Andrea Leplae

About Andrea Leplae (Miss)

2013 marks 20 years that I have been actively teaching group fitness classes.  Since 2007, I have specialized in teaching Mind/Body exercise, and specifically, Yoga and Pilates.  I am able to adapt group and individual programs to suit the participants needs.  I have particular expertise in working with older adults and very young children and families.  This has now become a specialist area for me, however, I do teach two regular classes a week to large groups of mixed age/ability for one of my contractors, the Pleasantview Community Recreation Committee.

I began to teach in 1993 as an assistant Aerobics Instructor and found a love of people and exercise to music.  Over the years, I have gained expertise in communicating and connecting with the learners' experience.  I have professionally developed my communication abilities by taking two teaching qualifications - one for the secondary years, and later on, one for the adult years.  In 2011, I also trained at a Montessori school for 2.5-5 year-old children, and taught yoga there on a regular basis, both to the preschoolers and to the staff.

On a personal level, people find me approachable and always with a smile and a sympathetic ear.  Any of my employers or contractors would be able to attest to my high work ethic, including my dependability and positive attitude toward clients, co-workers and management.

Some of my interestes include sewing and surfing, which was a passion I discovered in Aberdeen, while living in Scotland.  The North Sea got a little too cold for me, so I moved to the South of England after that, and enjoyed several more years of surfing in Devon and Cornwall.  Now living in Toronto, I enjoy SUP regualarly, including Yoga on SUP, which I feel I could probably teach at this stage,with some further safety training.

I still do enjoy teaching Aqua-Fit, both shallow water and deep, and get called in occasionally still to teach these sessions. I have several specialiat qualifications in this field and more than 10 years experience teaching Aqua-Fit. 

I think Fit Bodies Inc would find me to be a versatile, trustworthy and highly-experienced addition to their work force.

Sincerely,

Andrea Leplae

HBSc, BEd, FIS, CPR-C, FFY, FP