Experience Small Group Personal Training 1X Irene Lewis-McCormick Small group personal training is one of the fastest growing programming trends in fitness. Trainers love it because they can make more money in less time and make a bigger impact. Clients love the cost-effective, motivating environment. Come and experience small group training with emphasis on instructional techniques that “move and then cue” clients.
willpower & Grace® Stacey lei Krauss willPower & grace® is the high-energy, cardiovascular workout that your body has been craving! The precise movements offered in the willPower format will build body awareness and muscular endurance for an efficient calorie burn. willPower & grace® is a motivating experience; a full-body functional workout meets sports psychology. This unique barefoot workout appeals to “morning moms” and sports athletes alike, because it tones all the “right” places. A willPower session will leave you feeling inspired, confident and complete!
The Best Mind-body Exercises Lawrence Biscontini Practice mind-body fusion from yoga, Pilates, Chi Gong, T’ai Chi and other disciplines to experience firsthand what research says are the best exercises to produce the best results. Meant to piggy-back with the lecture of Lawrence’s Mind-Body Research Update, this session will give you a total body workout from a mindful perspective based on the choreography that research itself has chosen based on benefits.
SHAKTI 2013 Lawrence Biscontini This mind body fusion workout allows you to concentrate on connecting to your body and working IN during your practice. SHAKTI is the Sanskrit word for the energy released throughout the body. This is a non-purist mind-body approach: fuse fitness choreographed applications of yoga, Feldenkrais, NIA, T’ai Chi, and Pilates, all with inspiring–yet non-traditional–mind-body music.
Synergy Circuit Carol Murphy It’s no surprise that tubing, stability balls and dumb bells top the list for the most popular pieces of equipment used in clubs today. Keep your members inspired as you learn some new ways to improve balance, strength and flexibility with this simple and accessible equipment. Say goodbye to the same old, same old and come away with a fun and functional workout that works for fitness enthusiasts of all levels.
Foam Roller Workout 1X Irene Lewis-McCormick, B.A., Grandview University, Huxley, IA By incorporating foam rollers, fitness enthusiasts can increase core strength and joint flexibility. Posture and body awareness is improved immediately. Trainers can teach clients to release muscle tension, address posture and spinal alignment and identify muscle restrictions. This session teaches the tools and techniques necessary to create meaningful, purposeful relaxation sessions as an entire class or at the end of any workout.
Build a Block-Dance Inspired Cardio Carol Murphy Discover a user friendly formula to create great choreographed workouts. We’ll cover the base moves, variations, transitions and application of teaching methods. You’ll walk away inspired and ready to deliver an exciting choreographed workout that will “wow” your participants.
Powerful Teaching – Dance Inspired Cardio Carol Murphy Designed for fitness pro’s who are passionate about motivating their clients to move. This dance-inspired cardio session offers the ideal combination of energy, fitness and fun. Using proven teaching methods, Carol will show you how to deliver an endless array of heart-pumping, calorie-burning cardio combos that will surely excite and delight your participants.
Body Leverage Training Michael Bracko; Body leverage training is one of the hottest work-outs for clients. No equipment – no problem. Join Mike Bracko for this intense full body work-out using body weight, partner work, and the latest research on the best protocols for increasing intensity and resistance. Come to work out, leave with a new training program that will leave your clients thinking you’re a rock star trainer!!
Sun Salutations Helen L. Vanderburg, B.A., Heavens Fitness, Calgary, AB, Canada This workout is designed to give instructors a powerful method to teach sun salutations. You will learn alignment, foundation, breath and precision of each of the postures of the sun salutation series. Then you will experience a flow of breath and movement to give you and your students an experience of the essence of sun salutation.
Metabolic Surge Helen L. Vanderburg Learn a new group training format to challenge your intermediate to advance participants. Metabolic training is showing fantastic results and you know that is what your clients want. This style of conditioning consists of very high intensity done with very sort bouts of rest. Using you body weight resistance exercises or whatever equipment you have available to develop a challenging workout.
Masala Bhangra Sarina Jain Masala = Spicy. Bhangra = Dance. This workout is an Indian-dance based fitness program, designed for people of all ages and fitness levels who love to stay physically active through dance and want to learn about Indian culture. Specifically, it introduces high energy Bhangra and Bollywood dance movements in an easy-to-follow fitness format, and is a mechanism by which thousands of people have lost weight and become physically active. With the dance choreography directly influenced by the music and dance of modern Bhangra and Bollywood styles, this session will be a fresh and exciting addition to the world of fitness and dance. Get your bollywood Groove on!
