Some Background Information
This is just a bit of information regarding the background of the author. I am a medical laboratory technologist with several years experience working in all areas of the hospital laboratory. I am currently a supervisor in the blood bank of a very busy hospital. Very early in my career as a medical technologist, I became a certified fitness instructor. I started teaching classes for Dance Fit. After a year, I became involved with a group that started a series of fitness classes called Dance and Stretch. I was an instructor/choreographer with this group for several years. In my early 30's I decided to go to university to obtain my bachelor of science in biological sciences. I found it more difficult to work part time in the hospital, go to school and teach fitness classes at the same time, along with raising my 2 daughters so I gave up teaching my classes. I did not forego my own fitness endeavours though. I forgot to mention that I also taught for the school of medical technology on a part time basis.
Upon finishing my degree, I went to work in a hospital in the US (I live in Canada) full time. While I was working in my new position, I was approached by a local aikido dojo, the Rose City Athletic Organization, to design and teach a cardio kick box class. This was in the days when Tae Bo had become the big rage. I am in no way a martial artist but I had participated in several cardio kick box classes myself and felt confident I could do such a class. I designed a class which we called KEN BOK, named from the Japanese wooden sword Bokken. The class was designed as a traditional fitness class. The cardio portion was mixed impact with a lot of kick box moves, kicks and punches, and also some simple dance moves along with classic cardio moves. The strength portion varied. We used the Bokken and the jo (wooden staff) for much of the strength. We also incorporated light weights and resistance bands into the workouts. The workouts were done to motivating music. Music has always been my main motivator. The class ran for about 3 years but some changes in my hospital job and lack of interest in the kick box move prompted an end to the class.
In my fitness journey, I discovered an online fitness forum which gave me another source of interest and motivation. I became very active on the forum and after a year became a forum moderator, a position I still hold on the forum. I was also lucky enough to be selected to appear in a fitness infomercial, although the infomercial itself was very short run. I had a lot of fun going to New York to meet with some of my online friends and filming the infomercial. The experience once again motivated me to go and pursue my fitness career. I needed some more training and education, as it had been a few years since I attended any time of workshop. I found an organization called Can Fit Pro (Canadian Fitness Professionals) which offered training locally for fitness instructors, personal trainers and nutrition and wellness specialists. I had just missed the training sessions for personal trainers but I noticed that there was a course for nutrition and wellness specialist being offered soon so I registered and took the program. I passed the written exam and the practical exam for the certification. A few months later I saw that the personal trainer training program was offered so I did the program and again passed the certification requirements.
I decided to start small business called Fit Kix using my skills as nutrition and wellness specialist, personal trainer and fitness instructor. What I hope to offer people is a way to get back to health and maintain it through healthy eating (not dieting) and moderate exercise. I hope to promote healthy lifestyles in this modern day where technology has taken over so many of our "healthy" options in life. I hope that many will opt for some of the ideas that I can present here to help with a long and healthy life.
Upon finishing my degree, I went to work in a hospital in the US (I live in Canada) full time. While I was working in my new position, I was approached by a local aikido dojo, the Rose City Athletic Organization, to design and teach a cardio kick box class. This was in the days when Tae Bo had become the big rage. I am in no way a martial artist but I had participated in several cardio kick box classes myself and felt confident I could do such a class. I designed a class which we called KEN BOK, named from the Japanese wooden sword Bokken. The class was designed as a traditional fitness class. The cardio portion was mixed impact with a lot of kick box moves, kicks and punches, and also some simple dance moves along with classic cardio moves. The strength portion varied. We used the Bokken and the jo (wooden staff) for much of the strength. We also incorporated light weights and resistance bands into the workouts. The workouts were done to motivating music. Music has always been my main motivator. The class ran for about 3 years but some changes in my hospital job and lack of interest in the kick box move prompted an end to the class.
In my fitness journey, I discovered an online fitness forum which gave me another source of interest and motivation. I became very active on the forum and after a year became a forum moderator, a position I still hold on the forum. I was also lucky enough to be selected to appear in a fitness infomercial, although the infomercial itself was very short run. I had a lot of fun going to New York to meet with some of my online friends and filming the infomercial. The experience once again motivated me to go and pursue my fitness career. I needed some more training and education, as it had been a few years since I attended any time of workshop. I found an organization called Can Fit Pro (Canadian Fitness Professionals) which offered training locally for fitness instructors, personal trainers and nutrition and wellness specialists. I had just missed the training sessions for personal trainers but I noticed that there was a course for nutrition and wellness specialist being offered soon so I registered and took the program. I passed the written exam and the practical exam for the certification. A few months later I saw that the personal trainer training program was offered so I did the program and again passed the certification requirements.
I decided to start small business called Fit Kix using my skills as nutrition and wellness specialist, personal trainer and fitness instructor. What I hope to offer people is a way to get back to health and maintain it through healthy eating (not dieting) and moderate exercise. I hope to promote healthy lifestyles in this modern day where technology has taken over so many of our "healthy" options in life. I hope that many will opt for some of the ideas that I can present here to help with a long and healthy life.
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