Karen is a graduate of Monroe Community College where she earned a degree in Recreation Therapy with a minor in Physical Education. She is presently attending Monroe Community College again, focusing on Food Production & Nutrition as an avenue of study to further support the fight against the adult & childhood obesity epidemic and help students with this often overlooked link to their health. Karen has 21 years experience in the Health & Fitness Industry. During those years Karen has taught group exercise classes, personal trained, directed facilities, developed Wellness educational programs, has created The Whole Approach business and is a trainer for the YMCA of USA Health & Fitness Industry. In addition to her degree, her certifications include; a nationally accredited ACE Group Exercise and Personal Training Certification, the highest Certification within the YMCA of USA system of Fitness Specialist, IM=X Certified Instructor, YogaFit Certified Instructor, Silver Sneaker’s Certified Instructor, ServeSafe Certification, Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Certified Program Evaluator and is CPR/AED Certified. Her trainer level courses include the YMCA of USA Group Exercise Trainer and Family Cook’s Certified Trainer.
She believes that wellness should be approached with the whole person in mind and should be a social/learning experience for each participant. Teachings should be taught in a nurturing environment that encourages participants to work at their own level while learning essential skills to build into a lifetime of Well-being!
All that and it better be FUN too!
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Rosemarie has been involved in Fitness, overall for 26 years. Although she has revolved out a few times for life changing events, she has always been passionate about being well and keeping her weight in a "healthy" range, which has been a lifelong struggle. Rosemarie’s earliest teachings date back to the Aerobics in Motion (AIM) program taught at the Lockport YMCA in the early 1980’s. After taking some years off to have her two wonderful sons, Rosemarie re-emerged as an IDEA certified Instructor in the early 1990’s. IDEA was the first governing agency created for Group Exercise Instructors. She has been an instructor at the Lockport YMCA, the Fitness Palace, Curve’s and Phoenix Fitness before ending up here with us at The Whole Approach @ Lisa’s Dance Boutique.
Rosie’s current certifications include YMCA Group Exercise Instructor Certification that she earned in October, 2006 and Silver Sneaker Instructor Certification in June, 2006. Her next pursuits will be to become IM=X and YogaFit Certified. Rosie has studied with Karen Lathigee-Blank for over 8 years, collaborates on new program objectives for the Whole Approach and continues to pursue any professional opportunity to study Pilates & Yoga.
Rosie brings a "Positive Role" model presence to all the classes that she teaches as she rarely misses a class herself and is a well-studied instructor. She believes in the human approach to wellness with lots of real stories and loads of fun!
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Kelly Frost accidently fell into fitness training while pursuing her own fitness goals. She was taking classes at a local YMCA when she was approached about sampling a Zumba class. From that moment on, she decided to enter the fitness training world and become a Zumba Instructor. Since her journey began in 2008, she has continued her training and completed the Foundations of Group Exercise course through the YMCA of the USA . This course, along with her summer apprenticeship at the Whole Approach, has given Kelly the opportunity to teach Body Conditioning class as well as Zumba. Kelly also has held a valid CPR/AED card for the last 5 years due to her role as a volleyball coach. Besides working in the fitness/sports industry, Kelly is a certified elementary/special education teacher and currently works full time. Her philosophy on fitness is that everyone has to start somewhere so don't stress if your first workout only lasts a few minutes. At least that is less time you spent on the couch!
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In October, 2004, Lora attended her first IM-X Pilatess class at the Whole Approach. At that time, she was looking for the right "fit" to her fitness needs. She began adding classes including body conditioning and Yoga. Lora has been an avid outdoor bicyclist for a number of years. In May, 2008, Lora accepted the challenge of becoming an indoor cycle instructor. At the age of 50 years, 11 months, she became a certified Cycle Rebock instructor and began teaching at the Whole Approach in November, 2008. Lora has continued her quest for fitness and has become certified in group exercise. She is currently helping out at the studio by facilitating Yoga classes as she travels on her personal journey to become a certified Yoga instructor. Lora is married and continues her love of riding outdoors - riding with her husband as often as she can. She gives back to the community by participating in several fundraising rides raising money for breast cancer research, a diabetes cure and the MS tour, to name a few.
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