YogaFit
YogaFit (“Yoga for the Fitness Industry”™), was developed in 1994 by Beth Shaw.
After practicing yoga since 1989 and taking several “Yoga Certifications” Beth began
teaching at fitness clubs in Los Angeles. She soon discovered that while traditional
certifications taught a lot about the history and philosophy of Yoga, they did not
address the nuts and bolts issue of teaching yoga in a health club. Knowing the
many challenges of teaching yoga in a health club; bright lights, cold rooms, bodies
of all types and fitness/ flexibility levels, she created her own style of yoga that
combined fitness moves such as push ups, sit ups and squats with traditional yoga
postures linked together in a flowing fitness format. To make the practice “user-
friendly” she eliminated the Sanskrit names of the postures and avoided the oming
and chanting sometimes associated with traditional yoga practices.
YogaFit was born
YogaFit Training Systems
In 1996 Beth started writing articles for fitness trade magazines about bringing yoga
to the fitness industry. In a trade for a “homemade” ad , Beth's article appeared in
Recreation Resources Magazine and got 250 responses. From those responses,
YogaFit, now a real incorporated company, got their first training in Fargo, North
Dakota training 26 fitness instructors from four different YMCA’s. The YogaFit
Training Program was born. Specifically designed for presentation in health clubs,
fitness facilities or other group exercise locations, YogaFit allows a facility to offer a
compliment to their existing group exercise program which improves performance
in all sports.
The company and training program have expanded over the years, and now feature
internationally renowned programs for training fitness professionals in YogaFit.
YogaFit has Teacher Trainings Level One, Two, Three, Four and Five in addition to
over 20 specialties. YogaFit is launching Level Six in 2008.
YogaFit (“Yoga for the Fitness Industry”™), was developed in 1994 by Beth Shaw.
After practicing yoga since 1989 and taking several “Yoga Certifications” Beth began
teaching at fitness clubs in Los Angeles. She soon discovered that while traditional
certifications taught a lot about the history and philosophy of Yoga, they did not
address the nuts and bolts issue of teaching yoga in a health club. Knowing the
many challenges of teaching yoga in a health club; bright lights, cold rooms, bodies
of all types and fitness/ flexibility levels, she created her own style of yoga that
combined fitness moves such as push ups, sit ups and squats with traditional yoga
postures linked together in a flowing fitness format. To make the practice “user-
friendly” she eliminated the Sanskrit names of the postures and avoided the oming
and chanting sometimes associated with traditional yoga practices.
YogaFit was born
YogaFit Training Systems
In 1996 Beth started writing articles for fitness trade magazines about bringing yoga
to the fitness industry. In a trade for a “homemade” ad , Beth's article appeared in
Recreation Resources Magazine and got 250 responses. From those responses,
YogaFit, now a real incorporated company, got their first training in Fargo, North
Dakota training 26 fitness instructors from four different YMCA’s. The YogaFit
Training Program was born. Specifically designed for presentation in health clubs,
fitness facilities or other group exercise locations, YogaFit allows a facility to offer a
compliment to their existing group exercise program which improves performance
in all sports.
The company and training program have expanded over the years, and now feature
internationally renowned programs for training fitness professionals in YogaFit.
YogaFit has Teacher Trainings Level One, Two, Three, Four and Five in addition to
over 20 specialties. YogaFit is launching Level Six in 2008.
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