Training Older Clients with Osteoarthritis

With Dr. Evan Osar
If you work with baby boomers or seniors, then you likely work with individuals who have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease (DJD). DJD is one of the most common orthopedic issues keeping individuals from effectively walking, biking, exercising and/or performing daily activities. During this session, you will learn exactly why your clients develop joint issues and discover a corrective exercise strategy to safely and effectively improve your clients’ stabilization and movement patterns.

HPO: HIIT Progressive Overload!

With Manuel Velazquez
In order for a muscle to grow, strength to be gained, performance to increase, or for any similar improvement to occur, the human body must be forced to adapt to a tension that is above and beyond what is has previously experienced. HPO explore and delivers three different basic and effectively proved HIIT protocols to help your participants to push their strength and power boundaries to the next level. You’ll be able to deliver an effective road map to you clients helping them to get to achieve their best and optimal physical and overall self.

Performance Flexibility for Groups

With Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
How do we get participants to understand the importance of post-workout stretching before bolting for the exit? Reap the benefits of soft-tissue range of motion for performance enhancement by following ACSM Guidelines using three routines sure to inspire post-workout stretching by keeping it short and simple.

Warm Up! Performance Self-Myofascial Release

With Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Create quick and effective pre and post-workout self-myofascial release routines for an optimal warm-up and post-workout recovery in an easy-to-follow format using tennis balls and foam rollers. The results are immediate and long-term and important for pre-workout preparation and post-workout flexibility.

TriggerPoint™ – Hip and Shoulder Mobility

With Brandon Wagner
The hips and shoulders are the most mobile joints in the body, but they often lock-up creating improper movement patterns and injuries. Normal functional activities, such as walking, require extension, exion, and rotation of the hips and shoulders. If this can’t occur, the nervous system alters the movement pattern. Learn to quickly identify these patterns and properly address with self- myofascial release. This advanced approach creates the myofascial relationships necessary to optimize movement, prevent injury and enable the body to perform optimally.

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Rotator Cuff: Corrective Exercises

With Dr. Evan Osar
Many of our clients experience tightness, impingement and pain in the rotator cuff. Over time, rotator cuff problems limit shoulder range of motion and lead to weakness that affects the ability to exercise as well as function in everyday life. Discover exactly how rotator cuff issues develop and how to implement a strategy for integrating the most effective corrective exercises into your client’s program to improve function of their rotator cuff.

TriggerPoint™ – Injury Prevention & Better Movement

With Brandon Wagner
Injuries occur due to the muscles’ inability to tolerate demands placed upon them. See how you can make an impact on your clients’ biomechanical function and injury profile with Myofascial Compression™ Techniques (MCT). Developed by Cassidy Phillips, this method was created to provide an advanced approach to myofascial release. MCT improves the body’s ability to move efficiently as an integrated unit preventing injury and preparing the body to perform at its best. Unlock your body and release with MCT’s step-by-step program.

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Strength Training for Longevity & Vitality

With Sara Kooperman
Whether a personal quest or way to engage the fastest growing segment of the population, this 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 simple exercises and portable equipment for a total body workout. Strength, 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.

Caffeine, Creatine & Coconuts

With Melissa Layne, MEd
Three of the hottest topics in nutrition but only a sampling of what we will discuss in this workshop. Which supplements are actually ergogenic aids and how and when can they be used to your advantage? What about the negative side effects? Are they worth it? Come armed with your clients’ myths, misconceptions and questions.