Top 10 for Weight Loss

With Sohailla Digsby
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.

Sugar Shockers and Shakedowns

With Tricia Silverman, RD, 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.

Targeting Hypertrophy

With Melissa Layne
Muscle hypertrophy is a complicated and multifaceted process with many factors dictating success or failure. Focus on the interaction of rest and recovery, hormones, nutritional factors and satellite cell theory. The transient interaction of growth hormone, testosterone and cortisol, volume vs intensity and the three types of mechanical stress will be discussed.

Practical Guide to Nutrition, Hormones & Metabolism

With Melissa Layne
This practical program provides participants with cutting-edge information on nutrition, hormones and metabolism. In easy-to-understand terms, learn how each macronutrient operates within energy pathways and how digestive and reproductive hormones affect metabolism. The body’s adaptations to an incomplete diet and/or disease and the physiological consequences during various exercise regimes will be addressed during this session. You receive a handout detailing simple nutritional calculations and recommendations that fitness professionals can incorporate into a nutritional counseling session while remaining within the scope of practice. This comprehensive certification also provides information pertaining to Nutritional Health History Forms with prescriptive dietary suggestions that can be used immediately.

Metabolism Makeover

With Sohailla Digsby
Do you feel sluggish and wish you had more energy to make it through the day? Are you and/or your clients at a plateau and frustrated about “those last few pounds?” This class will cover ways to boost your metabolism right as you wake up and even throughout your night’s sleep.