Indoor cycling is still the rage, and now you have the opportunity to take the industry’s finest and most comprehensive indoor cycling course taught by Schwinn program creator Jay Blahnik. In this workshop, you will learn everything you need to know to become an indoor cycling instructor. Jay will lead you through bike fit, cycling physiology and mechanics, proper technique, the Schwinn Cycling Coaching Pyramid, class design, class scheduling and a power-packed workout. Lead Master Trainer Juliane Arney will be your coach for a bonus end-of-the-day ride to complete the Schwinn Cycling experience! Limited to 75 registrants
Stroller Strides is proud to present Fit4Mom, an educational symposium designed to bring fitness professionals the latest research and expertise for the pre- and postnatal client. Build on your foundation of knowledge so that you can specialize in this growing population. Gain a solid understanding of the guidelines, learn new exercises and meet other fitness professionals in this niche market. Learn how to develop a new business entity by specializing in pre- and postnatal fitness.
Are you still teaching L-steps and hammer steps in your step classes? If you answered yes, then your classes need a makeover. This workshop examines the “modern” approach to building and teaching stylized choreography. From fashion to design, culture and grooming, this workshop covers everything you need in order to make your step classes fabulous. Things just keep getting better!
Zumba is the fitness phenomenon that is taking the world by storm! It is a fusion of Latin and international music and dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness experience! The routines feature aerobic fitness with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. It is a mixture of body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps. Repeated as session #235.
Amazing ball choreography…a cardio ball workout! Experience the joy of being a kid again as we review your 1 2 3s along with your A B Cs! The stability ball has never been so effective and so much fun! But remember, this is all cardio. So get ready to bounce and have a ball with this incredible workout!
If you’re like most personal trainers and group fitness instructors, you often don’t have a lot of equipment to choose from when designing muscle conditioning workouts. Join us in a workout that will teach you a variety of exercises for the lower body, upper body and core using absolutely no equipment at all.
Come and enjoy the sensation of dance. BODYJAM is an addictive fusion of the latest dance styles and the hottest new sounds. Different dance styles are featured, with each section including a rehearsal phase for mastering the moves for a “dance-your-heart-out” performance! Move with attitude in this 60-minute class. So grab a friend, get front and center and get high on the feeling of dance.
Welcome to happy hour! If you’ve tried Striptease aerobic workouts, this will take you to the next level. This workout blends one part “body bar” for strength and toning ... with two parts of a sassy cardio routine. Get ready to become a strong lean sensual machine. Cool props will be given to you in this Crunch exclusive!
Experience ChiRunning and learn a technique that focuses on posture, injury prevention and energy-efficient running. This workout begins with a very short theory segment, which is then followed by the actual workout, where participants will have the opportunity to practice the technique outdoors. The session ends with a short question and answer period.
Step up to the stage, get on a bike, and start singing! Cycle Karaoke brings the love of singing to the world of indoor cycling. You’ll sing your favorite songs from the past and present while pedaling to a steady beat. Compete against other performers, then be crowned Cycle Karaoke Champion. Will it be you? Repeated as session #209.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as session #210 and 513.
Experience a challenging workout that incorporates upper body conditioning using hand weights, with lower body and core conditioning on the MVe™ Fitness Chair. Get the best of both worlds in this total-body workout guaranteed to make you sweat. BYOM
Learn to challenge and motivate your clients using innovative and simple jumpboard combinations, separated by intervals of upper and lower body strength and flexibility exercises. This ultimate cardio and strength interval class challenges your core and total body strength and elevates your heart rate while focusing on proper jumping technique.
The reformer is a great way to train for athletic activities of all kinds. The athletic reformer workout will help you improve core stability, upper and lower body strength, balance, coordination and flexibility. BYOM
A new dimension in fitness, this unique class explores the healing, fluid movements of qigong and the power and passion of akido-bokata. Learn a flowing, breathing “kata” designed to improve concentration, awareness and focus. Experience the blend of yin and yang, the hard and the soft. Affirmation, meditation, relaxation and techniques from “Red Dragon” end this energizing class. BYOM
For you early risers, start the day outdoors (weather permitting) as Scott Cole leads you through a beautiful 30-minute medley of energizing ancient qigong exercises. Designed to integrate your body, mind and spirit and get your “chi” flowing, it will enhance your overall IDEA experience. BYOM
Ever wonder how to seamlessly integrate some of the more traditional aspects of yoga into your yoga fitness classes? We will explore philosophy, yoga sutras, mantras, poses, chakras and more. All will be seamlessly integrated into one class centered around a transformational theme. BYOM
Your opponent: the clock. Your goal: a personal record. Your intensity: high-end endurance. Come test your legs and lungs in a simulation of cycling’s most challenging competition. Don’t miss your chance to ride with a champion cyclist through an authentic time trial challenge where the road is flat, the pace intense, and the only rider you can count on is you.
One of the fastest growing recreational sports in the world is the sprint distance triathlon. In this high-intensity class, you will race in the bike portion of a real sprint distance tri! This class includes age-group competition, timed transitions and a medal ceremony! You’ll be inspired to create cycling classes that encourage your students to enter their first race and prepare them to do their best!
Blast legs, glutes, hamstrings and quads while strengthening your core and improving balance! Experience the BOSU® Complete Workout System as this workshop focuses on lower body exercises that will challenge even the most serious client. Plus, learn clever simple ways to progress, regress and adapt each exercise to accommodate even beginner clients.
Core training for real life! Learn 20 total-body core exercises designed to improve strength, balance, coordination, muscle control and posture. Get a fresh new look at the biomechanics of our daily (and habitual) movements as they apply to standing, sitting and lying positions. Learn to incorporate core FORM into morning-to-night FUNCTION!
Learn how to take traditional step moves and transform them into imaginative step combinations by simply adding the elements of rhythm, direction and style. This session will follow the logical progression of layering and will demonstrate the elements needed to step your choreography up to the next level of creativity.
With a special focus on lower-body work, this program discusses the benefits of glute training on an unstable surface. Incorporating mind, body and traditional training methods, progress from the least challenging base movements to the most difficult progressions. Learn proper technique using the Resist-A-Ball® and create effective lower-body exercises utilizing body weight and minimal external loads.
Stylized and explosive hi-lo choreography for the multi-impact enthusiast! Experience progressive stages of movement development utilizing the entire body for maximal effect. Mixing it up from easy to complex while keeping cardio levels high is what makes hi-lo timeless and in demand. Be prepared to push, spin, leap, dip and shake to your own level of high!
Wham! Rick Springfield. Culture Club. Duran Duran. C’mon 80s babies! Let’s dance like we did back then. The tempo was upbeat, the song lyrics were fluff and dancing was completely cardio. Come learn simple routines to the 80s hits you love, each broken down in a way that’s entertaining and painless to teach. These routines are perfect to use in any cardio-style class.
After a decade, indoor cycling is here to stay! There are several different schools of thought on how to best deliver a cycling class that produces the greatest results for the most amount of people. This information-packed session discusses the top seven myths and misconceptions about indoor and outdoor riding, and then shows you how to coach based upon the most current research. Walk away armed with the latest information.
Challenging hills and powerful sprints actually have more in common than you might think! In this workshop, you will learn how an indoor hill and an indoor flat are similar and different from the same terrain outdoors. Learn to teach these two great components and ensure they are effective, safe and powerful. Enhance your knowledge of cycling and apply outdoor riding principles indoors to produce exceptional results. Repeated as session #476.
