IDEA World —The World's Largest, Most Comprehensive and Longest-Running Fitness Convention
The #1 Largest, Longest-Running International Fitness Event in the World
Los Angeles, CA — August 4-8, 2010
Los Angeles, CA — August 4-8, 2010
Don't wait — Budget Friendly 3-Payment Plan Ends Friday, May 14, 2010! Learn more >>
Register Now! The IDEA World Fitness Convention is the #1 largest international fitness event in the WORLD — with up to 23 CECs and over 98% satisfaction rating.
If you attend this conference and are not completely satisfied,
we’ll offer you a money back guarantee.
Highlights
The industry's only international fitness convention with:
- Over 5,000 influential fitness professionals will gather from 65 countries for THE EVENT of the year!
- Over 350 of the industry's hottest sessions from the biggest names.
- Earn up to 23 CEC hours (plus more for Premier Seminars).
- 15 ALL-NEW Premier Seminars designed with the latest fitness topics in mind — Get comprehensive & in-depth training in a discipline of your choice.
- Mario Lopez, actor, host and fitness enthusiast will emcee the IDEA World Fitness Awards Show!
- Club Spotlight — Back by popular demand! Be the first to try these hot programs debuting from clubs around the country.
- L.A. Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa welcomes YOU to Los Angeles & the IDEA World Fitness Convention!
- The IDEA Fitness & Wellness Expo Hall will feature the latest shoes, apparel, equipment, product offerings and programs from over 200 companies!
- Refer a Friend and Get $50! Plus, every friend you refer gets $10 to spend in the IDEA booth. Register 8 or more friends and attend the convention for FREE! Learn more
- 5 Groundbreaking Extended Education Sessions: The MELT® Core Method, Corrective Exercise from a Functional Perspective, Secrets to Becoming a Video Star, Become a Presenter! & Lower-Back Postrehabilitation.
Who should attend? Personal trainers, group exercise instructors, mind-body professionals, program directors, owners and anyone involved in the fitness & wellness industry! Whether you are a seasoned professional, new professional or fitness & wellness enthusiast, we welcome you to experience over 350 sessions made just for you.
Let's not forget about the FUN! Share an environment with fellow enthusiastic fitness & wellness pros that allows you to reinspire yourself out of the old routine. This is not just any event...join a global fitness community which cultivates networking and lifelong friendships. We hope to see you there along with thousands of health-minded individuals as we Inspire the World to Fitness®.
Pricing
Convention Pricing:
Full Event: August 4-8, 2010
IDEA Member $399
Nonmember $489 (Includes 1-year IDEA Membership)
One-Day: Choice of Thursday, August 5 or Friday, August 6 or Saturday, August 7
IDEA Member $219
Nonmember $259
Sunday only: Sunday, August 8, 2010
IDEA Member $149
Nonmember $179
Full Event: Budget Friendly 3-Payment Plan Your first payment gives you instant access to select your sessions today!
(Offer ends May 14, 2010)
IDEA Member
1st - $133
2nd - $133
3rd - $133
Nonmember (Includes 1-year IDEA Membership)
1st - $163
2nd - $163
3rd - $163
Risk Free: Money back guaranteed if you are not satisfied with this conference.
"I always learn a great deal of varied information when I attend IDEA World Fitness Conventions—it is worth my time and money to attend!"
—Julie Conaway, 2009 IDEA World Fitness Convention Attendee
Sessions
All Sessions
010: STOTT PILATES® Muscular Strength Endurance and Reformer Resistance for Teens (WS) 
Mind-body exercise is essential to the development of the minds and bodies of pre-teens and teenagers. This workshop will feature mat- and reformer-based exercises that will promote overall body awareness, good posture and proper breathing techniques. Toning Balls™ and the Fitness Circle® will be used to create enjoyable workouts designed to keep teens engaged and challenged. In addition, participants will learn how to design resistance training (utilizing the reformer) that will promote the development of core and peripheral strength, contribute to stamina and endurance, and increase stability and flexibility through eccentric control.
011: Spinning® Instructor Orientation (WS) 
This 9-hour orientation course is your first step toward becoming a certified Spinning instructor.
