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Billy Blanks Leads a Class at IDEA World
Billy Blanks: A Celebration of Creativity and Character

Billy Blanks was born with an anomaly in his hip joints that left him clumsy and subject to taunts. He found strength—both physically and of character—in karate, and he went on to a successful career as a martial arts champion, bodyguard and movie star. That in itself is a pretty amazing story. But in Blanks’ case, that’s just the preface . . .

Training with a purpose at Personal Trainer Institute 2022
Training With a Purpose

What past years have taught the fitness industry is that we must continue training with a purpose no matter what the world throws us.

2021 IDEA World Fitness Awards recipients
2021 IDEA World Fitness Awards

We celebrate the recipients and finalists of the IDEA World Fitness Awards and take pride in their efforts to Inspire the World to Fitness®.

United we Thrive
2021 IDEA World Virtual: United We THRIVED!

“United We Thrive” is more than a theme, it’s an internal mantra for IDEA and an intention we set over a year ago: To deliver against IDEA’s mandate at a time when our industry needed it the most.

IDEA World Blog Day 2
BEING the Change as the Sea Changes

The second day of 2021 IDEA World Virtual ushered in a new suite of deep knowledge for attendees to choose from, on topics ranging from exercise science research to diversity and inclusion and the mundane (but oh-so-important) aspects of owning a fitness business.

Ally Love
Boss Up and Inspire the World to Fitness®

For the 39th time—and for the second-straight year virtually because of the pandemic—IDEA World Convention is inspiring and educating thousands of fit pros around the globe. Though we may be weary of being at screens after the toughest year this industry has ever seen, our craving for connection has drawn us together.

Fitness Careers at IDEA World
Innovate Your Fitness Career

IDEA World Virtual will feature more than 100 workshops, lectures and workouts led by industry experts to help your fitness career thrive.

Fitness Careers at IDEA World
Fitness Careers: United We Thrive

Fitness professionals will come together to exchange best practices and discoveries in their fitness careers at 2021 IDEA World Virtual, July 9–11.

IDEA World Virtual 2020
Inspiring Greatness at IDEA® World Virtual 2020

For the first time in 38 years, the global fitness community that is the IDEA® World Convention was not able to meet in person. Despite that, the crackling energy and essential rite of gathering to share ideas and buoy each other breathed fresh air into the 8,000 attendees, sponsors and presenters who attended via the ether on August 21–22.

2020 IDEA Awards
IDEA World 2020 Fitness Awards

The IDEA World Fitness Award recipients and finalists each have a tale to tell. Here, all the honorees share their journeys, strategies and triumphs.

IDEA World Virtual
IDEA® World Virtual Is Coming to You! – Aug. 21-22, 2020

After planning the 2020 IDEA® World Convention for a year and then seeing the early weeks of the pandemic wreak havoc with those plans, the unflappable IDEA events team quickly adapted to the inevitable and started creating IDEA World Virtual.

IDEA World 2020
Unleash Your Greatness and Build a Career That Inspires

Jack Welch, American businessman and former CEO of General Electric, once said, “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” This is the reason the IDEA World Convention exists—to bring together some of the brightest people in the fitness industry so they can grow into greatness and inspire that growth in clients, students, athletes, co-workers and staff.

Comprising more than 330 sessions led by top coaches, entrepreneurs, and fitness, nutrition and wellness professionals, IDEA World offers the full spectrum of education you are seeking for instant and ongoing career growth, regardless of your position in the industry.