Increasing the intensity and challenge of your indoor cycling class can be accomplished by manipulating your power output. Power output can be increased significantly by knowing how to effectively apply force and velocity. Power up your next cycling class!
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #174, 244, 273, 304, 418 455 and 484.
This session is for the fitness professional who wishes to start working with the prenatal population. The pregnant client should be trained by fitness professionals who have a thorough understanding of guidelines, contraindications and needs for this population. We will cover the foundations of prenatal exercise.
As a Pilates, yoga, spinning, dance-based or other group fitness instructor, you often see clients in your classes with musculoskeletal imbalances. Finding time to address these problems during the class is difficult. This session teaches you how to identify imbalances in a class setting and also how to communicate and incorporate appropriate corrective exercises into your group sessions.
Learn the meaning of what a “series” is in the classical system, and how “series” anchors the order, sequence and progression of the classical workout. The layering techniques/ progression guidelines for proper instruction will be examined. Series explored are: The FootWork Series, The Long Box Series, The Short Box Series; The Long Stretch Series, The Second Long Box Series and The Split Series. A must for any Pilates professional! BYOM
The first session may be the most important group reformer class you teach. This workshop will give you the tools to ensure a motivating and stimulating class. Selected reformer exercises will be examined with an eye to maintaining pace and flow so the group can “feel” the workout while still ensuring proper technique. The use of demonstration, imagery and concise cuing and correcting will be discussed.
Rotation is fundamental to functional movement and especially to activities such as golf, tennis and throwing sports. This workshop will teach you twisted variations on classical and contemporary reformer moves to add spice, fluidity and increased power to your reformer sessions. BYOM
This workshop will introduce participants to a variety of exercises on the split-pedal stability chair. The capabilities of the chair will be described and demonstrated. See how this modality offers your clients/students the opportunity to perform functional work against spring resistance in a variety of positions (sitting, standing and lying). Here is an opportunity to train core stability while working bilaterally, unilaterally or reciprocally with the limbs. Repeated as session #464.
Explore some of the most challenging postures in the practice of hatha yoga. Poses that require balancing on the feet/foot, hands, forearms, shoulders and head can be some of the most calming, meditative postures in yoga. Discover ways to achieve balance in these poses and learn the importance of the upper and lower extremities as they relate to core strength. BYOM
Faithful to our principles of both functional alignment and core stability, we incorporate breathing techniques, yoga, tai chi, Pilates-inspired movement, and Feldenkrais® techniques. Experience yogic sun salutation as it is adapted for the stability ball! We will examine and apply mind-body principles so you have the tools to take your stability ball class into the next dimension of mind-body fitness! BYOM
For those who thrive on the exhilarating feeling of riding a wave, regular workouts just don’t promise enough excitement—but clients who surf need serious, land-based training. Learn the physiological requirements for surfing and find out how to train for strength, endurance and balance on land. Note: Highly recommended for those participating in the IDEA Adventure Experience’s “Learn to Surf” session on Saturday, July 7. Limited to 30 people. There is no extra charge for this session.
Cardio kickboxing and athletic boot camp classes continue to gain in popularity, and for good reason—they’re easy to follow, give a fantastic workout and deliver great results! In this workshop you’ll learn to match kickboxing combinations with boot camp-style cardio drills and weight bearing power moves. Let the fun begin!
Learn revolutionary step choreography combined with dance. Whether you like funky rhythms, a touch of jazz, power moves or athletic accents, this choreography will add world-class creativity and intensity to your step workouts.
This “can’t miss” session is packed full of creative ball choreography! You’ll learn exciting 16-count cardio and innovative strength combos, plus a formula that will give you a year’s worth of choreography. We will show you how to mix and match these combinations to create an endless array of heart-pumping, calorie-burning, total-body workouts!
An eclectic mix of dance styles are combined to give you continuous hi-lo-impact choreography that will give your classes an added flare. Movements are selected to mimic the expression of dance, while maintaining heart-pumping cardio. Bring your energy to this explosive workshop and transform your hi-lo classes.
This workshop is designed to bring out the best in your hip-hop class. Whether you’ve never taught hip-hop before, or you’re a veteran at teaching it, this workshop will enhance your skills so that your class will have longevity and creativity. You will be given homework and then you will perform these moves on the last day. Be sure to bring your own music and come prepared to dance. All levels welcome.
Chosen just for IDEA by your Schwinn Master Trainer, experience a complete ride sure to give you plenty of ideas and one heck of a workout! You might do a race day simulation or short sets of powerful hills and flats. You might even do team challenges that give you a chance to compete with the other riders in the room. Whatever happens, you can expect world-class coaching, motivation and high energy. Repeated as session #448.
Music matters! We will teach you how to choose and use music to create rides that are motivating and inspiring beyond belief! From purchasing music online, to playing amateur DJ with editing software, and from making class play lists in minutes to using your iPod in class, you will be informed and inspired to move in a digital direction. Come ready to embrace the technology and unleash the power of your music. Repeated as session #237.
Can you imagine cycling across France? What about participating in a road race or mountain biking through the Rockies? In this workshop, you will practice and experience visualization and imagery skills to motivate your participants to reach new heights of physical and psychological experiences. Let your mind and body truly experience how imagery skills can take you and your students on the ride of their lives.
Get ahead of the competition by learning some of the most promising new strategies for retaining and regaining function in older clients. This session will lay a strong theoretical framework for older adult exercise. We will review the current exercise recommendations for older adults and provide an in-depth exploration of translational training, power training and fall-risk reduction.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 244, 273, 304, 418, 455 and 484.
Resistance training is a crucial yet under-trained element for endurance athletes. Develop periodized strength training programs specifically for the demands of triathletes and runners using the most effective exercises. Participants will come away from this interactive lecture with the tools necessary to create high-impact strength training programs for their endurance athletes.
This lecture will provide you with some simple recipes for designing and implementing profitable small group fitness programs. We’ll discuss the industry’s latest fitness programs and equipment trends. In addition, you will learn how to incorporate the “FIT-iology” approach to growing your business and profiting from them in more ways than just direct revenue. This session is ideal for group fitness and personal trainers who are looking to expand their offerings to include small group fitness programs.
Using medicine balls, stability balls, tubing, gliding discs, BOSU® Balance Trainer and the step, you will explore the variety of exercises that specifically target the muscles of the torso. Walk away with a number of new exercises and the cuing techniques to ensure that your clients perform the exercises correctly.
Experience this “workout with heart” on the Pilates reformer. Learn and practice exercises that will increase core strength while eliciting a cardio-respiratory response, all on one piece of equipment. This unique “circuit” workshop will give you the tools you need to help improve balance and proprioception. Your clients will realize increases in muscular strength and notice enhanced flexibility. BYOM
Strong lean legs are a Pilates favorite. Train your legs on the reformer in seated, standing, prone and kneeling positions and let gravity, mind and muscle be your resistance. BYOM
This interactive workshop teaches participants select exercises from the STOTT PILATES Essential Matwork repertoire with emphasis on the goals of the exercises, movement patterns, breath patterns and correct alignment. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness will also be covered. Repeated as session #491.
