Archive for October 2007
One Vision, Many Paths: Inner IDEA Conference® 2007
A sense of “ah” permeated the ballroom at the La Quinta Resort & Club, near Palm Springs, California, on September 6–9, as the intention for the second annual Inner IDEA Conference was set. Marcia Hayes, programming director for Inner IDEA, led the audience in a guided meditation. “Let all your tension go and be here now,” she said. “Release the out…
Read MoreUsing ACTION – Not Luck – to Succeed
It has been said that the only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Over the years, an overriding message in the world of business has been that “hard work reaps success!” But the truth is that hard work doesn’t always equate to “smart…
Read MoreOrganizing the Client’s First Experience
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Read MoreEvaluating Trainers
At Northwest Personal Training, we believe that constant personal growth is critical in order to continue to stimulate our team and keep them developing, both as trainers and as people. We feel that the moment they stop learning and growing is the moment they begin looking elsewher…
Read MoreServicing Your Market
Getting a solid start at servicing your market begins with every single interaction you and your staff have with prospective and existing customers. At Twist Conditioning, o…
Read MoreTricks of the Trade
Although many of our clients do not like to change to another trainer when their own trainer is away, we do encourage it. We believe people can benefit from experiencing a different trainer, and we explain the advantages to our often reluctant clients. Sometimes we offer a discount for the session if they try a new trainer. If clients are attached to a comfortable routine, we prom…
Read More6-Week Success Story
Subject: Lori PattersonCompany: Boot Camp ChallengeTaking the Plunge. Lori Patterson, creator of Boot Camp Challenge™ (BCC) based in St. Peters, Missouri, has been involved in fitness for many years. “I entered the fitness industry 23 years ago, before it was tech…
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Read MoreHeart Disease: Is There a Gender Divide?
Although many women worry about their risk of getting breast cancer, heart disease is actually the leading killer of females in America. Not only does heart disease kill more women than men each year (Thom et al. 2006), but females who survive a cardiac event fare much worse than their male counterparts (Blomkalns et al. 2005). Yet many women and their physicians fail to recognize the toll that…
Read MoreA Wide-Reaching Impact
Linda Dunn, MA, became a fitness professional by default. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, resident couldn’t find a local group fitness class she liked after her regular teacher moved, so she decided to learn how to do it herself. More than 20 years later, and now retired from a job with the school system where she worked as a psychometrist and counselor, Dunn dedicates all of her time to fitness and w…
Read MoreEnjoying the Holiday Season
For some people, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is the highlight of their year. They look forward to cooking turkeys, buying presents, singing carols and spreading the spirit of the holidays to everyone they meet.Then there are the rest of us. We’re not exactly Scrooges, but for us, celebrating the holidays can be a monumental effort often filled with stress. If the hol…
Read MoreSample Class
Check out this great sample class
from the IDEA Article Archive on using medicine balls to teach control and awareness! As an IDEA member, all of the sample classes in our archive are free to you!! …
Pilates for Kids and Teens
In a previous issue of Inner IDEA Body-Mind-Spirit Review, we asked: Do you offer Pilates programs for children or teenagers? How do you address their specific needs?
Read MoreThe Conflict Resolution Matrix
We all have different styles of handling conflict. Embedded in these are our beliefs about ourselves and other people. Situational parameters also influence our responses. Someone wants to use your car, but you need your car. The person has a gun to your head. Although there’s a conflict, the outcome should be
Read MoreThe Conflict Resolution Matrix
We all have different styles of handling conflict. Embedded in these are our beliefs about ourselves and other people. Situational parameters also influence our responses. Someone wants to use your car, but you need your car. The person has a gun to your head. Although there’s a conflict, the outcome should be
Read MoreA Little Self-Compassion Goes a Long Way
How do you respond when you don’t live up to your high standards? Have you learned to pump yourself up with positive affirmations? Next time you’re having a difficult time, try a little kindness instead.
Read MoreCore Challenges of Running a Pilates Business: Part 2
Just ask Pilates trainer and business consultant Michael King, of London, how far the Pilates boom has spread. “There’s no place where there isn’t Pilates these days,”
Read MoreCore Challenges of Running a Pilates Business: Part 2
Just ask Pilates trainer and business consultant Michael King, of London, how far the Pilates boom has spread. “There’s no place where there isn’t Pilates these days,”
Read MoreFeed Your Brain, Part 2
The idea that it is possible to better one’s health through a healthy diet may seem like a new notion, considering all the recent media reports on the topic. However, this hypothesis is nearly 2,500 years old, as evidenced by Hippocrates’ ancient advice to physicians to “leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can
Read MoreMy Inner IDEA Conference Experience
Inner IDEA® Conference 2007 helped body-mind-spirit professionals succeed in the growing wellness industry. Since the closing ceremony of the Inner IDEA Conference 2007, attendees have been sharing their thoughts on the conference and how it positively affected their personal and professional lives. Here are their experiences, in their own words
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