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Our Live & Online Certifications are nationally recognized. Offering a variety of high-quality, affordable certifications that range from  Active Aging to Nutrition to Aquatic Exercise.  

Thursday Certifications
July 20, 2023

Thursday, July 20

9:00am-5:00pm

  

As we all age, staying physically, mentally, and socially active is the key to maintaining quality of life. Cutting-edge research reveals there’s no one secret to aging well; but focusing on cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, flexibility, balance, and mental health, we can slow the aging process. Discover ways to empower seniors, not just teach them. Group fitness instructors, trainers, and managers overseeing active aging programming will enjoy this one-day course that combines relevant research and proven practical approaches to training the bodies and brains of 50+ year-old participants. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. SCW (8.0), ACE (0.7), ACSM (8.0), AEA (4.0), AFAA (7.0), NASM, (0.7).

PRICING:

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees

  

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

9:00am-6:00pm

 

 

 

This Nationally Recognized Personal Training Certification will use research-based exercise science to set you apart in the industry and start you on the path to a rewarding career. Combine lecture and activity to address academic foundations, training principles, and hands-on program design. Acquire the necessary skill sets and critical knowledge to guide and inspire individuals to achieve their health, fitness, and performance goals. Explore the essentials of exercise physiology and kinesiology, health-risk assessment, physical evaluations, programming alternatives for cardio, strength and flexibility advancement, and an introduction to facilitating behavior change in addition to basic business and marketing skills in this full-day course. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination.   SCW (8.0), ACSM (8.0), AEA (4.0).

PRICING:

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

8:00am-5:00pm

 

 

Experience the classical series of movements and modifications based on the timeless methods of Joseph Pilates in this Nationally Recognized Certification. Principles of core stabilization, optimal alignment, and Pilates matwork create the foundation for this intensive blend of theoretical and practical training. Learn proper execution, form, and technique of over 40 essential Pilates exercises. Modifications and variations are provided to address common spinal dysfunction and postural imbalances. Leave with multiple levels of programming options and the skills necessary to teach a Pilates Mat Class as they apply to training all ages and abilities. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual and online examination. SCW (8.0), ACE (0.8), ACSM (8.0), AEA (4.5), AFAA (8.0), NASM (0.8).

 

PRICING:
$179
 
for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

8:00am-5:00pm

 

 

Have you always wanted to be a group fitness instructor? Look no further and leave this Nationally Recognized Certification with confidence in your ability to demonstrate impactful teaching skills and successfully lead a group fitness class. Learn proper class sequencing, warm-up progressions, musical phrasing, effective cueing techniques, choreography development, and all the practical skills required to deliver your best class, every class. Understand group cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, and flexibility training techniques and how they can be implemented in different class settings. The balance of theoretical and practical training makes this cutting-edge Group Exercise Certification perfect to prepare you for the newest variety of fitness programming, including Hi/Lo impact cardiovascular training, muscle conditioning and sculpting, HIIT programming, and more. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. SCW (8.0), ACSM (8.0), AEA (4.5), AFAA (8.0), NASM (0.8).

 

PRICING:
$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees

 

 REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

9:00am-5:00pm

This WATERinMOTION® Certification is the perfect program for aqua instructors to take their classes to the next level. This comprehensive training addresses the principles of water exercise, the WATERinMOTION® RIPPLE teaching method, verbal and visual cueing techniques, deck teaching skills, and active aging principles. The live full-day practical training utilizes choreography routines to enhance your class sequencing, musical phrasing, teaching skills, and choreography development. Free-style instructors benefit from WATERinMOTION® through class structure design, routine creation, and leadership development. Leave certified in WATERinMOTION® Original program and WATERinMOTION® Platinum (older adult) program, as well as the new WATERinMOTION® Strength program. Finish with the skills to teach your best class, every class! Certification includes downloadable choreography video, one-hour music CD, flash cards, and optional Video Assessment ($300 value).

SCW (7.0), ACE (0.9), ACSM (7.0), AEA (8.0), AFAA (7.0), NASM (0.7).

PRICING:
$179 MANIA® Attendees and/or Instructor at a WATERinMOTION® licensed facility
$199 Non-Attendees

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.