Progress to the next level of yoga training with Resist-A-Ball and experience challenging postures that require more core stabilization and balance. These select postures are also included in the Resist-A-Ball specialty certification and will be demonstrated with progression, proper technique and cuing. Journey to new heights as you roll into yoga postures unique to the ball. BYOM
Join us for this stretch workshop that is both innovative and relaxing. Help your students to unwind at the end of a long day. The stretches taught have their origin in dance. This special workshop will allow you to devote time and thought to your own bodies through imagery and movement. BYOM
Join the entire BOSU® team for a block party that will BLOW your mind. Experience a one-of-a-kind circuit workout loaded with drills, skills and over-the-top fun! Everyone in attendance will receive a limited edition BOSU® t-shirt, and a chance to win a BOSU® Block Party package…plus, a commemorative photo with the BOSU® team! This special workout is limited to the first 250 people and will definitely sell out.
This interactive workshop focuses on the intermediate-level exercises from the STOTT PILATES reformer repertoire. It is for participants already familiar with the basic reformer exercises. We will review the more complex and coordinated intermediate level skills with special emphasis placed on biomechanics and alignment. Prerequisite: STOTT PILATES Essential Reformer workshop AND previous experience teaching or studying Pilates reformer exercises.
You are in for a treat! This class is sure to give you an amazing core workout! First, you’ll be guided through a carefully planned and progressive workout that will challenge the muscles of the back, front and everything in between. Add to that the individual stylings of a professional comedian, and walk away with a boatload of exercises (and jokes) that will keep your classes entertained for weeks.
Get a complete cardio and strength training workout, all in one shot! Utilizing the weighted bar throughout the entire program, the class incorporates both functional and traditional resistance techniques, along with balance, agility and cardio drills. This nonstop interval workout will lift your bar work to new heights!
If you were to take off one piece at a time, from top to bottom, layer by layer, leaving only the bare essentials... you would end up with a few simple base moves and a pile of great ideas. What did you think we meant? Join us for a strip... we mean step session that will make you even wanna take...your hat off!
INTENSUality, inspired by burlesque, is a synergistic blend of choreography segments seamlessly woven together between blocks of muscle conditioning work using your own body weight as resistance. While many class offerings are themed around interval-based formats utilizing weights and equipment, INTENSuality relies simply on the body as the mode of stimulus.
The Culture Shock workout is a cardio hip-hop class designed to embrace all levels of ability. Try this class, which is loaded with fresh, fun street choreography and taught in a style that relates to all.
Hit the hills, power the sprints, chase down the competition and learn firsthand the definition of the word “endurance.” This ride has it all and this ride rocks! Solid Schwinn Cycling principles, top-notch coaching and awesome tunes make this a master class to remember.
Hit the hills, power the sprints, chase down the competition and learn firsthand the definition of the word “endurance.” This ride has it all, and this ride rocks! Solid Schwinn Cycling principles, top-notch coaching and awesome tunes make this a master class to remember.
Step up to the stage, get on a bike and start singing! Cycle Karaoke brings the love of singing to the world of indoor cycling. You’ll sing your favorite songs from the past and present while pedaling to a steady beat. Compete against other performers, then be crowned Cycle Karaoke Champion. Will it be you? Repeated as session #107.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #108 and 513.
Combine MVe Fitness Chair exercises and balance challenges for a workout that develops strength from the inside out. Quiet your mind and explore the awareness of stability developed on the chair and translated to functional standing patterns. BYOM
Take STOTT PILATES Essential Reformer exercises to a higher level of intensity and experience variety and a “stepped-up” pace. By increasing the speed and flow of the exercise sequences and modifying the existing repertoire to increase muscular and cardiovascular endurance, you will see how you can inspire clients who may not be ready for an intermediate reformer program. Prerequisite: STOTT PILATES Essential Reformer workshop AND previous experience teaching or studying Pilates reformer exercises.
Experience the unique flow of a choreographed reformer class. Classical exercises are combined with contemporary variations to turn a single exercise into a flowing movement combination. Each choreographed segment is set to a specific song selection to create an inspiring and energizing class. BYOM
This workout is the highest level of difficulty of the stability ball workouts, providing maximum challenge to strength, balance and stability by styling ball exercises on the intermediate reformer repertoire. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness are also covered.
The groove of yoga, with live drums playing soothing and evocative tribal rhythms, set the atmosphere for you to unwind and expand. Be transported into the rich world of vinyasa-style yoga and heart-expanding dance movements. Find your groove in yoga, connecting mind, body and spirit. Gorgeous choreography and Misty’s positive, signature message are interlaced throughout. Leave with an open heart and a rejuvenated spirit. BYOM
Blending a medley of martial arts with dance for the ultimate cardio workout, Scott pulls out all the stops in this Disco Dojo, where ninja meets funk, tae kwon do meets salsa, kickboxing meets jazz and where “bob and weave” are not hairstyles. Mambo, kick and punch your way through an array of fun moves to great music in this action-packed 1-hour workout! BYOM
Group, unit, crew, squad, band or troop—people working together as a team! Sports conditioning and team training have never been so popular or fun! Work in teams of four to overcome an obstacle course set in the beautiful waterfront setting of San Diego Bay. This equipment-free workshop will teach you teamwork while providing a great cardio and strength workout that is pure heart-pounding fun!
Experience the connection between the upper and lower body as you increase cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and muscular endurance while increasing mobility in the upper extremities and adding stability to your walking program. Discover what the Finland fitness buffs have know for years—Nordic Walking can change the lives of your students and clients.
Take core training to the next level using new stability ball training techniques on the BOSU® Ballast™ Ball. Add fresh elements to abdominal and back training, and discover many new core exercises that will challenge every muscle in your “power center” while simultaneously improving overall movement capabilities. Do you think you’ve seen it all in regard to stability ball core training? Lift it, shift it, shake it… and think again!
Be an exercise warrior and join us in this workshop that utilizes body weight, heavy hand weights (or similar equipment) and gliding discs. You will progress through a series of exercises, all designed to increase strength and multijoint functionality. See how with the addition of a few extra moves, you can challenge even the fittest athletes. This workshop is a treat for both novice instructors and experienced “gliders”.
Take charge of your workout in this intermediate/advanced step workshop. Patrick will help you to embrace turns and spins—challenge yourself. Take your class to the next level and have fun doing it! Creative choreography doesn’t have to weigh you down… STEP UP and never look back!
Explore how you can match movement and music to elevate your classes. We’ll move from just teaching exercise to creating an experience your participants won’t forget. Learn how to create simple mini-routines and get direction on how to use music to its fullest advantage. Together we will create a space where motion and music become emotion.
Zumba is the fitness phenomenon that is taking the world by storm! It is a fusion of Latin and international music and dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness experience! The routines feature aerobic fitness with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. It is a mixture of body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow dance steps. Repeated as session #101.
Professional athlete or weekend warrior—it’s all about peak performance. Train clients to enhance performance in a three-dimensional world. By initiating every movement from the core, these movement patterns allow the body to stabilize, rotate and generate dynamic power on and off the field. By incorporating Reebok Professional Studio products and the Freemotion iTonic whole body vibration platform, this circuit training session is sure to challenge your stability, strength, speed, agility and more.
Music matters! We will teach you how to choose and use music to create rides that are motivating and inspiring beyond belief! From purchasing music online, to playing amateur DJ with editing software, and from making class play lists in minutes to using your iPod in class, you will be informed and inspired to move in a digital direction. Come ready to embrace the technology and unleash the power of your music. Repeated as session #166.
