Connie Lagerhausen has been an aquatic fitness professional, swim coach and swim instructor for over three decades and has been certified in all areas of aquatics. Her role at The J will include instructing Aqua cycling, subbing aqua fitness and yoga classes. With her well-rounded background in swimming and aqua fitness, Connie specializes in aqua fitness, aqua running, aqua yoga, endurance swimming, aquatic personal training, private adult swim lessons and more recently paddleboard fitness, aqua cycling and yoga. Connie has also worked privately with several professional athletes for swim instruction and cross-training purposes. Connie is currently the Adult Aquatic and Fitness Specialist for Desert Swim School has spent the last several years developing unique adult swim programs and workshops. She is AEA-certified, 200 White Crow RYT Yoga and Aqua Yoga-certified, EBFA Barefoot level 1-certified and has presented numerous continuing education workshops for FitnessFest, AquaCon and IAFC. In her free time she runs and, participates in races and Ragnar Relays. She also  enjoys spending time with family, friends, her Golden-Doodle “Rizzo” and traveling.