IDEA
Press Release - BROADENING
ROLE OF FITNESS PROFESSIONALS IS REFLECTED IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
AT THE IDEA WORLD FITNESS & PERSONAL TRAINER CONVENTION
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San
Diego
– With scientific research clearly showing that exercise and good health
are closely linked, the work of fitness professionals is becoming increasingly
diversified as they respond to the various health and fitness needs
of their clients. And with rates of obesity and sedentary living rising
at alarming rates, fitness practitioners are also increasing their efforts
to target and motivate the vast majority of the population who do little
or nothing when it comes to exercise.
To keep
pace with the on-going evolution of their profession, fitness professionals
turn to the IDEA World Fitness & Personal Trainer Convention, an
annual educational event that attracts over 4,000 participants from
more than 70 countries. Presented by IDEA Health & Fitness Association,
this conference will take place in Anaheim, California, July 17 B July
20, 2003 and it will focus, in part, on these programming trends and
activities:
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Inspiring
the World to Fitness is the focus of this year’s conference
and a wide assortment of lectures and workshops will help fitness
professionals address inactivity, obesity, youth fitness and other
related topics.
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Over 300 Educational Sessions from more than 100
of the world's leading health and fitness presenters. Specific learning
tracks will focus on personal training; mind-body fitness; group strength
and balance training; circuit/interval training; water programming;
lifestyle coaching; sport-specific training; nutrition and weight
management; exercise science; and, management and business skills.
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Working with Special Populations including children,
older adults, obese and overweight people, pre- and postnatal women,
and Generation X-ers.
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2003 IDEA West Coast Yoga Conference is a two-day,
intensive and broad-based pre-conference event that will bring the
principles of yoga to fitness professionals who wish to learn more
about this mind-body discipline and how it can be implemented into
their existing classes. Actress and yoga instructor Mariel Hemingway
will deliver the closing keynote address, The Practice of Being Present.
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An all-day Water-Fitness pre-conference for personal
trainers who understand the significance of water training for their
clients. Featured sessions in this pre-conference program include
cardiovascular program design, formatting for strength, functional
training and sports-specific applications.
- Pre-Convention
Sessions including workshops presented by STOTT PILATESJ and
Nautilus Health & Fitness Group®, plus the annual IDEA Global
Fitness Day.
In
addition, other IDEA World Fitness & Personal Trainer Convention activities
include:
- IDEA
World Fitness & Personal Trainer Convention Fitness Expo
with hundreds of booths featuring the newest equipment, accessories,
apparel and health-related products from the world's leading health
and fitness manufacturers.
- Presentation
of the IDEA Health & Fitness Awards recognizing leading
figures in the fitness industry, including the 2003 IDEA Personal Trainer
of the Year, the 2003 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and the 2003
IDEA Program Director of the Year. In addition, fitness leader Kathy
Smith will receive the IDEA Lifetime Achievement Award and the IDEA
Fitness Inspiration Award will go to wheelchair athlete, Rick Hansen.
Propel Fitness Water® is the Presenting Sponsor of the IDEA Health
& Fitness Awards.
- IDEA's
Annual Charity Workout for the National AIDS Fund.
The 2003
IDEA West Coast Yoga Conference and other pre-convention sessions take
place July 15-16, and the IDEA World Fitness & Personal Trainer Convention
will be held July 17- July 20, 2003. IDEA’s Senior Partners are Kashi,
Nautilus Health & Fitness Group® and STOTT PILATES™.
To receive
a conference brochure or to register, call (800) 999-4332, ext. 7, or
outside the United States and Canada, dial (858) 535-8979, ext. 7 or visit
the IDEA website at: www.IDEAfit.com/wfi03.
IDEA is
the world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals
with more than 23,000 members in over 80 countries. Since 1982, IDEA
has provided health and fitness professionals with pertinent information,
educational opportunities, career development programs and industry
leadership while helping them enhance the quality of life worldwide
through safe, effective fitness and healthy lifestyle programs. For
more information on IDEA events, publications, educational products,
member services or other activities, visit the IDEA website at: www.IDEAfit.com.
MEMBERS
OF THE NEWS MEDIA: To receive a IDEA World Fitness & Personal
Trainer Convention brochure and schedule of events, or to receive a
registration form for a complimentary press pass, contact David Gilroy
at: (858) 535-8979, ext. 262, or e-mail: gilroyd@IDEAfit.com
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