saturday

SESSIONS

Saturday – November 4, 2023

 

Session 1

7:30am-8:45am

This full body strength workout using resistance bands will strengthen your muscles as effectively as traditional weights. Target your entire body–upper, lower and core to enhance coordination, increase muscle endurance and rehab injured fibers. Experience a workout that creatively tones and builds strength without the use of heavy equipment. 
Want more? Check out the Online Group Strength Cert HERE.

Learn unique and effective exercises to train the core from the inside out. Integrate stability balls and a variety of bands along with weighted body movements, to experience challenging exercises that utilize the hips, abs, back, glutes, and chest. This is truly a modern workout for 2023! 

Want more? Check out the Online Core Training Cert HERE.

Brazily Dance is all about finding your sexiest, most confident self through the magic of Brazilian music and dance! With our fun, energetic and dynamic classes, you will not only get a great cardio workout, but you will also improve your dance skills, body awareness, and self-esteem.
Learn more about Brazily Dance HERE.

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.

Want more? Check out the Online Pilates Matwork Cert HERE.

Work that works. Riders want results, and Schwinn knows how to get them. When you simplify your class designs, and program like a personal trainer, you work smarter, and your riders get stronger. K.I.S.S. the class design blues away and learn how to create ride profiles in a way that allows you to track, progress and program like a pro with turnkey programming software from Intelligent Cycling. Get more mileage out of your class designs and show your riders how much stronger they have become. WIN-WIN!
Want more? Check out the Online Schwinn® Certs HERE.

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!
Want more? Check out the Online WATERinMOTION Cert HERE.

Weight loss drugs are rocking the internet, social media, and health clinics. Where does balanced nutrition intertwine within this phenomenon? Embark on exploring this surging trend, delving into the intricate relationship between these drugs and the crucial role of proper nutrition. (Lecture)
Learn more about Nutrition Factors HERE.

You’ve heard the statement that keeping a client is less expensive than trying to market and attract a new one. In this session, learn tips and tricks for making your services so valuable, your clients won’t have any desire to leave. In this engaging and enlightening session, explore ideas you can implement immediately to raise the loyalty of your clients and keep your business profitable.
Want more? Learn more about the Online Marketing & Sales For Personal Trainers Cert HERE.

The core is vital for spinal stabilization and the transfer of movements from the limbs. Discover how the core is supposed to function, the methods of function, and how to train your body to have the strongest, most impressive core of your life. 

Want more? Learn more about the Online Core Training Cert HERE.

Light up every muscle with this core-forward Pilates class that sets traditional moves to today’s rhythms, adding energy and excitement. Through the use of continuous choreography, electrify your burn, strength, and flexibility. Join this total-body sculpting class that blends lightweight training, Pilates, and core strengthening exercise. 

Want more? Learn more about the Online Pilates Matwork Cert HERE.

Utilizing the natural support and resistance of the water is key to relieving stiffness, inflammation and stress associated with chronic conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Experience innovative, gentle movement patterns to enrich and free the body of pain while promoting a feeling of total body wellness. Want more? Learn more about the Online Aqua Exercise Cert HERE.
Learn how to build a Personal Training Program that creates a culture of sales success in your facility. Set the right expectations.  Provide the necessary training and tools. Create accountability with key metric tracking and daily conversations. Most importantly, build value with a word class experience.

Session 2 – Keynote Address

9:15AM-10:30AM

When it comes to repetitive stress and chronic pain, group fitness instructors and personal trainers aren’t positioned to be the first line of defense for those seeking help. This lecture will explain why the current ‘reactive’ healthcare system does not focus on preventative programs, and why the push for group exercise and personal trainer intervention is paramount to changing the system.
Want more? Check out the Online Symmetry Cert HERE.



Session 3

11:00AM-12:15PM

Most workout programs take place in the sagittal plane with a focus on muscle splitting. This kind of programming massively misses out on the body’s full movement training potential. We have programmed a functional full body circuit workout that intentionally incorporates and balances out all three planes of motion.
Learn more about Gymnazo HERE.