This action-packed indoor cycling workshop will utilize numerous cycle training techniques taken straight off the road and into your classroom. Ride away with a library of “how to” applications for cycling elements such as time trailing, drafting, pedal stroke and more. A little knowledge can go a long way. This workshop will improve both your riding repertoire and indoor cycling experience.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 174, 273, 304, 418, 455 and 484.
This interactive workshop teaches participants select exercises from the STOTT PILATES® Essential Reformer repertoire with emphasis on exercise goals, movement patterns, breath patterns and alignment. The adjustments and safety concerns when working with the reformer will be explained, as well as the specific benefits of working with this type of equipment—strengthening and lengthening muscles, developing core stability and mind-body connection.
The reformer is a great exercise tool for clients of all abilities. Learn simple ways to modify common Pilates exercises for clients with low-back pain, osteoporosis, pregnancy and limited mobility. Use tools such as flex bands, towels, pillows and balls of all sizes to create a successful experience for every client.
Music is key to making fitness and movement expressive, healing and effective. Discover the power of sound and silence and develop the skill of listening to the sounds that move the body and coax it to be expressive and powerful, calm and centered. Learn to track and note sound so that choreography comes to life in dynamic and meaningful ways for student and teacher.
Get buffed in this class that fuses strength training and core abdominal work with traditional yoga practices. Focus on a different muscle group each week to build the strength and stamina necessary for challenging yoga postures. BYOM
This isn’t your average, sleepy stretch class! Join Aileen for a lively workshop that will roll out your kinks and lengthen your limbs. Learn how to incorporate the foam roller into your flexibility programming so you can transition smoothly from one body part to the next using easy-to-remember combinations and different methods of stretching. BYOM
Creating, organizing and finding music for your cycling classes can take a tremendous amount of time. This workshop will provide you with a whole new way to approach class design, making it easy for you to develop your own great workouts in no time! Learn how to compartmentalize and catalog indoor cycling sets so classes are simple to remember, inspiring to coach and highly motivating for your students. You’ll design and ride two complete workouts in this extended, in-depth session created especially for IDEA attendees.
This lecture/demo will explore the anatomy and biomechanics involved in the normal healthy functioning of the knee, including the available movements and typical movement patterns. Some of the interruptions that can occur and common abnormal or dysfunctional movement patterns will then be addressed. Finally, exercise progressions to rebuild normal muscle action and movement patterning, challenge and promote optimal function, prepare for specific activities and enhance performance will be outlined.
Join us for an enlightening workshop that will provide plenty of new challenges for your students and clients. Learn to create high-energy, athletic workouts using the BOSU® Balance Trainer, BOSU® Soft Fitness Balls and weighted stability balls. Whether you own one piece or all three pieces of equipment, you will take away several exercise progressions for enhanced power torso training, dynamic flexibility, core strength, shoulder stability, proprioceptive skills and hand-eye coordination.
Take the expressway to fast, creative and effective workouts tailor made for the time crunched individual who wants maximal results in minimal time. Learn two 30-minute workouts using the Body Bar and step, and take away the tools to develop many more. Express workouts are booming and are a great way to optimize studio time and keep clients happy!
How many times have you finished composing your latest choreography masterpiece and after taking a look at the counts you thought, “how will I break it down?” This useful workshop will send you home with an easy-to-use system for successful breakdown. Acquire simple techniques that will enable you to manage any level of choreography as well as open a path for creating new and exciting classes.
Golden Beats is specially designed for the senior population. When we drum and dance we are having FUN! This experience releases endorphins and erases negative feelings. The rhythmical pattern of the drum increases synchronization of brain wave activity, which in turn provides feelings of euphoria and improved mental awareness. Come and learn how to integrate this unique class into your existing seniors program.
Join this high-energy workout based on the classic hi-lo with a bit of a dance flavor. Let Steve show you how to start with basic moves and end up with an advanced dance workout for participants of all levels!
This class provides a great cardio workout that balances basic, funk, hip-hop, urban, and MTV-type dance moves with physical intensity. It improves coordination and can be enjoyable to all. This class keeps you moving, grooving, sweating and smiling while dancing like you didn’t think possible.
FUNK FITNESS will have you looking like a dancer in no time. Marvin combines elements of hip-hop, jazz and ballet and breaks them down into basic, easy-to-follow routines. The most current music hits plus Marvin’s dynamic personality make FUNK FITNESS a must-see s(and do!) experience.
Looking for ways to put more excitement into your cycling workouts? This workshop is designed to provide you with skills, drills and clever tricks of the trade to create more interaction, motivation and teamwork in each class without having to completely change the way you teach. Take away new ideas you can use with your students Monday morning. Repeated as session #507.
Create the energy of a high-performance team in every class! This workshop introduces leadership techniques that promise to bring the interaction and energy of your cycling classes to a new level. Your participants will experience head-to-head competition, cooperation and interaction like they have never known it and send their energy levels soaring.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as session #144, 174, 244, 304, 418, 455 and 484.
IDEA’s panel of experts will engage in a lively discussion on issues relevant to group exercise and what we can expect to see in the years to come. This session will report on the changing face of group exercise, discuss the challenges program directors face in trying to retain qualified instructors, review successful group exercise programs and identify future trends within our industry.
What is it that all great Pilates instructors have in common? It is that innate ability to anticipate where the body is going and bring it back to where it belongs. It’s all in the eye! We will study a number of common compensatory patterns and evaluate them from origin to solution. By monitoring the client’s strength and ability to correct these patterns, you’ll have a better sense of when to progress your students. BYOM
Have you seen it? Can you do it? Do you know the order and the flow? For instance, once your hands enter the straps, they stay there for 15 exercises. In this session, you will learn about New York Classic Reformer work and understand the springs and the bar and box position for your size, hear the cues, move to the proper rhythm, and add to and connect the missing parts in your reformer workout. BYOM
This mindful, fluid approach to functional strength and flexibility training blends the art of power yoga and Pilates creating beautiful arcs and angles with the body. Explore the perfect method of body conditioning that incorporates the fluidity of movement with concentration and control. The end result is a dynamic flow of linked progressions that enhance both the quality of movement as well as the quality of life! BYOM
Sun salutations are generally practiced to warm the body during yoga sessions. However, they also can be used as the foundation for building an entire class. By utilizing only three basic sun salutations, this workshop gives you ideas on how to design inspired classes by simply adding creative variations and employing principles from many different yoga styles. BYOM
Limited shoulder and hip range of motion can restrict safe and proper execution of many sports and activities. In a creative vinyasa flow sequence, you’ll learn to safely address limited mobility with yoga postures and promote balance of strength and flexibility. BYOM
If you love the BOSU® Balance Trainer and want new ideas, this is the workshop for you! Learn dozens of exercises, drills, skills and activities that can be done on the BOSU® Balance Trainer in a group or personal training setting. Discover how to progress, regress and adapt each exercise to accommodate almost all fitness and skill levels with minimal equipment. Walk away with ideas that can be used next week.
Master the building process, teach performance quality and ultimately challenge the body and mind. By creatively mixing basic with complex, combining the best in floor and step, and adding unexpected twists, your class will remain a top draw. These combinations are studio-tested favorites that progress beyond the basics into an advanced level of training, coordination and fun!
BODYPUMP is the original barbell class that strengthens your entire body. This workshop will give you basic tools to challenge all major muscle groups by using the best weight-room exercises like squats, presses, lifts and curls. Great music, awesome teaching and your choice of weight inspires your students to get the results they came for—and fast!
