Laura Masone
Chair, Physical Education; Senior Associate in Physical Education; Group Fitness Director
Department
Physical Education
Contact
212-854-6963
lmasone@barnard.edu
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Laura Masone, Chair and Senior Associate in Physical Education, joined the faculty of Barnard in 1992. She is the Group Fitness Director for Barnard's FITbear Program and has been the Director of Columbia's Group Fitness Program since 1985.? She teaches all Group Fitness classes as well as Total Body Conditioning, Fitness Outside, Instructor Training, and Self-Paced/Advanced Courses and is the Faculty Advisor for Independent Study in Physical Education.
Current and past certifications include:
American College of Sports Medicine
American Council on Exercise
American Aerobic Association International
Aquatics Exercise Association
Zumba
Cardio Sport
Piyo
Stride
Total Barre
Barre Above
Balletone
Pound
TRX
YogaFit
She is certified with the American Red Cross as a Professional Rescuer and teaches Community CPR and First Aid.
She is an expert in training fitness instructors and personal trainers. She developed the instructor training program and manual for Fitness Masters, the NYC Ballet Workout and NYC Parks Foundation. She trains all of the group fitness instructors on the Barnard/Columbia campus.
BA, Brandeis University
MA, Teachers College, Columbia University
MBA, Simmons School of Management
Cardiovascular training
Core and Strength training
Women's fitness
Fitness instructor training
Cardio
Sculpt
Step
Total Body Conditioning
Fitness Outside
Wellness
Weight Training
Personal Fitness
Aqua Exercise
Self Paced
Advanced Fitness
International Dance Exercise Association
Zumba Instructor Network