The course includes instruction on bike setup, the five core movements, hand positions,
choosing music and creating a 40-minute Spinning journey. In addition, special attention will
be given to safety considerations, teaching techniques, Spinning philosophy and heart rate
training. We will also discuss the Spinning three-phase instructor-training program. After
completing this orientation, you will be qualified to teach the Spinning program at any official
012: Zumba® Basic Skills Instructor Training (WS) 
This course focuses on the foundation and formula to teach a successful Zumba class. We will teach you the steps to four basic rhythms (merengue, salsa, cumbia and reggaeton). You’ll learn how to put these steps together and how to create your first Zumba class. We’ll provide you with all the tools and resources you will need to teach a Zumba class.
013: Gray Institute: Optimize Your Current Skills in 3-D (L/WS) 
This special Premier Seminar serves as an introduction to Gray Institute’s 3-D Matrix Performance Series. Simplified, it is a powerful strategy that facilitates positive and necessary change in one’s physical health and well-being by teaching and demonstrating techniques based on Applied Functional Science™. What sets the Performance Series apart from other programs is that it consists of multiple matrices (each matrix is a three-dimensional movement) that are organized in a logical sequence and blended together to create purpose-driven exercises.
014: Twist Sport Performance Summit (L/WS)
The Summit is where authentic sport-conditioning education comes to life in this action-packed Premier Seminar. Inspiring lectures and challenging practical sessions that are sure to add new drills and exercises to your toolbox will be the focus of the day, with special emphasis placed on the Twist training paradigm: movement, strength and balance.
015: Peak Pilates®— MVe® Chair Foundations Workshop (WS)
Meet the MVe Chair and discover the vast array of programming possibilities! We’ll begin with the basics and then focus on the foundational positions and the perfect 10 exercises utilizing this special piece of equipment. Next, we’ll discuss how these exercises can be integrated into a client’s (or small group’s) program for maximum effect. Participants will walk away with a keen understanding of the principles, key concepts and fundamentals for each exercise using the MVe Chair. Includes instructor training manual.
1-hour lunch is on your own.
016: Institute of Human Performance (IHP): The Ultimate Personal Training Workshop (WS)
In this one-of-a-kind premier seminar, we will cover all of the ingredients that will help any
trainer to go beyond their wildest expectations. This workshop will revolutionize the current
mindset of the personal trainer and deliver many of JC’s proven promotional strategies to
generate limitless income potential. JC will then discuss his unbeatable training system and
guide the attendees through his “best of the best” exercises. Finally, this workshop will provide
the latest scientific breakthroughs in nutrition, as well as the optimal nutritional approach to
017: Schwinn® Indoor Cycling Instructor Training Course (WS)
You won’t want to miss this comprehensive, full-day indoor cycling instructor-training course.
Get the most current information on bike fit, cycling science and the newly updated Schwinn®
Cycling Coaching Pyramid, all of which will make teaching indoor cycling easier for you and
more exciting for your students! This course features the brand-new, critically-acclaimed
Schwinn Authentic Cycling™ Performance bike. In addition, you will get a glimpse of the
bike’s MPower™ Console! Included in the course: a comprehensive training manual, a
018: Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Strategies: MMA Fitness for Beginners to Pros (WS) 
Learn how to take advantage of the fastest growing sport in the world! The growth of mixed
martial arts (MMA) is creating a great need for experienced, skilled and scientifically-minded
MMA conditioning coaches for this exciting sport. This interactive workshop explores the science
and application for training these unconventional, high-intensity workouts. Learn the principles
of training top-level athletes or fitness enthusiasts who just want to train like a champion.
High-intensity circuits will be discussed as well as many of the common training tools such as
019: The New ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model (L/WS)
Discover the American Council on Exercise’s Integrated Fitness Training (IFT) Model; a NEW program that provides personal trainers with a systematic and comprehensive approach to exercise program design, assessments and programming guidelines to facilitate lasting behavioral change.
Wednesday
010: STOTT PILATES® Muscular Strength Endurance and Reformer Resistance for Teens (WS)
Mind-body exercise is essential to the development of the minds and bodies of pre-teens and teenagers. This workshop will feature mat- and reformer-based exercises that will promote overall body awareness, good posture and proper breathing techniques. Toning Balls™ and the Fitness Circle® will be used to create enjoyable workouts designed to keep teens engaged and challenged. In addition, participants will learn how to design resistance training (utilizing the reformer) that will promote the development of core and peripheral strength, contribute to stamina and endurance, and increase stability and flexibility through eccentric control.
011: Spinning® Instructor Orientation (WS)
This 9-hour orientation course is your first step toward becoming a certified Spinning instructor.
