Assume the Position

With Lawrence Biscontini, MA
A common thread among personal-training sessions and fitness classes is movement. The human body moves via a finite number of positions from chair fitness to circus acrobatics. This session explores positions of the body for cardiovascular, strength and flexibility conditioning. In addition to gaining new movement pattern ideas for what the body can do safely, you will gain a new mindset for conceptualizing how to train clients.

3D Functional Flexibility & Fascia Fitness

With Leslee Bender
This hands-on course is for personal trainers and small group fitness professionals looking to bring fascia to functional training and exercise programming. Learn how gravity, ground reaction and the kinetic chain influence every movement of the human body. Experience how planes of motion and exercise selection affect the integrity of connective tissue, and see why it’s crucial to evaluate each client’s movement discrepancies. Develop techniques that will improve your client’s ability to move efficiently and decrease pain and injuries. The combination of fascia manipulation and movement will dramatically change the way you train your clients forever.

About the Presenter:
Leslee has been in the fitness industry for 25+ years and is a Graduate of the Applied Functional Science Institute. She is the creator of the Bender Ball method of core training, which won the 2007 Fitness infomercial of the year. Leslee has starred in more than 30 videos and created Functional Flexibility and Fascia Fitness and Barre Above, which brings science and purpose to all movements and exercises. Leslee is currently the program director for TrueBar® Fitness concepts.

Relax & Restore: Release and Mobilize

With Manuel Velazquez
Using simple foam rollers, balls and your body weight, explore techniques to elongate and facilitate muscle tension release, improved circulation and enhanced relaxation. Perfect for fitness professionals, this session requires no music and simple equipment – rollers, small balls and your body weight. Leave with easy-to-follow exercises for a variety of demographics.

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.

Flexibility + Performance = Wellness

With Jeff Howard
Partner-assisted stretching releases muscle tension and increases range-of-motion at the soft tissue level, which is part of recovery and performance enhancement. Using Yoga straps and stretches, we will address loosening tight hips, improving your range-of-motion and circulation, alleviating back pain and more. Add this programming to your curriculum quickly and easily.

Dynamic Flexibility for a 3D Life

With Manuel Velazquez
Dynamic flexibility increases range of motion, core temperature and nervous system activity, which all prepare your body for enhanced movement and activities of daily living. Learn to apply a variety of flexibility/stretching techniques as a warm-up, recovery and workout. Explore muscle movement in 3D planes of motion to enhance your clients’ mobility and abilities.

Standing Balance and Flexibility Active Aging Workout

With Lawrence Biscontini, MA, & Bernadette O’Brien, MA
Designed to accompany the SCW Active Aging Certification, this class Final Phase gives Active Aging Movement Coaches (AAMCs) all the skills and drills they need to include into an innovative and complete final flexibility standing protocol active aging.

Flexibility for Mobility: Chair Based Performance

With Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS, CSCS
Examine increasing balance, reducting stress levels, inproving ranges of motion and ability for self-care.