April, 2007

Creative Classes That Inspire

Pioneer progressive new programs and repurpose old favorites.

Sample Class: Nekkid Water Fitness

Use the pool's natural fun factor to teach a balanced workout.

Yo-Yo Diets and Gallstone Disease in Men

Aerobic and Resistance Training Sequence

When combining the two modalities in the same session, is one sequence better for optimizing "afterburn"?

Harness the Power of the Outdoors

Being Sedentary May Be Genetic

The Enduring Instructor

Understand the multitasking complexities of teaching group fitness, and prepare yourself to be a L.E.A.D.E.R.

Spa Trends Include Fusion Fitness and Wellness

Resetting Your Success Thermostat

Turn the heat up on your career by changing what you believe about your possibilities.

Bringing Hope to New Orleans and Healing Our Troops

The Fitness Facility of the Future

There is a varied and impressive array of facility types on the horizon. What is your vision?

Diary of an IDEA Convention Attendee

2006 IDEA World Fitness—What a BLAST!I can’t wait until San Diego!

Projecting a Professional Phone Manner

Discover strategies for showing yourself to your best advantage on the phone.

Do You Offer Small-Group or Partner Training Options in Your Business?

Pilates Useful for Those With Parkinson’s

Exercise for the Breast Cancer Survivor

What you need to know about designing a program for clients at risk of post-breast-cancer lymphedema.

CAM Helps People Quit Smoking

Yoga Aids Computer Users

Researchers Offer New Definition of Quality of Life

Massage Reduces Arthritis Pain

Peace, Healing and the Overweight Body

Rochelle Rice provides plus-size women with the tools to see beauty in their bodies.

Supplement Makers Fined for False Claims

The First Step

Creative walking programs encourage new exercisers and serve as growth venues.

The Friendship Challenge

Discover strategies for meeting new friends and deepening current friendships.

Not Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen

Open Heart, Open Mind

Fitness innovator and 1991 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year Gin Miller shares her vision of how the industry will change over the next 25 years.

Modeling Puppet Behavior

Visualizing With Color

An introduction to working with color in each of the seven chakras.