We will offer more than 60 different workshops related to various fitness specialities and novelties.

Enjoy the convention !
Jennifer Pelletier, Julie le Gruiec & Karine Côté
Organisers

8 h 00 to 9 h 15 101— Slave to the rythm  — STEPS
John Shehan London (UK)   "And 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,…" Sounds familiar ? Sounds boring ? Speed up, slow down, freeze frame and break a beat to add variety to an otherwise humdrum routine. Join John in this step class and learn how to use rhythm to free your choreography from the shackles of predictability.

Note : Good start. There is no real instruction, just a reptition of the routine sections. Quite advanced moves but I finish by getting most of them. But too late to get a chance to practice them. That's ok. we got them on paper.

1h06 mins  / 918 calories / 25% fat / AveHR 145 87% / MaxHR 163  98% / 1h04 mins inZone 

9 h 45 to 11 h 206— Shoulderstand Do’s and Dont’s — YOGA
Donna Read  "Centre de Yoga" in Montréal, Québec  In this workshop, we will go through a practice of poses that will get you ready for the queen of all asanas. We will then look at different ways of practicing and teaching this incredible beneficial pose that if taught properly can calm the mind and body more than you can imagine…

Note : Mostly theory, but I like the fact that I'll be transfering alot of what I learned to other fitness movements.
1h16 mins  / 198 calories / 60% fat / AveHR 79 48% / MaxHR 95  57% / 0 mins inZone

11 h 15 to 12 h 15 Conférence — Nutrition et activité physique au féminin : comprendre et informer dietetist team  The wide interest of women regarding health and nutrition is a known fact. However, are they sufficiently and well informed when comes time to apply the recommendations to their conditions and stage of life ? This conference on sporting nutrition and women will help you in your daily practice with your female clients.
Note : All theory and nothing very interesting.

12 h 15 to 13 h 15 LUNCH BREAK

13 h 15 to 14 h 30 303— Ultimate total gliding experience — GLIDING
Helen Vanderburg  Calgary, Canada / past World Champion synchronized swimmer. Come experience the latest and greatest in total body training. Gliding turns traditional exercises into smooth, consistent, flowing patterns for unparalleled success. Using the Gliding discs, Helen will guide you through exercises for every major muscle group. She will transform classic exercise staples into Gliding motion. It is hard to believe an idea so simple, can produce such graceful power. Experience Gliding for yourself and see how every exercise is enhanced with the Gliding discs.

Note : It's interesting to se how old exercises can have a new life with these discs.  I did quite well with them.   and bought a pair to take home. got a list of the exercises we did.
1h03 mins  / 708 calories / 40% fat / AveHR 128 77% / MaxHR 154  93% / 37 mins inZone

15 h 00 to 16 h 30 405— Entraînement en dépense calorique (Calorie expenditure training)
Jean-Denis Thomson B.Sc Kinésiologie, Montréal, Québec This theorical workshop demystifies training strategies for caloric output and obstacles that come up during healthy weight lost. In addition, this workshop will cover the principles and methods of muscular and cardiovascular training used during a caloric output training and you will learn how to adapt your approach to your customers’ weight loss objectives.

Note : Not much that's new, but well presented and good review. I don't agree with everyting he said though. (nutrition-wise, mostly, but experts don't always agree either.)

16 h 45 to 18 h 00  505— Les besoins du client sportif (Sports cleintel's needs)
Marc-Olivier Dagenais  Marc has done doctoral studies in sports psychology, has a Master’s Degree in Coaching Sciences in addition to being a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Registered Kinesiologist, Can-Fit-Pro PTS and NCCP Level IV Certified Coach. Do you know how to develop a sport specific training program ? Lying down on a bench and pressing a lot of weight does very little to improve one’s performance on the court, field or ice ! Athletic performance is enhanced by training the movements, not the muscles. Come review the principle of specificity and find out how to plan a highly successful sport specific training program to develop functional strength, power, speed, agility and quickness. In this session, your will learn the secrets to bring your clients "game" to the next level !

Note : Since Bompa's "Periodization for sports" is my bible.. and Musnick and Pierce's "Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness" has a impressive amout of sports-related-functional exercises, what I got out of this conference is mostly confidance that I alrady know what I'm doing. Good motivation though to RE-read the books.

7 h 30 to 8 h 45 602 — Bâton Exercice La nouveauté de l’heure — STICK
Jennifer Pelletier B.Sc Kinésiologie,  Muscular and cardiovascular training in one, this workshop will teach you a vast number of muscular exercises to add to your aerobics routine to create an exercise stick class. At the end of this workshop, you will be hooked on this new trend and you will want to teach it too.

