Oct. 4-6, 2024 • Hilton Rosemont
Oct. 4-6, 2024 • Hilton Rosemont
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2024
Bring your energy to kickstart MANIA® on Friday! 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.
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Session 1: 7:30am-8:45am
FR1A: NO FLOOR CORE AND BALANCE (NEW) - Melissa Layne, MEd
Elevate the active aging journey in a standing core and balance workshop! Discover tailored
exercises that strengthen the core and improve balance, enhancing stability in everyday
activities. Join us for a fun and engaging session that promotes confidence, mobility, and well-
being, all from a standing position.
FR1B: ”DON’T JUST SIT THERE!” - CHAIR YOGA (NEW) - Gusti Ratliff, MEd, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Anyone can do Chair Yoga, including traditional yoga practitioners! Come and experience the possibilities of introducing chair yoga in studios, at work, seminars or any place where getting onto the floor may not be practical. Enjoy the chair yoga alternative.
FR1C: Add an EMOM (NEW) - Kari Merrill
Get ready to spice up your workouts with EMOMs—every minute on the minute exercises that add a thrilling twist to your routine! Discover creative ways to keep your classes fresh and engaging, and leave with a ton of new ideas for your next strength session. Don’t miss out!
FR1D: GENTLE YOGA FOR MOBILITY (NEW) - Manuel Velazquez
This yoga practice emphasizes joint health, muscle tension release, and a mindful approach to alignment through core stability. The movements can be incorporated into your daily life, helping to maintain or improve mobility, stability, and flexibility for functional, healthy aging.
FR1F: WAVES OF FIRE: ACTIVE AGERS (NEW) - Connie Martin, MA
Baby Boomers Unite! Heat up your water workouts and burn calories, shape, and strengthen your body in a great movement environment—the pool. Stoke the fire of your internal furnace using ability-based, low-impact, and multi-joint movements. Learn to stabilize your core while benefiting from improved stability and mobility.
FR1G: 10 STEPS TO ULTIMATE WEIGHT LOSS EXPERIENCE (NEW) - Eduardo Netto, MS (Lecture)
Discover how to enhance and diversify your programming by integrating multiple layers of training elements, crafting optimal experiences in every routine for clients pursuing weight loss. This distinctive session emphasizes the systematic application of science to a weight loss plan.
FR1H: OPERATING A PROFITABLE BOUTIQUE STUDIO (NEW) - Ann Gilbert
Explore the secrets of opening and successfully managing a profitable boutique studio. This 40-year business owner shares her secrets to success. Loving what you do requires living with frustrations and failures. Discover ways to create loyal and productive teams, rise above inflation, and grow your business.
Session 2: 9:00am-10:15am
FR2A: KILLER CORE (NEW) - Abbie Appel
There’s a thin line between love and hate with Core Training! Tune up your teaching techniques, alter intensity variables and add innovation to standard exercises that train your clients and classes to love Core Training. Discover how mixing slow, controlled movements with speed and tempo changes will heighten body awareness, build core strength, enhance spinal stabilization and add challenge for your most demanding class participants.
FR2B: ACTIVE AGING PLAYGROUND (NEW) - Amber Toole
Explore dynamic game-based training methods designed specifically for active agers. Discover how to infuse playfulness into fitness routines, promoting social engagement, mobility, and health. Learn the art of adapting traditional games and creating new ones to make exercise enjoyable and effective for older adults.
FR2C: INTO THE RING (NEW) - Kimberly Spreen-Glick
Attention Kickboxers! You’re invited to step “into the ring” to experience a fierce workout that
incorporates kickboxing combinations, functional strength training, core challenges and an extended
stretch to make sure you experience an effective, complete workout. Learn how to feel fierce while
having a sweaty good time.
FR2D: TIGER TAIL®l® GOODBYE BACK PAIN (NEW) - Dr. Julie Zuleger, PhD
Say goodbye to back pain in this master-led class. Lower body mechanics can contribute to common low back pain complaints. Learn how to address these issues with your clients using guided muscle care, myofascial release methods, corrective exercises, and unique and effective stretching techniques.
FR2E: SCHWINN®: BEAST MODE (NEW) - Jenn Hogg, MA
HIIT workouts are all the rage but not all are done right. This workout is designed to push your limits while honoring the science of true HIIT for real results. We’ll show you how to take breathless beast mode. Get ready to Rumble!
