximum benefit for our clients. Burn fat - you got it with “Tremblay.” Improve VO2 max with reduced training volume – you got it with “Bangsbo.” Reduce fat total body fat for women – you got it with “Trapp.” Come to this session and learn new HIIT and MIIT training protocols for your clients that will make you a rock star at your gym.

And all of this is done with no equipment, except your body.

Session 303 Athletic Step Circuits

Presenter: Tracie Smith Beyak This intense interval training based workout is a fusion between easy to follow athletic step combinations and advanced free weight training.

It’s all about technique and hard work. Expect to come away with great combo’s and ideas that will leave your participants feeling it for days!

Session 304 Power and the Pelvis! (Repeat Session)

Presenter: Bree Rutten All about the pelvic floor: what it is, what it needs to do and how it should help us in everyday life. This workshop is for anyone wanting to be more active while maintaining a strong and healthy pelvis. Learn to listen to your pelvic floor as you get fit and active! How to incorporate pelvic strength and stability into the classes you teach - quick cues to help your clients move with a stronger base.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Continued 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch Break and Fitness Fair 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Session 401 The Blended Workout (Shallow Pool)

Presenter: Monique Acton Mix up your workout by blending moderate - high intensity training activities with segments of muscular conditioning using rubberized equipment. These easy to follow exercises allow you to focus more on the movement without having to think of performing intricate choreography.

Session 402 Regular to Ripped: Body Weight Training

Presenter: Mike Bracko Awaken a new dimension of training and fun as you explore the fun and athletic movements of body weight training using single and partner drills. Body weight training is emerging as a popular work-out, but when done with a partner it adds a high energy and fun dimension to any class. You will walk away with the latest multi-joint and compound exercises for developing strength, power and endurance for the upper body, core and legs. Experience each exercise and feel the effect of perfect form and function. Walk away with 30+ exercises that can be used to get clients from regular to ripped.

Session 403 Master the Warmup

Presenter: Tracie Smith-Beyak Mastering a warmup for group training and clients can be frustrating.

What to include, why to include it and how to include can be confusing and fitness specialists often fall ‘into a rut’. In this workshop we will look at the guidelines, critical exceptions and contraindications and explore ways to execute a warmup without boring your clients. Easy to follow athletic combinations, movement mechanics and a good dose of fun. It’s all about technique and purpose. Expect to come away with great combo’s and ideas that will leave your participants ready to work hard!

Session 404 Connecting the Dots

Presenter: Jana Danielson Teaching fitness and movement is amazing, we all know that! But, what if you could create an experience for your participants in a class or personal training session that gave them an education about ‘why’ you are teaching a certain exercise, ‘how’ it pertains to their activities of daily living and ‘what’ they should be feeling when they execute a movement? In this session, we will focus on key body alignment concepts, muscular activation and movement biomechanics. Jana will explain, have you experience and feel these concepts in your own body so you can get them into the bodies of your participants. There will be ‘a-ha’ moments for you in this session!

Session 405 Sport Nutrition: How to Eat for Performance on Demand (Lecture)

Presenter: Alison Friesen Understanding how to properly fuel for sport or more specifically, sport performance can feel complicated with all the misinformation available and everyone has an opinion on what is best. In this session, we will break down the basics of carbohydrates and protein and then how we can optimize training with appropriate quantity, quality and timing.

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Fitness Fair

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Session 501 Training Seniors, Personally (Shallow Pool)

Presenter: Monique Acton Learn how to dissect an exercise and adapt it to individuals based on their needs. Discover how to balance the muscles, improve one’s posture, alignment and balance as well as discuss arthritic considerations.

Take the knowledge and apply it in the water, learning how to really train seniors, personally.

Session 502 Fitness Fusion with Live Drummer

Presenter: Jill Hubick with Roman Aldrich and Drummer Jaye Luk Learn how to take your fitness class to the next level by utilizing a variety of music genres, modifying steps for different fitness abilities and combine sculpting techniques with music and live drumming. Spice up and reenergize your fitness classes and learn tips on engaging new and past participants.

