IDEA
Press Release - IDEA
World Fitness Convention
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San
Diego – With its theme of Inspire the World to Fitness™, the
upcoming IDEA World Fitness Convention® will help IDEA’s membership
of fitness professionals take on this challenge by providing them with
the motivational tools and resources they need to offer realistic and
effective exercise programs for sedentary and overweight individuals.
This conference will offer a wide assortment of lectures and workshops
to help fitness professionals address inactivity, obesity, youth fitness,
special populations, mind-body fitness and other related topics.
The Director
of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified obesity as the
Number One health threat in the United States today. And others agree
that with millions of Americans overweight and out-of-shape, our nation
faces a grave public health crisis. For fitness professionals this presents
a special opportunity as they work to bring their skills and talents
to a population who are in dire need of these services.
Other highlights
of the 2004 IDEA World Fitness Convention include:
- Over
300 educational sessions with 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.
- A highly skilled faculty with over 150 of the world’s leading fitness
presenters.
- Over 45 Mind-Body sessions with at least three mind-body sessions
during every time block.
- Working
with Special Populations including children, older adults, obese and
overweight people, pre- and postnatal women, and Generation X-ers.
- A keynote
address – “Attitude is Everything” -- by Keith Harrell. Harrell has
received the prestigious designation of CPAE from the National Speakers
Association for platform excellence.
- Presentation
of the IDEA Health & Fitness Awards recognizing leading figures
in the fitness industry, including the 2004 IDEA Personal Trainer of
the Year, the 2004 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and the 2004
IDEA Program Director of the Year. Propel Fitness Water® is the
Presenting Sponsor of the IDEA Health & Fitness Awards.
- An industry-leading
trade show with over 350 booths.
- Pre-Convention
Sessions including workshops presented by STOTT PILATESJ and Nautilus
Health & Fitness Group®, plus the annual IDEA Global Fitness
Day.
The IDEA
World Fitness Convention will be held in San Diego, California, July 8
– 11, 2004. Pre-convention sessions take place on July 7. IDEA’s Senior
Partners are Nautilus Health & Fitness Group® and STOTT PILATES™.
IDEA is the
world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals
with more than 19,000 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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