Thursday, July 20

9:00am-3:30pm


This practical program provides participants with cutting-edge information on nutrition, hormones, and metabolism. In easily digestible terms, learn how each macronutrient operates within energy pathways and how digestive and reproductive hormones affect metabolism. The body’s adaptations to an incomplete diet and/or disease and the physiological consequences during various exercise regimes will be addressed during this session. This comprehensive certification also provides simple nutritional calculations and recommendations that Fitness Professionals can incorporate into a nutritional counseling session while remaining within the scope of practice. The course also has information pertaining to Nutritional Health History Forms with prescriptive dietary suggestions that can be used immediately. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. 
SCW (7.0), ACE (0.7), ACSM (7.0), AEA (8.0), AFAA (8.0), NASM (0.8).

PRICING:

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20 

9:00am-3:30pm

The landscape of the health and fitness industry has changed forever. So, how can you expand your current role and stay relevant in an industry you’re passionate about, serving a community you love? There is a need now more than ever for solid online life coaches to lift us from this pandemic. The great news is that, with the right education and guidance as well as a solid structure and a talent for leadership, every trainer and instructor has the opportunity to become a successful life coach! In this certification, you learn what life coaching really is, the categories it encompasses, and how to create a strong foundation for serving your clients. Discover various pathways for delivering your coaching and how to create an authentic brand that will attract your ideal clients. If you’re feeling called to make a bigger difference in the world, here’s your chance! Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual and online examination. SCW (7.0), ACE (0.7), ACSM (7.0), AEA (7.0), AFAA (7.0), NASM (0.7).

PRICING:

 

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

5:30pm-9:30pm

Join Amber as she shares scientific, research-based, current insights on the distinct nutritional needs of your active-aging classes and over 50 clients. Learn practical tips for preserving and increasing lean body mass, enhancing cognition, losing excess body fat, acquiring essential vitamins and minerals and MORE. Explore nutritional strategies from regions across the globe known for longevity. Make yourself more marketable to this population by sharpening your nutritional knowledge on aging. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. SCW (4.0), ACE (0.4), ACSM (4.0), AEA (4.0), AFAA (4.0), NASM (0.4).

PRICING:

 

 

$119 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$139 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$159 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$199 for Non-Attendees

  

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

5:30pm-9:30pm 

 

Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention and/or limit daily living. According to the CDC some of the most common Chronic Diseases; heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. This course provides fitness professionals with the basic knowledge to understand the most prevalent chronic diseases, symptoms, causes, and treatment methods to work with this growing demographic safely and effectively. Learn valuable tools to improve client trust, decrease their pain, and increase quality of life. Level-up your career as a personal or group fitness professional with an in-depth knowledge of this afflicted demographic. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. SCW (4.0), ACE (0.4), ACSM (4.0), AEA (4.0), AFAA (4.0), NASM (0.4).

PRICING:

$119 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$139 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$159 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$199 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

7:00am-5:00pm

#RideRight anywhere & everywhere with the industry’s most up to date, respected and progressive indoor cycling instructor training course. Experience the latest in indoor cycling technology with the Schwinn Z Bike and Z Console using accurate power provided by the 4iiii Powermeter! Get the tools you need to become a successful and sought-after instructor on any brand of bike in one power packed day. This critically acclaimed certification, based on the Schwinn® Cycling Coach’s Pyramid™, allows you to work smart, break through, fill your room, and shine in the studio.The course also covers proper bike fit, cycling science, class design, music, communication skills, & motivation techniques. Takeaways include:

    • Power Music® Schwinn® Cycling Signature Music
    • Seven complete class design plans
    • A comprehensive manual & Certificate of Completion

SCW (9.0), ACE (0.9), AFAA (9.0), NASM (0.9).

PRICING:

$159 early bird registration price through June 26th.
$179 registration price after June 26th.

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Thursday, July 20

6:00pm-8:00pm
FREE for Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead HOTEL GUESTS
$59 For NON-Hotel Guests

Join our exclusive PRE-MANIA® 2-hour educational event as we delve into the nuances of strength training. Our expert instructors will guide you through unique exercises, using a variety of equipment, alignment and postural techniques to keep your workouts fresh and challenging. Whether you’re a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, or just a fitness enthusiast looking to take your workouts to the next level, join us and take the first step towards becoming a muscle master!

