Thursday, September 28

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).

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees

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

Thursday, September 28

9:00am-3:00pm

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).

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

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).

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees
 

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

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 by 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). 

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

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).

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

8:00am-4:00pm

Drawing on over 100 years of combined expertise in the aquatic fitness industry, this comprehensive Nationally Recognized Certification serves as an essential first step into the field of teaching water exercise. Learn the benefits of aquatic exercise and gain practical skill mastery in the unique environment of water. The principles of aquatic training, as they apply to general anatomy, kinesiology, water depth, movement planes, cueing skills, musicality, and special population adaptations, are thoroughly addressed. Professionalism, leadership skills, and legal considerations are reinforced. Experience on-site coaching and one-on-one assessment of teaching skills to successfully develop and deliver effective water programming.
The certification includes practical training, a comprehensive manual, and an online examination.

SCW (8.0), ACE (0.7), ACSM (8.0), AEA (9.0), AFAA (8.0), NASM (0.8).

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees
 

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

9:00am-5:00pm

In this highly renowned SCW Certification, learn practical and safe techniques, plans and programs to provide sound nutritional coaching to guide your clients to reach their goals. Review your scope of practice and examine what can and should be discussed with clients to forge a strong, practical, and healthy Client-Coach relationship. Review the foundations of nutrition and metabolism and educate your clients about the principles of quality nutrition programs through Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and weight loss calculations. Examine the three most controversial food label concepts. Analyze organic, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food additives in a comprehensive yet usable fashion. Leave this certification confident and competent to coach your clients to long-term habitual success. The certification includes practical training, a comprehensive manual, and an online examination.

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

$199 for MANIA® Attendees

$259 for Non-Attendees

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

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 August 25th.
$179 registration price after August 25th.

REGISTER HERE

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

Thursday, September 28

6:00pm-8:00pm
FREE for Westin O’Hare HOTEL GUESTS
$79 For NON-Hotel Guests

Join our exclusive PRE-MANIA 2-hour educational event as we delve into the nuances of strength training with 6 super star presenters. Come ready to work out with our expert instructors as they guide you through unique exercises, using a variety of equipment, alignment and postural techniques to keep your sessions 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!

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