SASKFIT 2016 November 4 - 6, 2016 Shaw Centre Saskatoon, SK
You are Invited to Attend Saskatchewan’s Premier Fitness and Health Conference! Local and national presenters Latest information and trends in the fitness field Fitness Fair Network with fellow fitness enthusiasts
REGISTRATION: Early Bird
September 19, 2016
Final
October 25, 2016
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Dear Fitness Leaders! On behalf of the 2016 SaskFit Committee, I would like to invite you to an energetic weekend of professional development. As always, we strive to bring you some of the industry’s top presenters. This year’s Conference brings you a variety of workshops from innovative presenters in the areas of core training, HIIT, cycling, nutrition, aquatics, older adult and much more. Helen Vanderburg will kick off the event with a Fusion Fitness PreConference on Friday and deliver the Keynote Address ‘Fuel your Passion’ on Saturday morning. In addition, we are excited to host a full day Tether training for our Aquatic leaders on Sunday. I would like to profoundly thank our sponsors, volunteers, as well as the wonderful SPRA staff who without their continued support we would not be able to continue offering this amazing Conference. I look forward to seeing all of you as we gather together to gain new skills and continue our growth in the fitness industry. - Andrea Dielschneider, SaskFit Conference Chair
SaskFit Committee ■ Andrea Dielschneider
- Conference Chair ■ Anita Hrytsak ■ Candace Jones ■ Kristen Christensen-Olfert ■ Amy Peters ■ Lisa Davis ■ Mimi Lodoen ■ Val Kirk ■ Sheri Wiebe-Loehr
SPRA Staff: ■ Wendy McKellar ■ Sean Hanlon ■ Lynn Bradley
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Conference Details
CONFERENCE VENUE
HOST HOTEL
The 2016 SaskFit Conference will take place at the Shaw Centre located at 122 Bowlt Crescent in Saskatoon, SK.
Best Western Plus Blairmore 306 Shillington Crescent Saskatoon, SK (306) 242-2299 or 1-877-999-1004 www.bestwesternblairmore.com
PRE AND POST CONFERENCE LOCATIONS ■ P1 - CPR/AED Recertification Only First Aid for Life Consulting & Training Inc. 2206 B Avenue C North ■ P2 - CPR and Standard First Aid Recertification First Aid for Life Consulting & Training Inc. 2206 B Avenue C North ■ P3 - Fusion Fitness Cosmo Civic Centre 3130 Laurier Drive ■ P4 - Welcome Workout Shaw Centre ■ P5 - Aquatic Tethering Training Course Shaw Centre
CONTACT INFORMATION Phone: (306) 780-9386 Toll-free: at 1-800-563-2555 Email: fitness@spra.sk.ca Website: www.spra.sk.ca/saskfit
Book under group block ID# 2243 Conference Room Rate: $140 + taxes and fees Booking deadline: October 3, 2016
REGISTRATION AND PACKAGE PICKUP Friday, November 4
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Shaw Centre
Saturday, November 5 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Shaw Centre
Fitness Fair
One stop shopping event for health and wellness enthusiasts! Lead Pilates Arbonne Lebret Training Systems Solstice Hoop Play Professional Institute of Massage Therapy SPRA Resource Centre Beachbody Brainsport U of S College of Kinesiology and much more Saturday, November 5, 2016 9:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Shaw Centre - Saskatoon, SK
Don’t Forget... To bring a towel, extra snacks, water and a lock. BONUS: This year’s Conference giveaway is a yoga mat!
Program at a Glance TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.* 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.** 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.***
SESSIONS
P1 - CPR/AED Recertification only*
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
P2 - CPR and Standard First Aid Recertification**
P3 - Fusion Fitness***
P4 - Welcome Workout – Dance Fitness
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
101 - Look Ma…No Equipment (In the Water)!