The course includes instruction on bike setup, the five core movements, hand positions,
choosing music and creating a 40-minute Spinning journey. In addition, special attention will
be given to safety considerations, teaching techniques, Spinning philosophy and heart rate
training. We will also discuss the Spinning three-phase instructor-training program. After
completing this orientation, you will be qualified to teach the Spinning program at any official
012: Zumba® Basic Skills Instructor Training (WS)
This course focuses on the foundation and formula to teach a successful Zumba class. We will teach you the steps to four basic rhythms (merengue, salsa, cumbia and reggaeton). You’ll learn how to put these steps together and how to create your first Zumba class. We’ll provide you with all the tools and resources you will need to teach a Zumba class.
013: Gray Institute: Optimize Your Current Skills in 3-D (L/WS)
This special Premier Seminar serves as an introduction to Gray Institute’s 3-D Matrix Performance Series. Simplified, it is a powerful strategy that facilitates positive and necessary change in one’s physical health and well-being by teaching and demonstrating techniques based on Applied Functional Science™. What sets the Performance Series apart from other programs is that it consists of multiple matrices (each matrix is a three-dimensional movement) that are organized in a logical sequence and blended together to create purpose-driven exercises.
014: Twist Sport Performance Summit (L/WS)
The Summit is where authentic sport-conditioning education comes to life in this action-packed Premier Seminar. Inspiring lectures and challenging practical sessions that are sure to add new drills and exercises to your toolbox will be the focus of the day, with special emphasis placed on the Twist training paradigm: movement, strength and balance.
015: Peak Pilates®— MVe® Chair Foundations Workshop (WS)
Meet the MVe Chair and discover the vast array of programming possibilities! We’ll begin with the basics and then focus on the foundational positions and the perfect 10 exercises utilizing this special piece of equipment. Next, we’ll discuss how these exercises can be integrated into a client’s (or small group’s) program for maximum effect. Participants will walk away with a keen understanding of the principles, key concepts and fundamentals for each exercise using the MVe Chair. Includes instructor training manual.
1-hour lunch is on your own.
016: Institute of Human Performance (IHP): The Ultimate Personal Training Workshop (WS)
In this one-of-a-kind premier seminar, we will cover all of the ingredients that will help any
trainer to go beyond their wildest expectations. This workshop will revolutionize the current
mindset of the personal trainer and deliver many of JC’s proven promotional strategies to
generate limitless income potential. JC will then discuss his unbeatable training system and
guide the attendees through his “best of the best” exercises. Finally, this workshop will provide
the latest scientific breakthroughs in nutrition, as well as the optimal nutritional approach to
017: Schwinn® Indoor Cycling Instructor Training Course (WS)
You won’t want to miss this comprehensive, full-day indoor cycling instructor-training course.
Get the most current information on bike fit, cycling science and the newly updated Schwinn®
Cycling Coaching Pyramid, all of which will make teaching indoor cycling easier for you and
more exciting for your students! This course features the brand-new, critically-acclaimed
Schwinn Authentic Cycling™ Performance bike. In addition, you will get a glimpse of the
bike’s MPower™ Console! Included in the course: a comprehensive training manual, a
018: Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Strategies: MMA Fitness for Beginners to Pros (WS)
Learn how to take advantage of the fastest growing sport in the world! The growth of mixed
martial arts (MMA) is creating a great need for experienced, skilled and scientifically-minded
MMA conditioning coaches for this exciting sport. This interactive workshop explores the science
and application for training these unconventional, high-intensity workouts. Learn the principles
of training top-level athletes or fitness enthusiasts who just want to train like a champion.
High-intensity circuits will be discussed as well as many of the common training tools such as
019: The New ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model (L/WS)
Discover the American Council on Exercise’s Integrated Fitness Training (IFT) Model; a NEW program that provides personal trainers with a systematic and comprehensive approach to exercise program design, assessments and programming guidelines to facilitate lasting behavioral change.
Thursday
100: Bollywood Step
We all love step! Bollywood Step is a first! This class is easy to follow and very basic. You’ll be stepping Indian style using the latest music from Bollywood to create a rhythm like no other. Turn steps and repeaters are all done to music that will make you want to do more. Step and shine…Bollywood style.
