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The Mermaid Academy

3.0 (3 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Ethan Riewaldt - ERock Fitness

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Imagine going to fitness classes and smiling and laughing as you stretch, bend, step, and lift for…read more45 minutes straight. If you don't have that experience, If your trainer is like a go-go drill sergeant, if it feels like you're training for the olympics... then you haven't trained in one of Ethan Riewaldt's classes. I'm sure Ethan can be all of that, but decades of training others has made him see how to manage the process of fitness based on his trainees. I, for example, am one of the participants in two of his classes for senior citizens at the Rosen Aquatic Center, one in a group class in a fitness room, and the other in a group class in the training pool. These two training environments are quite different. In the pool, the exercise is based on overcoming the resistance of the weight of the water. Since it's difficult to move quickly in water, the pressure on the joints is much less. Conversely, the movement in the training room is done to music that sets the tempo for stepping, using resistance bands, and light weights. It's easier to move, so the resistance is your own mass and the bands and weights. I get a complete workout in each of these two classes, and that would be enough for me to attend. But being in a class led by Ethan has it's advantages. First, my classes are full of people who you can get to know better because of the relaxed, uncompetitive, and positive tone in the training room and pool. Second, and more important, it's Ethan who sets that positive tone. He tells stories, asks questions, makes jokes, yet is clearly serious about the work he does. He cares about those he trains, asks about our health, hears our jokes and stories, and drinks a quick cup of coffee with us when we have time between his classes. I know he trains others as a private trainer, including kids and people he's been working with for years, and it's clear to me why people stay with him. Ethan is an experienced pro and a former dancer, athlete, and performer at Disney and elsewhere. He is open and easy with people, positive in his approach to life, and committed to excellence. Need a trainer? Contact Ethan.

Ethan taught my youngest daughter to swim last summer and we'll keep using him. His lessons were…read moresuch an improvement from group swim lessons at the YMCA for a comparable price. Not only is he good at teaching swimming, he's exceptional at building rapport with children. I highly trust him and recommend him to my friends.

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Osceola County YMCA Family Center

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All you receive after setting up swim lessons is a receipt. No itinerary, no list of supplies, they…read moreexpect you to run on assumptions. Arrive and the front desk is chaos. They "check you in" tell you where to go. Get to the pool and they have signs out for the swim lessons but no one attending to them. The class we arrived for didn't take place where the sign was and we were virtually late. Kiddo didn't do well and the instructor he had kept looking to the other lady he was with for help, but she was already with four other kids. So we went to the front desk to talk options. Front desk lady made snide remarks about kids and exposure to water like she must be parent of the year. Calls over the "Aquatics Director" who can't be more than 20 years old, how much experience running a business can he have? Personally supplies phone number to do parent/child, still doesn't give any clear itinerary or confirmation. Ended up with a schedule conflict for what I assumed was my time block and had to request just the partial refund for the classes that will be missed due to readiness level. The text was ignored. I'm sure they're happy to keep the 100$ but they won't be getting any more money from me and hopefully I can save others from paying, those who feel better at a new place being informed and where employees show care about the people who are paying for their services. Don't go here. There are other nice places or services to get swim lessons.

I had to come in and redo a membership.The lady behind the counter was very patient and helpful.The…read moreplace is small but convenient because it's close to my home.

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