It’s time to take aging sitting down! Discover how incorporating a chair can increase access to your fitness offerings by catering to clients of all abilities. Perfect for deconditioned clients or those overcoming injuries, you’ll learn how to design seat-based programming that doesn’t lack intensity or fun, guaranteed to get a “seated” ovation from all of your students!
Want more? Check out the Online S.E.A.T. Cert HERE.

Crew Conditioning™ is an exciting five-event athletic challenge with WaterRower drills, plyometric exercises and calisthenics that require the assistance of other athletes, all designed to show you how team-building games will help you double your strength and stimulate your soul. Make your test today your testimony tomorrow!
Learn more about WaterRower HERE.

If all we do is sit, we are destined to decrease our lower body function.  Learn techniques that will help hip mobility, flexibility and strength. Enhance functional activities and performance. Prevent lower back pain, knee discomfort and injury and boost explosive movements in athletes. 

Want more? Check out the Online Group Strength Cert HERE.

Tap into the unique ways your team wants to ride – ONLY with the Z-power console from Schwinn. Whether it’s RPM, Max HR or FTP – we’ve got a ride for everyone. Build it and they will come. Real results, every time, with your ride or die tribe. Let’s go.
Want more? Check out the Online Schwinn® Certs HERE.

Take advantage of aqua dumbbells to build muscular endurance, power, and overall tone. Build lean muscle through the creative use of drag, resistance, and buoyancy by using just one aqua dumbbell or both dumbbells enmeshed, or as under-arm flotation devices. Recharge, refresh and revive your water workouts using hand buoys like never before.
Want more? Check out the Online WATERinMOTION Cert HERE.

The aspect of training recovery is becoming more important as we recognize how adaptations can be maximized through effective practices and choices. This lecture will explore the latest research on hydration, nutrition, stretching, rolling, supplements, percussive instruments, sleep and more ways to restore homeostasis. (Lecture)

If you want to create a name and following for yourself, you need to stand out on social media, and that can be difficult. In this course you will learn the 4 simple steps for standing out, so you can enroll more clients, make more money, and have a larger impact! This session is perfect for both instructors, personal trainers, and studio owners and managers.
Learn more about StandOut Fit-Pro HERE.

This workshop will give group fitness instructors specific exercises to strengthen the hips and thighs using bands. Learn how to add variety and FUNction to target the large, as well as small, intrinsic muscles. Learn the science behind concentric and eccentric loading, and why the band contributes to eccentric loading. 

Want more? Check out the Online Group Exercise Cert HERE.

Immerse yourself in the seamless integration of Tai Chi and another captivating movement practice in our fusion classes. Experience the harmonious flow where the boundaries between modalities become indistinguishable within the choreography. Discover the empowering synergy of Tai Chi and weights in our invigorating Iron Fusion class. Join us for a transformative journey that transcends traditional boundaries and unlocks new dimensions of fitness.

Want more? Check out the Online Tai Chi Cert HERE.

Consider the aquatic environment for finding new and challenging ways to mix up your 1:1 training sessions. Adding water to a strength or HIIT workout can provide different challenges by dialing down the impact of moves without decreasing the intensity. The H2O serves as resistance training and cardio challenges without the DOMS or the impact.

Want more? Check out the Online Aqua Exercise Chi Cert HERE.

Stretching is an integral part of any exercise program, yet there is immense inconsistency and uncertainty surrounding the practice. Join our panel of experts as they discuss both the art and the science of flexibility training and specific routines that will allow your clients to develop maximal strength gains safely and quickly.

Session 4: Lunchtime Session 1

12:30PM-1:45PM

Lunchtime Session: If you choose this session, your lunch & expo break will be 1:45-2:45PM.