101: R.I.P.P.E.D.-The One Stop Body Shock™
Experience the hottest new workout from the “OC” that is shocking bodies, transforming lives and attracting fitness enthusiasts of all types…R.I.P.P.E.D.—The One Stop Body Shock! This isn’t your average class. The acronym, R.I.P.P.E.D. means R for Resistance, I for Intervals, P for Power, P for Plyometrics, E for Endurance and D for Diet and nutrition. The music will move you and the time will just fly!
102: Ultimate Boot Camp Challenge
When was the last time you called your workout intense, crazy creative and off the charts? This workout will help you bring that sensation back to your challenge-hungry crowd. Using the toys found in most any gym, you’ll learn crazy kick-butt choreography, experience an interval workout that is an explosion for the sweat glands and go home with more drills, skills and games then you could possibly imagine.
103: Dance Party X-treme (DPX)
Unlock your inner performer. DPX features dynamic dance steps choreographed to today’s current hip-hop and club hits. Not only will you feel like you’re on the dance floor but you will scream, shout, shake, pump and burn those calories right off! This workout is for dancers and non-dancers alike.
104: Zumba® Cardio Party!
Get in on the fun with this exciting cardio party, featuring Latin and international dance moves, new choreography techniques and a non-stop, get-down-and-dance, calorie-burning, high-energy workout! This high-intensity workout will challenge your muscles and mind like never before. So let’s get the party started! Repeated as session 304.
105: TRX® Suspension Training® Body Blast
This empowering group-strength workout set to music will hit your entire body and switch on your core like nothing you’ve ever encountered. Starting with a warm-up to get you fired up, the heart of the workout includes demanding exercises for lower- and upper-body strength and some additional moves that target the core specifically. This dynamic and high-energy class is characterized by fun and smooth transitions using exercises that can be adapted to challenge every participant.
106: Partner Play: Game On!
Fast paced, action packed, challenging and exciting! It’s game time and the battle is on! Experience performance-based partner training workouts that capture the essence of sport in action. This workout features dynamic balance, fast feet, agile movement and a full spectrum of strength and explosive power movements. Life is a sport and it is meant to be pursued with passion and intensity. This workout has all the ingredients to guarantee that your athletes and clients are game ready. This session is perfect for the “hybrid” professional.
107: FLEXI-SPORTS® XCO Shape
Be one of the first to experience a new comprehensive training tool that can significantly improve the effectiveness of fitness training. German universities have shown that calorie burning was boosted by 33% when utilizing the XCO during walking and running. Used by professional athletic teams and in the field of physical rehabilitation, this exciting new tool develops strength, endurance and coordination simultaneously, making XCO training the perfect all-in-one workout.
108: JUKARI Fit to Flex™
JUKARI Fit to Flex™ is the newest workout experience created by Reebok® and Cirque du Soleil®. This program is specially designed to improve flexibility while increasing joint mobility and range of motion with the assistance of the JUKARI Band™. As you manipulate the JUKARI Band you will create the shapes and flowing movement patterns seen in many Cirque du Soleil shows. You will also improve muscle endurance and core strength in a fun, challenging and dynamic way. Move to music inspired by the strong, graceful performances of the Cirque du Soleil artists.
109: Schwinn® Cycling: The MPower™ Workout
It’s here! The brand-new, Schwinn® Authentic Cycling™ Performance bike with the revolutionary MPower Console, and this is your chance to preview the bike and experience a ride like never before. The MPower Console measures watts, speed, distance, heart rate and calories, turning your students’ experience (and yours) into pure adrenaline-drenched motivation that will completely revolutionize your indoor cycling workout! Repeated as session 309.
Friday
300: Gliding™ Games-Olympics Style! 2010
The excitement of the Olympic Games meets Gliding. You will compete in sports from both the summer and winter Olympics and work with your country to go for the gold. Carry the torch throughout your quest. Win or lose, the outcome will be the same…outrageous fun and more ideas to take home then you can imagine. Don’t miss this opportunity to be an Olympian and glide home with the gold!
301: G.R.A.N.T. Grooves
These Great Rhythms and Amazing Nonstop Transitions will take you on a journey to the land of cardio grooves and body-shakin’ moves. The dance choreography runs from beginner to advanced and everything in between. In this high-energy and exhilarating cardio workout, each block is broken down, layered and then peeled away to reveal the secrets of movement, choreography and rhythm. Don’t miss your chance to move to the groove!
