This multidimensional course will show fitness professionals how to incorporate creative warm-up progressions for clients and athletes of all levels. Discover how to implement seamlessly integrated, time-efficient warm-up sequences that will improve muscle awareness and functional mobility. Effective program design strategies and common warm-up mistakes will also be addressed. This course will change the way you look at warm-ups and promises to deliver brand-new, never-before-seen exercises and variations. View Details
Trainers recognize the importance of proper core strength and stability. While training strategies may vary, the ability to stabilize the trunk and rotate the hips is critical to improving performance of the core. This coursewill highlight the key concepts that must be mastered in order to improve core function: stabilization, dissociation and integration. Participants will learn three specific strategies for improving stabilization and rotary strength of the trunk and hips. View Details
Small-group training has become one of the fastest growing trends in the fitness industry. Explore several interactive and functional drills that can be used to engage your small-group clients and improve their athleticism. This session will focus on developing core stability and rotary strength, speed, agility, quickness, reactivity, balance and coordination using everyday products found in the health club setting as well as innovative products ideal for indoor and outdoor use. View Details
How many people do you know who eat when they are stressed? In this course, we will take an in-depth look at what science has to say about our eating behaviors, the role our hormones play and how we can turn this knowledge into action to manage our own (and our clients') diets. Participants will be able to discuss how hormones affect hunger, detail the impact that stress has on dietary intake and provide clients with tips and solutions to manage their diet despite their stress-and all within scope of practice. View Details
Are your club offerings geared toward keeping your older adults active, healthy and pain free? It's time to apply longevity fitness methods to the templates of traditional exercise. We will discuss how the industry can better evolve to serve your youthful, yet older members and retain long-lasting relationships. Experience cutting-edge science and applications to stall the aging process and live pain free today. View Details
Join in as we discuss functional anatomy and biomechanics in a hands-on learning format. You will learn how gravity, ground reaction force, mass and momentum play a vital role in the rhythm and timing of movement in three-dimensional space. Through practical application and a fun workout using new exercise tools, we will teach the application of using integrated training techniques to disperse loads over the whole kinetic chain to make exercises energy efficient and less susceptible to tissue breakdown. You won't want to miss this highly-interactive course. View Details
Small-group and partner training is one of the fastest growing segments in the fitness industry. See how this model of training can make a huge difference in your business and career! Learn how to account for different fitness and skill levels and how to make each training feel like a personal session. Participants will also experience several new, dynamic and interactive exercises specifically designed for partners and small groups. View Details
Resistance training is a crucial, yet under-trained element for endurance athletes. Develop effective strength-training programs specifically for the demands of triathletes and runners using the most effective exercises. Get a deep understanding of the muscular function and demands of endurance athletics along with the tools necessary to create high-impact strength-training programs for endurance athletes. View Details
Are you curious about what elite endurance athletes put on their plate or in their mouth during an event? Let's take lessons from the top athletes and discuss the science behind their tactics. Leave this course with some fun tips, tools and advice you can share with your clients. Participants will be able to discuss the science behind diet strategies used by endurance athletes and give their clients fun, evidence-based tools for fueling their workouts-all within your scope of practice. View Details
Review the principles of resistance training and learn a number of progressive, full-body partner exercises that will improve your client's muscle conditioning, endurance, speed, balance and core stability. Whether you teach group fitness or train clients privately or in small-group settings, this course is a must and will provide you with over 20 new exercise ideas and progressions. View Details