Body Weight creativity galore, this military inspired session will have you on a euphoric (sweaty) movement high like no other. Influenced by an extremely wide range of fitness modalities, this course is designed to help you show up and show out as you take it to the next level and beyond

Want more? Check out the Online Group Ex Cert HERE.

Say good-bye to back pain in this master-led class. Lower body mechanics can contribute to common pain complaints in the low back pain. Learn how to address these issues with your clients using guided muscle care, myofascial release methods, corrective exercises, and unique and effective stretching techniques.
Learn more about Tiger Tail HERE.

Where did you get that song! Schwinn has the secrets to sourcing music for playlists that rock every ride. Learn where to find the tunes and uncover new apps and programs to remix and customize your own tracks. Become your own mixologist and discover the recipe for savvy playlists.
Want more? Check out the Online Schwinn® Certs HERE.

Facilitating personal training in the water is a game-changer, and will give you the ability to transfer your group exercise aquatic skills into profitable personal training opportunities. This workshop provides you with multiple ways to intentionally program for your clients and deliver one on one training in the perfect environment of the pool. Give yourself the ability to double your income and maximize your expertise. 

Want more? Check out the Online Aquatic PT Cert HERE.

Explore winning marketing tactics for fitness businesses, navigate insurance essentials in the industry, and unlock the potential of management software. Join experts for insights on growth, risk mitigation, and efficiency in the ever-evolving fitness landscape. Don’t miss this powerhouse session on thriving in fitness.

Unleash the warrior spirit within your clients as they embark on a transformative journey. Fuse the power of boxing and kickboxing in a dynamic hybrid format that ignites their inner strength. Seamlessly transition to sculpting exercises that build confidence and enhance mental focus. Empower your clients to embrace their inner champion and unleash their full potential! 
Want more? Check out the Online Boxing Cert HERE.

Fill your soul in this Vinyasa Yoga class that flows gracefully and rhythmically from posture to pose with the greatest hits of Motown as our guide. Focus on pose exploration while we blissfully drift through a journey of transformation and development. Leave with 15 seamless yoga sequences and music inspiration to rejuvenate and invigorate your classic vinyasa sessions.

Focus on glute-specific training in the aquatic environment to build muscular endurance and strength.  Using all three planes of motion in innovative and unique routines, leave this novel session with new choreography and exciting options. Discuss progressions and regressions for all students and build the backside of the body. Discover how you can train cheeks for weeks n’ weeks! 
Want more? Check out the Online WATERinMOTION Strength Cert HERE.

Maximize your business’s profitability by attracting clients who possess the ideal combination of financial stability, long-term commitment, and strong referral potential. Targeting Boomers and Seniors for small group and one-on-one training in your clubs is the key. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work with the best clients who bring value to your fitness community.

Session 4: Lunchtime Session 2

1:15PM-2:30PM

Lunchtime Session: If you choose this session, your lunch & expo break will be 12:15-1:15PM. 

The active aging population grapples with an array of dysfunctions, affecting their capacity to remain steady. Improve balance and coordination and walk out of this session with at least ten movement patterns and a few extra games that are going to positively impact your clients gate stability, “action-reaction’ engagement, physical balance, and mental coordination. 

Want more? Check out the Online Active Aging Cert HERE.

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!
Want more? Check out the Soul Fitness Brands Online Trainings HERE.

Utilize physics as it pertains to musculoskeletal compensations and pain planes of motion to get your clients proactive and compliant with corrective exercises. Employ postural analysis pre- and post-workout to reinforce healthy daily habits, and ultimately increase athletic performance. (Lecture)
Want more? Check out the Online Symmetry Cert HERE.

Session 5

2:45PM-4:00PM

Almost all workouts require good  posture and alignment to maximize results while minimizing injury. However, it is difficult to assess o r clients and ensure all participants are moving properly. Join our resident expert on posture, alignment and evaluation, Patrick Mummy, as he discusses the best coaching and cueing strategies for alignment and posture and how to do it effectively in personal training and a small group environment. 
Want more? Check out the Online Symmetry Cert HERE.