FR2F: LABLAST® SPLASH: BUOYANT BALLROOM BLITZ (NEW) - Apy Figueroa & Donna Tomassi
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!
FR2G: CHAIN REACTION BIOMECHANICS (NEW) - Michael Hughes
Movement therapeutics is not a skill reserved only for physical therapists. We’ll break down the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the body and provide you with strategies to identify and reverse engineer the root causes of your clients’ pain.
FR2H: START & GROW YOUR BUSINESS (NEW) - Sara Kooperman, JD, Brandi Clark, Ruston Webb, MS, Erica Day & Lindsey Lessard, MA
Explore your options for guaranteed financial and personal success as a Personal Trainer and/or Business Owner. Painlessly grow your business attracting new clients and retaining valuable customers. Expansion and retention are key. Examine affordable marketing automations (social media, emails, text messages), surveys & feedback, loyalty rewards and simple payment processing to grow your client base and revenue. All necessary and extremely affordable.
Session 3: 11:00am-12:15Pm
FR3A: 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!
FR3B: SITTING PRETTY: STRENGTH & SUPPORT - Ann Gilbert
Get fit while you sit! In this session, learn innovative sequences that can be performed from a seated position for a total body workout. Perfect for virtual training sessions or accommodating multiple demographics in a gym setting, this low-impact workout provides total body sculpting for all participants. Improve strength, mobility, and balance for clients of every ability.
FR3C: BARREFUSION™ EXPERIENCE - Lindsey Coleman & Sara Vandenberg, MS
A BARRE class for EVERYbody. Not a ballerina? NO WORRIES! BARREfusion™ is designed for ballerinas, barre enthusiasts, and those with no barre experience! We combine ballet-inspired movements with athletic moves, cardio bursts, and our signature fusions to accommodate EVERYbody.
FR3D: SYMMETRY: SCIENTIFIC STRETCHING - Patrick Mummy
Ever wish you had a quantifiable system for measuring the success and outcome of corrective exercise? In this session, you will learn, practice, and implement the AlignSmart™ system to measure and create custom corrective exercise routines. Leave ready to assist, mentor, coach, and guide clients through their journey to be pain-free and performance-ready.
FR3E: SCHWINN®: RHYTHM ROADTRIP (NEW) - Abbie Appel
Discover how to capture and captivate your riders by tapping into the emotion and hidden beats of a well curated playlist. Learn how to create magical, memorable rides with incredible musicality that drive performance for real results.
FR3F: AQUA BOOT CAMP BOQ - STYLE (NEW) - Tom Ford
Swing, Punch and Run in a “completely” new aquatic workout! Experience a truly unique session utilizing movements from many different sports and using resistive aquatic exercise equipment. This explosive, intense and fun workout will strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, all while improving your coordination and balance.
FR3G: SUPPORTING CLIENTS ON ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS (NEW) - Raina Childers-Richmond, MS, RDN, CHC
Interest in Anti-Obesity Medications (AOMs) is exploding. By learning more and confidently offering: A: Activity Guidance, O: Optimized Nutrition, M: Management of Symptoms, and S: Support to those who choose to use medication in their weight loss journey, we can increase their chances of long-term success in health improvement.
FR3H: GET “CERTIFIED” TO RUN YOUR FITNESS BUSINESS! (NEW) - Erica Day
Whether you’re just starting out as a personal trainer or have been running a studio for over a decade, you must invest 75 minutes in this session that guarantees to provide you with the tools needed to succeed. We’ll teach you the exact system we use with our six-figure clients to grow your business, increase profits, easily understand your cash flow, and pay bills on time—so you can pay yourself what you deserve! Get ‘certified’ in creating profits and level up your financial game today!
Session 4 - LUNCHTIME SESSION 1:
12:30PM-1:45PM
IF YOU CHOOSE THIS SESSION, THEN 1:45PM - 2:45PM WILL BE YOUR EXPO AND LUNCH BREAK
FR4A: INTEGRATED STRENGTH - Lauren George, MS & Kari Merrill
Group fitness students love a total-body workout, but fitting it into a 50-minute class can be challenging. This session will show you how it’s done. Learn how to engage the core, lower body, and upper body simultaneously, all while moving dynamically to the beat. Walk away with the tools to create classes that deliver the most effective workout of your students’ week.