Kripalu Yoga Mary M. Yoke This gentle, Kripalu yoga-based format will leave you feeling as if you’ve had a blissful massage. A series of meditative postures and movements will be presented, followed by a short meditation–guaranteed to calm and soothe body and soul. Come and release tension, stress, and worries in this nurturing class. Bring a towel or blanket, and a mat if you have one.
Schwinn® Cycling Workout: Helen Vanderburg’s Favorite Ride Helen L. Vanderburg Join us as Helen guides you through her favorite Schwinn ride
Schwinn Cycling Workout: Shannon Fable’s Favorite Ride Shannon Fable Join us as Shannon guides you through her favorite Schwinn ride
Schwinn® Cycling Workout: Amy Dixon’s Favorite Ride Amy Dixon Join us as Amy guides you through her favorite Schwinn ride
BOSU® HIIT Extreme Helen L. Vanderburg Intense, focused, efficient, challenging, rewarding, and jam packed with action from start to finish. Learn the science of high intensity interval training and its application to both fitness and sport. Take home a variety of short, plug-n-play high intensity interval sequences that are realistic for both high level athletes and mere mortals, and are guaranteed to raise your heart rate, fitness level, calorie expenditure and the FUN factor!
BOSU® Smart Feet Strong Body Stacey Lei Krauss Get strong and centered from the ground up in this one of a kind workshop which uses the BOSU® Balance Trainer to strengthen your feet, ankles and legs. Learn techniques to help prevent kinetic chain injuries and improve lower body movement quality. Stimulating your feet on the unstable surface provided by the Balance Trainer will enhance proprioceptive awareness and reduce stress levels. You will leave this workshop understanding the benefits of “barefoot training” as well as learning a variety of foot and leg conditioning routines which will transfer to disciplines such as yoga and Pilates. Learn how smart feet will build a strong body!
BOSU® Mind-Body Fusion Helen L. Vanderburg This unique fusion of Pilates and Yoga inspired movement sequences uses the BOSU® Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball to build strength, balance and flexibility while creating greater body awareness in a mindful atmosphere of moving meditation. Experience fresh and dynamic exercises to use in group fitness and personal training settings. Learn to teach a full class that fuses Yoga and Pilates, as well as how to split the exercise sequences for separate Pilates or Yoga inspired workouts. Prepare to be challenged with advanced training techniques and new ideas!
BOSU® Body Balance Lawrence Biscontini Re-define and explore your body’s balance systems using the BOSU® Balance Trainer and a soft-touch weighted ball, and walk away with a whole new perspective on balance. More than just your ability to stand on one leg, balance signifies both the starting and ending point of human movement, and this workshop will show you how to train complementary aspects of balance to improve proprioception, strength and flexibility. You’ll also gain some mind/body-based methods for enhancing stability and mobility from simple sitting to gait training.
BOSU® Strong Stretched Amy Dixon The BOSU® Balance Trainer is one of the fitness industry’s best strengthening and stretching accessories, and this workshop covers both! First, you will learn brand-new athletic, total body exercises and sequences that are designed to functionally strengthen the body from head to toe, and can be used in any type of strength, sculpt or conditioning workouts. Then, you will learn a variety of yoga-inspired stretch sequences that utilize the Balance Trainer to make easy stretches more challenging, and tough stretches easier to do! These stretch sequences can be broken up to be used for short and sweet cool-down routines, or connected together for full-length stretch workouts. Don’t miss this chance to get the best of both worlds!
TRX® Group Rip Power Fraser Quelch
TRX® Group Rip Power is possibly the most dynamic music driven group exercise class ever! This motivating class capitalizes on the speed, power and rotation inherent in Rip Training and sets it to music in a way that ensures high quality movement, individualized training and an absolutely killer workout.
TRX® Training for Body Transformation Fraser Quelch
Every client wants to look better naked. Learn how to apply TRX Training principles to guarantee your client’s body transformation. This session unveils the best practices for weight loss and provides programming strategies and techniques to ensure success.
TRX® Training Zone Circuit Fraser Quelch The TRX Training Zone is a new anchoring solution that provides a revolutionary environment for functional circuit training. Learn how to skillfully use all of the elements of the TRX® Training Zone to bring the best of Suspension Training®, Rip™ Training, and Functional Conditioning together in one effective, high energy workout.