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
201 - Splishin’ and a Splashin’ (Shallow Pool)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
301 - Deep Water Challenge (Pool)
401 - Water Sports Challenge (Pool)
501 - Yoga – Tribal Groove
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
302 - A Minute to Win It
203 - 10 Ways to HIIT It
204 - PiYo LIVE
303 - Body Force
304 - Booming Opportunity: Motivating Older Adults to be More Active (Lecture)
402 - LTS™: The NEW Cool Tools and Programming for Boot Camps and Group Training
404 - Functional Fitness after 50
403 - Equipped Circuits
Afternoon Break and Fitness Fair
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
202 - Ultimate Anti-Ageing Workout
205 - Build Your Business (Lecture)
Lunch Break and Fitness Fair
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
103 - Step It Up!
Breakfast and Keynote Helen Vanderburg
8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
102 - Hoop Play
104 - Rein in the Pain: 105 - Group Moving through Cycle: Refresh Chronic Pain and Share (Workshop)
502 - Express Step
503 - All Body Conditioning - Back to the Basics
504 - The Symmetry of Cycling
P5 - Aquatic Tether Training Course 601 - Healthy Backs for Life
602 - True Sculpt
603 - POWFit
Breakfast and SPRA Fitness Division Update 701 - Functional and Fun Fitness
702 - Step to Strength
801 - Tools to Optimize 802 - The 4 R’s of Yoga Nutritional Health - Restore, Recover, (Repeat Session) Renew and Revitalize
703 - ‘Length and Strength’
405 - Cycle – Nothing but the HIITs
505 - Tools to Optimize Nutritional Health (Repeat Session)
Pre and Post Conference Sessions FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. P1 - CPR/AED Recertification Only Presenter: First Aid for Life Consulting & Training Inc. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. P2 - CPR and Standard First Aid Recertification Presenter: First Aid for Life Consulting & Training Inc. Standard First Aid (SFA) including CPR recertification for individuals who have completed a SFA/CPR course within the last three years from any recognized training organization with a total commitment of 8 hours.
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. P3 - Fusion Fitness Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
Fusion Fitness workouts are one of the most exciting and innovative ways to get fit, build strength, change your body composition and feel good. This unique way of training optimizes the best of a variety of exercise forms including yoga, Pilates, core conditioning, fitness and dance; providing endless workout programs that are effective, challenging and fun. The distinct blending of Fusion Fitness workouts are a time efficient way to gain strength, muscle definition, endurance, flexibility and balance.
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. P4 - Welcome Workout – Dance Fitness Presenter: Jill Hubick
Get inspired with a Dance Fitness Welcome Workout! Experience an absolute blast in a 50 minute calorie-burning, body energizing, awe-inspiring dance fitness class with heart pumping music mixed by DJ Rabenga. The easy-to follow movements also incorporate exercises that will tone your body.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. P5 - Aquatic Tether Training Course Presenter: Judy Cudrak
The Aquatic Tether Training Course is designed to complement the SPRA Aquatic Exercise Specialty certification. Tethering is an aquatic program that allows participants to hitch onto a stable object, such as a lane rope, to create a form of dynamic resistance offering an environment where intensity meets simplicity. This course will be dedicated to all tethering formats, including both a general and a deep water running approach. Leaders will be introduced to tethering movements and concepts that will appeal to a variety of aquatic exercise groups. This training will educate, inspire and reveal an easy to follow formula that will leave your participants feeling challenged and invigorated (a manual and tether is included with the course). This course was developed by the Provincial Fitness Unit of Alberta. Note: This is not a certification course.
Session Descriptions Saturday, November 8 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 101 - Look Ma…No Equipment (In the Water)! (Pool) Presenter: Judy Cudrak
Using the principles of water and current research, learn how to create a safe and appropriate cardiovascular shallow water workout that utilizes no equipment.
102 - Hoop Play Presenter: Katelyn Selanders
Hoop Play is a safe, simple, low-impact and high-intensity fitness program that inspires participants to feel good in the body they have right now! Hooping burns as many calories as running (400+ an hour) and is comparable to group bootcamp in terms of heartrate and oxygen consumption (American Council on Exercise). As a bonus, all of the moves target functional core strength, balance and stability while challenging mental stamina! In this class, we’ll use handcrafted adult fitness hoops from Solstice Hoop Play to get a full body workout, and participants will learn a variety of Hoop Play moves.
