Awarded 2006 Can-Fit-Pro Delegates Choice Awards"Canadian Presenter of the Year"
Can-Fit-Pro annually celebrates the achievements of their delegate choice awards. Helen was the recipient of Canadian Presenter of the Year for the 2005 conference year.
"It is a big honour to be recognized by your peers, representing the appreciation people have of my work. I have been in fitness from university studying phys ed and through competitive sport. I wanted to share my knowledge and experience with the general public versus pursuing a career in coaching and started as fitness director at a private club in Calgary. Today, fitness is my life! I maintain the necessary high energy day after day by knowing what I need to do to recharge my batteries and actually doing it! Focus on what you need to do, be "on" when you need to be, and allow yourself time to switch off. Don't worry about things you have no control over. The best advice I can offer a presenter is to always respect your audience. Thank you Can-Fit-Pro for enabling me to share my passion with Canadians!"
Awarded 2005 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year
This award recognizes an IDEA member who has demonstrated strong leadership skills through community and industry involvement and whose superior instructional abilities and influence as an instructor motivate active and underactive people to commit to healthy lifestyles. (IDEA article)
Helen, 2005 IDEA Instructor of the Year with Kathie and Peter Davis, CEO of IDEA
With Helen, 2005 IDEA award recipients Sarah Reinertsen, Fitness Inspiration Award;
Carla Botelho Sottovia, Personal Trainer of the Year; Cody Sipe, Program Director of the Year
More about Helen Vanderburg (BPE, ACE certified, AFLCA Trainer, AFLCA certified)
A former World Champion synchronized swimmer, Helen has won international awards and accolades both as an athlete and a fitness leader. As an athlete, Helen was named Canada's Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year for an unprecedented three consecutive years; as well, has been inducted into both the International Aquatic Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. As a fitness leader and club owner, Helen has over 20 years of experience operating Heavens Fitness Club and Fountain Park Health Club in Calgary. In 1996 alone, Helen was awarded the IDEA (International Association for Fitness Leaders) Program Director of the Year and the CanFitPro (Canadian National) Instructor of the Year. In 2001, Helen was awarded the Mall Peepre Memorial Award by the National Fitness Leadership Advisory Council (NFLAC) and also received the Calgary Women of Vision award for her outstanding contribution to fitness leadership. She is the team leader for the Canadian NIKE presenting team and a fitness columnist for the local newspaper, the Calgary Herald.
From Russia and Israel to Brazil and Australia, Helen has been bringing her experiences as an athlete, fitness instructor, program director and club owner to a world wide audience for over a decade.
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT HELEN…
Helen is truly a credit to the fitness industry and an inspiration
to fitness professionals and participants alike...her integrity and tenacity
is well respected with her peers and those that she leads…Helen continually
seeks new ways to excite both the active and inactive to become more active…when
Helen presents she commands the attention of her audience, yet is able to
relate to them in a personal and perceptive way.
(AFLCA Executive – Edmonton, AB)
Helen is without a doubt the most gifted leader, motivator
and role model I have ever met in our industry…Helen’s reputation
as a presenter/speaker is unparalleled and still to this day, I always come
out of her seminars with something new and feeling re-charged…no one
else can inspire fitness like Helen.
(Craig Shervey, Fitness Consultant/Instructor – Vancouver, BC)
I never cease to be amazed by who she is, what she does and
can do…in her personal life I see a kind and caring wife, mother and
friend who, despite an incredibly busy life, has time to nurture the people
around her…the energy, spirit, enthusiasm she exudes is contagious…Helen
mentors inner and outer wellness by being the special person she is.
(Karen Vouri, AFLCA Trainer – Calgary, AB)
Real usable material that I can take back to my classes…a
true educator…Helen really knows her stuff and presents it in a fun way…awesome
energy!
(CanFitPro Session Attendees – Toronto, ON)
Helen’s philosophy of leadership – "The true test of instructing is whether you can inspire others to reach beyond what they are, to what they may become".
CONTACT INFORMATION
Heavens International Consulting Services
637 11th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2R 0E1
Phone: (403) 263-3113 Fax: (403) 243-8286
E-mail: info@helenvanderburg.com
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