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
Learn the Signature MELT Core Treatment, a self-treatment technique that improves the
efficiency of the NeuroCore using the 4 R’s of MELTing: reconnect, rebalance, release and
rehydrate. Using specialized rollers and treatment balls, you can achieve immediate changes
in alignment and stability while creating lasting results like pain-free mobility.
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!
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.
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.
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.
It’s one of the top fitness goals on everyone’s list—a hard core! Clients and gym members look to you for the coaching that will get this job done. Can you deliver? Whether they’re looking for improved posture, relief from back pain, or simply a better-looking physique, it’s up to you to take them through a workout that really works. This workshop will show you why the ball challenges the abs and back like no other equipment can. We’ll delve into the biomechanics and reasons why certain trunk exercises work so well.
This exciting session integrates the TRX® Suspension Trainer™ with other fitness equipment to give a heart-pounding workout. Learn how to enhance the TRX and create diverse circuits by combining multiple tools with smart and effective programming to achieve the highest levels of motivation and success for your clients.
It is time for an experience! Whether you teach boot camp now or are thinking about starting your own program, Todd will show you how to create a phenomenal workout by just using one’s body weight as resistance. This class combines functional sports-training exercises, calisthenics, metabolic conditioning, partner training and group training, all while singing motivational and fun boot camp chants. Join in and experience a physical challenge that will leave you feeling mentally and emotionally uplifted, and positively energized all day.
Circuit training, sometimes referred to as a metabolic circuit, is a high-intensity activity followed by recovery sets to produce body composition changes. In this session, we will discuss how water has always been a great environment for circuit training.
Are you ready to multiply your BOSU Balance Trainer exercise library? This workshop is designed to teach you dozens of new drills, skills and sequences using multiple BOSU balls in a variety of shapes and patterns. Working independently, or with partners and in teams, you will walk away armed with lots of fun, new drills that you can use on Monday morning. Perfect for personal training, boot camps, circuit classes, sport conditioning, kids fitness, and anywhere you would like to multiply your BOSU experience!
Join four top conditioning coaches as they bring you an authentic and effective fusion of their individual approaches to training. Learn some of their strategies and techniques for developing dynamic warm-ups and cutting-edge cool-downs. Experience speed, agility and deceleration training, strength and power development, and fast-paced metabolic conditioning at its finest. Vital information will be presented in each section focusing on the why behind the fun.
It’s time to take a proactive approach to aging and longevity. Delve into the innovative science that is allowing us to sustain wellness far into our retirement years. MELT is the very first hands-off bodywork treatment that reveals the missing link to pain-free living: a balanced nervous system and healthy connective tissue (the neurofascial system). Tap into this system and learn the “4-R’s” of MELTing. This is not just another myofascial release techniques session. We’ll show you new ways to use a foam roller.
WOW! Finally an advanced aqua fitness class for athletes! Aqua is not just for older adults anymore. This session will show you how to incorporate power moves, anti-gravity non-weight-bearing and weight-bearing hydrotherapy techniques, power cues, proprioceptive training techniques, choreography tips and ways to focus on joint mobility. The tools gathered in this unique workshop are a great addition to any personal training or fitness program that assists clients with injury rehabilitation, inflammation reduction and improving brain function with spins done safely in water.
BOSU training just got caffeinated! Join the BOSU Team for the workout of a lifetime, where you will experience brand-new exercises, sequences and drills designed to amplify the energy AND get great results! Full of hard-core training and hard-core fun, this is also your opportunity to experience new BOSU accessories and training techniques that will give you more ideas than you can carry home. (This session is for personal trainers and group exercise instructors.)
Experience a workshop that revolutionizes core training. Explore this new and proven method to improve strength, endurance, flexibility and coordination. Extensively tested and approved as an effective tool for promoting back health, the FLEXI-BAR will optimize strength in broad populations—from the fitness enthusiast and physical rehabilitation patient to the competitive athlete. Learn the simple principles behind FLEXI-BAR training and bring amazing results to your students or clients. (This session is for personal trainers and group exercise instructors.)
This experiential session uses the TRX to provide a library of active, passive and dynamic stretches and then puts these techniques together in a flowing sequence. Bring your participants to new levels of flexibility with this cutting-edge approach to flexibility and sequence of full-body chain stretches.
Use the power of water to increase your clients’ ability to run longer, harder or shorter and quicker! Power training has a positive effect not only on sprint training but on endurance training as well. Employ the three-dimensional resistance of water to train your clients to be more efficient, faster runners.
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!
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!
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.
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.
The final nail in the coffin is delivered to traditional body conditioning classes. Blast FX is the evolution of group fitness conditioning set to some of the best music you'll ever hear. Perform core, balance and interval activities, all utilizing the best tool you could ever wish for—you! It's simple, effective and fun, but most importantly it will change the way you think about what you're currently teaching. Please bring a towel to this session.
The BOSU Balance Trainer is the perfect accessory to complement a wide range of authentic Pilates exercises. In this workshop, you will learn how to use the BOSU ball for one-on-one training and in group settings. Get tips on how to accommodate the most advanced to the least experienced Pilates student or client. See how you can incorporate this tool into mat classes and how it’s used with other traditional Pilates accessories and equipment.
Come and experience this new fitness formula that masterfully combines an easy, yet effective cardiovascular routine interlaced with resistance and athletic-based training. Each participant will receive an in-depth perspective into the formula’s construct and its effectiveness. You will soon see why this new group exercise program is attracting such a diverse group of participants, from young to old, beginner to elite athlete, and men and women alike.
We all know that small-group training is on the rise and that it makes good economic sense to offer these programs. Your clients don’t need one-on-one training to develop strength, speed, agility, power, explosive core rotation, balance and coordination. Get specific examples of skills, drills, exercises and techniques, along with a progressive methodology so you can develop your own sport-inspired small-group workouts. Experience firsthand how competition + play = hard work + fun.
