English
speaking fitness professionals, personal recommendations
CPR Certification and Health
Network International
Getting Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Paris
fitness events
European fitness events
Links
Fred Hoffman, Reebok representative, presenter, fitness instructor, CEC provider, email: Fred@FredHoffman.com or see www.fredhoffman.com.
Alison Benney, group fitness instructor, community fitness coordinator, email: awbenney@parisfitness.com
Jerry, personal trainer, certified fitness instructor, tel: 01.40.29.08.02
Heike
Brunner, personal trainer, certified fitness instructor,
Pilates/Callanetics-based, tel: 06.14.08.49.78, email: heike@noos.fr
Pam Hennebert, facility fitness coordinator and instructor, pamelawo@aol.com.
Terri-Lynne McFayden, fitness instructor, presenter and certified Pilates and Spinning trainer, tlpilates@hotmail.com.
Andy King, director of Chameleon Fitness, offers personal training services, plus pilates and yoga group classes, email: info@chameleonfitness.net, or see www.chameleonfitness.net.
CoreBody Pilates centre,
private and group classes, mat and equipment, plus teacher training, and now
offers rolfing. Several locations, including 131 rue St. Denis, 1st
arr., tel: 01.45.08.44.29, and 76 rue des Saint-Peres, 7th arr, tel: 03.45.49.97.29,
or see the website: www.corebodypilates.com
L'Academie Americaine de Danse a Paris (bilingual), Pilates adult classes and children's dance, 5, rue Rousselet, 7th arr., tel: 01.47.34.36.22.
Natasha Conklin, certified in Yamuna, or body-rolling, also offers personal or small group classes in Pilates mat classes and yoga, tel: 01.4325.6342, or email: parispilates@hotmail.com.
Centre de yoga
du Marais, 3rd arr., Michelle Jacobi, www.yogamarais.com/,
tel: 01.42.74.24.92, email: yogamarais@wanadoo.fr
Marie-Rose Bardy (French),
yoga, group or individual, 7th arr., tel: 06.80.72.38.88
Evy
Jester, certified massage therapist, 5th arr., tel:
06.60.81.53.26
Louise Vaughan-Arbuckle, registered reflexologist and massage therapist, tel: 06.83.26.84.86, email: louisevaughan-arbuckle@wanadoo.fr.
Pedro de Alcantara, long-time Alexander Technique teacher and workshop organiser, tel: 01.43.38.22.83, email: pedro@pedrodealcantara.com, or see: www.pedrodealcantara.com
Alexander Technique teacher/presenter/writer, Alexis Niki, offers monthly workshops in addition to private sessions, tel: 01.49.23.53.01, email: alexis@alexisniki.com or see www.alexisniki.com
Rolfing, anyone? The Centre d'Integration Structurelle, with Jessica Blean and Nicolas Molino, offers Structural Integration, rolfing, myofascial/deep tissue massage and outcall visits. Intro session, 50 euros, by appointment only. For more info see their site: www.rolfmethodeparis.com/ or call 01.43.48.76.50.
Food
services: Need a personal chef you can understand? Or perhaps someone to
teach you how to cook healthy? Two English-speaking food specialists have recently
hung out their shingles in Paris:
Cuisine
Simple is run by a certified natural chef who specialises in holistic nutrition.
Check out Joshua's site or contact him at tel: 06.09.27.66.22, or chef@lacuisinesimple.com.
Dice and Spice was created
by a registered dietician, who offers personalised cooking instruction and nutrition
discussions for groups or individuals. Contact Stacy at diceandspicenutrition@yahoo.com
or tel. 09.50.18.25.09.
Salon du Mondial Body Fitness, annual fitness convention, held in Paris. See here for description.
Salon du Bien Etre, trade show for alternative medicine.
Salon
Marjolaine, annual trade show dedicated to organic food and the environment,
held in November, Parc Floral, Paris
Getting training and earning Continuing Education Credits can be challenging, but not impossible. The annual Reebok convention provides CECs recognized by a number of fitness organisations, HNI offers some courses that may be accepted, and Fred Hoffman provides CECs for ACE. Then there is always the possibility of attending a fitness convention somewhere else in Europe. See jumpy-bumpy.com for a list of over 65 events around the world.
ACE
(American Council on Exercise) calendar of workshops and events
IDEA Health and Fitness Association, "Fitness Central" for the US
Sara City, friendly competitor to IDEA for six fitness conventions per year, see their schedule here
ACSM, American College of Sports Medecine, annual health & fitness summit
NASM, National Academy of Sports Medicine
AFAA, Aerobics and Fitness Association of America - for their international calendar of events see: www.afaa.com/103.afa
YMCA fitness training: getting certified in the UKStott Pilates certification, London, with international listings
Altitude Fitness Convention, at Val d'Isere, organised by Eva Winskill and Fit Studio, Lyon - information at fitstudio@wanadoo.fr or tel: 06.08.71.72.81.
Fitness Forum, Multitrax hosts the annual Fitness Forum in London.
Karen Voight's homepage, my favorite, with her fitness tip of the month and award-winning videos.
Gin Miller’s
tips for pros page