Dynamic motion at its most fun! The need for reactive and anticipatory balance, power and agility training is incredibly important as we age. Come sweat, laugh and learn how to facilitate a purposeful cardio kickboxing class that includes whole-body mobility, repetition and coordination. Walk away with class formats to play with, and teach! 

Want more? Check out the Online Active Aging Cert HERE.

Using an age-old piece of equipment, improve strength, endurance, and enhance overall fitness in an exciting and dynamic training environment. This kettlebell program incorporates unique layering techniques along with safe and effective execution cues. Leave with creative patterns and a strong balance of power & endurance. 

Want more? Check out the Online Kettlebell Cert HERE.

This creative workshop focuses on yoga postures done with the support of a chair. Seated and Standing work poses are beautifully blended into asanas that encompass a creative strength building and flexibility-promoting workout. A union of mind, body and spirit are at the heart of this program with special attention focused on activities of daily living and the ability to rise, fall, and flow by oneself. Supported by a group of like-minded individuals, this program has far-reaching positive effects on aging exercisers of all shapes and sizes, building communities with a mindful attention to self-awareness.

Want more? Check out the Online Yoga 1 Cert HERE.

HIIT may be here to stay, but there are times to HIIT it and then QUIT it! Building your threshold without going breathless is a powerful way to train. Learn methods for creating more variety with your Aerobic intervals and steady aerobic work through thoughtful programming with science to back it up.
Want more? Check out the Online Schwinn® Certs HERE.

This workshop focuses on the benefits of EPOC (Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption) and its role in high intensity interval training (HIIT). In this creative, fun and challenging session, explore the value of HIIT for all populations, even seniors! Want more? Check out the Online Aqua Personal Training Cert HERE.

This workshop explores how nutrition, supplements, and hormones impact the aging process. Explore what to take, how the body adapts to aging and what we can do nutritionally to age with energy and grace. Learn evidence-based approaches, strategies, and applications to combat metabolic adaptations to promote healthy aging. (Lecture)

Learn more about Tiger Tail HERE.

All successful fitness businesses, large and small, need technologies that allow the operators to spend less time doing administrative tasks.  This gives us more face time with our clients, the reason why we got into this type of business in the first place! Examine affordable  marketing automations (social media, emails, text messaging), surveys & feedback, loyalty rewards and software payment processing to grow your memberships and revenue.
Learn more about fitDEGREE HERE.

Real-life happens from all angles & we move to and from every angle possible as we overcome activities of daily living. Regain awareness, re-ignite your Pilates practice, & learn how to apply the six basic Pilates principles for core stability/mobility that will move you from the mat to anywhere you need to go. Feel more dynamic, powerful, and strong.  

Want more? Check out the Online Pilates Matwork Cert HERE.

Aqua yoga is a unique modality to benefit people living with arthritis. It combines yoga with the properties of aquatic exercise to increase the benefits and access to yoga. If you want to add yoga tidbits to your aquatics programs that serve audiences with arthritis, come get some easily applicable ideas.

Want more? Check out the Online Aqua Exercise Cert HERE.

While HIIT workouts are loved by many, it’s crucial to prioritize recovery alongside intense effort. Slow down and let your body recharge and restore. Embrace the power of the L.I.S.S. (LOW INTENSITY STEADY STATE) protocol to enhance the advantages of HIIT. SL@T, an easily instructable class, blends various muscle conditioning and cardio exercises to support participants in achieving the transformative results they desire.

Want more? Check out the Online Personal Training Cert HERE.

Unlock the secrets to building a thriving hybrid fitness business. Discover how to harness the power of technology, marketing strategies, and community engagement to propel your gym, studio, or fitness venture to new heights. By offering both in-person and online classes, you’ll create a winning formula for business success.

Session 6

4:30PM-5:45PM

Whether you go heavy or light, overloading the muscles of your upper body is key to experiencing improved strength, movement quality, and the aesthetics your classes and clients desire. Review techniques to challenge your upper body in all directions and all positions. Understand how training your upper body can help you reach total body goals faster. 

