For the Love of Fit Connie Jasinskas - B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Sc.
During the past twenty years, I have had the pleasure of training hundreds of fitness and aquafit leaders, across Canada and internationally (England, Portugal, South Africa). Health and wellness workshops for educators, health care workers, the fitness community and businesses are my specialty. Keynotes on topics ranging from Humour to Change Management are my delight. Each week, I bring laughter and learning about health and fitness to my personal training clients, aquatic rehab patients, and the members of my osteoporosis and fibromyalgia exercise groups.
I was honoured in 1990 by the Ontario Fitness Council with their Special Award for Leadership and was the YWCA’s 2001 Woman of Distinction Award winner for Health, Wellness and Active Living.
As a breast cancer survivor-thriver, I volunteer for the Cancer Society’s Peer Support program.
I am a proud member of the Guelph BreastStrokes Dragon Boat Team. In 2003, I had the honour of competing in the South Pacific International Breast Cancer Survivors’ dragon boat festival in New Zealand. In 2005, I steered for BreastStrokes at the 10 Year Anniversary Survivors' Regatta in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to research and author numerous training resources related to anatomy, exercise physiology, fitness, aqua fitness, and aquatic post rehabilitation. I am known and respected for my ability to make complex information practical and easy to understand. However, most of my learners tell me they appreciate my sense of humour, and enthusiastic approach to active learning.
In the Training section of this site, you will find a listing and description of workshops, courses, master classes, and other educational options I offer. These represent excellent learning opportunities for professionals in the field. In addition to the topics listed, I enjoy custom-designing sessions based on the needs of my clients. Please get in touch if you have a specific request not listed here.
Connie Jasinskas
B.Sc. B.Ed. M.Sc.
CALA, PFLC & OFC Certified
"My mission is to provide the knowledge, resources, and motivation to help people become their best."
Professional Credentials
- B.Sc.(Human Kinetics), B.Ed.(Phys. Ed., Science), M.Sc.(Exercise Physiology)
- Ontario Teachers Certificate
- Ontario Fitness Council: Certified Leader, Trainer
- Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance: Leader, Trainer, Master Trainer
- Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology: Professional Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant, Personal Trainer
Adult Educator, Author, Speaker, Personal Trainer
- International author, presenter and speaker
- Since 1984, facilitator of numerous training events for a variety of organizations interested in fitness, health and wellness
- Areas of Expertise: personal growth, humor management, change motivation, healthy lifestyles, fitness, aqua fitness, and aquatic post rehabilitation leadership training
- Author of numerous technical update articles and training manuals for fitness, aqua fitness, and aquatic post rehabilitation
- Breast cancer survivor and Canadian Cancer Society Volunteer: Peer Support Program -- outreach to people newly diagnosed with breast cancer
Published Works
- Entrainment of Breathing Rate to Movement Frequency During Work at Two Intensities, Respiration Physiology 42, 199-209, Elsevier / North-Holland Biomedical Press, 1980
- Training For Trainers Manual, Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance, 1994
- Applied Anatomy for Exercise Design, Fitness Ontario Leadership Program, Ontario Sports & Recreation Centre Inc., 1996
- Combined Basic Fitness Theory and Aquafitness Specialty Training Manual, Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance (co-author: C. Kopansky), CALA, 1999
- Aquanatal: Aquafitness for the Childbearing Year, Training manual for the CALA certification program of the same name, self published, 2000
- Numerous contributions to quarterly membership newsletters: Ontario Fitness Council, Membership Matters; Can Fit Pro Quarterly; CALA Wavelink
- Aqua Arthritis Manual, CALA Healing Waters, 2004
- Foundations of Vertical Water Training: The Kopansky Method, CALA (co-author: C. Kopansky) 2006
- Workout: Waterworks, Glow Magazine, July-August 2006
Public Speaking / Promotional Experience
- Adult Educator: designer and facilitator of hundreds of fitness and lifestyle leadership training courses / workshops across Canada and internationally since 1984
- Motivational Speaker: promoting positive attitude, humor, change motivation and breast cancer awareness to numerous groups since 1993
- Guest Lecturer: Brock University, Humour, Health, Gender Issues courses, since 1997
- Conference Presenter: Can Fit Pro, Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance, B.C., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and Manitoba fitness leadership conferences; Ontario Kinesiologists Association
- World Conference on Breast Cancer: Humor Workshop Presenter, Ottawa, Canada, July, 1999