302: Step Swap
Learn how to Step Swap! A revolutionary teaching style that simplifies individual move breakdown, combo creation and multiple combo weaves so you can easily put together an amazing workout experience that literally screams perfection. The swap method taught in this session helps you to catalog your ever-growing inventory of moves with clarity and organization. And of course you'll learn over 30 "exchange" moves, plus three complete 32-count combinations.
303: Mind-Body Stability Ball Challenge 
Inhale and dive into the deep world of "the ball." This session is full of creative exercise sequences that will challenge even the most experienced participant. Experience a perfect blend of power, softness, balance, concentration and deep core work in this unique class designed by Yoav.
304: Zumba® Cardio Party!
Get in on the fun with this exciting cardio party, featuring Latin and international dance moves, new choreography techniques and a non-stop, get-down-and-dance, calorie-burning, high-energy workout! This high-intensity workout will challenge your muscles and mind like never before. So let’s get the party started! Repeated as session 104.
305: Body-Weight Boot Camp
Learn how to use the most portable, functional and effective piece of training equipment on the market today…your BODY! In 60 minutes, you will learn to work every muscle, movement and energy system using only your body weight, boot camp style. You’ll experience over 20 new exercises in this high-energy, motivating and dynamic workout. Bring your body and be ready to move!
306: Kettlebell and Medicine Ball Complex Training
Harness momentum and enhance sports performance with progressive explosive movement complexes using the Russian kettlebell and medicine balls. You’ll experience kettlebell exercises combined with progressive plyometric medicine ball drills that will train the body through all ranges and planes of motion with an emphasis on functional movement. Each complex training series combines a kettlebell exercise with a medicine ball drill to improve power endurance, quickness, balance, coordination and agility.
307: Get MELTed®
MELT is a simple, self-treatment technique that uses a specialized roller to reconnect and rebalance, rehydrate connective tissue and release the joint spaces of the body. Far beyond foam rolling, MELTing brings a body back to a more efficient place, creating whole-body balance with lasting change. This patent-pending method of self-treatment will change how you use a foam roller and educate you on how to tap into the neurofascial net with this hands-off bodywork method.
308: JUKARI Fit to Flex™
JUKARI Fit to Flex™ is a dynamic flexibility- and mobility-based movement program that uses the JUKARI Band to enhance and improve joint range of motion. This workout is upbeat, invigorating, rhythmical and playful. The specific movements will help draw out a fluid quality in the participant that can be recognized in the many Cirque du Soleil performers who use a wide variety of props such as hoops, aerial hoops and silks, balls, ribbons and balancing canes, to name but a few, not only as part of their act, but as natural extensions to their body’s movement. Repeated as session 108.
309: Schwinn® Cycling: The MPower™ Workout
It’s here! The brand-new, critically-acclaimed Schwinn® Authentic Cycling™ Performance bike with the revolutionary MPower Console, and this is your chance to preview the bike and experience a ride like never before. The MPower Console measures watts, speed, distance, heart rate and calories, turning your students’ experience (and yours) into pure adrenaline-drenched motivation that will completely revolutionize your indoor cycling workout! Repeated as session 109.
Saturday
500: BOSU® Total Stretch
Get stretched, strong and centered in this one-of-a-kind workshop that uses the BOSU Balance Trainer and BOSU Ballast® Ball to add new elements of balance, agility and coordination to your flexibility routines. Learn stretching techniques to help prevent injuries, improve posture and reduce stress levels, as well as proprioceptive and sensory challenges that will produce results. Walk away with a variety of stretching routines and modifications for participants of all levels. Stretch your body and your mind!
501: Step Success
At the end of the day, what a person perceives, a person believes, and this has never been truer than with a step class. This session explores how to find the balance between creativity and success. Balancing the area where we challenge our students both mentally and physically without taking them to the point of frustration. Useable choreography with logical and repeatable breakdowns will be the focus of this session.
502: 360˚-Complete-Body Training
Take traditional stepping, strengthening and agility moves to a higher level by adding a 360° balance challenge. The use of a new flat-platform, inflatable training tool that provides a safe, secure, yet challenging workout experience will transform exercises and movements to a new level of excitement and results. Be the first to experience 360° balance-challenge training performed in a series of 3-minute workout intervals. Perfect for both group and personal training.