103 - Step it up! Presenter: Kristen Cutting
Think step was just an ‘80’s thing? Step is a great way to tone your lower body, build cardiovascular endurance and learn some fun and effective choreography! Join Kristen for an energizing and fun workout to start your day!
104 - Rein in the Pain: Moving through Chronic Pain Workshop Presenter: Dr. Nancy Guyurcsik and Dr. Susan Tupper
Over 22% of the SK population suffers from chronic non-cancer pain. This number represents a significant audience who require unique approaches to help them begin and maintain an exercise program. A University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region research team has been investigating how to support those with chronic pain to begin or maintain physical activity. Key findings of this research were the need to work directly with fitness providers to develop materials and training to: (a) support chronic pain self-management during physical activity and (b) help people with chronic pain stick with being regularly active.
In this session, we will share the findings of our research and seek your input on: ■ The physiology behind pain and the role of physical activity ■ The psychological tools that people need to be regularly active with pain ■ How fitness leaders can provide quality and safe environments for people with pain and foster pain self-management during physical activity ■ Next steps in terms of potential training and education for fitness leaders Help us to determine the best training and education that will assist you to enable chronic pain participant to be active.
105 - Group Cycle: Refresh and Share Presenter: Mimi Lodoen
This session includes a quick refresh on bike set-up, postural and safety cues and setting the tone for the class. Come prepared to share your favorite cycling drill with the rest of the group. Those who are interested will have approximately 3 minutes (time permitting) to share how they incorporate the drill in their own classes. Please email the information you would like to share to the group to Mimi at lodoenm@gmail.com. Get ready for a fun and interactive session!
8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and Keynote Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
Join Helen Vanderburg in a look at the fitness industry today. Fuel your passion as a leader to advocate for a healthy, active lifestyle to motivate your clients to pursue well being in this session that unravels the current trends and opportunities that exist in the fitness industry today.
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 201 - Splishin’ and a Splashin’ (Shallow Pool) Presenter: Judy Cudrak
In this gentle-focused workshop, leaders will be given the tools to create water exercises that enhance daily living. Learn ways to help clients remain active and mobile in their homes while improving their balance, muscle strength and endurance, agility, body awareness and range of motion.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 202 - Ultimate Anti-Ageing Workout Presenter: Maureen Hagan
Discover how to integrate weight-bearing aerobic movement patterns with functional strength movement patterns to create a total body, all-inclusive conditioning class that helps active boomers defy the ageing process by strengthening heart and muscles, boosting metabolism, building bone density, enhancing mind-body connection and much more. Maureen will present and integrate seven unique training methods and a proven teaching approach that will assist new and experienced instructors in learning and delivering this training concept in a 60 minute class format.
203 - 10 Ways to HIIT It Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
HIIT can take so many different forms ‘the possibilities’ are endless! Refresh your bootcamp and small-group training classes with the ideas generated in this nonstop workshop. Michelle will review the science behind this type of training, as well as deliver 10 creative ways to put together a no-nonsense HIIT workout. You'll have ideas for Monday mornings all year!
204 - PiYo LIVE Presenter: Jacqueline Tuffs
PiYo® LIVE combines the muscle-sculpting, core-firming benefits of Pilates with the strength and flexibility of flowing yoga movements. You will use your body weight to perform a series of continuous, targeted moves to define every single muscle - big and small. It’s a music driven, athletic workout that includes flexibility training, strength training, conditioning and dynamic movement. It offers modifications and progressions for all levels. We will teach you to USE your body to SCULPT your body!
205 - Build Your Business (Lecture) Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
Stepping out on your own and building a business is both exciting and frightening at the same time. With solid planning, preparation and practice you can take away the fear and focus on what you need to accomplish. In this workshop you will learn the levels of the business development pyramid. Get practical ideas within each stage of business development. Answer key questions to build your business and begin to develop and write your business plan.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 301 - Deep Water Challenge (Pool) Presenter: Judy Cudrak
Are all your deep water classes looking the same? Could your participants perform your class without you? This exciting workshop will help you infuse new energy and challenge to your deep water classes. Come prepared to try new drills, intervals and races to suit every level and learn how to effectively lead a class with limited pool space.
