IDEA
Press Release - World's
Largest Event For Personal Trainers To Be Held In Washington, DC, February
14-16, 2003
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Washington,
DC - The 2003 IDEA Personal Trainer International Summit, the
world’s leading educational event for personal fitness trainers, will
take place in Washington, DC, February 14-16, 2003. Designed exclusively
for personal trainers, over 1,000 fitness professional from more than
50 countries are expected to attend this event.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
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Personal
fitness trainers, coaches or athletic trainers looking for new strategies
to advance their programming and business skills as well as to significantly
increase their revenue.
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Fitness
professionals, exercise science students or fitness enthusiasts who
would like to find out what a personal training career has to offer
and how to effectively break into this field.
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Members
of the news media who regularly cover health and fitness issues
HIGHLIGHTS
of SUMMIT 2001:
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An
opening panel discussion with the goal of Elevating the Fitness Priority.
Participants in this roundtable discussion will include: Jim Baugh,
President of Wilson Sporting Goods and the founder of PE4Life; Dr.
Steven Blair of the Cooper Institute of Aerobic Research and the author
of the Surgeon General’s 1996 landmark report on Physical Activity
and Health; John McCarthy, executive director of IHRSA; and a high
level official from the Bush Administration.
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Over
60 new educational sessions, presented by a professional faculty of
lifestyle coaches, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, registered
dieticians and successful personal trainers.
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The
2003 Summit curriculum will offer Nine Programming Tracks of Study
– (1) Training Techniques; (2) Program Design for Special Populations;
(3) Sports Conditioning; (4) Exercise Science and Research; (5) Post-Rehabilitation
Training; (6) Business and Technology; (7) Lifestyle Coaching; (8)
Psychology and Behavior Change; and, (9)Nutrition and Weight Management.
- Two Special
Tracks – (1) Lifestyle Coaching with a total of six courses giving personal
trainers the chance to learn, interact and network with practicing lifestyle
coaches; and, (2) Personal Trainer Fundamentals, presented by the National
Academy of Sports Medicine, providing a foundation of knowledge in four
distinct areas of study and designed for persons new to the profession
of personal fitness training.
- A cutting-edge
Expo Hall and equipment showcase featuring the latest training equipment,
software, apparel, educational books and videos.
WHERE:
Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20008. (202)
328-2000
WHEN:
February 14-16, 2003.
Two all-day, pre-Summit events will take place on February 13, 2003 –
(1) Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) for the Lower Body, by Greg Roskopf,
MA; and (2) Functional Thresholds, Assessments and Program Design, Gary
W. Gray, PT.
COST:
IDEA Members - $339; Nonmembers - $449; and, Students Members - $279.
One-day pricing is also available.
TO
REGISTER OR TO RECEIVE A BROCHURE:
Call (800) 999-4332, ext. 7, or (858) 535-8979, ext. 7, outside the U.S.
and Canada. Or go to www.IDEAfit.com.
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.
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