503: Resist-A-Ball® Creative Choreography
This is the ideal combination of energy, innovation and fun. You’ll learn a simple system that will allow you to mix and match an endless array of combinations into heart-pumping, calorie-burning, total-body workouts. This workshop is loaded with blocks of creative ball choreography and ends with a master-class workout that shows you how to put it all together and inspire your members to move!
504: Functional Conditioning for Group
Teaching your students functional conditioning exercises that utilize their body weight is a very exciting and new concept taking the fitness world by storm. With no equipment needed, this exciting conditioning session will teach you all about functional training, its methodology and its classroom applications. You will be provided with teaching methods, cuing techniques and brand-new choreography that you can apply to your classes tomorrow.
505: TRX® Corrective Exercise
This innovative session will teach you how to use the TRX Suspension Trainer™ to improve foundational movements, such as the overhead or single-leg squat, and identify and address common dysfunctions. Learn how to effectively integrate the TRX into your corrective exercise practice, modifying exercises for all of your clients, with this principle-based hands-on experience.
506: Band Training-Where the Rubber Meets the Road
In this dynamic workshop, JC shares the protocols he uses to stay in shape during his travels—the ones his personal training clients use to get ready for the beach, and the ones his ultimate fighters use to win world titles. This workshop is designed to bring resistance-band training back to the mainstream and forefront of strength training as an effective and aggressive modality. Take home timely and effective training principles you can use in the gym on Monday!
507: Squatology
Whether we sit, run, lift or throw, squatting becomes the foundation upon which many movements are built. However, each squat is different. Many of the rules we as fitness professionals have been exposed to are based on the sport of squatting, not the function of squatting. To understand this movement, you must understand the principles of function. Please join us for a hands-on learning experience that applies the principles of function to the assessment, rehabilitation and conditioning of the squat.
508: Functional Training in 3-D
Life is three-dimensional, your clients are three-dimensional and the space we live in is three-dimensional. Shouldn’t our programs also be three-dimensional? Training in 3-D will provide you with a systematic process for determining the right 3-D approach to use with your client. In this presentation, we will use a comprehensive, flexible and powerful system to demonstrate how to set up and monitor exercises, progress and regress them, as well as universally name them to help ensure your client has the experience they are looking for from you.
509: Schwinn® Cycling: Digital Music Mastery
The onset of the digital music revolution has put the power to create an incredible indoor cycling experience literally at your fingertips! We’ll take a tour of the best sources and applications for digital music, including shorts cuts and recommendations from the pros, to get you up to speed quickly. You’ll learn how today’s top cycling instructors take advantage of their iPod’s features to turn it into the ultimate coaching tool! You’ll walk away updated and armed to inspire your riders through music.
Sunday
700: Group Ex 101: Teaching Basics for the Personal Trainer
Trainers, have you ever thought to expand your skills to include group exercise? Well, this session is just for you.
701: IDEA 2010 Throwdown/Showdown-LA Style!
Wrap up your World 2010 experience by being a part of a once-in-a-lifetime master class that is sure to be the memory of a lifetime! Two giant rooms, a dozen of the world’s greatest presenters and the most fun you have ever had working out! The “Throwdown” room will take you through a boot camp experience that is high on energy and hardcore fun! The “Showdown” room will take you through an athletic, sport-inspired workout filled with teamwork and energetic competition!
702: Partner Play: Assist and Resist
Whether you are a personal trainer or an innovative group fitness instructor, this workshop will give you creative, functional new uses for stability-ball training with a partner! Sometimes you'll share, sometimes you won't. Roll away with exercises and movement patterns that enhance posture, strength and flexibility, all while spicing up your partner-training sessions.
703: Coordinated Movements for Aging Adults
As we age, the brain atrophies with disuse as do muscles. Alzheimer’s and dementia are just two conditions of the brain that can have debilitating effects; not only for individuals, but for their families as well. Much of the current research states that exercise can help to ward off these diseases. But which exercises are effective, and how do you challenge someone that already has one of these diseases? Join us for this very informative workshop.
704: Small-Group Training: A Win-Win for All! 
Maximize your hourly earning potential, professional exposure and referral streams while saving your clients money. Get tools for creating and running a successful group by finding a target market, offering a quality fitness program, and marketing and advertising in your club or community.