* Must Show Grand Hyatt Room Key For FREE Entry


Book Your Room
Register as NON-Hotel Guest

Sunday Certifications
July 23, 2023

Sunday, July 23

7:30am-3:30pm

Ready to take the next step to becoming a Yoga Instructor? Experience a comprehensive theoretical and practical approach to hands-on yoga instruction with this Nationally Recognized Certification. Learn different Hatha Yoga postures suitable for varying clientele – young or old, fit, or de-conditioned, competitive or recovering athlete. Understand the latest scientific research about yoga and discover a simple, systematic approach to program design and effective cueing techniques. Seasoned and novice participants leave confident and qualified to passionately lead a successful yoga class and yoga-inspired recovery & cool-down. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual, and online examination. SCW (8.0), ACE (0.8), ACSM (8.0), AEA (4.0), AFAA (7.0), NASM (0.7).

 

PRICING:

 

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Sunday, July 23

7:30am-3:30pm

The S.E.A.T. Fitness Certification (Supported Exercise for Ageless Training) is the perfect program for Active Aging and Specialty Format Instructors to take their chair classes to the next level. This comprehensive training includes an effective analysis of the aging process addressing the physiology, kinesiology, and specific needs of students requiring extra support. Use a chair as your base and incorporate sitting, standing, and supported moves needed to enhance your group dynamic teaching skills. Verbal and visual cueing techniques, inspirational and effective memory-improvement strategies, and active aging principles are all included.

The live full-day practical training utilizes choreography routines to enhance your class sequencing, musical phrasing, teaching skills, and choreography development. Both expert and novice group exercise and small group instructors benefit from S.E.A.T. Fitness through class structure design, routine creation, and leadership development. Leave with a demographically diverse program you can teach Monday morning to anyone, including active agers, rehab patients, overweight or special-needs participants. Certification includes practical training, a comprehensive manual, downloadable choreography video, music, educational materials, flash cards, and online examination. SCW (7.0), ACE (0.7), ACSM (7.0), AEA (7.0), AFAA (7.0), NASM (0.7).

 

PRICING:

 

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Sunday, July 23 

7:30am-3:30pm

In this eight hour comprehensive course, review the science of stretching, flexibility and mobility. Acquire the knowledge to assess static and dynamic postures to identify movement quality issues and promote functional activities. Learn multiple flexibility, techniques, and stretching alternatives, including PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), active and dynamic stretching, passive and static options, assisted stretching techniques and more. Gain skill in myofascial release to enhance activation, recovery and regeneration for individuals of all ages and activity levels. Assist athletes to older adults, and distinguish yourself as a stretching expert. Perfect for one on one training, small group, training, and group fitness. This practical, hands on certification includes a variety of detailed program designs with an easy to execute system. Certification includes practical training, comprehensive manual and online examination. SCW (7.0).

PRICING:

 

$179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

$199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
$239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
$259 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

Sunday, July 23

7:30am-3:30pm

This is an introductory course to Symmetry’s patented postural measurement system called AlignSmart. Learn how to use the Postural Alignment Kit (PAK) to quantify 20 skeletal landmarks to explain compensation patterns that cause dysfunction and pain. In this course you will learn:

 

    • How to measure postural misalignments using the PAK
    • How to quantify these measurements to explain compensation and pain
    • The difference between Corrective Exercise and Postural Corrective Exercise
    • How to use the AlignSmart software to create corrective routines for your clients

      SCW (8.0), ACE (1.8), AFAA (6.0), NASM (0.6), NCBTMB (4.0).

       

      PRICING:

      $179 for SCW Members also attending 3-Day MANIA®

      $199 if also attending 3-Day MANIA®
      $239 for SCW Members attending Certification only
      $259 for Non-Attendees 

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the Live Certification, take the course ONLINE HERE.

Sunday, July 23 

9:00am-6:00pm

Experience the revolution of dance fitness education. This new, groundbreaking, instructor training concept will allow you to unleash your freedom and creativity to master the art of creating dance fitness classes that reflect YOUR unique style and vision. This comprehensive curriculum will give you all the tools with none of the rules. No longer bound by branded formats, unveil the professional secrets behind designing, building, and delivering game-changing dance fitness experiences. Elevate your expertise and marketability as you gain valuable insights behind becoming a sought-after instructor, equipped with the knowledge and skills to shine brightly in a competitive atmosphere. Revolutionize the way you can inspire and empower wellness through dance. The future of dance fitness awaits YOU.

SCW (8.0),ACE (0.8). AFAA (8.0).

PRICING:

$249 to Register for Dance Fit Pro Instructor Training

 

REGISTER HERE

If you can’t make the In-Person Certification, live-stream the course ONLINE HERE.

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