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Inspiration is contagious, and the more inspired you are, the more motivated your clients will be to reach their goals. You’ll find more than enough inspiration at the 2013 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute, which has expanded this year to include 116 sessions and four preconference workshops, presented by over 50 industry leaders, with more than 20 CECs available throughout the event. Emphasizing bold new training ideas, techniques and tools, the conference will offer more session choices in these top-trending career areas:

Are you looking for a way to inspire and energize your staff and members? You and your team will find new, motivating ideas and a revitalized sense of purpose, along with the latest training trends, research, equipment, techniques and programs, at 2013 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™ East in Alexandria, Virginia, February 28–March 3.newsletter_teaser: Are you looking for a way to inspire and energize your staff and members? You and your team will find new, motivating ideas and a revitalized sense of purpose, along with the latest training trends, research, equipment, techniques and programs, at 2013 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™ East in Alexandria, Virginia, February 28–March 3.

This year’s 7th annual Inner IDEA® Conference was another breakthrough experience for the 450 Pilates and yoga instructors, personal trainers, mind-body studio owners and wellness professionals who attended. Those who chose to take this journey to wholeness shared an inner vision of a larger community where mind, body and spirit are all supported equally.newsletter_teaser: This year’s 7th annual Inner IDEA® Conference was a breakthrough experience for the 450 Pilates and yoga instructors, personal trainers, mind-body studio owners and wellness professionals who attended.

After Sam Sahagun embraced an exercise program and lost 55 pounds, he decided he wanted to pay it forward by helping other people with their fitness journeys. As a fairly new fitness pro, he enjoys using the free Client Challenges tool that is accessible through IDEA FitnessConnect, the largest directory of fitness professionals, connecting more than 16 million consumers to more than 250,000 fitness professionals online at www.ideafit.com. Below he shares his thoughts on how this tool helps him run challenges to inspire his clients.

In an increasingly turbulent, stressful and quickly changing world, the challenges to well-being are greater than ever—but so is your opportunity to help clients grow and flourish with fitness, vitality and resilience of body, mind and spirit. There’s no better way to help your clients on their journey to wholeness than to undertake your own journey at this year’s Inner IDEA® Conference, October 25–28, at the La Quinta Resort & Club near Palm Springs, California.newsletter_teaser: There’s no better way to help your clients on their journey to wholeness than to undertake your own journey at this year’s Inner IDEA Conference October 25-28 at the La Quinta Resort & Club near Palm Springs, California.

Sherry Winslow believes in continually challenging her clients. “Challenges provide a way to get people out of their routines,” she explains.

IDEA’s editorial team has garnered another Western Publications Association (WPA) “Maggie” Award! This is the sixth time an IDEA publication has captured honors in the WPA magazine awards competition. In addition, three other IDEA Fitness Journal entries were chosen as finalists in other categories. The coveted Maggie awards are known as the “Oscars” of the periodicals publishing world.