July 19-21, 2024 • Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead
July 19-21, 2024 • Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead
Bring your energy to kickstart MANIA® on Friday, March 22nd! With over 50 sessions on day one, you’re sure to get off to a great start. Take a look at the sessions listed below, choose your favorites, and plan your schedule for Saturday and Sunday accordingly.
Indoor Cycling meets Barre in a fusion design that satisfies every fitness taste. Amazing cardio combos on the bike flow into elongating, strength-based barre training on the floor. Belly up to the barre and get ready to quench your workout thirst
LaBlast® Splash is an aqua dance fitness program created by “Dancing with the Stars” pro, Louis van
Amstel. Experience a diverse mix of famous ballroom dances set to your favorite music in the water. No
partner needed! You will learn to Jive, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Lindy Hop, Salsa & more!
Riders want results and we know how to get them. When you simplify your class designs, and program like a personal trainer, you work smarter, and your riders get stronger. Learn how to create ride profiles in a way that allows you to track, progress and program like a pro. Get more mileage from your rides with work that works.
The ‘peaks’ of training get all the attention – we often tweak the work to be more challenging, while overlooking the important part our ‘valleys’ play in proper programming. Learn the secrets to dialing in effective recovery strategies both inside and outside the cycling studio while creating rides you’ll relish like classic rock and roll.
Unlock the six secrets to a longer, healthier life in this longevity workshop. Explore evidence-based practices to reduce premature mortality and enhance well-being. Dive into nutrition, exercise, stress management, and lifestyle changes that promote vitality and longevity. Empower yourself to live a fulfilling, extended life.
Max out your Pilates Mat class with 10 authentic advanced exercises from the original repertoire. Revisit Pilates principles and optimal alignment to understand what it means to be “advanced”! Dissect each exercise and discover how to modify and progress movements for your intermediate to expert students. Take your Pilates practice up a notch by safely and successfully adding challenges.
The Power of Authenticity. When coaches unleash an unapologetic sense of self, a powerful purpose steps into the light. Your personal truth, combined with cycling moments of elevation, are what turn exercise into an unforgettable experience. Are you ready to ROAR into your next ride?
Enjoy a tsunami of creativity with these senior-inspired routines. Leave with six (6) 64-count choreography blocks of captivating aqua sequences. Manual dexterity, ankle mobility, balance options, and neuroplasticity games are all integrated to improve your aqua aging programming. Comprehensive choreography handouts enhance your movement mastery. Stay current with purpose!
Understand the complexities of the fats we eat and how they are stored, metabolized within the body, and used as fuel. In this course, fitness practitioners will better understand how the fats we consume in our diets play into the physiology of fats within our body. (Lecture)
Safeguard your well-being, family, and business from potential lawsuits. Gain valuable insights on fitness insurance gaps, high defense cost claims, and effective client communication. Join Miriam Ball and Sara Kooperman for a crucial discussion on pitfalls for Group Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Business Owners. Leave with a liability waiver sample and essential risk awareness.
This workshop utilizes all three planes of motion in both prone and supine positions, along with small apparatus tools to give you endless ideas for your next core class or client session. Walk away with a library of new moves that students will love and feel successfully challenged in your next class or training session.
Whether a personal quest or a way to engage the fastest-growing segment of the population, this incredibly creative bodyweight, light hand weight and foam rolling workout presents effective and manageable training techniques for the 50+ population. Led by an icon in the fitness industry, Sara takes you through this Group Strength Class using unique multi-joint, rhythmic exercises for a total body strength workout. Endurance, flexibility, and balance are the lenses we use when analyzing our programming. It’s not about how long or hard you train; it’s about exercising smart for longevity and vitality.
Dynamic Conditioning is an effective total body workout using the TUBALLRX resistance band. With a ball on one side, the TUBALLRX band enables a wider range of exercises. Kirsten incorporates specific techniques for maximum effectiveness, making it a well-rounded program.
Focus on flexibility and balance both internally and externally to improve overall wellness in this Tai Chi Yoga fusion program. Yoga develops the foundation of internal support for stability and strength, while Tai Chi connects the fundamental and dynamic applications of functional mobility and dynamic stability using movements that connect into forms and sequences. The result is a greater sense of balance, self-body awareness, range of motion and muscular strength.
Enjoy this creative class designed for women who want to improve their strength in the comfortable and un-intimidating environment of the pool. Target all the major muscle groups using aqua dumbbells (single, double, meshed and suspended) that are effective to tone and strengthen the body while remaining easy on the joints.
Exercise may be a good stress (eustress), but life is filled with harmful stress (distress) that alters hormonal levels, health and inflammation. How does exercise impact these effects and balance stress? Join us for a deeper dive into understanding these concepts and applications and learn how to expand your programming for success. (Lecture)
Forgetting to follow up with people results in thousands of dollars left on the table. Generating, organizing, and following up with new leads is often neglected simply because there is no organization or process that feels easy and simple. Learn how to simplify and organize the process, so you never leave another prospective behind.
Do you have what it takes to become the next SCW Fitness Idol? As the winner of this prestigious title, not only will you receive coverage in 2024 SCW newsletters, but you’ll get a chance to show off your skills as a featured presenter at the 2025 SCW MANIA® Convention of your choice!
Each 2024 SCW Fitness Idol Winner receives:
Join the stars of MANIA® in this wild workout with the best in dance fitness. Have a blast with LaBlast®, Zumba®, Manuel Velazquez, Tani Haggard & Tricia Madden and learn tons of new moves to drive your dance programs to the next level. You even can win a free certification from one of these amazing programs. It’s going to be a party of epic proportions!
A long, full day of focus, movement, and learning with like-minded professionals is exhilarating; but exhausting. Reboot after your full day of MANIA® and rejuvenated once again. Show up for this peaceful presence practice and give yourself the gift of self-care as we enjoy a collective exhale together to reset and recharge!
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