303 - Body Force Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
No equipment, no problem! Body Force is designed to produce high intensity training through exercises using only your body weight. Exercises are sequenced together to get your body to work as one unit through all planes of motion. Working through total body exercises is the most efficient and effective way to train. Learn how to train hard with just your body!
304 - Booming Opportunity: Motivating Older Adults to be More Active (Lecture) Presenter: Maureen Hagan
Fitness and physical activity feels good at any age but less than 20 percent of the North American population exercises enough to reap the benefits associated with regular physical activity and this statistic declines with age. Every day for the next 17 years, 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65, the 'senior' population will double and the 'oldest old' (85+) will become the most rapidly growing segment of the elderly population. Motivating this population will require personal trainers, group exercise instructors and fitness professionals in general to re-look at how they program, market and advertise, sell and service this growing segment of the population. Seven significant principles of training will be presented along with a case study from one of the top 'age-friendly' cities in Canada.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break and Fitness Fair 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 401 - Water Sports Challenge (Pool) Presenter: Judy Cudrak
Ski, jog, bike, climb, box and kick your way to a great water workout! In this workshop, leaders will learn how to incorporate various basic sport moves into a fun and challenging workout in both the deep and shallow water environments.
402 - LTS™: The NEW Cool Tools and Programming for Boot Camps and Group Training Presenter: Mark Robson
This session is sure to keep your group fitness and bootcamp sessions fresh, fun and challenging incorporating Lebert Fitness System’s latest invention, the New SRT (Spring Resistance Training) Barbell™! Spring into some lifting like you’ve never seen before, increase your Equalizer IQ and fall in love with your Buddy! All this worked into some dynamic class programming. This session has everything!
403 - Equipped Circuits Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
You have the space, you have the equipment, now what??? Get creative with this session and see how to piece together different pieces of equipment to create intense, effective circuits.
302 - A Minute to Win It Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
A lot can happen in a minute. Join this workshop and find out how affecting a minute of training can be when you use the ‘on the minute’ HIIT training technique. This workshop builds in personal, partner and team challenge to energize your high intensity training workshops. Come away with fun new exercises to inspire your clients.
Continuing Education Credits Full continuing education credits (CEC’s) obtained by attending the full conference.
Conference Sessions Continued SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 404 - Functional Fitness after 50 Presenter: Maureen Hagan
Building a functionally strong body for the best years of a persons' life requires you to train muscles with purpose for movement that matters. Training muscles for performance in daily activities, both routine and unexpected means that the strength gained will be helpful for protecting the body form age-related loss of strength, function and energy. In this session, you will learn about training principles based on a pyramid of training followed by a workout that will introduce you to functionally designed exercise progressions that will serve both a group exercise instructor or personal trainer's needs. Maureen will share her secret weapons to being in the best shape of her life at mid-50, so whether you're a boomer or want to get a head start on preserving your youthfulness, be sure to come out and learn these training principles and healthy aging strategies
405 - Cycle – Nothing but the HIITs Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
High Intensity Interval Training has found its way into every workout modality. Here we explore why these training systems show proven results and how to fold them into your indoor cycling rides. Up your teaching game with the science, then get the inspiration to deliver a workout that goes beyond Tabata to bring your riders nothing but the HIITs! All new and complete play list and class design sheet included!
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Afternoon Break and Fitness Fair
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. 501 - Yoga – Tribal Groove Presenter: Helen Vanderburg
Experience the groove of tribal music combined with vinyasa style yoga that blends African inspired dance and yoga postures to energize your spirit. Feel the pulse of the music and the vibrations of your body in this exploration of mind, body and spirit. Let your spirit go free as you release tension through movement.
502 - Express Step Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
Express classes are what’s happening, but step in 30 minutes can be challenging to teach, especially if you love choreography. Learn different strategies to create fun, choreographed 30 minute step classes that will wow your participants.
