Oct. 4-6, 2024 • Hilton Rosemont
Oct. 4-6, 2024 • Hilton Rosemont
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PRE-RECORDED COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PRE-RECORDED: HIIT / CORE / STRENGTH
Game Your Core - Manuel Velazquez
Move over traditional sit-ups and crunches, we’re shaking things up and gamifying core work! In this session, learn fun games that inspire friendly competition amongst your clients while sculpting, toning and strengthening the body’s center of power. Clients will stay for the laughs and return for the results!
Yoga-Pilates Restore - Gail Bannister-Munn
Yoga-Pilates Restore consists of a fusion of yoga, Pilates based core work, Active Isolated (A-I) stretching, & flexibility training. Develop an understanding of strengths and limitations to either move beyond or stay within your boundaries, all while bringing energy in, and feeling successful in a non-competitive environment.
Flow Free & Be - Kimberly Spreen-Glick
Enjoy an uplifting, dynamic yoga practice focused on freedom and acceptance. Get ready to move, strengthen, and stretch your body and mind without judgment; then finish feeling present and centered tapping into the ease within. Leave behind expectations and open your mind to an inspiring good time!
Total Body Strength - Diva Richards
Total Body Strength mixes resistance training with bodyweight 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.
Planks with Props - Mindy Esau, MS
Planks are incredibly effective and accessible for whole body training and easily manipulated to increase, or decrease, challenges. Adding in various props can allow us to purposefully impact the workload and feedback. Let’s explore the advantages of skillfully adding props into your programming to accommodate your diverse populations next week.
Poppin’ Booty Pilates - Rachel Stys
The glutes are a crucial part of the core, so let’s get them poppin’! No part of the booty will be left untouched, so you’ll walk away (or crawl out) with fun ideas for your class participants!
Core Amore - Tricia Madden
Discover the power of your core! Instead of solely concentrating on effective core exercises in your classes and sessions, why not empower your clients to truly appreciate their core? Gain valuable insights on cultivating core strength that extends beyond fitness and unlock a plethora of innovative ideas for designing engaging core-focused programs.
Sexy, Smart Strength for Women - Irene McCormick, MS, CSCS
Today’s woman needs strength training to be and look lean and healthy. What’s more important, she needs Volume Training, which is a combination of load, tension, frequency, intensity and type to reap the multitude of health benefits from strength training. Learn BEST PRACTICES for strength training women with limited equipment options that can be replicated in home or gym.
Beauty & the Beast: Yoga Power Bar - Billie Wartenberg
Move like a beauty while going full beast mode with Yoga Power Bar! Two worlds collide with creative yoga flows mixed with force and power! Elements in this session will include stretching, strengthening, core work, and more!
Leg Circuit Blast for Power - Maurice Williams, MS, CSCS
What is missing from your clients programming is a solid power-based leg circuit. Explore the principles of using power to develop leg circuit programming. From body weight, to plyometrics and a few other modalities in between, we will give your clients the best leg workout ever!
Coaching Core Engagement - Siri Chilazi, MBA, MA
Engaging the core correctly is essential in every workout, but getting people to “get it” is hard. Drawing on the latest science and best practices from fitness, Pilates, and yoga, this workshop equips you with strategies, exercises, and cues to coach your students to discover their core for maximum impact.
Flexibility - Stop Doing It Wrong - Andrea Metcalf
Stop stretching to gain flexibility and discover the keys to effective flexibility training. Learn to pinpoint and address muscle imbalances that hinder flexibility. Gain insights into targeted strengthening exercises to unlock your body’s full range of motion. Learn assessments, target exercises and the science behind flexibility training.
Pilates: Mat to the Max - Abbie Appel
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.
Long, Strong, Sculpted: Dynamic Flexibility - Siri Chilazi, MBA, MA
Dynamic flexibility is the perfect complement to strength training! Improved range of motion allows for enhanced muscle activation to sculpt a lean, toned physique. Learn the science of dynamic stretching and experience a flexible strength workout. Finish all of your classes feeling strengthened, lengthened, better aligned and breathing more optimally.
Yoga-Bata VIIT - Rosie Lemons, MS, ERYT 200
Hustle and reset. Strengthen and stretch. Participate in this fusion of mind-body disciplines using a variable intensity interval format paired with yoga flow. Dynamic movement includes barre, pilates, mobility training, and more! Walk away with an empowering class format for all levels!
