Meet Amanda
Photo by Allison Mundle
Amanda Sterczyk is an author, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Essentrics® Instructor, and Creator of The Move More Institute™, an initiative to promote healthy active living by adding more movement/activity/motion to individuals' daily lives. Her first book, Move More, Your Life Depends On It: Practical Tips to Add More Movement to Your Day, is available for sale on Amazon.
She has been teaching group fitness classes since 2010. Amanda has taught men, women and children of all ages, as well as elite athletes. She offers in-home and/or in-office personal training, Essentrics group and private sessions, and movement coaching and workshops in central Ottawa, Canada, as well as online personal training via Skype or FaceTime. Amanda specializes in helping retired older adults and sedentary office workers maintain strength, flexibility, and mobility. Her slogan is: Move more, feel better.
Background:
Amanda holds a Master's degree in social psychology from Carleton University (1993). Before her career in fitness, she worked for over 10 years in health promotion research and human resources. During her 2001 maternity leave, she discovered a TV show on PBS called "Classical Stretch by Essentrics®". Host and creator Miranda Esmonde-White was on lovely beach in Jamaica, leading viewers in a full-body, non-impact workout. Amanda tried the workout and was hooked immediately.
After returning to the workforce, she began experiencing excruciating pain in her foot. She was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, and told she'd need to wear orthotics and indoor shoes for the rest of her life. That's a tough sell for a barefoot person! Shortly thereafter, Amanda rediscovered Classical Stretch by Essentrics® and started back into early morning workouts in her living room. Within a month, she threw out her smelly indoor shoes and put the orthotics away. The unique exercise sequences in Essentrics had unlocked tight muscles and relieved her foot pain. She wanted to train as an Essentrics Instructor and bring this unique program to as many people as possible.
Amanda began teaching Essentrics in 2010. Since then, she has continued her evolution as a fitness professional. Amanda is now a Certified Personal Trainer (American College of Sports Medicine), and an Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) Fitness Professional. Her Gentle Essentrics classes were designated HeartWise Exercise.
Amanda's goal in working with groups and individuals is to help them develop and maintain strong and flexible bodies so they can enjoy life to the fullest. No fitness goal is too small!
She has been teaching group fitness classes since 2010. Amanda has taught men, women and children of all ages, as well as elite athletes. She offers in-home and/or in-office personal training, Essentrics group and private sessions, and movement coaching and workshops in central Ottawa, Canada, as well as online personal training via Skype or FaceTime. Amanda specializes in helping retired older adults and sedentary office workers maintain strength, flexibility, and mobility. Her slogan is: Move more, feel better.
Background:
Amanda holds a Master's degree in social psychology from Carleton University (1993). Before her career in fitness, she worked for over 10 years in health promotion research and human resources. During her 2001 maternity leave, she discovered a TV show on PBS called "Classical Stretch by Essentrics®". Host and creator Miranda Esmonde-White was on lovely beach in Jamaica, leading viewers in a full-body, non-impact workout. Amanda tried the workout and was hooked immediately.
After returning to the workforce, she began experiencing excruciating pain in her foot. She was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, and told she'd need to wear orthotics and indoor shoes for the rest of her life. That's a tough sell for a barefoot person! Shortly thereafter, Amanda rediscovered Classical Stretch by Essentrics® and started back into early morning workouts in her living room. Within a month, she threw out her smelly indoor shoes and put the orthotics away. The unique exercise sequences in Essentrics had unlocked tight muscles and relieved her foot pain. She wanted to train as an Essentrics Instructor and bring this unique program to as many people as possible.
Amanda began teaching Essentrics in 2010. Since then, she has continued her evolution as a fitness professional. Amanda is now a Certified Personal Trainer (American College of Sports Medicine), and an Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) Fitness Professional. Her Gentle Essentrics classes were designated HeartWise Exercise.
Amanda's goal in working with groups and individuals is to help them develop and maintain strong and flexible bodies so they can enjoy life to the fullest. No fitness goal is too small!
|
Essentrics® with Amanda
|
Training & Certification:
Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM, valid through 2022)
Certified Level 4 Essentrics Instructor
First Aid CPR + AED (2011-2022)
2019
Improve Your Upper Body Strength (Mindful Strength)
Improve Your Squat (Mindful Strength)
11th Annual Advances in Heart Disease Prevention & Rehabilitation (Beaumont Health)
A Systematic Approach to Fall Prevention Programming (Functional Aging Institute)
Analyzing and Communicating Controversies in Metabolism (American College of Sports Medicine)
Resistance Training Recommendations During Mid-Adulthood (American College of Sports Medicine)
The Importance of Sleep to Health and Fitness (American College of Sports Medicine)
Teaching Strategies for Small Group Training (American College of Sports Medicine)
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: Using Social Support to Help a Client (American College of Sports Medicine)
I'm Hungry, What Should I Eat? (American College of Sports Medicine)
Sports Nutrition in the Real World: Translating Research into Reality (American College of Sports Medicine)
Diabetes in Your Workplace: Prepare for the Future (American College of Sports Medicine)
2018
Teach, Learn, and Communicate (American College of Sports Medicine)
Anti-Aging Benefits of Regular Exercise and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitness (American College of Sports Medicine)
Ankle Mobility - Connective Tissue Mobilization (Anatomy Show)
What You Don’t Know About Coaching & Training Women (Girls Gone Strong)
Strong Ageing: Strength Training for Older Adults (Icon Gyms)
Resistance Training and Older Adults: Getting the Most Out of the Golden Years (American College of Sports Medicine)
Practical Tips to Implement "Exercise Is Medicine" in Various Work Settings (American College of Sports Medicine)
Popular Issues and Strategies Used in the Wide World of Weight Management (American College of Sports Medicine)
2017
What's The Fuzz? Gil Hedley (Integral Anatomy, Somanautics Workshops, Inc.)