705: Muscle-TECH: Elastic Resistance
With so many pre-choreographed programs becoming the standard in our industry, instructors no longer have to think exercises through. Instead of memorizing routines, Muscle-TECH will teach alternatives for creating thousands of group strength exercises, simply by understanding how force is applied to the body. Based on the teachings of the Resistance Training Specialist® programs, learn how to apply the science of exercise mechanics and experience a strategic, precise strength-training exercise using elastic tubing. Think you know all there is to know about tubing?706: Big Bang Exercises
Take your knowledge of functional exercise into the stratosphere with Big Bang exercises. Using multiple planes of movement and addressing several biomotor abilities at once, a Big Bang exercise condenses the benefits of many different exercises into one, saving time and making efficient use of space and equipment. Learn techniques to ascend (make harder) and descend (make easier) a Big Bang exercise to customize the experience for each individual client’s needs.
707: Water Play: It's Just for Fun! 
Finding your inner child in the water is fun. Using games, drills and sporting events, attendees will not only enjoy themselves, but they’ll want to share the fun with others. Learn how to play with your students and give them an hour of pure enjoyment. It’s Just for Fun!
708: Mat Moves
This fusion class blends Eastern and Western movements and mindsets to create a fusion class that brings presence of mind and awareness of body into the classroom. An easy-to-replicate fusion flow that builds around a traditional sun salutation and layers in postures and sequences, allows for all levels of fitness and experience to feel welcome and successful. Movements from yoga, tai chi, dance and strength are woven together into a beautiful sequence that clams the mind while strengthening the body. Please bring a yoga mat to this session.
709: Schwinn® Cycling: The Yoga Connection
Yoga offers cyclists the perfect cross-training tool, a powerful blend of focus, flexibility and strength to increase joint range of motion and reduce fatigue on and off the bike. Cycling instructors who practice or teach yoga will love this member-pleasing blend that can be done in the cycling studio. A tiered approach to the yoga section and thoughtful design for the ride ensure a truly integrated yoga/cycling experience. This workshop includes a complete ride and yoga experience with detailed notes.
CECs
You can earn up to 23 Continuing Education Credits (plus more for Premier Seminars) from all of the leading accreditation organizations including: ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NASM, NSCA & more! All CECs have been pre-approved. A petition is not necessary.
The 2010 CEC grid is currently being reviewed by the multiple agencies and will be online in June 2010.
Preview the 2009 CEC Grid >>
Hotel Information
Top 10 Reasons to Stay at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live (Headquarter Hotel)
JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live
900 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90015
Reservations & Hotel Information: (213)742-6855
Hotel Reservations: Make Your Reservations Using the Special IDEA Room Rate >>
The brand new JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live is a 54-story masterpiece in architectural design. This sophisticated hotel allows travelers to enjoy a front seat to the world-class STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Regal Cinemas and several renowned restaurants to choose from.
The spacious, newly-built guestrooms and suites offer beautifully decorated furniture and the latest in technology. After a day of enjoying all that IDEA World Fitness Convention™ has to offer, retreat to your room for relaxation, renewal and picture-perfect views.
1. Room rates reduced to $188. RESERVE NOW! Rooms are limited.
2. Convenience — the JW Marriott (Headquarter Hotel) is connected to L.A. Live and the Los Angeles Convention Center, where all sessions, registration and the IDEA Fitness & Wellness Expo will be held!
3. Networking — All social events will be held within steps of the hotel, including the 2010 IDEA World Fitness Awards Show with emcee, Mario Lopez (Nokia Theatre), 2010 IDEA Leadership Award with U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin (Nokia Theatre), IDEA World Fitness Celebration party at the Nokia Plaza and much more!
4. Party with IDEA at L.A. LIVE! Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served as we dance to music by one of the hottest DJs in LA.
5. Unwind with a swim in the outdoor rooftop pool/bar or enjoy a vigorous workout at the 3,000 square foot state-of-the-art fitness center.
6. On-site restaurants include Glance, The Mixing Room, ION and Eli's Coffee >>
7. Enjoy cable/satellite TV, high-speed and Wi-Fi internet access, multiple dataports, dual-line speakerphone, laptop safe & more.
8. Complimentary coffee/tea in rooms, refrigerator, bathrobe and weekday newspaper delivery.
9. The soundproof hotel is conveniently located next to sports and music venues, nightclubs, restaurants, movie theatres, the GRAMMY Museum®, and the famous Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge. You won't need to travel far to unwind after an exciting day of sessions.
10. Beautifully decorated rooms and spectacular views of Southern California. View photos of the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live.
