Feb 23-25, 2024 • Hyatt Regency Dulles
Feb 23-25, 2024 • Hyatt Regency Dulles
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2024
Sunday is the last day of in-person MANIA where everything just seems to click. Conclude the event on a high note with sessions making you feel inspired, informed, and equipped with the tools to take back home with you.
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Session 1: 7:30am-8:45am
SU1A: Athletic Woman: Function & Strength (NEW) - Michael Hughes
You need strength, stamina, flexibility and power for the tasks of everyday life. Functional fitness improves your ability to run a marathon and walk your dog, to lift a barbell and lift your laundry. For whatever life brings you, train like the well-rounded female athlete that you are!
SU1B: Toughagers® Active Older Adult Fitness (NEW) - Deborah Rothschild, MS
Neuromotor Exercise Training-What is it, what are the benefits, and how can it be applied to fitness training for active older adults? This total body program is science-based and includes cardiorespiratory, balance, resistance, core, and flexibility training. Leave with program suggestions, choreography, and strength training systems supporting Tough Agers!
SU1C: Nail The Perfect Warm-up (NEW) - Siri Chilazi, MBA, MA
If you ever struggle to come up with a good warm-up for your class, this session is for you! Learn a simple checklist for creating functional, engaging warm-ups for any class and leave with 5 full warm-ups perfect for different modalities (general group exercise, Pilates/core, HIIT, Barre, and dance).
SU1D: Gentle Yoga For Mobility (NEW) - Manuel Velazquez
This yoga practice will emphasize joint health, muscle tension release, and a mindful approach to alignment through core stability offering movements that can be incorporated into your daily life. Maintain or improve mobility, stability, and flexibility for functional healthy aging.
SU1E: Core Fusion H2O (NEW) - Sara Vandenberg
This innovative workshop leaves you with 6 inspired core routines filled with uniquely creative strength training workouts focused on the abs, backs, and hips. Enjoy powerful music adapted specifically to the water in a 64-count format. Walk away with flashcards ready to use Monday morning!
SU1F: How To Know If You're Under-Eating (NEW) - Sohailla Digsby, RDN, LD
Many gym-goers are focused on eating clean foods and staying in a specific calorie range to support weight control goals. However, our fitness clients are often under-eating, triggering their metabolism to backfire and causing the body to compromise important functions – without even meaning to! Could you or your clients be under-eating? (Lecture)
SU1G: Selling Without Selling: It’s About The Relationship! (NEW) - Bob Esquerre, MA, NSCA-CPT
The Selling Concept has been one of the most terrifying experiences for FitPros! It’s terrifying because we don’t understand it. Join Bob as he “strips-bare” the selling mystique by talking about Emotion, Value & Trust instead of traditionally aggressive sales tactics
Session 2: 9:00am-10:15am
SU2A: Warrior Strength™ | Fun In Functional Fitness - Ellen de Werd
Experience the unparalleled intensity of WARRIOR Strength™ – a dynamic group fitness program designed to ignite your inner strength, suitable for everyone, from beginners to seasoned athletes. Whether you crave an express 30-minute blast or a 60-minute session, our electrifying playlists and unique formulas promise an unrivaled endorphin-fueled adventure like no other!
SU2B: Tailored Training For Active Agers (NEW) - Amber Toole
This session is all about safe and effective workout routines for Active Agers. Discover personalized training strategies that cater to the unique needs of older adults, promoting mobility, strength, and overall well-being. Learn how to empower your senior clients to age gracefully and healthily.
SU2C: SOULkickboxing™ (NEW) - Sara Vandenberg
SOULkickboxing™ is a creative fusion of kickboxing, dance, inspired-cardio, balance, and the ultimate in conditioning sequences, all in our signature FIGHTER FLOW. Set to crazy, fun and motivating music, SOULkb guarantees that you find your FOCUS, find your FIGHT, and find your FLOW! No equipment needed! Time to bring out your inner BADASSERY!
SU2D: Martial Asana (NEW) - Jacob Craddock
Combine elements of TWO ancient, Eastern mind-body practices, martial arts and yoga, for ONE awesome movement and breathwork experience. This session will intermix techniques of traditional martial arts such as karate and Tai Chi with yoga asana (postures) to challenge balance, coordination, flexibility, strength, and body awareness.
SU2E: Changing Tides - H2O Tabata Style (NEW) - Cheri Kulp
Using rebound, neutral, and suspension levels along with 20:10 Tabata ratios, this session inspires you to bring a high intensity workout with low impact into any shallow water class. Both men and women will be challenged by simple movements that require high energy bursts and built-in rest intervals.
SU2F: Navigating Nutrition Overwhelm: Fact Vs. Fiction (NEW) - Sohailla Digsby, RDN, LD
Are the bold claims of health headlines and the skimpy evidence of pseudoscience keeping you and your clients confused? In a world full of conflicting dietary advice, join our dietitian expert to explore current nutrition myths. Empower yourself with evidence-based knowledge for informed choices in an increasingly complex nutritional landscape. (Lecture)
SU2G: The Nuts & Bolts Of Business (NEW) - Bob Esquerre, MA, NSCA-CPT
Join Bob as he reviews “game-changing” strategies, tactics and best practices that will change how you manage-up your businesses. Tailored for fitness, health & wellness entrepreneurs, he reviews live case studies that really work and shows how & why you will succeed in a very competitive fitness market.
