Aqua Immersion Virtual Conference 2025
Sunday 14th September
8am - 3:15pm AEST
Super Early Price ends 11th June, 12:00pm AEST
BUY HERE!Dive into the Ultimate Aqua Fitness Experience!
The 2025 Aqua Immersion Virtual Conference is more than just an event—it’s a fully immersive journey into the latest in aqua fitness education, inspiration, and community. Connect with instructors from around the world, recharge your passion for teaching, and gain cutting-edge insights from top industry experts.
With a dynamic lineup of expert-led sessions, innovative techniques, and real-world strategies, you’ll walk away with the tools to elevate your classes and empower your participants. Whether you're a seasoned instructor or just starting out, there's something here for you.
Can't make it live? No problem! Access all sessions on demand and earn 6 AusActive CECs, 4.5 REPs NZ CPDs, and 30 FitRec points—ensuring your learning fits seamlessly into your schedule.
Take the plunge and join us—your community (and your career) will thank you!
Aqua Immersion Conference
Sessions & Presenters
The Power of Water: Deepening in the aquatic strength training.
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Strength training only using water? Without equipment? Research confirms that the resistive properties of water possibly facilitate the development of muscular strength and endurance in inactive participants, while maintaining the strength of competitive athletes. The results are especially promising for older adults. But how can we adapt all these researches in our daily classes?
About Javier Bergas del Rio
Frothy Foam Ideas
The humble aquatic dumbbell has been a staple in aqua classes for decades. If you use dumbbells regularly, this session will give you fresh ways to challenge your thinking and your participants.
Explore new movement ideas using both single and double dumbbells, along with creative wall-based exercises to add variety to your classes. Marietta will break down functional grip variations, show you how to use dumbbells to improve core engagement and balance, and guide you through cardio combinations that work across different fitness levels. Whether you teach in shallow or deep water, you’ll walk away with practical concepts you can use straight away.
About Marietta Mehanni
The neuroscience of movement. The brain and body working as one.Â
We’ve all heard about neuroplasticity, but what exactly is it? This session will delve into the science behind neuroplasticity—what it is, what it’s not, and why it matters in movement and fitness. Learn how the brain and body communicate, adapt, and evolve through movement, and discover evidence-based strategies to enhance motor learning, coordination, and overall brain health. As instructors, you’ll gain practical tools to harness neuroplasticity not only to benefit your participants—helping them move better, think sharper, and feel more engaged—but also to improve your own teaching, retention, and well-being.
About Dr. Alan Pearce
Gentle Waves: Teaching Older Adults in Warm Water
Discover the key considerations for teaching older adults in warm water and hydrotherapy pool environments. In this session, we’ll explore the physiological benefits of warm water exercise, common challenges, and best practices to create safe, effective, and engaging classes. Learn how to adapt movements and foster confidence among participants dealing with aging-related conditions such as arthritis, reduced mobility, or balance concerns. Whether you're new to teaching in hydrotherapy settings or looking to enhance your skills, this session will give you practical strategies to support your participants' health and well-being.
About Maria Teresa Stone
Making Moves Matter
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Storygraphy is more than movement—it’s a narrative experience. In this session, we’ll explore how to create aqua classes that flow with purpose and energy, using Storygraphy to transform routines into stories your participants can follow and enjoy. You’ll learn how this approach makes classes easier to teach, more engaging to join, and helps participants connect with the experience. We’ll also address common challenges in class design and share practical strategies to keep things fresh and motivating. You’ll walk away with practical tools and ideas to bring new life to your classes.
About Marlee King
Aqua Immersion Conference is for you if you want to...
- Enhance teaching techniques through expert workshops
- Learn effective communication for engaging participants
- Boost your career with insights from top professionals
- Improve aquatic fitness programming and design
- Connect with like-minded instructors for motivation
- Elevate instruction for a greater client impact
- Earn AusActive 6 CECs, 4.5 CPDs and 30 FitRec points for professional growth.
We are My Group Move
We are dedicated to upskilling group and aqua exercise instructors to ensure that they provide high-quality and cutting-edge information to their class participants. Our mission is to empower instructors to create a positive, inclusive, and enjoyable group fitness experience for everyone.
One way we fulfill our mission is through the hugely popular Aqua Immersion conference. This event brings local and international talent to aqua instructors, providing them with tips and skills from experts they would normally never have access to. Aqua Immersion is an opportunity for instructors to connect with like-minded professionals and gain new insights to bring back to their own classes. Join us on our mission to elevate the aqua fitness industry and empower instructors to make a positive impact on the lives of their participants.
"Another great conference, thank you Marietta and Maria for organising this event.
I always learn a lot from these conferences, and I love the fact that I don't have to miss out because they always seem to be on Sunday's, and I work Sundays so I can always watch the recorded conference at a later date in the comfort of my own home and I don't have to go anywhere which also saves time. It's great that I can play back sections if I need to"
- Cassandra McQuillan
"Love the Aqua Immersion Conference. You can never learn too much. Yes, we have to earn our CEC's but, it is so important to remind ourselves of what and how we can teach effectively. But also, new ideas and techniques. Thank you so much for creating this event for aqua instructors"
- Vanessa Roe
"What a variety of topics are presented at the MGM Aqua Immersion Conferences! Not only do I get great ideas for choreography, but also crucial information and practical solutions on how to look after my mind and body as a fitness professional. All the sessions in the past have helped me to develop my teaching skills further. Marietta and Maria always find the best presenters and relevant topics in the aqua industry. I am really looking forward to the next Conference which I can attend virtually and still interact with other instructors. How cool is that!"
- Daria Kearon
AQUA IMMERSION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Sunday 14th September
8am - 3:15pm AEST