Location: Innisbrook Resort Palm Harbor, Florida
Dates: May 10th-14th, 2016
Program Link: www.aeawave.com

The IAFC has something for every aquatic fitness instructor level. NZ Manufacturing is proud to be the official resistance training tool supplier for this event. At this “Aquatic Fitness Retreat” you’ll find:

  • Exclusive Specialty Certificate Programs for Aquatic Fitness Instructors
  • Master Classes for Aqua and Land
  • Aquatic Workshops (theory and pool)
  • Lectures and classroom education offerings (for those who want to stay dry)
  • Great networking with aquatic professionals from around the world
  • A marketplace to buy aquatic fitness equipment

Longer in-depth aquatic workshops have been added this year to offer extra time to dive deeper. These aquatic workshops will alternate between pool & lecture.

In preparation for this conference, NZ Manufacturing is providing a scholarship award in the amount of $500 that can be used within 12 months from receipt of the award for any continuing education provided by the AEA. The award will be presented from a drawing held at the dinner banquet on Friday, May 13th at the conference. The scholarship award will be selected from those participating in the 50/50 drawing at the event.

The following StrechCordz® dry-land and in-water products will be demonstrated by four presenters at four different workshops:

The presenters scheduled to demonstrate the StrechCordz® products in their workshops are as follows:

Lori Sherlock, Ph.D.
Hometown: Morgantown, WV
Associate Professor at West Virginia University
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
More about Lori

Lori is also Chair of the Aquatic Exercise Association’s research committee, AEA trainer and recipient of the 2015 AEA Global Aquatic Fitness Professional award.

Tuesday 5:00pm – 5:45pm: StrechCordz®: Expanding Possibilities in Aquatics
Dive in and discover the versatility of StrechCordz® aquatic training tools and their applications in aquatic exercise activities. This demo will showcase various aquatic fitness applications, including Pilates adaptations, as used in the Hydro Pilates program.

Lori will be using:

Jackie LeBeau
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Assistant Director for Fitness at John Hopkins Training Center
Training Specialist for AEA
More about Jackie

Wednesday 4:30pm-5:15pm: StrechCordz® – New Applications for Aquatics
Jackie will be presenting the StrechCordz® dry-land workshop showcasing a combo of strength and cardio circuits using the StrechCordz® Aqua Pool Band to illustrate its versatility on land.

Martine Flamen
Hometown: Gent, Belgium
Founder & Owner Aqua & Move
AEA International Master Trainer
Speedo International Trainer
More about Martine

Aqua & Move is a large swim academy for adults and children, which also includes aquatic fitness programming for adults. Martine is also the owner of a VDRG, a dance school with more then 1500 dancers and she is the director of Hip-hop International in Belgium.

Thursday 2:30pm-4:30pm: Back to Basic Seniors
Discover various strategies for creating an engaging and exciting aquatic fitness class for seniors. Martine will feature one of her circuits with the StrechCordz® Drag Belt Tow Tether.

Marti Peters
Hometown: Estero, FL
Membership Director for Club Spa & Fitness Association
Owner, MartiFit In-Home Personal Training
More about Marti

Marti has traveled the world providing continuing education and writes fitness articles for several publications.

Friday Morning 7:30am-9:30am: Core Central
Working your core muscles to the max is what this workshop is all about. Marti will teach you how to build strength, improve balance and function with the StrechCordz® with Handles. You’ll learn how core muscles work and interact along with keys to muscle activation & effectiveness.

Presenter Highlight: Jackie Lebeau

jackie-lebeauWhat do you love most about the IAFC?

There are professionals from all around the world that you get to interact with. Regardless of what language they speak, their non-verbal skills are strong. I’ve improved my own skills by watching these International presenters.

What inspired you to get into Aquatic Fitness?

I started in aquatics as a lifeguard in high school. Fitness is like a snowball effect. My boss asked me to teach deep water exercise so I ended up getting the certified.

What StrechCordz® product do you use most in your in-water training?

I like to use the Safety Cord Short Belt with the cord attached to the back so my class can do jumps and boxing exercises. I also love the Drag Belt Tow Tether because the parachute is great for small group circuit training. They can run forward, backward and laterally for group class.

Check out Jackie’s Training video:
Jackie’s Training Video