It’s hard to beat the KB for total body strength and aerobic conditioning! In this Level 1 class, you’ll learn the basics behind the science of this unique modality. Then, you will see how incredibly versatile this “simple” tool can be, because it isn’t just another weight! The movements and progressions demand time and patience on the part of the teacher, but can be very rewarding when properly applied. BYOM
Combining the extreme styles of dancing: street, jazz and house, this promises to be a session packed with loads of fun. Every block will be taught in a way to suit all fitness levels.
Milo’s signature class blends non-stop cardio funk dance moves that anyone can do! Music is the key that unleashes the flow of choreography in this 1-hour journey. Bring your towels, ‘cause this funk is slippery when wet.
The Culture Shock workout is a cardio hip-hop class designed to embrace all levels of ability. Try this class, which is loaded with fresh, fun street choreography and is taught in a style that relates to all.
Cyclists, from the recreational to the elite, are plagued with chronic aches and pains caused by poor mobility, lack of flexibility and muscular imbalance. This session addresses the specific strength and flexibility needs of indoor and outdoor cyclists, and shows you how to incorporate the industry’s most progressive stretching and strengthening techniques into your workouts. This workshop does NOT include a ride. Repeated as session #605. BYOM
Become a world-class coach and your indoor cycling classes will never be the same! Enhance and fine-tune your teaching skills with the unique Schwinn Cycling Coaching Pyramid. Learn what instructing techniques translate from other forms of group exercise to indoor cycling, then transform your entire teaching experience with coaching skills that will set you apart.
This session will teach instructors how to find the small and large imbalances in their students’ cycling techniques in order to unlock their potential for performance. To set yourself apart from the rest, an instructor needs to rely on teaching skills that very few have and to be able to see and correct asymmetries immediately, which is truly a talent.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 174, 244, 273, 418, 455 and 484.
What’s intense, exciting, lightning fast and works? Learn to create a muscular endurance full-body group workout on the GTS® by efi Sports Medicine! Pull your way to enhanced muscle development, core stability and increased joint range of motion. Learn how using body weight as resistance against gravity individualizes workouts and how you can amplify resistance in a brand new, time efficient way! Repeated as session #461.
Take STOTT PILATES Essential Reformer exercises to a higher level of intensity and experience variety and a “stepped-up” pace. By increasing the speed and flow of the exercise sequences and modifying the existing repertoire to increase muscular and cardiovascular endurance, you will see how you can inspire clients who may not be ready for an intermediate reformer program. Prerequisite: STOTT PILATES Essential Reformer workshop AND previous experience teaching or studying Pilates reformer exercises.
Do you have faithful mat clients that show up for every class? Once in a while give them a little spice. Learn to use props, small Arc Barrels, Power Circles and balls within the classic repertoire and voila! Maintain flow while you bring these props in and out of your workout. You will leave this workshop with the confidence to utilize these props at your desire. BYOM
In keeping with current research, this session focuses on modifying mat work for lower-back problems. Major focus is placed on creating awareness and endurance in the deep stabilizers of the lumbar and pelvic region to alleviate and prevent lower-back pain. This workshop is a perfect foundation for any exercise program.
This workshop focuses on strengthening the body’s core center for a stronger back. Core center strength is the key to a successful yoga practice, crucial to the support of the internal organs, and helpful in any fitness program. Using the YogaFit® core ball, a variety of abdominal and low back exercises are taught. YogaCore is a program for anyone who wants a stronger midsection. BYOM
Sport Stretch will cover appropriate stretches specific to many of today’s popular sports including golf, tennis, running, basketball and more. You’ll learn how to use the ball to develop controlled mobility and dynamic stability, which will help create strong, fluid movement. See how these exercises can fit into many programs and offer participants a whole new twist in stretching. Roll into new flexibility moves and understand what other muscles come into play for a total workout. BYOM
Experience the next generation of ball training with the BOSU® Ballast Ball. The multidirectional load creates a weighted stability ball that incorporates audible, visual and kinesthetic references to make total body training more versatile, more effective and FUN! Learn new exercises and drills that will keep you and your clients ahead of the rest in functional training. Stability ball training just got better!
Party on the step in honor of IDEA’s 25th anniversary! To celebrate this milestone, Fred has created 25 user-friendly, eight-count combinations especially for you! Filled with a variety of festive, dynamic, easy-to-teach and ready-to-use step combos, this session is a guaranteed fun time for everyone!
This workshop covers all the skills necessary to develop an exciting workout program utilizing the time-tested concepts of the most conditioned athletes in the world. Jump rope warm-ups, proper stance and footwork, speed and power drills, and attack and evasion skills will be covered. In addition, you will be properly coached on how to safely and effectively use one of the most important tools used in boxing, the punch mitts.
BODYVIVE is the low-impact group fitness workout that lets you choose just how hard you work. Using the VIVE balls, tubes and optional hand weights, you’re talked step-by-step through the entire class by a skilled instructor, all while listening to uplifting and inspiring music. Best of all, you finish feeling thoroughly rejuvenated and fizzing with energy.
A formula to make you sweat, while shakin’ it without regret. The fastest hour in the gym, to get you feelin’ sexy-slim. Simple steps. High energy. Awesome songs. Variety. It’s cardio, c’mon you’ll see! We won’t just dance…we’ll BOOGIE. Learn to bring dance to everyone!
Feel great and look even better. LiveMotion will allow you to experience the distinction of natural, three-dimensional movement patterns. With an emphasis on core, balance and stability, help your clients strengthen and lengthen to not only feel good inside but look great outside. By incorporating Reebok Professional Studio products and the Freemotion iTonic whole body vibration platform, this circuit training session is sure to challenge your stability, strength, speed, agility and more.
This ChiWalking clinic emphasizes good walking technique and injury prevention. You’ll learn proper posture, and how to strengthen your core and improve your balance while walking. You’ll learn how to convert a walking program to a daily mindful practice, with all the benefits of yoga, meditation, Pilates and tai chi.
A revised and updated version of Schwinn Cycling’s most popular topic, this session takes a fresh look at the science behind intense athletic training, heart rate monitor training, interval training, periodization and recovery workouts. Learn how each of these methods affect your ability to train and get results. Discover why some people respond well to intense training, while others do not. This session just may change the way you think about high performance training! Repeated as session #604.
Looking for an authentic, convenient and safe way to include a strength component in your cycling workout? Cycle Sculpt will show you how to use low-cost equipment and the space around your bike to integrate an effective strength component into your classes! Learn to cleverly use limited space and an interval format to create powerful strength sets that not only round out your cycling workout, but help balance some of cycling’s mechanical stresses. Repeated as session #447.
Aprende de la mano de uno de los mejores comunicadores en el mundo del ciclismo indoor, como conseguir gracias a una correcta comunicación el éxito total de tus clases. Lluis te guiará a conseguir el objetivo que todo instructor desea, ser un buen instructor!