FR4C: ATHLETIC FLOW (NEW) - Jeff McMullen
Boost Your Athletic Performance: Elevate your conditioning sessions with dynamic exercises using training sticks. Enhance flexibility, mobility, and injury resilience. Discover innovative sequences to optimize movement patterns and ensure lasting results. You’ll leave with a ready-to-use class design, primed to invigorate your training regimen by Monday!
FR4E: SCHWINN®: PRIDE - ROAR INTO YOUR RIDE - Tatiana Kolovou, MBA
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?
FR4G: BUILDING MUSCLE WHILE LOSING FAT (NEW) - Melissa Layne, MEd
Join this transformative workshop and unlock the secrets of building muscle while torching unwanted fat. Explore science-backed strategies, personalized workouts, and nutrition tips to achieve a balanced, strong, and lean physique. Elevate your fitness journey and build your dream body.
Session 4 - LUNCHTIME SESSION 2:
IF YOU CHOOSE THIS SESSION, THEN 12:15PM - 1:15PM WILL BE YOUR EXPO AND LUNCH BREAK
FR4B: DEMENTIA CLIENT STRATEGIES FOR TRAINERS - Deborah Rothschild, MS
Fitness training has been shown to benefit the 1 in 10 older Americans who are diagnosed with a dementing illness. Learn how to work with their support team members and how to interact and communicate with this population effectively. Come away with tips on how to create beneficial training sessions based on research and well-documented best practices.
FR4D: TRUE POWER YOGA - Kimberly Spreen-Glick
FR4F: LIQUID GYM ACQUA PUNCH & PUMP (NEW) - Manuel Velazquez
Give your water workout a PUNCH! Experience a truly unique workout that reduces fat, strengthens your core, and tones your arms and legs while improving coordination and flexibility. This class features jabs, punches, and kicks, all performed in water using Liquid Gym Gloves! Add Liquid Gym Acqua Tone Loops for extra leg work, energizing your whole body with less stress on your joints.
FR4H: RETENTION STRATEGIES: UNLOCKING THE KEY TO CUSTOMER LOYALTY (NEW) - Eduardo Netto, MS
Customer retention is vital for business success, necessitating behavior analysis, personalized experiences, and effective engagement tactics such as loyalty programs. Key strategies include collecting feedback, building trust-based relationships, leveraging CRM technology, tracking retention metrics, studying case studies, and staying ahead of industry trends to maintain customer loyalty.
Session 5: 2:45PM-4:00PM
FR5A: MOBILITY TRAINING: ONLINE OR IN-PERSON (NEW) - Ruston Webb, MS
Unlock the untapped potential of mobility training. Integrate mobility exercises into group sessions to enhance client retention, achieve better results, and increase your revenue. Experience firsthand the movement sequences that unlock the body’s potential. Don’t miss out on this burgeoning trend in the fitness industry. Join Ruston and stay ahead in this competitive market.
FR5B: STRENGTH TRAINING FOR LONGEVITY & VITALITY II (NEW) - Sara Kooperman, JD
Whether a personal quest or a way to engage the fastest-growing segment of the population, this incredibly creative bodyweight 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.
FR5C: SOULBODY YOGA SCULPT (NEW) - Melissa Miles
Experience a dynamic total-body workout integrating yoga-inspired vinyasa flows, cardio bursts, and sculpting exercises to burn calories, boost endurance, and cultivate mindfulness. Adapt intensity levels to individual preferences, making this class accessible and empowering for all fitness levels.
FR5D: HUMAN REFORMER PILATES (NEW) - Lauren George, MS
Experience the powerful benefits of Pilates reformer workouts without the need for a reformer! Using one or two resistance bands, this class adapts classic reformer moves directly onto the mat. Suitable for all fitness levels, the session focuses on building functional strength, enhancing posture, and improving coordination. The Human Reformer method allows you to perform full Pilates reformer movements while discovering new methods and strategies for your classes.
FR5E: SCHWINN®: ROCK & ROLL RIDE (NEW) - Keli Roberts
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.