Session 503 Metabolic Training – Do We Really Need Cardio?

(Lecture)

Presenter: Mark Bracko Trainers and our clients are obsessed with Cardio, Cardio, Cardio.

There is a perception that we have to do some kind of ‘cardio’ training in order to make our training program complete, or to burn more calories, or to lose more weight. But isn’t any kind of exercise a form of cardio training? Resistance training, for instance, could be called cardio because heart rate increases and we burn a lot of calories.

Mike Bracko will compare calorie expenditure, fat burning, injury prevention, EPOC and osteoporosis prevention from ‘cardio’ to weight training, HIIT and Yoga.

Session 504 Pregnancy and the Road Bike

Presenter: Tracie Smith-Beyak Cycling is a partial weight bearing, fun and effective workout and pregnancy is a temporary condition that limits the ability for a client to cycle. There are many cycling options and clarifying risk, appropriate timing and prescription for each client is critical. Expect to learn the what, why and when’s for cycling during and after pregnancy and crank a tough cross training workout for clients to perform during their pregnancy.

Session 505 Nutrition – Dedicated vs Disordered: When Healthy Eating Can be Taken Too Far (Lecture)

Presenter: Alison Friesen We are flooded with diet information 24/7- we need to eat this, not that, this food will give you cancer but not eating this food will also cause inflammation. We are told that if our body does not look a certain way or weigh a certain amount, or has this % body fat, you are unhealthy. This session is going to break down these myths and provide evidence-based information on what is normal eating. How can we know when healthy eating is heading down the road of disordered eating?

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Session 601 Waist Management (Shallow Pool)

Presenter: Monique Acton Learn some fresh ideas to replace your ‘routine’ abdominal workout.

Experience how to target the abdominal muscles using two pool noodles along with changing one’s body position in the aquatic environment. Pick up great ideas that can be implemented immediately to manage the waist in your next aquatic class.

Session 602 Top 5 Performance Enhancers (Lecture)

Presenter: Mike Bracko Five basic training techniques have been producing great results for our clients. Many people don’t understand how easy it is to add these performance enhancers to their lives - simple tips that can produce remarkable results. Sleep is referred to as ‘the athlete’s steroid,’ while proper hydration helps clients work-out harder and longer. Postworkout snacks start the process of repair and preparation for the next workout, while myofascial release/foam rolling can decrease delayed onset muscle soreness both acutely and chronically. Finally, selecting the best circadian time can increase performance by 10%.

Session 603 Fix Flexibility and Master Mobility

Presenter: Tracie Smith-Beyak Solid movement mechanics is the base that must be correct to prevent injury. Unfortunately, many trainers and instructors don’t assess the basics and program above the ability level of their participants and clients. One of the key tripping stones is flexibility and mobility. Expect to learn the what, why and where for these pitfalls and discuss program design. Going forward solve current performance challenges and be armoured to make on the spot modifications for your clients.

Session 604 Chair Yoga

Presenter: Marisol Molina-Smith Want to try something new? How about Chair Yoga? Experience this adaptive way of introducing a gentler but challenging form of yoga to those clients that are looking for balance, posture, strength and the benefit of the breath. The class will also have an introduction to meditation and its benefits.

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Breakfast and SPRA Fitness Division Update

10:30 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Session 701 Creating Currents (Shallow Pool)

Presenter: Monique Acton Learn some fresh ideas to spice up your aquatic class. Experience fun, and creative movements that utilize the resistance and properties of the water. Intersperse traveling patterns mixed with directional and lever changes. Pick up great ideas that can be implemented immediately to create currents in your next aquatic classes.

Session 702 3D Core Training with Rubber Resistance

Presenter: Mike Bracko Discover how training with rubber resistance is one of the most functional forms of exercise, given that clients can move with resistance in all planes of motion. This is the perfect method of core training because the core is the foundation of movement and its strength and stability are key to fitness. The core is activated in all activities we perform and these can be emulated with rubber resistance: get your clients to train with stabilizing core contractions, acceleration and deceleration, sports movements and horizontal and vertical movements.

