Earn CECs while you learn from this trio of expertly written sports training articles. Articles and the test from the September 2008 CEC Sports Conditioning Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal. View Details
This continuing education course is a dynamic blend of personal training and life coaching. You’ll learn sophisticated communication and facilitation skills to help your clients achieve positive behavior change and establish specific expectations for personal growth and sustained active living. View Details
Discover what every trainer working with pre- and postnatal women should know about designing safe and appropriate exercise. In this CEC course you'll learn the effect of exercise on maternal and fetal health and how to set intensity levels and modify exercise based on the most recent ACOG guidelines. View Details
In this course, you'll learn how to spend less time designing your strength-training classes and deliver quality workouts that will reach all ability levels in one class. View Details
Low-back pain has become a worldwide epidemic and is still not well understood. There are many contributing influences with many possible and suggested corrective strategies. Fitness professionals deal with clients on a daily basis who have low-back pain and they should be up-to-date on what the research is saying are the contributing factors and possible corrective strategies. View Details
The shoulder girdle is the most mobile joint in the body and also the least stable. In this course, you will learn about the shoulder girdle anatomy and biomechanics, as well as common shoulder dysfunction and injuries. View Details
Competition + play = hard work and fun! Join in on the fun with some new and innovative balance, strength and movement exercises designed to test your ability to read, react and use manual resistance. A must for personal trainers and group instructors looking for interactive training ideas. If you want to see clients work hard, smile and laugh, we have the recipe! View Details
Find out what’s new in the world of fitness and nutrition with this continuing education course. Learn why strength training-related injuries are on the rise and what the new rules for weight management and women are. Also, find out how obesity and depression are interrelated, check out some tips on staying cool under the hot summer sun, and discover what the new health care reform bill mean for fitness professionals. Find out whether adding a junk food tax would help Americans make better food choices, and the most effective method for reducing weight gain in adolescents and young adult females. In the food focus section, gain insight into the benefits of basil and take note of the new citrus fruits to debut in stores. So much great information available in one course! View Details
In this course, discover how emerging research underscores the link between what you eat and how you feel, in addition to the latest in mind-body-spirit news. The Food and Mood section will review foods associated with mood-lifting or mood-stabilizing effects, then will identify the diet patterns associated with mood as promoting or protecting against depressive symptoms. In Mind-Body-Spirit News, you will read how meditation is increasing in the medical setting, and how tai chi and aquatic exercise have become the most popular exercise activities among older adults. Also, learn the benefits of the Pilates “knee-stretch” exercises and the impact of yoga practice on the sympathetic nervous system, which benefits both physical and mental health. View Details
Research supports the idea that being mindful of what we eat and how we move makes a difference in how much we weigh. This continuing education course describes mindless eating and the common triggers of automatic eating, identifies the key elements of mindful eating, and shares simple exercises for developing mindful eating. Learn why self-compassion supports health behavior change and the core principles and outcomes of mindful weight loss or health interventions. This course will help change the way you and your clients view trigger foods forever. View Details
This continuing education course covers two important topics everyone should be well -informed on:, resistance training for clients with diabetes, and exercising in the heat. You’ll learn the risk factors and health problems associated with diabetes, gain an understanding of effective exercise interventions for clients with diabetes, and find out how resistance training can help your diabetic clients make good exercise choices. The second topic covered is the thermal and cardiovascular challenges of exercising in the heat. Through your reading, you’ll be able to identify what happens to the body when a person is exercising in the heat and learn strategies for optimal outdoor exercise during the summer. You’ll also obtain an understanding of the differences between heat stress and dehydration, and the best way to hydrate before, during and after exercising in the heat. View Details
Check out the latest fitness and nutrition news with this continuing education course. Learn the profound implications our genes have on our health, how peers influence teen girls’ weight loss goals, and how grape juice can enhance the abilities of older adults suffering from mild cognitive impairment. Find out what Boomeritis is and how it can be prevented, how high-intensity exercise can cause heart disease, and whether the Taco Bell Diet really works. Discover why the ADA favors food over pills, as well as whether vitamin and mineral pills can actually make kids smarter. So much great information, included in one course! View Details
In this course, you'll discover the unique combination of standing Pilates blended into standing yoga sequences to sculpt, strengthen and stretch the lower body with a focus on spinal alignment, cuing and technique. View Details
In this course, you'll learn the anatomy and characteristics of myofascial slings and how they function across multiple segments and various planes of the body. View Details
This continuing education course covers some of the latest mind-body-spirit news as well as the constructive skills for mind-body fitness professionals. View Details
Why do some people run faster and jump higher? Find out in this continuing education course. Learn about the more than 600 muscles in your body and how they all work together. View Details
This course covers two important issues that affect many people on a daily basis, cardiovascular health and lower-back pain. You’ll learn about the American Heart Association’s proactive agenda for the next decade with regard to measuring, monitoring and improving cardiovascular health.Through your reading, you’ll gain insight into the anatomy of the lower back, current research on the causes of kids’ and teenagers’ back pain, and how to market and apply your knowledge to clients. So much life-enriching information, all in one course. View Details
In this course, you’ll learn how to assess and screen clients, how to place clients in appropriate skill/drill groups, how to select class venues and equipment, safety issues, multiple methods of boot camp training and class formats, and creative, dynamic and challenging drills for your programs. View Details
Learn more about nutrition trends, which nutrient-rich foods would be best for clients, and the optimal protein intake for various populations while earning continuing education credits.
Articles and test are from the March 2009 CEC Nutrition Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal. View Details
This course will provide trainers with several protocols that will turn their clients into fat-burning machines. To many, long steady distance (LSD) training in the fat-burning zone is an outdated method of fat reduction. Experience the high-intensity circuits JC uses with his fighters, models and fitness clients. Not only do they look good, they outlast the competition! View Details
Get up-to-date on the latest research in women's health. Learn information to help empower and educate your female clients, discover how to increase bone health while decreasing the chance for injury or disease, and learn how to help your clients engage their pelvic floor. Articles and the test from the May 2009 CEC Women's Health Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal. View Details
Earn continuing education credits/units with this course covering three topics on senior fitness, including the latest research, brain health and water exercise.
Articles and test are from the February 2010 CEC Senior Fitness Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal.
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This is a raw, unedited video filmed live at the 2009 IDEA World Fitness Convention™. Cut to the Core is packed full of core-focused exercises that aim to improve the way you look, feel and live. Offering the viewer twice the value, variety and choice, this video offers two 1-hour workouts taught simultaneously both on BOSU and on Stability Ball. Get ready to learn the most effective trunk exercises and why these exercises work so efficiently. View Details
If your facility is low on available equipment, or you simply don't have the room for all the tools most trainers use with their at-home, in-club and corporate clients, you can still design effective programs using only body weight as resistance. Come get the facts on the many advantages to body-weight training, as well as information on limiting factors, proper progression, maintaining standards and preventing injury. All trainers need to be able to offer a wide array of body-weight-only resistance training options. View Details
Expand your knowledge and earn continuing education credits with this course covering research on three different topics. Articles and the test from the Nov/Dec 2009 CEC Research Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal. View Details
Learn more about the anatomy, physiology and treatment of cellulite in this continuing education course. In this course, you’ll review the microanatomy of skin tissue and cellulite development, compare and contrast gender differences in skin tissue and subcutaneous fat, and review the efficacy of various cellulite treatment therapy options. View Details
Increase your knowledge with some of the latest research in nutrition and weight management.
Articles and test are from the March 2010 CEC Senior Fitness Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal. View Details