PRE-RECORDED: FUNCTION/ACTIVE AGING
HIIT ‘Em Up Style Dance Jam - Tara Turner
Boot camp or Booty shake? Why not have both? Combine dance movements and HIIT. Glide between high- and low-intensity dance to get your heart rate up and boost cardio endurance. Integrate dance styles of salsa, merengue, reggaeton, soca, and hip-hop to launch that party mood that will get em’ Hoppin!
No (Downward facing) Dogs Allowed - Ronnie Fulton
This session involves an entirely restorative style yoga practice without being asked to do a single downward facing dog. In fact, this slower style Yin Yoga session includes all long-held, relaxing floor poses designed to target your deep connective tissues including your facia, ligaments, joints and bones.
All Time HIITs - Abbie Appel
Add dimension to your HIIT training routines and conditioning classes. Identify and break down traditional work to rest ratios, discover the true qualities of HIIT and why recovery, passive and active, are equally as important as the work. Walk away with 4 different HIIT timing Challenges to be taught alone or mixed-and-matched to maximize workouts.
Elevated: Next Level Active Recovery - Dane Robinson
Restore. Re-energize. Reward! Discover new elevated mobility techniques, along with an easy 3-step program to integrate and make active recovery an exciting addition into your GX class, SGT program, PT session and/or virtual training!
73 Ways to Hit the Glutes - Joanne Groves
Joanne offers a workshop on designing 73 glute-targeting exercises. Mixing biomechanics, energy escape, fatigue management, and fun, she provides invaluable tips for an exceptional glute workout. Elevate your Instagram with dynamic solutions. Warning: you’ll feel the burn!
Qigong and Self-Healing - 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.
Yoga Grooves - Kenyetta Brasher
Yoga Groove combines traditional yoga with a dynamic twist. Start by centering with breath, then flow into standing balance. Add a fun twist of yoga dance, and finish with a calming, fluid savasana. Experience a revitalizing blend of movement and relaxation in every session!
By Any Stretch - Abbie Appel
Flexibility allows us to move freely in our daily life. What’s more, a balance of mobility and stability in each joint helps prevent injury. In this hands-on session, review the science of “contract-relax” stretching. Experience multiple one-on-one stretching exercises and leave with a proven technique and system to grow your business and help your clients move better and smarter.
Balance Your HIIT - Elizabeth Lenart, MEd
You’ll want to HIIT it all over again after we flirt with ways to use softer surfaces for balance training. If you’ve had issues with your tissues, the use of a platform brings the floor closer to you & assists with stretching. If you think you can’t HIIT it anymore, let us introduce you to your newest fitness fling.
Pilates 4 Life - June Kahn
Pilates is a significant contributor for enhancing core strength, movement quality for life function & managing back pain. It improves posture, alignment & spinal mobility. Gain an understanding of its purpose with modifications and challenges for all. Experience why Pilates has endured as an effective form of training for decades
Fundamentals of Squat Progressions and Variations - Dr. Jonathan Mike, PhD
This combination of scientific lecture and hands-on movements will address and identify the biomechanics and technical intricacies of the box squat. Practical information on progressions and variations combines with practical cues to help trainers and coaches better understand the squat & its execution.
Hands on Stretching - Gail Bannister-Munn
This workshop shows you how important stretching is and demonstrates how easy it is to stretch your clients on a table or the floor. Learn stretches with clear, step-by-step practical applications to increase your skills. Trainer-assisted stretching, as part of each training session, will help your clients improve their flexibility while keeping you within the scope of a personal trainer.
The Battle for Mobility - Irene McCormick, MS, CSCS
The relationship between flexibility, mobility and stability includes components that are largely misunderstood. Mobility is about the joint, flexibility is about soft tissue, and stability is a major influencer. This session explores the science of flexibility and mobility, how to care for your fascia for greater mobility, and spinal stability.
Body Weight Militia - Bishop Garland
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.
Beyond Squat: Unconventional Lower Body Training - Yury Rockit
Embark on a skill acquisition journey with Yury, mastering movements like pistol, “sissy,” and dragon squat. Embrace Yury’s inclusive approach, suitable for all fitness levels. This series is an exploration of balance, strength, mobility, and proprioception, ensuring a rewarding experience for anyone on their fitness journey.
