Opening Ceremonies
Thursday, July 13 • 11:00am
Jump-start your IDEA World experience with this opportunity to be inspired and motivated by people who have reached great heights in life.
2023 IDEA Jack LaLanne Award Recipient
Presented by Elaine LaLanne
Donna Richardson
Donna Richardson is a fitness icon who has inspired millions to fitness and health for decades. She started as a fitness instructor and, in 1992, became co-host of the ESPN Fitness Pros Show. Donna then went on to co-star in over 25 fitness videos, including Platinum Buns of Steel. She has contributed to CNN, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, TBN and other networks, and produced and hosted The Donna Richardson’s Mind, Body and Spirit Show and The Sweating in the Spirit Show. Donna is the only council person appointed to The President’s Council for Fitness, Sports and Nutrition by Presidents Bush and Obama, was an ambassador for Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign and taught for 2 years at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
2023 IDEA Fitness Inspiration Award Recipient
Denise Druce
Since 1981, Denise Druce, MPH, has been inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives. In 2017, Denise and her best friend formed Yoga Forward, a nonprofit that “takes yoga where it isn’t.” With an army of volunteers, they offer yoga classes and 200-hour yoga teacher training inside the Utah State Correctional Facility. She inspires her students to find purpose in their pain as a place to serve and to stand at the “Soft Edge of the Hard Place” in fitness and life.
2023 IDEA Fitness Awards
Sponsored by Herbalife
Recognizing those who inspire greatness every day in the field of fitness in these categories:
- IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year
- IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year
- IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year
- IDEA Emerging Trailblazer of the Year
Plus Entertainment
To be announced.