Power Training for the Everyday Client
This session offers effective methods for incorporating power training into your training plans, featuring fundamental bodyweight exercises, traditional barbell lifts and medicine ball exercises.
Read MoreCurls in the Squat Rack
This course is designed to provide personal trainers with a clear rationale on exercise selection protocols for their clients.
Read MoreAgeless Training Academy Training Essentials
This training is designed for movement specialists who want to work with people of all ages and abilities in individual and group environments to help them live a more vibrant ageless lifestyle. Where science meets function, we embrace intelligent training that delivers profound results. Being Ageless is an Experience This training will change the way…
Read MoreRotator Cuff Problems and Training Solutions
Posture and lifestyle issues create a host of issues including limited shoulder ROM and rotator cuff impingement. Unfortunately, many common strengthening approaches perpetuate rather than help issues. During this course, you’ll discover the single-most common underlying factor contributing to chronic rotator cuff issues. Additionally, you’ll be able to apply the best assessments and corrective exercises…
Read MoreBrain Health and Quality of Life for the Aging Population
Brain Health and Quality of Life for the Aging Population will teach you how to safely and effectively help senior clients maintain their independence through health and fitness. You’ll discover a holistic approach to both body and brain health, combining rapport-building, behavior change, specialized exercise programming and cognitive health. Most older adults are affected by some…
Read MoreYour Brain on Exercise
Fitness professionals have the opportunity to join allied health professionals in addressing cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This session will review the research on how certain exercise modalities can deferentially affect the brain, and provide an initial framework for the assessment and programming of cognitive health within exercise programs.…
Read MoreBridging the Gap Between Good Intentions and Meaningful Nutrition Change
Most people authentically want to improve their health and many even take positive steps to make it happen. But something happens repeatedly on the journey between good intentions and change that holds them back. Join Monica Reinagel, the “Nutrition Diva,” as she distinguishes between cognitive commitment and tactical empowerment; identifies common sensory, cultural and logistical…
Read MoreFunctional Flexibility for the Active Aging
As clients age, flexibility decreases. In this session, you will walk away with specific scientific techniques to train the active-aging client who does not want to slow down due to pain and injuries. Experience how the planes of motion and gravity influence the choices of exercises that are specific to improving stability and mobility, leading…
Read MoreTraining from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain
What percentage of your clients have aches, pains or diagnosed injuries? This course will dig into the anatomy and biomechanics of the lower-body kinetic chain and offer insight as to how to apply and progress lower-extremity exercises to decrease hip and knee pain and effectively meet the needs and goals of clients of all fitness…
Read MoreLeg Work! Dynamic Lower-Body Anatomy
Explore the action of the hips, knees, ankles and feet in this dynamic examination of lower-body anatomy. Through movement, three-dimensional models and a bit of fun, you’ll learn to see, feel and experience the actions of the lower body in a whole new way. Learning Objectives List and define the functions of the major…
Read MoreCorrect the Psoas Gluteus Imbalance
In this session, you will discover why so many clients have back and knee pain stemming from overtraining the psoas and undertraining the gluteus. Muscle and training imbalances lead to injuries that can be prevented when the signs are recognized. Walk away with necessary techniques to balance the kinetic chain for function, decrease injuries and…
Read MoreCorrective Exercise Strategies for the Shoulder and Hip Complexes
Shoulder and hip dysfunction are common issues facing today’s clientele. In this interactive session, you will learn how to perform a virtual as well as in-person assessment to identify common postural issues of the shoulder and hip complexes. You’ll then understand how to select the most effective corrective exercises for each client and how to…
Read MoreCoaching HIIT-A Practical Approach to Programming
This course provides an introduction to HIIT, how trainers can assess and prepare clients for bodyweight HIIT, considerations for designing a HIIT course, and keys to success. Also included are detailed demonstrations of squat, push-up, vertical pull, glute-bridge, and broad jump exercises, common mistakes, and how to correct them. Learning Objectives Apply the tools…
Read MoreBarefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification
Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification EBFA Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification program. With the foot as the only contact point between the body and the ground, this complex structure plays a critical role in the way in which our body stabilizes during dynamic movement. As the foundation to all EBFA education the Barefoot…
Read MoreTransformational Fitness Leadership: Coaching Obstacles into Opportunities
Join Petra Kolber in this fascinating course, where you will learn all about a different leadership model, one where sets and reps take a backseat to the heart and happiness of you and your clients. Using proven positive psychology concepts to help you become a transformational fitness leader, Petra help guide your coaching and wellness…
Read More25 Things Your Client Must Know About Lower-Back Pain
The statistics are well known: 85% of people will experience lower-back pain in their lifetimes. The general public and media perpetuate outdated or inaccurate information regarding lower-back pain. Educating and clarifying the facts for your clients and members can serve them better and generate additional business opportunities for you. By Anthony Carey, MA
Read MoreSix Steps to Better Program Design
Effective exercise selection can often be difficult and daunting. This six-step system will help you determine which exercises your clients will best tolerate…in every session! Learn skills to prescribe exercises to clients with pain or injury, properly regress and progress any exercise quickly, add an infinite number of exercises to your toolbox, and challenge clients…
Read MoreWomen, Weights and Results
Outstanding results can be obtained through in-depth understanding of female body composition, physiology and hormonal changes that can occur in conjunction with a solid weight-training program. Learn the optimal quantities of protein, fat and carbohydrate intake, combined with various exercise protocols, to make a tremendous difference in your physique! Explore the practical link between physiological…
Read MoreAmerican Council on Exercise (ACE): Small-Group Training Workshop
One of the challenges of working as a full-time personal trainer is having access to clients only three times of day when they are typically available to devote time to fitness training: early morning before work, during lunchtime and after work. An additional challenge faced by trainers is the limitation of receiving compensation from working…
Read MoreTRX® Rip™ Training Foundations
Step up your training sessions by learning the foundations of Rip Training. This high–intensity course provides a strong introduction to the essence of this exciting new program. The essential elements of Rip Training will be covered, along with a system that focuses on the proper progression and regression of exercises using the TRX Rip Trainer.…
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