Join us for a series of movements with the ChiBolster that will allow your body to release like you’ve never seen (or felt) before! Discover a way to incorporate these techniques of myofascial release into personal training and group or mind-body programming that will keep your clients and students returning for more. Experience how to enhance your ability to move, relieve pain and restore health with these innovative techniques. Please bring a yoga mat to this session.
Add fresh elements to your core training by using innovative flowing exercise sequences to challenge the core like never before. Explore the unique properties of the BOSU Balance Trainer and BOSU Ballast® Ball and discover new ways to challenge every muscle in your power center, while simultaneously improving overall movement capability. In addition, you will learn to link chains of core movement in fluid patterns, giving you creative new ways to deliver serious results.
Kettlebell training is growing in popularity within our industry and can be a fun and innovative full-body workout option for your clients. Due to the structure of various models of kettlebells, and the common movement tendencies and need for skillful execution, quality empowering instruction is vital. In this session, we will explore the basics of the kettlebell swing and how to properly perform presses, jerks and other movements using the kettlebell.
The ultimate cross-training workshop—done up BOSU style! Learn a unique system for incorporating elements of strength, cardio, core, balance and agility into one full-body workout, and brand-new exercises that use minimal equipment and minimal space, but give MAXIMUM results! Take the versatility of the BOSU Balance Trainer to a whole new level and be prepared for a total-body meltdown!
Short circuits are simple combinations of exercises that target the upper body, lower body and cardio. Each circuit is a standalone workout involving between three and five exercises, each challenging the full body in a simple, straightforward and extremely challenging way. This workshop will provide you with at least five complete short circuit workouts that you can take home and use right away. Some circuits will utilize no equipment and others will incorporate common training tools.
If you’ve always thought ball training was just for strength, think again. Think calorie-burning, muscle-conditioning routines that give clients and gym members exactly what they seek—a time efficient, heart-pumping total-body workout that’s so much fun they won’t call it work. This workshop will show you how to combine easy-to-follow, yet challenging cardio moves and strength exercises in intervals, resulting in weight loss as well as toned abs, arms, hips and thighs.
Small-group personal training is a growing industry trend. Creating engaging, effective, results-based programs for small groups can present many challenges. How do you create a personalized feel, address individual goals and create results in a group environment where participants have different abilities, goals and motivations? This interactive, hands-on workshop will discuss and demonstrate the five key components of designing fun, dynamic, results-based small-group personal training programs in order to maximize the value and effectiveness for all clients.
In this workshop, you will learn six individual 10-minute core routines. Each one can easily stand on its own when time efficiency is a primary focus, or used as a great addition to any existing workout. You can also combine any number of them to create a core challenge with a longer duration
Take a trip down memory lane with fun choreography that will challenge coordination, balance and memory. A small ball will add a little spice and encourage group and partner interaction. See why socialization adds a fun factor that will keep your seniors exercising and returning to your class over and over. Discover why powerful teaching skills play such an important part in their success.
Why do kids get to have all the fun? Why can’t adults play on a playground while getting a good metabolic response? If you are tired of the same old exercises and routines, join us as we turn common tools and programs into a metabolic playground that can be used in multiple environments and with multiple populations. We will mix reactive and agility-style drills, jumping, hopping and smiles into a simple and fun workout. Progressions and implementation will also be discussed. Come on, let’s play!
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!
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.
Learn exactly how you can break into the ever-expanding field of corporate wellness! Here you will gather the tools you need to be a successful, business-savvy health professional that can speak to the wellness needs of any corporation. By learning from existing programs and understanding how to create new ones, this session will teach you how to win your next corporate wellness-business pitch!
This workshop explores groundbreaking science and hands-off bodywork techniques that can be applied to any wellness, fitness or therapy modality. Learn two signature MELT self-treatment techniques to directly affect the neurofascial net. These specialized techniques have been shown to enhance the responsiveness of the neurofascial network and rehydrate the connective tissue system. Learn to increase fascial extensibility and decrease pain and tension in your feet, hands, lower back and neck brought on by everyday stress, overuse and age.
On the ground, as well as in upright function, we use the ground reaction force, gravity, momentum, other muscle forces, purpose, our hands and feet—all as drivers to produce the motion we desire. Rarely do we hold or statically plank. We are task oriented and therefore we move. In fact, stability requires motion. Please join us for this unique session where you will experience the principles, strategies and the application of three-dimensional on-ground functional matrixes. This session is for all fitness professionals.
This mid-section abdominal and core routine is unique because Tony takes you through a series of exercises that work the ENTIRE core, from your quadriceps to the top of your ribcage. This is NOT a one-speed crunch routine! We will vary the speed of each move. Like gears in a car, we’ll go from a super-slow isometric move right into a high-speed twitch burn. You'll be flat on your back, balancing on your bottom and working the torso, with plenty of time spent on your belly. Please bring a towel to this session.
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!
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.
Jump, twist, lunge, squat, punch and kick. Tony will take you through a series of moves that hammer the legs, heart and lungs. Even your upper body won't be spared with this fast-paced full-body sweat-o-thon! He'll teach you how to get the best top-to-bottom workout with nothing more than the human body and mother Earth. Bring your heart rate monitor for this one because you're going to burn some calories!
Pole Precision is a breakthrough training experience to connect brain-driven feedback techniques using the simplicity of a dowel or light-weighted bar against multiplaner force. This not only will increase muscle activation, but also will teach alignment for more efficient and effective exercises. The instructor will learn to apply force at the correct angle to inspire and facilitate total-body transformation. Learn 10 pole positions and hundreds of possible exercise combinations.
