Marching On

Time marches on, but it’s never too late to get in step with better strategies to boost your career. Here are five ways you can propel yourself and your business forward, and spring ahead to achieve your goals.

1.  IDEA® Personal Trainer Institute: There’s still time!  

This incredible event is coming up fast—March 9–12—but it’s not too late to register. Choose from a full conference registration, 1-day registration and/or Pre-Event Intensive. We’d love to see you in Alexandria, VA, where you can earn up to 21 CECs from over 100 intensive workshops and lectures. You’ll discover best-in-class education, networking opportunities and experiences that will leave you confident and motivated to create positive, lasting change.

Why not be as flexible as you want your clients to be and embark on this amazing journey?

Register here, and we’ll see you there!

2. Compensation Survey: Make Your Voices Heard

IDEA and ACSM invite you to participate in an important analysis of fitness compensation and benefits for all roles in the industry. The data we gather and analyze will be reported in a future issue of IDEA Fitness Journal and ACSM’s Health Fitness Journal. It will be a valuable tool for hiring, promotions and career advancement. 

An independent researcher is conducting the survey for IDEA and ACSM, so you can be confident that your answers are secure and confidential. As a thank you for completing the survey you will receive a coupon code redeemable for a $10 discount off a full 2023 IDEA World registration.

3.  2023 IDEA® World: Experience the MOVEment!

Too late to plan a trip to IDEA Personal Trainer Institute in Virginia The timing is right to start California dreaming! We’re returning to Los Angeles (July 12–16) for IDEA World, and it just won’t be the same without you. Whether you’re a personal trainer who inspires clients to move more effectively, a group fitness instructor encouraging students to move with joy or a coach guiding others to move toward healthier choices, your success relies on three elements: knowledge, inspiration and community.

That’s what you’ll find at IDEA World. This isn’t just a 4-day educational event—it’s a celebration of movement that’s designed to give you what you need to inspire your world to fitness.

Learn more and register.

4. Chart a New Course

IDEA educational courses offer you instant access to expert instruction on a wide variety of topics. You get the information and training you need on your schedule—and you can earn CECs, as well. Here are just a few of the new courses available at IDEAfit.com.  And remember, these courses are all completely free for IDEAfit+ Members.

• Core Moments (Kia Williams, MA, MS)
• Technology: The Final Frontier For Fitness (Brittany Baldwin)
• Boosting the Brain with Cognitive Tasks: Dual-Tasking Principles and Applications (Ryan Glatt, MS)
• Cuing High-Intensity Interval Training (Sheldon McBee, MS)
• Training the Female Core (Keli Roberts)
• Yoga for Athletes (Stephanie [Erazo] Singleton)
• The Unexpected Relationship Between Gut Health and Fitness, Health and Athletic Performance (Joni Boyd)
• Glutes: Controversy and Corrective Exercise (Evan Osar, DC)
• Complex Training Made Simple (Pete McCall, MS)

Or let our courses bring the 2022 IDEA World experience straight to you with our World Bundle—15 courses representing the best of the best in education.

5.  Show Your Support (and Attend Events for Free)

Another great way to enjoy all the career-boosting advantages of an IDEA event is to join our Support Squad. A work-study opportunity available for both of our events this year, Support Squad members get to attend the events for free in exchange for working a 10-hour shift at IDEA Personal Trainer Institute or a 14-hour shift at IDEA World.

Support Squad members get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to put on a world-class event, work directly with the IDEA team and our roster of amazing subject matter experts. It’s a fantastic opportunity to make life-long friends and join IDEA’s mission to Inspire the World to Fitness®.

Space is limited, so learn more and complete your application today!

6. Renew Your Commitment

Don’t spring forward without all the tools you need to succeed. Make sure your liability insurance and membership status are up to date, and make sure you are using all the IDEA membership benefits you’re entitled to! 

Click My Accounts to review your membership status, and review all your membership benefits here.