Walk away with 30+ exercises using rubber tubes, heavy resistance, and bands.

Session 703 Functional Movement Fix

Presenter: Tracie Smith-Beyak Injury, illness and special situations can leave clients and trainers unsure of how to progress. When is it safe to resume weight training and what exercises are appropriate? Are there key milestones that they should hit as they progress? Expect to learn the answers to all of these questions and grasp a good understanding of the realities of static and moving mechanics for a client as they return to fitness or attempt to improve.

Session 704 Barre Above

Presenter: Laurie Idema Wood Barre Above, the hottest new fitness trend, is a complete total body conditioning program that blends the latest exercise science with the principles of ballet, Pilates, yoga and strength training in each workout.

This fun and effective program is designed for all fitness levels and is multilevel to accommodate every BODY. Not a dancer? Neither are we! No dance experience required. Barre Above can be taught with or without a Barre and also utilises small portable fitness toys such as Bender Balls, Gliding Discs and more! Come and join us for the Barre Party. (Note: This session will be taught centre floor without a Barre – however, there will be a portable Barre for demonstration purposes).

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Session 801 Bender Ball Yoga

Presenter: Laurie Idema Wood Looking to add some spice to your fitness yoga class but afraid to use equipment? Keep your programming fresh by incorporating the Bender Ball!! The Bender Ball will be fused with traditional yoga poses as well as utilized for core yoga training. You will leave with a list of methods to inspire, motivate and progress your students in a safe and effective manner. Join all SaskFit participants to wind up the weekend together.

MAJOR PRESENTERS Monique Acton

Monique is an international presenter, Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) Trainer Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, Aquatic Fitness Instructor and Group Fitness Instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience! President of The Personal Health Trac, where she designs exercise programs for her clientele. She serves on the AEA Advisory Board and writes the column Make It Personal for the AKWA Letter. Certifications include AEA, ACE, AFAA and Medical Exercise Training Institute.

Tracie Smith-Beyak

Tracie is a master trainer, presenter, author and entrepreneur. She has appeared internationally on TV, magazines and on radio for over 22 years. She is the owner of Conquer Fitness Education and her awards include: The Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year 2008, Lifestyles Magazine ‘Best of the Best Personal Training’ 2015, The Women in Business Award 2015 and The Readers Choice Personal Trainer Medal 2016. Tracie has been in the fitness industry for over 32 years training, teaching and certifying trainers and instructors worldwide.

Mike Bracko Ed.D, CSCS, CHSC-3, FACSM

Mike is a fitness educator, hockey skating coach, writer, strength and conditioning coach and Trigger Point Master Trainer. He has a Doctorate degree in Exercise Science and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach. Mike has authored and produced 32 DVD’s on fitness, skating and back injury prevention.

He presents at fitness shows in Canada, U.S.A. and Asia each year. His writes for PTontheNet.com, CanFitPro Magazine and IDEA Fitness Journal.

LOCAL PRESENTERS Alison Friesen, BSc, RD

Jill Hubick - BKIN, BSN, RN, CRE

Bobbi Janzen

Kimberly Willison

Alison is a Registered Dietitian-Nutrition consultant from Saskatoon working in the areas of sport, fertility, women’s health and disordered eating. She also is a ‘retired’ athlete herself, drawing on her experiences as an athlete who struggled with disordered eating to support patients/clients with achieving their goals and supporting them in their journey with health and food. Alison is a consultant for the Sport Medicine & Science Council of Saskatchewan alongside being a business owner of Alison Friesen Nutrition. Alison is a member of the Saskatchewan Dietitians Association (SDA) and Dietitians of Canada (DC).

Bobbi Janzen is a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, former competitive high performance athlete as well as being visually impaired. She has been involved in the fitness industry for almost 20 years, instructing everything from yoga to spin. Vision loss has not slowed her down, only made her career more focused on diversity and accessibility.