FR5F: AQUA INNOVATE (NEW) - Connie Martin, MA
This energizing workout combines functional training and core exercises in the pool, accompanied by fun music and unique choreography suitable for all fitness levels. Learn how to effortlessly introduce regressions or progressions of new movement combinations, using innovative tools to help participants discover and awaken their inner athlete, striving to become the best version of themselves.
FR5G: PREVENTING COMMON FITNESS INJURIES (NEW) - Dr. Edward Laskowski, MD
This session will discuss common fitness and sports injuries seen in a sports medicine practice. Evidence based strategies for recognizing and preventing these injuries in your training population will also be discussed.
FR5H: FIND & ENROLL CLIENTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA (NEW) - Brandi Clark
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.
Session 6: 4:30PM-5:45PM
FR6A: CORE TRAINING: FOUNDATIONS OF PERFORMANCE (NEW) - Tad Taggart, RDN, ACSM-PT
Explore essential core training principles through biomechanics and performance frameworks in this course. Perfect for exercise professionals seeking to enhance their core training repertoire with innovative programming and exercises. Walk away with practical insights and fresh ideas to elevate your clients’ core strength and fitness goals.
FR6B: TIME WITH TISSUE (NEW) - Ann Gilbert
Practice mobility exercises to optimize agility as you move through your fitness age. Improve ROM, increase vitality & get moving with this easy-to-follow mobility sequence. Leave with a clear understanding of how we, as fit Pros, can contribute to movement that can transfer to advanced activities of daily living. This session is for all clients 20-90 years of age.
FR6C: ULTIMATE LEG DAY (NEW) - Amber Toole
Leg day enthusiasts, this one’s for you! Supercharge your lower-body training with effective programming for sculpting strong legs and glutes. Learn injury prevention, nutrition tips, and workout variations. Elevate your lower-body game and help your clients get amazing results!
FR6D: YOGA TOUCH (NEW) - Sara Kooperman, JD
Enjoy this yoga class, which balances strength and stretch, earth and sun, power, and grace. Learn valuable techniques to touch your students physically and verbally. Using body weight and light manual touching, experience ways to connect with your students to motivate them to better posture, proper alignment, and greater challenge all within the effective environment of a yoga class.
FR6E: SCHWINN®: TRANSCEND CYCLE FLOW (NEW) - Jenn Hogg, MA
When you cycle in and yoga out, the result is a body that is balanced, strong and ready for living. It’s the perfect pairing of functional fitness formulas that center around breath to break the mold of cycling fusion.
FR6F: BUOY, OH BUOY, OH BUOY! (NEW) - Manuel Velazquez, Cheri Kulp, & Sara Vandenberg, MS
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.
FR6G: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE AND ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS (NEW) - Dr. Renee Rogers, PHD, FACSM
FR6H: PT 2024: MEET THE HYBRID FITNESS PROFESSIONAL (NEW) - Bob Esquerre, MA, NSCA-CPT
How many weekly PT Sessions can we deliver before nearing burn-out? How much can we keep increasing our prices before we hit that “price-ceiling”? Join Bob as he reviews the new skills that Personal Trainers will need to grow our businesses beyond 1-on-1 Training Sessions.
Session 7: 6:00PM-7:00PM
FR7B: Fitness Idol - Judges: Sara Kooperman, JD, Ann Gilbert, Bob Esquerre, MA, NSCA-CPT, & Amber Toole
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:
- A slot as a presenter at a future SCW MANIA®
- FREE SCW Online Certification of your choice
- Coverage in a SCW Newsletter
- 1-year FREE SCW OnDemand Membership
FR7C: MANIA® DANCE OFF!!
Join the stars of MANIA® in this wild workout with the best in dance fitness. Have a blast with LaBlast®, Zumba®, Manuel Velazquez & Tanisha (Tani) Haggard 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!
FR7D: MIND BODY BEAUTIFUL( NEW) - Kimberly Spreen-Glick
FR7G: KEYNOTE & COCKTAILS - FITNESS BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR IMPACT & INCOME (NEW) - Brandi Clark
Relax and enjoy a glass of wine and connect with other fit pros! Explore cutting-edge strategies, emerging trends, and innovative technologies tailored for fitness professionals seeking long-lasting client impact and income. Let’s redefine your success and explore experiences of like-minded pros! All are welcome! Please RSVP at the STANDOUT Fit Pro Booth.
