What is the 5 Star Teaching Plan?
All our instructors take the Water Fitness Aqua Instructors Course, 1 or 4 days depending on their previous qualifications if any, to enable them to teach Water Fitness. This earns them the qualification of being a One Star Instructor and means they can teach a broad range of classes to a broad range of ages.
Water Fitness Instructors will also be encouraged to attend a variety of workshops to update their knowledge and of course, gain further ideas and experiences.
However they can add Stars to their initial qualification by training to teach specialist classes.
Benefits...continued
Research carried out by Herberlein, Perez, Wygand and Connors in 1989 found that water aerobics improves a participant’s appearance through weight control.
In comparison to dance exercises on land, which used more calories per minute,
it was discovered that water aerobics used a greater percentage of fat as an actual source.
For those who are very overweight, an added advantage is that heart rates may be lower than those achieved in land based exercises. This is in part due to the cooling effects of the water, but for the overweight, less stress on the heart can be very beneficial.
Are all Water Fitness classes the same?
They are similar in that they will all have the same goal - to improve the health and fitness of their participants. But there are many ways in which classes can differ.
For example, there is a whole range of equipment which can be used to add greater resistance and variety to Water Fitness classes: noodles, mitts, handbuoys, floatation belts, steps, cuffs; these can be used in a section of the workout or for the whole session.
But for instructors, Water Fitness also provides the opportunity to create specialist classes through the 5 star Teaching Plan
Training with Water Fitness Limited is both fun and informative.
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