Bree Rutten BScPT, BScPE

Bree graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Physical Education in 1998 followed by a degree in Physical Therapy in 2001. Since graduation, she has specialized in the treatment of Women’s Pelvic Floor disorders, with advanced training focusing on concerns of the bladder, bowel, pregnancy and pelvic pain. She works in the area of pelvic floor and core stability concerns in both private practice and well as with the Saskatoon City Hospital – Pelvic Floor Pathway program. Bree currently works at Craven SPORT Services and treats men, women and children with any pelvic concerns.

Deb Edmison

Deb has been teaching all levels of aquatics since 2010, enjoying the challenges that each class has to offer to the participants. Deb has also taken Urban Poling, Forever...in motion, basic yoga and chair assisted yoga. These classes are such a joy to instruct, letting people keep their bodies active, having fun and allowing our bodies the freedom of movement.

Jana Danielson

As the owner of Lead which include Lead Pilates, Cycle & Fitness and Lead Integrated Health Therapies, Jana has worked to create a unique business devoted to providing clients with the latest trends in health and fitness and then integrating them with health services of Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Massage, Naturopathic Medicine, BodyTalk and Reflexology and Mental Health Services. Jana went from teaching Pilates out of her basement studio to now being the owner of Lead’s state of the art 9,000 square foot facility.

Jill graduated from The University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Today Jill is proud to be a Registered Nurse and Certified Respiratory Educator with The Lung Association. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and received distinction for her double majors (Fitness and Lifestyle and Adapted Physical Activities) from the University of Regina. She is passionate about wellness and is qualified to teach a wide variety of fitness programs such as Dance Fitness, Barre Above, Zumba® Basic 1 and 2, Zumba® Toning, Turbo Kick, Physique and Namaskar Yoga: Basic Asanas.

Kimberly has her degree in Recreation Studies from the University of Manitoba with a minor in Kinesiology and an Option in Aging. She is a Senior Recreation Therapist with the Saskatoon Health Region and oversees the Forever...in motion program. She has been teaching fitness classes for over 25 years as a SPRA Certified Fitness Leader and Trainer in group exercise, aqua, strength training and older adult modules as well as a Master Trainer of Urban Poling/Nordic Walking and a Bone Fit Certified Instructor. She was awarded the SPRA Fitness Leader of the Year award in 2012 and the Saskatchewan Association of Recreation Professionals (S.A.R.P.) Award of Merit in 2017.

Kristen Cutting

Kristen’s fitness career began in 2008 at the YWCA teaching a Cardio and Sculpt class. Dance was her passion growing up and found that group fitness classes were a great transition from dancing. Step is where she started and it continues to be one of her favorite classes to teach.

Laurie Idema Wood (B.P.A.S.)(C.S.E.P.-C.E.P.) (C.S.C.S.)(R.M.T.)(M.T.A.S.)

Laurie has been teaching fitness since the 1980s and training instructors since the 1990s. She has a Kinesiology and Massage Therapy Degree and is also a Certified Exercise Physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Yoga Instructor. During the day, you can find Laurie at her small business Body Connections Fitness & Massage Therapy, where she specializes in postoperative orthopedic rehabilitation. During evenings and weekends, she partners with the community to offer various fitness classes and instructor trainings

Marisol Molina-Smith

Marisol has a degree in Recreation Studies and a B.A. from the University of Manitoba. She is an Exercise for Older Adults SPRA Fitness Leader and Course Conductor, and has led specialized older adult exercise classes for over ten years. She is a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga teacher, leading Senior’s Yoga, specializing in Chair Yoga, for the last eight years. Currently she is employed with the Saskatchewan Health Authority in Regina as a Health Educator (Forever...in motion and Live Well with Chronic Conditions programs) and Educational Director with the Regina Therapy Recreation Association Executive. Her passion is to motivate aging adults to become more physically active!

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