Shannon Fable's Sessions

Managing a team of personal trainers or group fitness instructors can be challenging to say the least. This preconference begins with an inspiring opening address that focuses...

Discover the science of high-intensity interval training and its application to both fitness and sport. Take home a variety of short, plug-n-play high-intensity interval seque...

Summer: Best of times or worst of times for group fitness? With the average participant dealing with kids at home, longer daylight hours and vacations, attendance becomes spor...

Learn how to make class design super quick so you can get on the bike and deliver that knockout ride! Discover a simple system for creating an endless cache of exciting cyclin...

Tri Balletone is more than just a workout rooted in ballet, it is a family of programs utilizing fitness, ballet, Pilates and yoga inspiration to form a user–friendly wo...

Learn how to use the BOSU ball in one–to–one and group settings, and learn to accommodate the most advanced to the most beginning Pilates students or clients. Find...

Grace, balance and coordination are key components to fitness. Explore movement patterns designed to enhance and improve grace in any body. Whether using fitness, dance or yog...

Special time: 1:30–2:30pm. The title may sound funny but the workout is far from humorous! Power rope training is quickly becoming a mainstream training method. With sup...

Are you thinking resistance tubing and bands are so passé? Think again! Let us reignite your interest in resistance bands and open your eyes to new and creative ideas f...

Special time: 12:20–1:20pm. This is not your ordinary medicine ball! This is the Mega Medicine Ball! You will fall in love with this out–of–the–ordinar...

Let's make class design super quick so you can get on the bike and deliver that knockout ride! Come learn a simple system for creating an endless cache of exciting cycling...

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 wor...

Remember stumbling through your first group fitness teaching experience, then realizing you had 20 minutes left and you were all out of moves? What did it take to move from th...

Panelists Include: Brett Hoebel, Personal Trainer for The Biggest Loser, Jonathan Ross, 2010 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year; Shannon Fable, a finalist for 2010 IDEA Instruc...

Managing your group fitness department just got easier! Learn secrets to making your job as portable as you are and how to keep all of the pieces in one place for easy access ...

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 amp...

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 Bala...

What are today’s hot cycling trends, and what do they mean for instructors who coach indoor rides? This workshop digs into five of the top things that matter most right ...

In this jam-packed, 4-hour presentation, our team of experts will share what it takes to be a successful presenter, how to navigate the industry, the opportunity that exists,...

Session Update: Session has moved to Timeblock D, please see session 157

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 t...

Creating the perfect group fitness schedule can be one of your most dreaded tasks. Discover a quick and painless formula for building the perfect schedule that not only suits ...

Find it hard to make time to consistently evaluate your staff even once a year? Do your instructors quickly clean up their act when you walk in the door or fall to pieces when...

What are today's hot cycling trends, and what do they mean for instructors who coach indoor rides? This workshop digs into five of the top things that matter most right now in...

Whether you experienced the first installment or not, Take Two is a great concept that utilizes minimal space and produces maximum effect. We'll move beyond a strength-only wo...

How your participants feel when they walk out the door has a strong correlation with their eventual return. Help increase their chances by creating a final cool-down that leav...

How your participants feel when they walk out the door has a strong correlation to their eventual return. Help increase their chances by creating a final cool-down that leaves...

Find it hard to make the time to consistently evaluate your staff even once a year? Evaluating your staff is key to continued improvement. However, it must be timely and point...

Tired of endless crunches?

Group strength classes are gaining in popularity. Build your r

Spend less time designing your strength-training classes and deliver quality workouts that will reach all ability levels in one class with the Elevated E3 Program Design proto...

Join the stars of the BOSU® Team for a block party workout that will blow your mind!

Looking for new ideas to spice up some of your favorite workouts WITHOUT over-complicating the choreography or sending the less-than-advanced exerciser screaming? By using a s...

You feel blessed to have landed in an industry that is so incredibly rewarding! You get to stay fit and healthy while encouraging others to do the same. As the fitness industr...

Do your members use words like “quality” and “value” when describing their experience at your club or studio? What is their overall perception of what your organizat...

This action-packed workshop will deliver an explosion of cardio drills guaranteed to raise your heart rate and workout fun factor. Innovative movement patterns can be linked f...

Join members of the BOSU Development Team for a block party workout that will blow your mind. Using the BOSU Balance Trainer and the NEW BOSU Ballast(TM) Ball, you will get to...

Tired of endless crunches? Then let's take the Core Off the Floor! Remove the crunches, get off the mat and put kettlebells, medicine balls and BOSU(R) Ballast(TM) Balls in yo...

This workshop guides you through the top five current controversies in indoor cycling related to pedal speed, power, riding techniques, intensity monitoring and more. Get clea...

Spend less time designing your strength training classes and deliver quality workouts that will reach all ability levels in one class with the Elevated E3 Program Design proto...

Do your members use words like "quality" and "value" when describing their experience at your club or studio? What is their overall perception of what your...

Yoga, Pilates and tai chi are three of the hottest workout programs on the planet. This workshop shows you how to take these modalities and make them more effective by incorpo...

Rev up your conditioning classes with high-intensity medicine ball training. Learn how to combine medicine balls with dumbbells and develop a superset program that really gets...

Group fitness managers are faced with the toughest job in the world ...motivating a group of part-time instructors that may work as few as one hour a week to meet the goals an...

Are your clients/students as strong as they could be? It's time to take off our shoes and learn the 3 C's of foot fitness. Help them gain a solid foundation by working...

So many toys, so little money! Learn simple tips to determine whether or not you really need that new toy. Then look at a fail-proof evaluation process to ensure you won't...

Managing a team of group fitness instructors or personal trainers can be challenging, to say the least. This preconference offering will delve into the topics that are most co...

Challenging hills and powerful sprints actually have more in common than you might think! In this workshop, you will learn how an indoor hill and an indoor flat are similar an...

Join the entire BOSU® team for a block party that will BLOW your mind. Experience a one-of-a-kind circuit workout loaded with drills, skills and over-the-top fun! Everyone in...

IDEA’s panel of experts will engage in a lively discussion on issues relevant to group exercise and what we can expect to see in the years to come. This session will report ...

Cyclists, from the recreational to the elite, are plagued with chronic aches and pains caused by poor mobility, lack of flexibility and muscular imbalance. This session addres...

Some instructors have it! What quality do they possess that elevates their class from a workout to an experience? Allow yourself to be introduced to NLP, neurolinguistic progr...

Yoga, Pilates and tai chi are three of the hottest workout programs on the planet. This workshop shows you how to take these modalities and make them more effective by incorpo...

Back by popular demand! Year 2 promises to be two times the fun and two times the work. Join this dynamic duo, both former collegiate cheerleaders, to learn the secret to card...