Curriculum vitae

Name: Juha Takkinen
From: Lund, Sweden (Oulu, Finland)
Lives: Linköping, Sweden

Fitness instructor

Education:
• Zumbatomic(R), Dragör, Denmark, February 4, 2012 (instructor: Izabela Kin)
• Exercise responsible, step 1; The Academy, Stockholm, Sweden, January 26-28, 2012
• Aqua ZUMBA(R), Beckenham, United Kingdom, December 10, 2011 (instructor: Caroline Parsons)
• ZUMBA(R) Fitness Basic II, Göteborg, Sweden, November 5, 2011 (instructor: Steve Boedt)
• ZUMBA(R) Gold, Oslo, Norway, August 5, 2011 (instructor: Lars Wensink)
• ZUMBA(R) Fitness Basic I, Lohja, Finland, February 26-27, 2011 (instructor: Izabela Kin)
• Aerobics, Further education, NNU & SAIF, Club Ali Bey, Turkey, April 25-May 2, 2009
• Aerobics, Further education, NNU & SAIF, La Santa, Lanzarote, April 28-May 5, 2007
• BODYPUMP(R) instructor, Les Mills, 2005
• Aerobics instructor, SAIF A1 and A2, 1999, 2001
• Workout (gympa) instructor, SAIF M1 and M2, 1998, 1999
• Further education within LSIF: Bodypump stretching and technique, 2006; Core, 2005; Campump, 2005; Weight workout, 2000; Step-up, 2000; Step workout, 1999
• Other fitness courses: Nordic Fitness Weekend with Zumba Marathon, February 2011; Massage course, LSIF, 1999; Tai chi course, LSIF, 1999
Practitioner:
• ZUMBA(R) Fitness guest instructor at Zumba(R) Marathon at Korpen Collegium, November 26, 2011; Zumbathon(R) in Jönköping, November 12, 2011; Zumba(R) Marathon at Korpen Collegium, September 17, 2011; Zumba(R) Summer Party (marathon), Zumba Center, Stockholm, September 3, 2011; and Zumba(R) Center, Stockholm, August 20, 2011; .
• ZUMBA(R) Gold instructor, Korpen Collegium, August 2011-today, and ZUMBA(R) Fitness instructor, Korpen Collegium, March 2011-today; BODYPUMP(R) instructor, Campushallen, 2005-today; Aerobics instructor, Campushallen, 1999-today; Workout instructor, Campushallen, 1998-today
• Workout instructor, SKL/The Swedish Police, 2000-2002
Awards
• "Instructor of the month" at Campushallen, July 2008
• "A Swedish Classic" 1989, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, after finishing the following races within a 12-month period: Vasaloppet (90 km cross-country skiing); Vätternrundan (300 km cycling); Vansbrosimningen (3 km open-water swimming), and Lidingöloppet (30 km cross-country running)

Conductor and choir singer

Education:
• Course in choir singing (20 credits), Linköpings universitet, 2002-2004
• Singing lessons, Christina Larsson, 2004
• Choir conducting courses: Sveriges Körförbund, 1999, 1997, and 1994
• Other music: Course in kantele playing, ABF and the Finnish Student Society, Linköping, 1995
Practitioner:
Conductor:
• Conductor of the IDA choir (mixed choir), 2006-2009
• Conductor of beginner's choir at Folkuniversitet (mixed choir), autumn 2009
• Conductor of Cantatona (mixed choir), 2008
• Conductor of LiHtösen (women's choir), autumn 2004
Choir singer (bass):
• Ensemble singer (bass and solo) in Fracktionen (male voice quintet), 2003-today
• Östgöta kammarkör (mixed chamber choir), 2005-2006 and 2009-today; Lihkören (male voice choir), 1990-2007 and 2010-2011; Linköpings domkyrkas kammarkör (mixed chamber choir), 2006-2007; LOKO (mixed chamber choir), Vreta Kloster, concert projects 1999-2007; Chalmers musikveckor (mixed choir), Stjärnholm, 1998; Ruosukuoro (mixed choir), Malmö, 1988-1989

Yachtsman

Education:
• Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma (kustskepparintyg), Medborgarskolan, 2009
• Inshore Yachtmaster Diploma (förarintyg), Medborgarskolan, 2008
• Short Range Radio Certificate (vhf-radiocertifikat), Medborgarskolan, 2008
• Sailing technique and simple navigation (one week), Gunnars seglarskola, Ljungskile, 2006
Practitioner:
• Skipper on a five-day long-distance sailing trip, Maxi 950 boat, Göteborg-Marstrand, 2007
• Sailing basics and long-distance sailing (one week), Smiling 28 boat, Gunnars seglarskola, Ljungskile-Orust, 2006

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