Note : Interesting, but I'm really not a morning person! Jennifer is 26 weeks pregnant, and sets a good example that a pregnant girl can still move around.
50 mins  / 594 calories / 35% fat / AveHR 133 80% / MaxHR 151  91% / 41 mins inZone

9 h 15 to 10 h 30 702 —  Active Sport Conditionning — AEROBICS
Darin Dieterich Germany.  Active Sports Conditioning is an intensive 30 or 60-minute cardio interval or circuit workout that challenges the body and the mind. Active sport moves and games keep the brain fully challenged without using overwhelming choreography. The added effect of teamwork and task-oriented activity keeps the class concept fresh and interesting for all levels. This class format caters to those new participants that want to start with activity that is familiar and effective. Everyone knows how to do a jumping jack, but many new exercisers don’t know a grapevine from a step touch.

Note : He's crazy, but it was lots of fun and a good workout.. Some loved him, some didn't like him at all.
46 mins  / 567 calories / 30% fat / AveHR 136 82% / MaxHR 194  117% / 38 mins inZone

11 h 00 to 12 h 15 804 —  Are you in the zone ? Heart rate focused riding — SPINNING
Laura Warf  Fitness Director for Interclub des Laurentides in Piedmont, Qc. and an editor for Beyond Fitness magazine.  Take the guesswork out of training intensity. This session will provide an in-depth understanding of heart rate training. Calculate your own maximal heart rate and riding zone. Intensities will be monitored throughout the ride. Teach your students the importance of monitoring their heart rate to achieve their full potential in fitness or athletic objectives. Our heart tells us how much recovery we need – in between intervals and also in between workouts for optimal recovery. Numerous other benefits will be examined in this session. The simplest and most continuous way to monitor heart rate is through the use of a heart rate monitor. Heart rate monitors are recommended for this session.

Note : good workout. learned some stuff that I'll be able to carry over to my cardio training.
50 mins  / 596 calories / 35% fat / AveHR 132 80% / MaxHR 158  95% / 37 mins inZone

12 h 15 to 13 h 15 LUNCH BREAK free 4 mins massage.. feels great.

13 h 15 to 14 h 30  903 —  Hip Hop Vs Sexifit — HIP-HOP & SEXIFIT
Jennifer Pelletier et Julie Le Gruiec Both B.Sc Kinésiologie Hip Hop and Sexifit are classes that can be really similar since lots of hip hop moves are very sensual. However, when those two classes are offered in the same establishment, they have to be different. Jennifer and Julie will teach a pure hiphop style choreography followed by a Sexifit choreography with a different flavor. This session will give you some new and original ideas for both classes in the same workshop.

Note : high level but fun. I like both Hip Hop and Sexifit
1h03 mins  / 637 calories / 50% fat / AveHR 120 72% / MaxHR 141  85% / 23 mins inZone

14 h 45 to 16 h 00 1002 — Latin Heat — DANCE
Clay Grant US National Aerobic Championship: earning Silver and Bronze Medals at the National Finals.  Latin Heat is pretty much exactly what its title implies : Muy caliente ! Like a tantalizing latin meal that mixes special herbs and spices, for this session we mix delectable movements and rhythms. Using the proper ingredients, this workshop is designed to heat up a spicy mix of Latin based dance moves, grooves, beats and of course heat. With this mix, you are certain to experience a dance workout that is pure fun and high energy. Ay caramba !
Note : I was registered for Hard work conditionning, but they switched rooms  and I ended up here by mistake. It was Way over my head! Like I'm level 1 and this was level 4 or 5. but fun..and I would have never dared register for this class LOL  Amélie Martin saw me for a little while and on Monday said "Tu étais vraiment bonne" (but of course, she meant at my level.
53mins  / 556 calories / 45% fat / AveHR 124 75% / MaxHR 140  84% / 25 mins inZone

...Lady's Styling with Karine...
at Passion Salsa in Boucherville, on Sunday, September 7th, 2008, 5h00 pm

"The workshops of Lady's Styling awake the "Salsera" which sleeps in every woman either in their body movements, their sensuality and their attitude when they dance. It is a course of female expression in which we work on the posture, the hands movements, the body isolation, the sets of feet, how to listen to a partner, the style, the attitude, etc, in order to correct the small errors and to improve the style in salsa."

...Salsa Sexy, par Karine...

"Je débuterai sous peu un programme de salsa uniquement pour femme!

Ce sera un mélange d'entraînement aérobique, musculaire et cours de salsa.
Ce sera un cours où vous apprendrai comment bouger chaque parties du corps.
Je vous apprendrai comment bouger, comment avoir une belle posture et comment être plus féminine dans la danse.

Pour les gens qui n'ont aucune base en salsa:
C'est un cours parfait pour celle qui n'ont jamais pris de cours de danse dû au manque de partenaire. Vous vous mettez en forme en apprenant une des danses les plus populaires du moment et des plus amusantes. Découvrez votre féminité et votre sensualité! C'est un excellent moyen de vous tenir en forme. Vous attendrai le prochain cours avec impatience!

Pour les gens qui ont déjà une base dans la salsa:
Vous avez atteint un plateau avec vos cours de groupe?? Voici la prochaine étape. Les gars peuvent vous guider, mais ensuite, vous devez pouvoir bouger...les hanches, les épaules, la cage, le torse, les bras, les mains, les doigts, les pieds. Apprenez des mouvements que vous pourrai incorporer facilement dans votre danse."