PRE-RECORDED: AQUA
H2O Rapid Resistance - Cheri Kulp
The adage “use it or lose it” applies to balance, agility, and power. With one adult over 65 treated for a fall every 18 seconds, agility training is crucial. This session uses water resistance and support to improve flexibility, balance, and control, reducing fall risk. Experience a refreshing workout with aqua noodles and tubing.
Aqua Articulations and Cardio - Jeannette Pyle
We will articulate our joints producing synovial fluid making movement easier for those with arthritis and other ailments. The cardio in the class is gentle enough for those with chronic conditions, but vigorous enough to elevate your heart rate and warm your body. Motion is the lotion!
Aqua Yoga Barre - Billie Watenberg
Nourish your soul with this Ballet-inspired Aqua Yoga/Barre workout. A favorite at conferences, explore various ideas for a functional flow in the water. Attendees will learn choreography and how to apply the sequences to design a seamless, fluid Yoga/Barre class.
Core Fusion H2O - Sara Vandenberg, MS
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!
When Breath Meets Water: Aqua Yoga - Rosie Lemons, MS, ERYT 200
Aqua Yoga is an accessible practice that supports your body and your soul. This session will review asanas (poses), breathwork (pranayama), and creative ways to bring this practice into the water. Whether you are adding aqua yoga to existing classes or creating a program to bring in new clients, consider rooting your Tree Pose in the pool.
Pool Personal Training - Connie Lagerhausen
Work one-on-one with athletes of any level in the pool. Using both vertical and horizontal aqua fitness, create appropriate progressions in intensity, complexity, and movement suitable for every conditioning level. From moms to marathoners, create sports-specific workouts using buoyancy, sequencing, and the physical aspects of training and conditioning. Get your feet wet in pool personal training.
H2O Strength - Cheri Kulp
WATERinMOTION® Strength takes advantage of aqua dumbbells to build muscular endurance, power, and overall tone in a fat-blasting 45-minute workout. Combine the unique properties of water to build lean muscle through the creative use of drag, resistance, and buoyancy. Enhance your workout choreography by using just one dumbbell or both dumbbells enmeshed or as under-arm flotation devices. This creative choreographed program refreshes your dated routines with fantastic music, inspiring moves and powerful programming. Leave with a full choreo handout to improve your sequencing and fun-factor in your aqua strength workouts.
Tabata Aqua Running & Conditioning - Tanisha (Tani) Haggard
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!
Front & Center H2O - Ann Gilbert
Training in the Frontal Plane is vital for strong stable hips. Target the adductors and learn how important they are in their role of supporting hip stabilization and their synergistic relationship to pelvic floor tone. Combinations of challenging exercises are designed to keep you Front and Center!
Aqua Yoga for Arthritis - Christa Fairbrother, MA, ERYT 500
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.
Warm Water Strong - Irene McCormick, MS, CSCS
Warm water strength & endurance training is a great fitness solution for many populations. It is possible to use the properties of water to increase load, practice breathless efforts, improve flexibility & mobility. Use noodles and hand buoys to create overload for improved health, increased strength, bone density & endurance in shallow, warm water pools.
Waves Combat: Beats and Power Moves - Zoraida (Zory) Sepulveda
Combine energetic rhythms with powerful cardio-kickboxing moves. Incorporating punches, kicks, and dynamic combinations underwater, this experience improves cardiovascular health, builds strength, and enhances coordination. Enjoy the low-impact benefits of water resistance as you groove to the beat and unleash your inner fighter. Spice-up your participants with this high-energy, rhythm-infused workout.
Cirque du Suspend: Impact-Free Aqua Exercise - Dominic Gili
Cirque du Suspend takes aqua fitness to new heights by captivating and entertaining clients with innovative suspended aqua exercises that harness the unique properties of water for multiple benefits. This program features impact-free movements that are adaptable to various water depths, turning the ability to float into both a challenge and an advantage. The session employs neutral buoyancy equipment, including buoyancy belts, noodles, and hand buoys, to enable dynamic workouts. This equipment supports a full range of motion, allowing participants to challenge themselves while minimizing the risk of injury or strain.
Aqua Strides & Strength - MaryBeth Dziubinski
Lengthen, strengthen and challenge your lower body in this resistive, shallow water walking class. Striding, gait training and functional movement patterns will be performed to enhance flexibility and balance.
Aqua Core Senior Style - Cheri Kulp
Enjoy six different segments of core training exercises for water exercise. This course focuses on working abs, back, obliques, hips and shoulders. Basically, anything core goes! Targeting a senior market demands special emphasis on posture and alignment. Enjoy this session with one of the top aquatic presenters in the world!