503 - All Body Conditioning - Back to the Basics Presenter: Maureen Hagan
The best exercise programs do not need to be complicated to be effective. They just need to be built executing the fundamental principles of exercise utilizing body weight, primal movements and a functional and progressive approach. Maureen will share ten of her favorite all body conditioning exercise sequences that provide you with all body conditioning workout appropriate for all levels of participants. This session will provide both new and seasoned instructors with a refreshing overview of effective training principles and exercise progressions.
504 - The Symmetry of Cycling Presenter: Judy Cudrak
Stand up, sit down, go fast, go slow…what creates an effective, safe class? In this workshop, we will examine the newest research on cycling tempos and alignment and create cycling drills based on physiology, symmetry and safety. Be prepared to cycle and sweat, while coming away with new drills to motivate your class!
505 - Tools to Optimize Nutritional Health While Maintaining Pleasure in Food (Repeat session) Presenter: Brooke Bulloch, RD
Eating well is not just about ensuring we get the right balance of whole foods - most of us know we need to eat more fresh vegetables and fruit! A huge part of eating well is understanding our relationship with food, recognizing barriers that make it difficult to eat well, and gaining insight as to why and how we eat. This short presentation will have participants recognize barriers around food and healthful eating, understand how the food environment might be affecting why you eat (ie. what drives your food choices), as well as understanding how you eat with discussion around mindless versus mindful eating. Finally, Brooke will cover a few tips on what to include as part of a healthful way of eating. Hint: it’s what to make room for as opposed to a growing list of ‘bad’ foods to avoid!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. P5 - Aquatic Tether Training Course
See Pre and Post Conference Sessions for description
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 601 - Healthy Backs for Life Presenter: Maureen Hagan
No matter what age you are at some time in your life, more than 80 percent of the population will experience back pain and or injury. The risk for chronic back pain increases as you age - find out why. Learn how to observe ‘postural types’ and how to help correct postural faults and imbalances with exercises that improve mobility, stability and functional strength that will ultimately lead to better posture and a healthy back long term. Discover a practical training approach for developing a better back's program, fitness class or personal training exercise repertoire adaptable for all ages.
602 - True Sculpt Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
HIIT is all the rage right now! But what about total body conditioning and all its benefits? True Sculpt will bring back the focus on a full body workout without the pain! Use the music to drive the program and learn how to combine exercises to transition easily from one to the next to keep the flow and constant workout. Instead of killing yourself with HIIT, work hard and enjoy a full body conditioning class.
603 - POWFit Presenter: Brandy-Lee Maxie
POWFit is Powwow inspired fitness that incorporates different dance styles and moves into a fun and safe fitness routine. Take the spirit of the Powwow and share it through fitness, while also respecting the sacredness of ceremonial dances. Focus is on contemporary Powwow dance styles.
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Breakfast and SPRA Fitness Update 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 701 - Functional and Fun Fitness (Older Adult) Presenter: Kimberly Willison
Do you lead Older Adult fitness classes or would like to make your regular group fitness classes more fun? Are you feeling like they have become dull and boring? In this interactive session we will look at a variety of functional movements, patterns and exercises that will challenge your participants mentally and physically. We will use a variety of inexpensive equipment that will add some ZIP to your fitness classes.
702 - Step to Strength Presenter: Michelle Felzmann
Revive your step workout! By integrating challenging strength exercises to rev up your intensity you will create a workout that is beyond boring! Your participants won’t have time to look at the clock! This session will take you through intervals of challenging yet attainable choreography and intense body weight exercises.
703 - ‘Length and Strength’ – Can You have the Best of Both Worlds Presenter: Jana Danielson
What if you could create an experience for your participants in a class or personal training session that gave them improved joint range of motion, organized spinal movements, flexibility, core strength (including pelvic floor focus), posture and strength? Seem too good to be true? In this session, we will focus on the magic of eccentric muscular movements, Jana will explain and have you experience this in your own body so you can get it into the bodies of your participants.