Session 3: 10:45am-12:00pm
SU3A: Total Body Strength (NEW) - Diva Richards
Total Body Strength mixes resistance training with body weight exercises to absolutely challenge every muscle in your body – upper, lower, and core. Sculpt your way to a stronger, leaner physique. Unique combinations of exercises make this one killer workout.
SU3B: Senior Circuit (NEW) - Tanisha (Tani) Haggard
This balance of cardio and strength fitness is chocked full of fun and folly. Experience this successful senior program direct from Trilogy Adult Living Community which includes a variety of 9 circuit stations where participants target different muscle groups, customized for seniors with moderate and intense bursts of exercise.
SU3C: LaBlast® Chair Fitness: Pull Up A Seat (NEW) - Megan Cooperman, MEd, MS
100% Dance, 100% Fitness and 100% Seated. A perfect balance of dance and fitness with little impact on the joints. Experience a diverse mix of famous ballroom dances set to your favorite music AND the ultimate core workout. No partner needed! You will learn to Jive, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Lindy Hop, Salsa & more…all from the comfort of your chair!
SU3D: Qigong And Self-Healing (NEW) - Joshua Craddock
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, “Qi” is the vital life force or energy that exists within all living things. “Gong” roughly translates to practice or cultivation. Qigong, then, is an ancient Chinese healing practice that uses breath, posture, movement, and the mind to affect positive changes on our energy and physiology.
SU3E: Tabata Aqua Running & Conditioning (NEW) - Billie Wartenberg
Join the newest aqua craze! We all know the many benefits of running, so now is the time to take your workouts to a new depth! This cardio/strength water workout will combine high-intensity and low-intensity exercises with little impact while strengthening muscles and improving joint function. Combine running, traveling, Tabata intervals, strength, and more!
SU3F: Mindset Magic: Guiding Nutrition Mastery (NEW) - Amber Toole
Discover the secrets to empowering your clients with the right mindset for nutrition success. Uncover the mind-body connection, conquer limiting beliefs, and learn practical coaching techniques that will transform your clients’ relationship with food. (Lecture)
SU3G: Ramp Up Your Retention With A Challenge! (NEW) - Sohailla Digsby, RDN, LD
Envision the powerful synergy that emerges when every member of your club rallies around a shared 30-day or 8-week challenge! Launching a studio-wide program not only gives you a reason to draw in new members, but it delivers impactful results, boosting retention rates and elevating your reputation to rockstar status.
Session 4: 12:15pm-1:30pm
SU4A: Core By 4 (NEW) - Billie Wartenberg
Everyone wants a strong core and everyone is at different levels to reach that goal. In this one unique program, reach 4 different types of members: pre-hab, gentle, moderate and vigorous while targeting 4 core muscles for results you can be proud of!
SU4B: Injury Prevention For Fitness Instructors (NEW) - Siri Chilazi, MBA, MA
You plan safe and effective workouts for your students, but are you equally diligent about taking care of your own precious body? Discover simple, concrete strategies (including a pre-class self-care routine) to minimize your risk of physical injury and mental or emotional burnout while maximizing your energy and longevity!
SU4C: Future-Proofing Fitness (NEW) - Veronika Batyan
Discover the art of designing fitness experiences for the youth generations of today! This authentic workout designed for kids that layers vigor and fun fitness with grace of dance. Learn how to empower youth exercisers to embrace self-discovery and confidence, liberating them from the clutches of screens
SU4D: Yin To My Yang (NEW) - Rosie Malaghan, MS, ERYT- 200
We live in the Yang – the fast-paced everyday flow that is active, ambitious, maybe even restless, with a training focus on muscles and intensity. Slow down, relax, turn inward, and learn how to find balance through Yin, a slow-paced practice, focused on the hips, pelvis, and spine. Gain a greater understanding of class format, asanas, and purpose as we target deep connective tissues, joint protection, and energy flow to compliment strength training.
SU4E: Aqua Boot Camp (NEW) - Jackie Carroll
Unleash the athlete from within with this high intensity Aqua Boot Camp workout, designed to make you a champion in daily activities by increasing strength, endurance, stamina, agility, and flexibility. Using lightweight dumbbells, participants will enjoy the challenge of this low impact class, yet gently quick paced, interval style workout.
SU4F: Older And Wiser (NEW) - Deborah Rothschild, MS
Be part of the solution for your clients & class participants dealing with the age related diseases osteoporosis & knee-osteoarthritis. Learn more about these diseases and the recommended protocols, exercises, modifications, and progressions. Come away with the tools to determine the dos and don’ts and keep older adults moving. (Lecture)
SU4G: Public Relations For Fitness Pros (NEW) - Trish DaCosta
Amplify your message by learning the fundamentals of public relations (PR) for your fitness business. In this session, you’ll learn how PR works, how to pitch media, and work with press to increase brand awareness and attract clients. Walk away with practical information to secure media opportunities for your business
