Aquatic Exercise Association

Virtual Sessions via Zoom

Thursday, August 20, 2026

2:00 - 4:00pm Eastern Time (Miami/New York)

CEC/CEUs: AEA/ATRI 3.0

Can’t attend live? No problem!

Access to course recording will be available for 30 days (following the course air date) for advanced purchasers.

CIA Training for Seniors (Circuit Interval Aquatics)

Unlock the secrets to successful senior fitness with water exercise! Learn to design fun, safe, and results-driven workouts tailored to seniors. Whether you already work with older adults or are just getting started, this program gives you the tools to create innovative circuit and interval sessions, develop balanced routines, and enhance balance and mobility. Discover how to adjust exercises for all abilities and make a real difference in your clients’ lives. Enroll today and stand out as a senior fitness professional!

Objectives:

• Review the principles of circuit and interval training, and their application within aquatic environments.
• Demonstrate understanding of the planes of motion and the methods for achieving a balanced muscular workout by incorporating movements in all three planes.
• Analyze the effects of water depth, drag, and the physical laws and how it applies to aquatic exercise.
• Address specific needs of seniors, including muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, resistance training, balance and flexibility.
• Explain when and how to modify workout intensity in response to how the participants demonstrate from their form and ability to perform movements through a full range of motion.
• Review joint movement and the muscles involved with the specific joints, and review how to use the water as an built-in form of resistance in aquatic exercise.

Monique Acton is an experienced presenter, consultant, and online exercise coach, who specializes in creating medical exercise programs. Monique is an author for Akwa magazine, an AEA Aquatic Training Specialist, and assists in developing workshops and online programs with AEA. She is a Medical Exercise Specialist Trainer and a Post-Rehab Conditioning Specialist with the American Academy of Health, Fitness, and Rehab Professionals.

Please email [email protected] for questions.