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 174, 244, 273, 304, 455 and 484
This workshop demonstrates a circuit of STOTT PILATES exercises incorporating the mat work repertoire, as well as variations utilizing larger pieces of equipment like the stability chair and reformer. Participants will try the exercises while learning cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness. You will also learn a well-rounded circuit program and discover how to manage a group circuit training class. BYOM
Let's face it, men and women have different bodies with different abilities. Men on Mats is a Pilates workshop that challenges men's upper body strength while addressing limited flexibility in the hamstrings and lower back. Come and sweat, stretch and feel great. BYOM
In this intensive workshop, you will learn how to add further challenge to the foam roller routine. Use the roller’s unstable nature and reduce the base of support to increase the challenge to strength and balance. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness will also be covered. BYOM
Experience this flowing mix of ballet-inspired movements and exercises for an energetic method of improving total-body strength, balance, flexibility and posture. This popular hybrid workshop focuses on using the ultimate fitness tools: body, floor and space. REACH combines a creative mix of training techniques for a unique release of energy all it’s own. BYOM
Bring forth real power and grace by combining the fluidity of qigong and tai chi with the power of yoga. Logical pairings of adapted exercises, asanas and postures from both disciplines will be covered as well as full-on sequencing of yoga poses and tai chi postures in orders that make sense for group exercise populations of all levels. Both restorative (gentle) and active (strong) applications will be explored in this 3-hour yoga tai chi journey. BYOM
Join these three dynamic instructors as they take you on the step journey of the year! You will learn a different approach from each instructor as they share their wisdom and talent for putting choreography together…then join them for one smooth, seamless workout! Who knew step could be so much FUN...three crazy guys and three different styles all meshed together in one FUNTASTIC presentation!
Sculpt the body from the “inside out” and experience progressions that seamlessly flow from one to the next. Achieve a depth and intensity of training that fuses Pilates and yoga mind-body techniques with traditional fitness methods, incorporating the use of a weighted bar and gliding discs for maximal results. It is truly a blend of disciplines that produce sheer elegance resulting in improved overall body strength and physical grace.
Ten-hut! Operation Crunch is result-oriented, boot camp fitness done civilian style. Founded by Army Master Fitness Trainer, Sergeant Ken Weichert, this class is one HOOAH way to give your workout a kick start.
With a special focus on interval and circuit training, this workshop combines creative stability ball exercises with high-intensity step choreography. Come to this multilevel class as we discuss the benefits and physiological response of interval and circuit training, as well as techniques for overcoming training plateaus and boredom with a variety of challenging movements and fun step progressions.
Are you ready to party? A dance-style hi-lo workshop that will take you into a journey of classic aerobics movements mixed with some spicy dance moves. See how the most complex sequences begin with the most basic of steps and can progress to become a motivating, fun and exciting combination.
This type of alternative cardio workout has made its way into the fitness industry and is showing no signs of slowing down. Experience this workshop as it dissects movement and strikes a balance between basic street dance, Latin and jazz movement for different levels of physical intensity. Walk away with proven methods for how to effectively choreograph a freestyle dance class using the hottest pop and urban music.
Effective weight loss is all about burning calories. LeanMotion Circuit blends cardio and strength training techniques in one heart-pumping, fat-burning session. Dynamic and continuous movements will integrate the entire body to improve endurance and maximize your caloric output. This workshop incorporates Reebok Professional Studio products and the Freemotion iTonic whole-body vibration platform.
Looking for an authentic, convenient and safe way to include a strength component in your cycling workout? Cycle Sculpt will show you how to use low-cost equipment and the space around your bike to integrate an effective strength component into your classes! Learn to cleverly use limited space and an interval format to create powerful strength sets that not only round out your cycling workout, but help balance some of cycling’s mechanical stresses. Repeated as session #412.
Chosen just for IDEA by your Schwinn Master Trainer, experience a complete ride sure to give you plenty of ideas and one heck of a workout! You might do a race day simulation or short sets of powerful hills and flats. You might even do team challenges that give you a chance to compete with the other riders in the room. Whatever happens, you can expect world-class coaching, motivation and high energy. Repeated as session #165.
Empower yourself and your students by improving your communication and instructing skills. Knowing what to say and how to say it, plus managing key class components such as format, flow and focus, will propel your students’ cycling workout from good to great. Learn how to be the best instructor you can possibly be, and inspire your students to leave your class feeling empowered.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 174, 244, 273, 304, 418 and 484.
Some instructors have it! What quality do they possess that elevates their class from a workout to an experience? Allow yourself to be introduced to NLP, neurolinguistic programming, and how you can integrate these communication techniques to improve your client and member retention. Learn to create rapport, influence your members, use body language to your advantage, visualize achieving results, and practice effective negotiation skills. Excellent communication can create excellent results!
From adolescence through to old age, there are factors about being female that will influence optimal health and function. The musculoskeletal system must be considered as integral to each woman as a whole. We will briefly consider the physiological and psychological changes of each life stage (adolescence, childbearing years and over 40) and the health issues that arise from them. This workshop will teach you how to design exercise programs and provide education for your female clients throughout the life stages.
What’s intense, exciting, lightning fast and works? Learn to create a muscular endurance full-body group workout on the GTS® by efi Sports Medicine! Pull your way to enhanced muscle development, core stability and increased joint range of motion. Learn how using body weight as resistance against gravity individualizes workouts and how you can amplify resistance in a brand-new, time-efficient way! Repeated as session #311.
Build more challenge and diversity with this Level 4 Flex-Band® workshop. You will learn how to challenge core and peripheral strength with the resistance provided by the Flex-Band exerciser and increase exercise intensity in the areas of neuromuscular coordination, balance, strength and flexibility. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness are also covered. Repeated as session #493.
The mat is the beginning and end of the work of Joe Pilates. There is no equipment to help you. There is no talking, no pausing. There are no modifications. This class will be the complete 70 mat exercises, in sequence, for a healthy body. The smaller parts of Joe’s complete system, such as the magic circle, foot corrector, toe corrector and arm weight series are placed in the mat category and will be presented.
This workshop will introduce participants to a variety of exercises on the split-pedal stability chair. The capabilities of the chair will be described and utilized. See how this modality offers your clients and students the opportunity to perform functional work against spring resistance in a variety of positions (sitting, standing and lying). Here is an opportunity to train core stability while working bilaterally, unilaterally or reciprocally with the limbs. Session repeated as #153.
YogaFit’s success in the fitness industry has been built upon its commitment to teaching yoga from the perspective of exercise science for safety and effectiveness. Whether you are a beginner or advanced practitioner, your fitness education will be enhanced by looking at functional body alignment from the hatha yoga perspective. BYOM
Yoga, Pilates and tai chi are three of the hottest workout programs on the planet. This workshop shows you how to take these modalities and make them more effective by incorporating the new BOSU® Ballast Ball and BOSU® Balance Trainer. Whether you teach full-length, mind-body classes or are simply looking for innovative stretch, core, and dynamic strengthening moves, you will get more ideas than you can carry home.
Step class, as we all know, gets its fun from new music or choreography—until now! Try the 12 “Step” program for power, speed and balance. What does it offer that’s different? A total of 12 moves representing either power, speed or balance will change the way you’ll want to teach step. Imagine a step class that will build on your students’ ability to jump confidently, land softly, hop quickly and regain posture smoothly, all without missing a beat!
Tired of the same old step? Explore new dimensions in step! Learn how to start with basic moves and add in small details to create spectacular moves! This tap-free, high-energy workshop is for all levels. Plus, see how you can integrate the “fun factor” back into your step classes.