Want more? Check out the Online Group Strength Cert HERE.

Be prepared to have your soles soar to new heights with this barefoot duo! You will learn evidence-based foot fitness and apply barefoot programming through a powerful cardio dance experience. This variable intensity, functional flow connects you to your soles – and your soul – in unique and inspiring ways.

LaBlast® is a partner-free program created by world-renowned dancer Louis van Amstel (from Dancing with the Stars). Leave your heart on the floor with a diverse mix of famous ballroom dances set to your favorite music. Jive, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Country, Lindy & even Hip Hop – integrate them into your current class or explore a whole new fitness format! 
Want more? Check out the Online LaBlast® Instructor Cert HERE.

Restoration is an essential part of any fitness regimen, but it can be hard to get clients to buy into it. This is why we’ve created a simple integrated 3-part restoration group class that combines foam rolling, stretching, and moving and leaves clients feeling so good and rejuvenated.
Learn more about Gymnazo HERE.

Check out this innovative core format that will make you rethink your ab favorites. Take beloved tried n’ true aqua ab exercises and turn them into a treasure trove of creativity and an arsenal of hard-core drills. Great for athletic abilities of all levels, these water workouts will quickly become the first choice for effective off-season training. 

Want more? Check out the Online Aqua Exercise  Cert HERE.

Feasting and Fasting – and everything in between! What does the research show, as far as the various patterns of nutrient timing? How does the thermic effect of food raise our metabolism and for how long? What are the proven benefits of time-restricted feeding and why do they occur? Get all your questions answered! (Lecture) 

Want more? Check out the Online Nutrition Coaching Cert HERE.

This entertaining presentation examines the fitness fads, exercise trends, wellness goals that have and will drive our health and wellness businesses to success in the coming year. Boutique studio successes, customer experience challenges, creative programming options and technological advancements are put under a microscope of best practices. To unlock our potential, we will inspect implementation of various programming including function, aging, strength, flexibility, relaxation in both group fitness and personal training. This innovative session reviews the predictions from various sources including both private and public fitness facilities along with IHRSA, ACE, ACSM, NASM, Shape Magazine and SCW insights. Join Sara Kooperman, an Industry Icon, for this engaging and illuminating presentation guaranteed to leave you excited about our fitness future.

All hail the king of athletic performance! The glutes are finally getting their well-deserved place in the gym, despite our quad-driven fitness world. From glute activation, isolation and enhancement to correction, strength, power, and hypertrophy, you will learn the best exercises for all clients and goals. 
Want more? Check out the Online Group Strength Cert HERE.

In this workshop, address the best way to protect the shoulder which is one of the most frequently injured and complex joint systems in the body. Delve into why and how to train the shoulders for maximum strength and flexibility avoiding injury and accelerating performance. 
This class is a unique blend of kickboxing and martial arts. Gain new skills as you improve your endurance, agility and coordination, as well as balance and core stability. We will be combining strength training with self-defense motions, including kick variations. Expect a high intensity, power-packed circuit that fosters strength and grace. Want more? Check out the Online Aquatic Personal Training Cert HERE.

There’s never been a more direct path than now to leverage and merge fitness knowledge with social media avenues, in hopes of attracting customer lead generation. During this informative lecture, we’ll demonstrate how to maximize digital highways to client conversion. 

Want more? Check out the Online Social Media Training Cert HERE.

Session 7

6:00PM-7:00PM

Shimmy & shake up your barre fitness offerings with the accredited belly dance barre workout!  Learn and experience how ancient Middle Eastern movements can add variety and additional wellness benefits with seamlessly merged hip and torso layered progressions into a modern barre workout! Match Oriental dance grace with barre strength!

FREE for all MANIA® Attendees!
$25 for non-attendees – Register HERE
 

Want more? Check out the RAQ Online Instructor Training HERE.