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Expert: - 7/6/2004


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Hello, I am a AFAA personal trainer as well as a group fitness instructor.  I currently work for a gym over seas.  I volunteer my classes to soldiers at times and have been asked to arrange a class for PT with an attendance of about 100-150 soldiers.  I usually teach step aerobics as well as endurance strength classes; neither will transfer to that number due to lack of equipment.  I thought about a sports conditioning type of class.  I don't want a boot camp style because they are soldiers; I want something new.  I also think they lack the "core" type of training that new techniques of group fitness employ.  Do you have suggestions on a series of DVD or instruction I could get that would allow me to create a sports conditioning styled class for large numbers with new inovative types of exercises?  It has to be online or DVD/video because of my residence.  I appreciate your time.  Andrea

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Hi Andrea.  Have you gone to www.collagevideo.com? They have lots of great exercise videos for you to check out.  I don't have one particular video in mind, but I know you will probably be able to find what you need.  Let me know if I can help you out any further.  Keep up the great work for the soldiers (US troops?).

Sincerely, Daphne

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Daphne E Brown MS CPRP

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I will answer questions concerning exercise, nutrition, health and diseases related to obesity or sedentary lifestyle. I can also answer questions about being an aerobics/group exercise leader or questions about getting certified with AFAA.

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Receiving my Masters of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology, I have been Fitness Director on board Royal Caribbean luxury cruise ships, I have given training seminars for aspiring group exercise leaders; I am certified and I work for Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). I was Senior Exercise Physiologist and lecturer at the Internationally renowned Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa at Turnberry Island Resort in Miami, Florida for almost 10 years and I was also the Fitness Assessment Coordinator at the exclusive Fisher Island Spa Internazionale on exclusive Fisher Island in Miami Beach (famous residents of the island include Oprah Winfrey, Andre Agassi, and Sharon Gless). I've competed in AAU and NAC Aerobics competitions. Currently, I own a Fitness/Lifestyle planning business. I have been in the Fitness industry for almost 20 years and here on AllExperts since 1999.

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B.S. Biology/Chemistry M.S. Clinical Exercise Physiology AFAA Certified and Examiner

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