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[accordion class="vm_accordion"][accordion_item title="Are All Calories Equal? - Fabio Comana, MA, MS"]What is best – higher-intensity with more carbohydrate calories vs. lower intensity with more fat calories? Does fat intake vs. carbohydrate intake really matter and what are the pros and cons. This session will sift through the information separating fact from fiction. Leave with a clearer understanding of nutritional truths.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Caffeine, Creatine & Coconuts - 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.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Common Sense Nutrition - Kim Garcia"]Are your clients eating healthy but still seem unable to lose unwanted body fat or are they lacking energy during their training program? Kimberly discusses how deficiencies hinder client results and make your job more difficult. Learn how micro-nutrients influence metabolism, well-being and performance. Effectively help your clients become vitamin-infused all-stars.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Hot Topics in Nutrition - Melissa Layne, MEd"]Probiotics, prebiotics, gluten sensitivities, discoveries about saturated fat and all the other nutrition news are woven into one easy to understand lecture. Which topics in today’s news are worth the time and effort to research and which are just hype? More people are going gluten free and ingesting probiotic and prebiotic supplements. What does the newest research on saturated fats reveal? You will leave this lecture armed with all the information to make an educated choice for you![/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Immunity Boosters & Busters - Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA"]Looking to boost your immunity? Learn which foods and lifestyle practices enhance immunity, and which ones decrease your body’s ability to fight infection and illness. Gain practical tips, and enjoy eye-catching nutrition demonstrations to help inspire you to eat for better health and immunity.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Nutrition & Chronic Pain - Kim Garcia"]100 million Americans currently suffer with chronic pain per the American Academy of Pain Medication. This number includes many seemingly healthy and fit individuals. Join Kimberly Garcia to learn how diet adds to this growing concern and what you can do to be part of reducing this negative statistic.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Nutrition & Sleep: Fascinating Connections - Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA"]Learn how sleeping well can help to control your cravings and weight. Discover foods, herbs, teas and minerals that can make you feel sleepier and others that may interfere with sleep. Get the eight great, sleep-tight tips.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Pros & Cons of Fasting - Melissa Layne, MEd"]Intermittent fasting and carb cycling are extremely popular in the weight loss research. In this session, we will address these topics as well as three other types of fasting; prolonged, dry and wet fasting. We will explore the effects on weight loss, the immune system and the life of our cells.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Sugar Shockers & Shakedown - Tricia Silverman, RD, LDN, MBA"]In this captivating presentation, you will see and learn about the shocking amounts of sugar in some favorite foods. Learn why sugar is not so sweet for the mind, body, health and weight. Get helpful tips for reducing sugar intake, while keeping the diet satisfying and flavorful.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Top 10 for Weight Loss - Sohailla Digsby, RDN, LD, CPT"]Is weight loss more difficult than it needs to be? Are there factors we overlook that contribute to weight loss struggles? What if 10 streamlined steps could relieve you from frustrating, wasted effort and endless trial and error? Learn what works and how from a registered dietitian.[/accordion_item][/accordion]

CECs/CEUs: SCW (20.0)

20 CECs/CEUs of Educational Courses Hand-selected from Top Presenters

[accordion class="vm_accordion"][accordion_item title="Aqua Soft Fitness Fusion - Melissa Layne, MEd"]As high-intensity aqua workouts continue to gain in popularity, we need to offer workouts for the recovery days. This class format allows for active recovery focusing on stability and mobility, flexibility and muscular endurance while incorporating moves from barre classes as well as yoga and core based aqua formats.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Aquatic Kickboxing: Out of the Box - Melissa Layne, MEd"]Aqua kickboxing doesn’t have to mean standing in one place and throwing repetitive jabs and stationary kicks. How about some combinations to move you through the water and up the calorie burn? Front, side, back, diagonal and even in a circle. It’s past time to take your kickboxing out of the box and into the entire pool![/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Aquatic Solutions for Active Aging - Ann Gilbert"]You will identify typical functional declines related to aging and consider ways to adapt your aquatic programming to create effective formats to improve walking efficiency, general mobility and confidence. This encourages greater program adherence and member retention as well as an overall improvement in the quality of life for your students. Participate as an active aging member would for a better understanding of how a well-designed format will increase confidence and decrease the fear associated with falling and muscular imbalances.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Barre H2O - Billie Wartenberg"]Make a splash in the water with Barre H20! By combining the formats of aqua exercise with traditional barre movements, you will learn creative barre choreography while experiencing the amazing benefits of the water. Barre H20 always guarantees a great time[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Sara Kooperman, JD, Irene Lewis-McCormick, Ann Gilbert, Jessica Pinkowski & Billie Wartenberg"]Bring a tidal wave of energy and excitement to the pool! The fabulous Women of MANIA® will provide a flood of new ideas that will give new meaning to fluid fun. Plunge into a fantastic workout that covers all body parts and add a major splash of WOW! to your aqua classes.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="H.E.A.T. Waves - Chris Henry"]H.E.A.T. waves (High Energy Aquatic Training) is a non-traditional water exercise experience offering unconventional drills, which utilize water resistance to challenge participants. Take your class to another level by incorporating movements that challenge the entire body and really get your heart pumping! With 360 degrees of resistance, water is the best equipment of all. We’ll use basic water exercise moves for warm-up and rhythmic limbering of muscles and joints, then hold on tight. It is a wet and bumpy ride![/accordion_item][accordion_item title="It's Raining Men! - Lawrence Biscontini, MA, Jeff Howard, Yury Rockit & Manuel Velazquez"]Enjoy this fantastic workout with our Men of MANIA! The pool will never be the same when you experience this tidal wave of energy and enthusiasm. Each one of our fantastic presenters will focus on one body part – the heart, lungs, legs, arms and abs in this tempest of creativity. Leave with flood of new ideas to make a splash Monday morning![/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Playful Aqua Patterns - Ann Gilbert"]Study innovative science-based patterns to incorporate into your aqua classes. Learn to balance movement patterns to ensure that you know how to incorporate a well-designed warm-up and cool-down section to your class while capturing the attention of the group and retain them for years to come.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Tab-Aqua Quickies - Jeff Howard"]Tab-Aqua Quickies is the exciting new component of Tab-Aqua Bootcamp. Work HARD for 30 seconds, HARDER for 20 seconds, and HARDEST for 10 seconds for six cycles and then rest 10 seconds. Let the music guide you without worrying about watching the clock. Get motivated with aquatic moves that produce results fast.[/accordion_item][accordion_item title="Weight Loss Aquatic Style - Ann Gilbert"]With the growth in the number of members challenged with our nation’s epidemic of obesity, it is time to implement a weight loss program that focuses on aquatic exercise as the catalyst to weight loss success. Learn proven strategies that allow you to launch your start-up program this season.[/accordion_item][/accordion]

CECs/CEUs: SCW (20.0)