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 801 - Tools to Optimize Nutritional Health While Maintaining Pleasure in Food (Repeat Session) Presenter: Brooke Bulloch, RD
Eating well is not just about ensuring we get the right balance of whole foods - most of us know we need to eat more fresh vegetables and fruit! A huge part of eating well is understanding our relationship with food, recognizing barriers that make it difficult to eat well and gaining insight as to why and how we eat. This short presentation will have participants recognize barriers around food and healthful eating, understand how the food environment might be affecting why you eat (ie. what drives your food choices), as well as understanding how you eat with discussion around mindless versus mindful eating. Finally, Brooke will cover a few tips on what to include as part of a healthful way of eating. Hint: it’s what to make room for as opposed to a growing list of ‘bad’ foods to avoid!
802 - The 4 R’s of Yoga: Restore, Recover, Renew and Revitalize Presenter: Candace Jones
The perfect way to wind up a great weekend of fitness. Stretch out your sore muscles while you center your body and mind with an all level yoga class. Namaste.
Session Presenters
Brandy-Lee Maxie
Brandy-Lee is from the Whitebear First Nations and has created the Ab Original Health and Fitness magazine, of which the main focus is Indigenous communities. She is the creator of POWFit, a full body fitness workout, to create a niche in the fitness industry for Indigenous fitness leaders and delivers POWFit to facilities across Canada. Licensed POWFit trainers are currently being trained in Winnipeg, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan.
Brooke Bulloch, RD
Brooke Bulloch is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Food To Fit, a nutrition consulting company in Saskatoon. Brooke earned a B.Sc. (Nutrition) from the University of Saskatchewan. Her experience base ranges from acute care, community health, population health promotion, and long term care within Saskatoon Health Region and she has been in private practice for 4 years. Brooke and her team of dietitians, strive to deliver a practical, holistic nutrition practice with focus on sustainable outcomes for clients. The team supports a variety of individuals and families with focus on sport nutrition, gastrointestinal health, eating disorders, weight loss, mindful eating, vegetarian eating and meal planning.
Candace Jones
Candace became hooked on Group Fitness after the birth of her second son in 2005. The energy of the instructors and the group helped her lose almost 90 pounds. Since then she has moved on to inspire others as a SPRA certified group and aqua fitness instructor adding cycling and yoga certification also. Candace motivates her participants by encouraging them to listen to their bodies while pushing past the barriers they may have set for themselves.
Dr. Nancy Gyurcsik
Dr. Nancy Gyurcsik is a Professor in the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research expertise is in promoting physical activity among adults with chronic pain.
Dr. Susan Tupper
Dr. Susan Tupper is the Coordinator of Pain Strategy and Research for the Saskatoon Health Region. Susan has been a licensed physical therapist for 24 years and has a PhD in Community Health and Epidemiology.
Jacqueline Tuffs
Jacqueline is the owner of Jacqueline Tuffs Fitness, group fitness professional and educator as a Master Trainer for Beachbody LIVE. With over a decade in the fitness industry and 20 years as a professional coach working with athletes, she believes that experience helped prepare her to guide, support, motivate people all of ages and abilities. Jacqueline holds over 20 fitness certifications including SPRA Fitness Leader Certification. She teaches at her studio GET JACQUED in Kindersley and is married with two children.
Jana Danielson
As the owner of 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, Sports Medicine, Massage, Naturopathic Medicine, Reiki and Reflexology. Jana went from teaching Pilates out her basement studio to being the owner of Lead’s state of the art 9,000 square foot facility.
Jill Hubick
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 health and fitness and is qualified to teach a wide variety of fitness programs such as Dance Fitness, Zumba® Basic 1 and 2, Zumba® Toning, Turbo Kick, Physique and Namaskar Yoga: Basic Asanas. Jill finds ways to share her dance and fitness talents for good causes. She has led and instructed for several fitness fundraisers such as Zumba® for Lung, Relay for Life, Bust a Move for Breast Health and Fitness for Fort McMurray to name a few.