PRE-RECORDED: BUSINESS/EX-SCIENCE
Monetize Recovery for Facilities & Personal Trainers - Sheldon McBee, MS
Discover how to cater to clients’ desires for longevity and overall well-being. Learn the art of blending passive and active rejuvenation services to create profitable revenue models. Walk away inspired, armed with the knowledge to craft enticing service offerings and implement successful practices. Join us in revolutionizing the fitness industry.
Public Relations for Fitness Pros - 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.
Your Financial Health - Kylie Ross, MS, MBA
Learn simple, effective, and necessary techniques to build your financial freedom both personally and professionally in language you will understand and can apply. Analyze websites that focus on growth, discover industry-driven 3rd-party platforms fueled by automation and understand federal and state legal compliance and how it affects your financial health. Grow (or start) your fitness business worry-free!
Growth: Must or Bust - Sara Kooperman, JD, Miriam Ball, Brandi Clark, Kylie Ross, MS & Nick Dennis
Take an insightful look at marketing, sales and growth and how they intertwine to expand your influence and financial success. Leave with practical solutions to grow, get more clients and expand your client base. Enjoy a candid conversation on what to watch out for and implement for guaranteed success as a Group Instructor, Personal Trainer and Business Owner and Manager.
The Nuts & Bolts of Business - 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.
Small Business Grassroots Marketing - June Kahn
In this lecture, you will learn how to market your boutique studio effectively. Topics covered include: understanding your target market, creating a unique selling proposition, developing an effective marketing plan, social media tricks & tips, and measuring your results for big profits for your small gym.
Build a High Performance Team - Ann Gilbert
Study a proven system designed to give you the tools to recruit, educate and supervise a high performance wellness team. Study how management has changed over the last 35 years from a seasoned fit pro who lives in the world of leggings and leadership.
Building a Financially Successful gym - Dan Kleckner
Are you interested in making the move to a gym owner, but not sure where to start? Join Dan Kleckner to discover the steps you need to take to build a financially successful and sustainable training gym that will allow you to control your time and provide financial freedom.
Fill Your Small Group Training - Dr. Ashley Varol, PhD
Small group training is the best option for making more money and serving more clients. This session walks through effective and profitable strategies from the beginning to the end of the small group training cycle. Review how to get clients, keep them around, ensure they repeat, and recommend their friends!
Signature Sauce for Six-Figure Success - Joy Diggs, MS, CPT, RD, LD
Learn the secrets to creating a personal training business that truly stands out! Join this empowering presentation where personal trainers uncover their authentic selves, conquer fears and self-doubt, and confidently attract ideal clients for six-figure success. Become THE go-to expert to bring the business to you!
Stop Selling & Create Culture - Ann Gilbert
Stop selling to create today’s culture, community, and camaraderie. Learn from a seasoned club owner how to endure business challenges and survive as a business with aggressive retention numbers and a unique community of loyal clients.
Negotiation Strategies for Fitness Pros - Doris Thews
Fitness Professionals struggle when it comes to negotiating their worth and services. In this session learn how to flex your negotiation muscles to meet your financial needs and enhance your quality of life. Learn the three most important words in fitness while supporting your life goals.
Business Blueprint - Dane Robinson
Whether you’re 100% virtual, 100% training in person, training one on one, conducting small group training, or all the above, this business workshop will give you the tools to create your very first, or next, client challenge. Develop programming unique to your training style, method, and client base. From branding to program milestones, pricing, and marketing, design a business blueprint to keep your current clients engaged and attract new clients by the end of this DWY (done with you) workshop.
5 Star Management - Kimberly Spreen-Glick
How do you attract and retain the best talent to ensure you can offer top notch programming and experience for your members? Become the manager your team deserves. Join Kimberly, senior director of group fitness at Life Time for over a decade & talk about what it means to be a 5 Star Manager.
Club, Studio & Client Retention - Sara Kooperman, JD
Did you know that 72% of people who stop using your club are new members? It’s important to engage these clients within the first 90 days of integrating them into our facilities. In this entertaining and educational session, take a close look at staffing needs, client engagement, marketing options, financial incentives, leadership strategies, and tracking metrics that will all lead to greater retention. Leave with innovative, inexpensive and effective techniques to grow your Club, Personal Training and Group Ex business.