Urban Poling Nordic Walking Fitness Instructor, Level 1 (Urban Poling Canada)
How to Build an Efficient and Scalable Online Training Business (American College of Sports Medicine)
Advanced Targeted Exercise Prescription/Strength Training for Rehab (Sport Physio Canada)
Body Weight Training Certificate Course (IDEA Health & Fitness Association)
Heart Rate-Based Training (American College of Sports Medicine)
FMS Level 1 (Functional Movement Systems)
2016
Exercise Professional Level 1 (Exercise Is Medicine Canada)
Certified Personal Trainer (American College of Sports Medicine)
Heart Wise Exercise Certification (UofO Heart Institute)
Essentrics® Flexibility Workshop - 18 hours (Montreal)
AquaStretch Foundations (AquaStretch Canada)
Advanced Aquatic Physical Therapy (CARI)
2015
Essentrics® Strengthening Workshop - L4 Honours (Montreal)
The Advantages of Teaching the Sprint Movement Pattern in an Aquatic Environment (HydroWorx)
Fall Prevention Forum (Canadian Centre for Activity & Aging)
Hypertension and Exercise (CORE Fitness Education)
2014
Essentrics® Flexibility Workshop - L3 Honours (Montreal)
AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Injuries (HarvardX/EDX)
2013
Essentrics® Level 4: Strengthening Exercises
Anatomy of the Upper Limb (Coursera)
2012
Essentrics® Level 3: Flexibility & Therapeutic Exercises
2011
Essentrics® Level 2: Trademark Exercises
2010
Essentrics® Level 1: Principles of Essentrics
Education
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), WorldatWork (April 2004)
M.A. Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa (June 1993)
B.A. Honours Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa (June 1991)
List of Publications
Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM, valid through 2022)
Certified Level 4 Essentrics Instructor
First Aid CPR + AED (2011-2022)
2019
Improve Your Upper Body Strength (Mindful Strength)
Improve Your Squat (Mindful Strength)
11th Annual Advances in Heart Disease Prevention & Rehabilitation (Beaumont Health)
A Systematic Approach to Fall Prevention Programming (Functional Aging Institute)
Analyzing and Communicating Controversies in Metabolism (American College of Sports Medicine)
Resistance Training Recommendations During Mid-Adulthood (American College of Sports Medicine)
The Importance of Sleep to Health and Fitness (American College of Sports Medicine)
Teaching Strategies for Small Group Training (American College of Sports Medicine)
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: Using Social Support to Help a Client (American College of Sports Medicine)
I'm Hungry, What Should I Eat? (American College of Sports Medicine)
Sports Nutrition in the Real World: Translating Research into Reality (American College of Sports Medicine)
Diabetes in Your Workplace: Prepare for the Future (American College of Sports Medicine)
2018
Teach, Learn, and Communicate (American College of Sports Medicine)
Anti-Aging Benefits of Regular Exercise and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitness (American College of Sports Medicine)
Ankle Mobility - Connective Tissue Mobilization (Anatomy Show)
What You Don’t Know About Coaching & Training Women (Girls Gone Strong)
Strong Ageing: Strength Training for Older Adults (Icon Gyms)
Resistance Training and Older Adults: Getting the Most Out of the Golden Years (American College of Sports Medicine)
Practical Tips to Implement "Exercise Is Medicine" in Various Work Settings (American College of Sports Medicine)
Popular Issues and Strategies Used in the Wide World of Weight Management (American College of Sports Medicine)
2017
What's The Fuzz? Gil Hedley (Integral Anatomy, Somanautics Workshops, Inc.)
Urban Poling Nordic Walking Fitness Instructor, Level 1 (Urban Poling Canada)
How to Build an Efficient and Scalable Online Training Business (American College of Sports Medicine)
Advanced Targeted Exercise Prescription/Strength Training for Rehab (Sport Physio Canada)
Body Weight Training Certificate Course (IDEA Health & Fitness Association)
Heart Rate-Based Training (American College of Sports Medicine)
FMS Level 1 (Functional Movement Systems)
2016
Exercise Professional Level 1 (Exercise Is Medicine Canada)
Certified Personal Trainer (American College of Sports Medicine)
Heart Wise Exercise Certification (UofO Heart Institute)
Essentrics® Flexibility Workshop - 18 hours (Montreal)
AquaStretch Foundations (AquaStretch Canada)
Advanced Aquatic Physical Therapy (CARI)
2015
Essentrics® Strengthening Workshop - L4 Honours (Montreal)
The Advantages of Teaching the Sprint Movement Pattern in an Aquatic Environment (HydroWorx)
Fall Prevention Forum (Canadian Centre for Activity & Aging)
Hypertension and Exercise (CORE Fitness Education)
2014
Essentrics® Flexibility Workshop - L3 Honours (Montreal)
AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Injuries (HarvardX/EDX)
2013
Essentrics® Level 4: Strengthening Exercises
Anatomy of the Upper Limb (Coursera)
2012
Essentrics® Level 3: Flexibility & Therapeutic Exercises
2011
Essentrics® Level 2: Trademark Exercises
2010
Essentrics® Level 1: Principles of Essentrics
Education
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), WorldatWork (April 2004)
M.A. Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa (June 1993)
B.A. Honours Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa (June 1991)
List of Publications