Katelyn Selanders
Katelyn Selanders, BA, BSW/RSW, SPRA Group Fitness Leader, independently designed and created the Hoop Play fitness program. She and her partner co-own Solstice Hoop Play, a Saskatchewan-based independent business that manufactures adult fitness hoops. Katelyn first developed the Hoop Play program while living and studying in Saskatoon and now her 2-day Instructor Certification program is recognized by fitness units in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia! Check out their Fitness Fair booth or visit hoopplay.ca to learn more about their hoops and unique programming!
Kimberly Willison
Kimberly came to Saskatoon after getting a degree in Recreation Studies from the University of Manitoba with a minor in Kinesiology and an Option in Aging. She has been working for the Saskatoon Health Region as a Recreation Therapist since 2000 and for the Forever…in motion program since 2008. She has been teaching fitness classes for over 20 years and is a SPRA certified Fitness Instructor and Trainer in Group Fitness, Aquatic Fitness, Strength Training and Older Adult modules as well as a Master Trainer of Urban Poling.
Mark Robson
Mark Robson is a certified Executive Master Trainer and graduated from the Australian Institute of Fitness, with honors in 2008. Mark has a strong sporting and mixed martial arts background and has been working within the fitness industry since 2001. He continued his education as a Master Trainer in fitness, obtaining dozens of additional certifications including Kettlebell, Fitness-Kickboxing, Indian Clubs & Steel Maces, Bosu, TRX, Resist-a-Ball, Lebert Products and much more. Mark’s workouts are challenging yet fun, incorporating full body movements that are functional for the body and practical for real life. He also has an extensive background in Nutrition and Wellness. Mark is also a published Fitness Author and continues to write many magazine articles today.
Mimi Lodoen
Mimi is a SPRA Course Conductor in Exercise Theory, Group Fitness, Aquatic Fitness and Group Cycling. She has been a fitness enthusiast for her whole adult life and has been teaching since the 80’s so she has seen the fitness industry change several times throughout her career. She works for the Saskatoon Health Region as a Healthy Workplace Educator, working to provide supportive environments, programs and services for its 14,000 employees.
Kristen Cutting
Kristen’s fitness career began in 2008 at the YWCA teaching a Cardio and Sculpt class on Friday mornings. Dance was my passion growing up and I found that group fitness classes were a great transition after I stopped dancing. After participating in a variety of fitness classes for several years, I decided I wanted to try my hand at teaching and I’ve never regretted that decision.
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Major Presenters
Helen Vanderburg, BPE, is owner of Heavens Elevated Fitness Club and Fusion Fitness Training™. With over 30 year of experience in club management, program development and motivational speaking she brings a wealth of experience to her presentations worldwide. She is the recipient of many industry awards, including the 2015 CanFitPro Presenter of the Year, 2005 IDEA Instructor of the Year, and an elite athlete as a former World Champion synchronized swimmer and honored member of the Sports Hall of Fame. Certifications: AFLCA, CFP, ACE, Pilates, E-RYT Yoga certified.
Judy Cudrak, B.Sc., B.Mgmt., is an AFLCA Master Trainer in Aquatic Exercise, Group Exercise and Resistance Training and a YMCA Training Educator. She is a Keiser National Trainer, a Fusion instructor, and a certified Level 1 Ashtanga yoga instructor. She has been an exercise leader for over 32 years, and brings her passion and love for fitness to every class and course she teaches.
Maureen Hagan is a global ambassador on the benefits of exercise and living well, is vice president of program innovation for GoodLife Fitness and CanFitPro. Mo, as she is known in the fitness industry is a licensed physiotherapist, a Physical Health Educator and has been recognized for her work in fitness that spans three decades; named as one of Canada’s 20 Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity (2014) and most recently awarded IHRSA ‘Woman Leader’ of the Year in honor of Julie Main. Mo is a published author and a regular contributor to consumer magazines and on-line publications including the Huffington Post.
Michelle Felzmann is a highly accomplished fitness leader with over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. Michelle is a Bender Ball master trainer, TRX Master Instructor, host of “The Look” Fitness video series and an international fitness presenter. Michelle specialization lies in strength, metabolic conditioning and core training classes and is a CEC provider in Calgary.