Long before boxing and kickboxing became buzzwords in the fitness industry, real boxers were shadowboxing to music to improve rhythm, timing, agility and speed. Now you can add these skills to the great cardiovascular benefits gained by millions. Get back to the authentic fundamentals by learning to perform actual boxing techniques derived from the ring and add a shot of adrenaline to your cardio workouts.
The name, Masala Bhangra, is derived from two Indian words: Masala, which means "spicy" and Bhangra, a folk dance celebrating the wheat harvest in India. Dancers gather together and respond to the beat of the dhol (two-sided horizontal drum). As the tempo increases, dancers begin whirling around, beating their feet, shrugging their shoulders, and clapping their hands as they immerse themselves in the spirit of the dance. Spontaneous vigor, vitality, and the beat of the drum are the essence of bhangra.
Second in a two-part series, this workshop will expand on the concepts presented in Part 1 and give you the tools to expand your hip-hop repertoire. As assigned in Part 1, you will have the opportunity to present your choreography to the class. MaDonna is there to guide you and give you feedback. Remember to bring your own music and get ready to MOVE!
Challenging hills and powerful sprints actually have more in common than you might think! In this workshop, you will learn how an indoor hill and an indoor flat are similar and different from the same terrain outdoors. Learn to teach these two great components and ensure they are as effective, safe and powerful as possible. Enhance your knowledge of cycling and apply outdoor riding principles indoors to produce exceptional results. Repeated as session #137.
One of the fastest growing sports in the world is the sprint distance triathlon. Learn all about the sport, how to prepare for it, where to find coaching resources and how to create cycling classes that not only get your students ready for a race, but get them excited and interested in doing one! You don’t need to be a triathlete to love this workshop, just someone with an interest in the sport.
Many indoor cycling classes devote a great deal of time to spinning quickly at relatively low power outputs. We will examine the training patterns of outdoor cyclists to create challenges for longtime riders and those seeking bigger gains in performance. This workshop will explore different hill-climbing styles, proper technique and creative new drills to add interest and challenge to your classes!
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Repeated as sessions #144, 174, 244, 273, 304, 418 and 455.
To be an educator is a true gift. But is it natural-born talent or a learned behavior? In truth, its probably a little bit of both. See how communication, motivation, continuing education and life experience all play key roles in being a successful educator in the ever-changing fitness industry. Explore the principal stages of learning, discover teaching strategies for diverse situations and identify solutions for obstacles that you might encounter in the classroom.
As directors, we know that developing a top-notch instructing team is one of the most rewarding and often the most challenging tasks that we face. Putting together an instructing team that is motivated and successful requires us to provide the tools and environment that will guide their actions and foster growth. This workshop provides several tips and tools for how to create a winning instructor team and a first-rate fitness schedule.
Sample a variety of classes, each one an intense 15-minute superset on the GTS® by efi Sports Medicine. Work shoulders, biceps and triceps, back and chest, buns and legs and of course, abs! All five GRAVITYBlast® sessions in sequence will challenge a different muscle group for effective full-body resistance training designed for everyone.
This interactive workshop teaches participants select exercises from the STOTT PILATES Essential Matwork repertoire with emphasis on the goals of the exercises, movement patterns, breath patterns and correct alignment. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness will also be covered. Repeated as session #183.
This program transfers movement patterns and sequences in the mat class from their basic forms to more advanced movement patterns. Traditional pieces are combined with innovative exercises and adapted for all levels of fitness. The breakdown and modifications of each sequence is presented in order to fully understand the movement and to teach every level of the exercise. BYOM
Build more challenge and diversity with this Level 4 Flex-Band® workshop. You will learn how to challenge core and peripheral strength with the resistance provided by the Flex-Band exerciser and increase exercise intensity in the areas of neuromuscular coordination, balance, strength and flexibility. Cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness are also covered. Repeated as session #462.
This workshop addresses the important need and understanding of the movement science behind our yoga practice, without losing the deep internal focus and message. Getting to the physiological and anatomic roots of movement can enhance the teaching of yoga postures. This workshop will help you to assess and recognize imbalances in your cycling students. Learn corrective movements that will lead to change. BYOM
Ashtanga yoga is the perfect transition for fitness die-hards entering the world of yoga. We will begin the journey by melding breath with traditional strength, cardio and core work. Additional focus will be placed on flexibility, balance and meditation elements that are an integral part of many traditional fitness classes. Participants will be exposed to several techniques that are specific to teaching ashtanga concepts to a multilevel group. BYOM
Do you need a fresh new approach to double step? Learn to work “between the lines” with this one-of-a-kind double step workshop. Get new ideas for developing and successfully teaching combinations utilizing two steps and an “aisle.” Give your students a new challenge as they learn to use an expanded “stage” to provide a great cardio workout.
An algorithm is a mathematical term that yields an exact answer. We will use algorithms in terms of choreography, using a variety of combinations that will take us to our final combination or dance. For example, we have our traditional 32-count combinations or we have the option to make several mini-blocks of 16 counts. Make your classes more interesting in order to entice your students into coming back for more.
Get ready to sweat in this all-ball drill class led by Resist-A-Ball’s top master trainers. Learn fun and functional exercises to toughen up your participants with a total-body approach that delivers the ABCs of performance: agility, balance, coordination, speed and power!
BOING! This fun, high-intensity interval workout using the Flybar 1200 and resistance bands is a class that’s sure to jump through the roof —literally! The invigorating challenge of bouncing on these “ultra pogo-sticks” will burn calories and take students for a high-flying ride.
OK, so Justin brought sexy back…now Andre and Patrick will pick up the slack and bring back a classic, hi-lo impact! That’s right, for the first time ever, two of the industry’s most popular instructors will combine their talents and bring you the ultimate hi-lo workout—full of their signature choreography, creativity and charm. Don’t miss THE workout of year…it will leave you breathless and inspired!
Spirit Groove will transport you to a place of wild abandon! Vibrate to the energy of Live Drums and experience this unique creation of dance and movement that has inspired a revolution in the traditional “dance” workout. Awaken your creativity and discover your own unique way of moving. Be prepared to let your body and Spirit Groove!
Two teams with only one winner! Join two of Australia’s Schwinn team leaders in this race day pack ride where you choose your team leader for this “down under” team challenge. Using the Schwinn intensity zones, power through the ride and help take your team to the next level.
Looking for ways to put more excitement into your cycling workouts? This workshop is designed to provide you with skills, drills and clever tricks of the trade to create more interaction, motivation and teamwork in each class without having to completely change the way you teach. Take away new ideas you can use with your students Monday morning. Repeated as session #267.
¡Siente toda la energía dentro de ti! ¡Adrenalina pura! ¡Motivación! ¡Ritmo! ¡Emoción! ¡Sensación! Realiza un increíble entreno interválico del modo más divertido y efectivo. Una enérgica y motivante sesión al más puro estilo de Barcelona. Aprende a crear una sesión apta para todos los públicos!
Choreography, class format, music. What sets one group exercise class apart from another? Training courses just teach you the basics. This lecture looks at the tangibles and intangibles that will help you to smooth out the rough edges, build your confidence and have them coming back for more! Program directors are invited to attend as special directors’ coaching guidelines will be included.
GYROTONIC® exercises AND GYROKINESIS® are making a big entrance this year at IDEA World Fitness Convention®. They’ll have their own room throughout the event so you can easily use the equipment and try both entry-level classes, which will be repeated during the convention. Find out why GYROTONIC equipment and training is being used worldwide in fitness, sports and rehabilitation centers by people of all ages. Sessions repeated as #108 and 210.
