Congratulations on being selected as an EF Instructor of the Year! Many thanks for assisting with the New Instructor Training earlier this week. Your class was excellent and it is obvious why your participants nominated you for this award. Your work with frail and memory care participants is inspiring. It was a pleasure working with you all week 
Congratulations Barb Fish Michigan EF Instructor of the Year! June 20, 2009
Congratulations New Instructors!!! June 18, 2009
Thanks everyone for a great training at both the Downtown Wellness Center and the Oak Park YMCA. Thanks Anna (Downtown) and Anita (Oak Park) for all you did to make the trainings go smoothly. 22 new instructors!! Great job and keep in touch
Lansing YMCA EnhanceFitness Open Houses June 15th May 21, 2009
Come see an EnhanceFitness class in action! Are you an organization interested in implementing this evidence-based program in your area? Are you an interested participant wanting to give the class a free trial? Come on out to our Open House on June 15th. Participate in an EnhanceFitness class for free–or just observe the class. The following locations are open to observe or try:
Oak Park YMCA http://ymcaoflansing.org/maps_oakpark.html 8:00 am and 11:00 am
Westside YMCA http://ymcaoflansing.org/maps_westside.html 9:15 am
Mt. Hope United Methodist Church (operated by the Downtown YMCA) 10:30 am http://www.mounthopeumc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9
The EF Instructor/Administrator Conference Registration Link May 20, 2009
Current and future EnhanceFitness instructors and program administrators make sure to register for the 1st Annual EnhanceFitness Instructor Conference on held June 19th at the Henry Center on the campus of Michigan State University. Registration is required. Go to http://www.projectenhance.org/EF_registration.html
This is the registration link for all EF events (instructor trainings and conferences). Select the date/location in the drop down box. This event is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Community Health Arthritis Program at no cost to participants! The conference can be used for CECs. See you there!
Michigan EnhanceFitness Week Training Events May 7, 2009
Michigan EnhanceFitness Week is soon approaching. The prerequisite for the EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training is the YMCA Principles of Health and Wellness and the Foundations of YMCA Group Exercise. These two courses will be offered on June 12th (5pm-9pm) and June 13th (8am-5pm) at the Downtown YMCA Wellness Center. Downtown YMCA Wellness Center
119 N. Washington Sq.
Lansing, MI 48933
484-4000
These are primarily lecture courses with some movement. There is a written exam at the conclusion.
A third course, YMCA Cardio Step Instructor Trainer is offered on Sunday June 14th (8am-5pm). It is NOT REQUIRED for EnhanceFitness Instructors, but a great class which will give you good experience in teaching the cardio portion of the class. This is a movement course with a practical exam.
COURSE FEES: YMCA Principles of Health and Wellness $30; Foundations of Group Exercise $60; Cardio Step Instructor $60.
REGISTRATION: Call 517-484-4000 to register for the YMCA courses.
You can now register for the June 16th and 17th EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training at:
www.projectenhance.org/EF_registration.html
The training is free for all MDCH partners. For all others there will be a $20 fee to cover the manual and snacks for the training. Lunch will be on your own, so please plan to pack or run out for lunch on Day 1. This training will fill quickly so please register soon.
The EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training will be held at the Oak Park YMCA in Lansing, but you MUST register for the training with EnhanceFitness at the above link.
June EnhanceFitness Lansing training registration is open! April 7, 2009
You can now register for the June EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training at:
www.projectenhance.org/EF_registration.html
The training is free for all MDCH partners. For all others there will be a $20 fee to cover the manual and snacks for the training. Lunch will be on your own, so please plan to pack or run out for lunch on Day 1. This training will fill quickly so please register soon.
The EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training will be held at the Oak Park YMCA in Lansing.
Master Trainers looking for experience? April 7, 2009
Registration is open for the June 16th and 17th New Instructor Training in Lansing, MI. It will be a large training. If you are currently a Master Trainer and want experience teaching the New Instructor Training, please let me know and we can discuss team teaching the training. I would welcome your assistance and will be happy to give you feedback (and would welcome your feedback for me.)
Michigan EnhanceFitness Week! March 24, 2009
The dates for the first annual Michigan EnhanceFitness Week have been set. As we continue to grow the program throughout the state, the need for ongoing trainings continues to grow as well. The agenda for the week is as follows:
Friday June 12th-Sunday June 14th YMCA Group Exercise Instructor Training. Downtown YMCA Lansing (the prerequisite for EnhanceFitness instructors). Register at 517-484-4000 http://ymcaoflansing.org/downtownymcawellnesscenter.html
Monday June 15th YMCA of Lansing EnhanceFitness Open House. Come and visit any of our sites. Talk with instructors, site coordinators, and participants. See our classes in action and learn how you can implement this great program in your area!
Tuesday June 16th-17th EnhanceFitness New Instructor Training. Register at http://www.projectenhance.org/EF_registration.html Training held at Oak Park YMCA Lansing. http://ymcaoflansing.org/oakparkymca.html
Thursday June 18th The EnhanceFitness Master Trainer National Conference. MSU Henry Center. http://www.bus.msu.edu/edc/
Friday June 19th EnhanceFitness Instructor and Administrator Conference. MSU Henry Center.
I will post registration information as it is available. Looking forward to seeing everyone for these great events!!
