Take IT Lying Down

With Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Regardless of what kind of yoga or Pilates style you have for mat classes, this workshop spends time in supine and seated positions addressing different types of alignment and inspirational cues. After spending time in these two positions, we return to the standing position to apply our new discoveries.

Neuroplasticity 101 & Beyond

With Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Neuroplasticity and Happiness refers to our ability to train the brain in all five major functions, to build mental muscle. Two important aspects of age include functional and psychological age, and this lecture explores how to maximize our training of the same. Uncover practical applications related to brain research.

Ignite the Mind to Balance Now

With Robert Sherman
Today’s balance training programs are so much less than what they could be! In order to truly develop better spatial awareness, coordination and balance, we need to address ALL the physiological subsystems that contribute to balance and provide our central nervous system with feedback. In this session, you will learn how to ignite and train the vestibular, somatosensory, visual, and auditory systems so that your clients gain confidence and develop greater balance and functional fitness!

Tubing Training Redefined

With Jonathan Ross
Rediscover the lost art of eccentric load training fused with alternating tempo (speed) training. In this partner-based workout session, rubber resistance will be used to regulate and modify both load and tempo creating a series of tri-set superset training routines that will activate and stimulate the muscles like never before. These routines may be put together for a full workout or incorporated into shorter, more intense training sessions.  Join us and get Jacked!

Time: 46 minutes

Roll, Restore and Recharge!

With Jonathan Ross
Roll away restrictions, rehydrate your muscles and enhance recovery. Reactivate and recharge less active muscles using the “soften, lengthen and strengthen” method for regaining joint mobility and muscle flexibility. Use self-massage combined with unique and creative exercises to enhance your warm-ups and workouts. Remove the brakes, reactivate muscles and perform better and then do the same for your clients!

Time: 83 minutes

Move Free: Foam Roller & Bar

With Jonathan Ross
Free your body to move as it was meant to! Improve stability, mobility and coordination to enhance your efficiency of movement. Use the SPRI Training Bar to identify movement challenges and the foam roller to unlock them. Come Assess, Engage, and Improve human performance through our unique system of exercises.

Time: 86 minutes

Dynamic Anatomy: Core/Upper Body

With Pete McCall, MS
How does the position of the shoulders affect the hips? What is the most effective way to strengthen the rectus abdominus? You must understand anatomy to develop and teach exercise programs that meet your clients’ needs. This session will help you appreciate how muscles function during upright movement patterns.

Time: 92 minutes

I Know My Stuff, But How Do I Teach IT?

With Bernadette O’Brien, MA
Teachers must function more like orchestra conductors, getting things started and keeping them moving along, providing information and pointing to resources, and coordinating a diverse but harmonious buzz of activity. Learn how to make your instruction a learning experience for your clients. Experience tried and true practices in education as well as innovative approaches to how we learn. Become a teacher as well as the excellent instructor you are!

Time: 82 minutes

Building Blocks: Core Science & Training

With Fabio Comana, MS, MA
We all train utilizing core exercises, but do you have a sense of understanding regarding hip stability, the three layers of trunk musculature and respective functions? How about training specific to exercise progressions and balance to avoid low-back injury? Fabio provides answers to these questions and more.

Time: 90 minutes

Optimizing Outcomes

With Melissa Layne
This lecture will review the latest research on training protocols and nutritional practices that elevate lipolysis and increase EPOC. Learn to work smarter instead of longer and review the science behind training regimes and nutritional fads and facts. Discover why outcomes occur after certain types of training and eating.