This interactive workshop will review the basics of working with medicine balls and teach you a number of progressive, full-body partner exercises that will improve your clients’ power, speed and muscle conditioning.
Discover how the Pilates power circle can reveal critical connections that can be directly applied to dance movement and technique. Enjoy the culminating dance phrase and experience the difference Pilates can make for dancers. BYOM
Pilates reformer exercises are a great source of inspiration for Pilates mat classes. Using a flex-band, you will learn several reformer exercises to add variety, upper and lower limb strengthening and coordination to your Pilates mat classes. BYOM
Experience the dynamic flow and challenge of the ultimate yoga class. Push it to the limit with hard core moves that produce a hard and flexible body. With emphasis on breath and extreme fitness flows, you are challenged to listen to your body. Go at your own pace and explore the body-mind connection. Power YogaFit provides a total-body workout that enhances strength, cardiovascular condition, balance and flexibility. BYOM
A group exercise cardio workout with no repetitive jogging or jumping. It is practiced in bare feet, emphasizing pleasurable sensation and the development of sensory IQ. The science, craft and art of the body’s way teaches you to work with the design of the body as a map to follow when seeking total body-mind-spirit fitness.
Beginning with the “8 poses of empowerment,” and continuing with a magnificent series of standing and seated stretches, Millennium Stretch is a multidimensional, proven relaxation program integrating yoga, tai chi, movement therapy, stretching, guided imagery and meditation into a delectable blend of healing arts. SHAPE magazine dubbed Millennium Stretch “a delicious, nutritious meal for the body.” BYOM
This course puts a slant on your thinking about traditional Pilates! Discover a revolutionary Pilates-evolved repertoire where traditional mat and reformer exercises meld on the easily approachable GTS® by efi Sports Medicine. This GRAVITYPilates® course challenges core strength, dynamic stability and coordination. Learn how clients of any level can experience success right from the start!
Enter a new dimension of fitness. Feel and experience the pulsating rhythms, dynamic movements and powerful percussions of this new and unique high-energy dance rhythmical workshop. Drums Alive combines traditional aerobic movements with the powerful beat and rhythms of drums. It is a workout for the body, mind and spirit! Break the rules, open the door and enter the new dimension of fitness.
This is a no-holds-barred advanced step workshop, letting go and going for it with crazy counts, wild blends and imaginative moves. No rules, no parents and no clothes…just kidding, but we will have lots of fun!
Back by popular demand! Year 2 promises to be two times the fun and two times the work. Join this dynamic duo, both former collegiate cheerleaders, to learn the secret to cardio, conditioning and core the cheerleader way. Combine funky dance routines, jumps, plyometrics, unique partner strength moves, dynamic balance challenges straight from stunt camp, and a flexibility segment sure to leave you ready to do the splits. No experience required! Short skirts optional.
If you thought the basics were fun, wait until you spice it up with more advanced techniques. You’ll be amazed at how simple and natural it is to incorporate “the next step.” Even if you missed the basic class, everyone can still enjoy this fun, dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
A revised and updated version of Schwinn Cycling’s most popular topic, this session takes a fresh look at the science behind intense athletic training, heart rate monitor training, interval training, periodization, and recovery workouts. Learn how each of these methods affect your ability to train and get results. Discover why some people respond well to intense training, while others do not. This session just may change the way you think about high performance training! Session repeated as #411.
Cyclists, from the recreational to the elite, are plagued with chronic aches and pains caused by poor mobility, lack of flexibility and muscular imbalance. This session addresses the specific strength and flexibility needs of indoor and outdoor cyclists, and shows you how to incorporate the industry’s most progressive stretching and strengthening techniques into your workouts. This workshop does NOT include a ride. Session repeated as #296. BYOM
Experience how kids and teens can have fun staying fit with special programming on GTS®. Featuring two exciting, age-specific 30-minute resistance training workouts—Secret Circuit for ages 7–11 and Sports Circuit for ages 12–15. Secret Circuit uses an interactive card game to engage kids’ interest and teach them about the location and function of muscle groups and exercise movements. Sports Circuit focuses on team play and the desire to achieve personal bests, linking exercises to sports activities with both strength and endurance challenges.
Do you have what it takes to create a “wow” workout experience for your participants? In this lecture we will identify the key components of instructor excellence and learn what is needed to go from being a good instructor to being a great instructor. Walk away with the tools and techniques of instructor excellence; plus receive “wow” advice from some of the best fitness instructors from around the world.
For all you cardio-choreography junkies. Hope you have some NRG left for this choreography extravaganza! Where else can you take a class from many of the world’s top presenters…and all at the same time! Join us for this 25th Anniversary Workout Blowout! Oh yes, there will be prizes galore!
Take your stability ball training to a whole new level with the Ballast™ Ball. Not only does this specially-designed ball provide a more stable surface, but the additional weight within the ball helps to create a more powerful and intense workout. Since the ball glows in the dark... it’s lights out and excitement in! Of course black lights and glow sticks are included.
Do you over train, work hard enough or just plateau? Interval training helps to structure workouts and get the required results in an achievable timeframe. In this workshop, we explore how to tailor workouts correctly with periodization, recovery ratios and power blocks. Theory then becomes practice as we ride our challenging interval session.
Cyclists are prone to muscular tightness due to riding in a fixed position with limited range of motion for extended periods of time. In addition, riding bikes that aren’t a perfect fit make a stretching program more of a necessity. This workshop includes a complete ride, with interval and steady state drills and musical coaching. Then to finish it off, you will experience a variety of effective stretching techniques that feature the foam roller!
This all-day workshop offers a first look and comprehensive overview of STOTT PILATES’ latest creation, the new V2 Max Plus. Inspired by the demand for a highly versatile piece of Pilates equipment, this all-in-one system facilitates hundreds of exercises adding fun, challenge and variety to Pilates workouts. The session begins with a fundamental overview of the STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles. Participants will learn countless essential- through advanced-level exercise combinations using the multiple V2 Max Plus components, work on matwork and Cadillac exercises using the mat converter, then move on to reformer and vertical frame-based repertoire ideas. We’ll share effective tips and tricks for cuing, modifying and correcting clients in group classes or private sessions. Ideal for seasoned Pilates instructors or for those who want to learn more about this popular mind-body fitness phenomenon. Limited to 30 registrants.
Come experience the latest and greatest in total body strength training. By using gliding discs, you can turn traditional exercises into smooth, consistent, flowing patterns for unparalleled success. Who knew such a simple concept could produce such graceful power!
Come experience the latest and greatest in total body strength training. By using gliding discs, you can turn traditional exercises into smooth, consistent, flowing patterns for unparalleled success. Who knew such a simple concept could produce such graceful power!
This unique workout combines Pilates principles with standing work to strengthen and sculpt the entire lower body, then progresses to complementary matwork. Experience the 4 base moves and a progression model to create choreography for your own standing workout.
This unique workout combines Pilates principles with standing work to strengthen and sculpt the entire lower body, then progresses to complementary matwork. Experience the 4 base moves and a progression model to create choreography for your own standing workout.
Everyday FIT on the ball will have your spirits soaring as you rock and roll into fitness. The action-packed cardio ball segment will get your heart pumping with challenging total body strength work that emphasizes core training. This calorie burning, muscle-conditioning program will give you the fit, healthy body you want in a workout that feels like play!
