Cueing Tune-Up

With Karli Taylor
Have you ever looked around the group fitness room after giving a movement cue and thought, “That is not at all what I meant?” Cueing a seamless class is a skill that takes years to develop. Learn from my mistakes and the mistakes of your peers as we work together to improve the experience that we create for our students. (LECTURE)

DITTO: Do It Together Today

With Elian Haan
DITTO is a program that inspires clients to keep working out together. Encouragement and motivation are key and the exercises in this program are done together, functional and fun. Exercise is proven to be the number one medicine to health and happiness. Ten simple and effective team-exercise routines are utilized!

Breaking Into Corporate Wellness

With Andrew Gavigan
Corporate Wellness Programs are offered at 44% of U.S. businesses and the opportunities for fit pros to get involved are abundant. Get the business tools to obtain new, regional, corporate wellness clients and experience accessible, all inclusive, team-building workouts. Certified trainers, group exercise instructors and entrepreneurs won’t want to miss this session!

Time: 52 minutes

Cueing, Coaching and Communicating

With Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS, CSCS
Fitness professionals are drawn to group training because it’s time-saving, cost-effective and represents a decreased workload. However, a fantastic trainer will not necessarily translate to excellence when training groups. Juggle the demands of group training by learning skills to create inclusive environments, fun and a tribe mentality that leads to more profit and impact.

Body Breakthrough

With Jeff Howard
This session encompasses an easy-to-follow format that will build your best body, boost fat burning and jump start your metabolism. This is a progressive full-body strength training routine with sweat inducing choreography designed to tone every muscle and improve muscular strength and endurance.

Don’t Step On It

With Jeff Howard
This class is designed around a piece of equipment every gym has but never uses -“The Step”. Learn how the step can be utilized differently without ever stepping on it. Experience the step in unconventional ways that are still effective. This workshop provides numerous ideas perfect for personal training and group exercise.

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.