100 & 111: Kettlebell 101: Simple & Sinister™ & Kettlebell 201: The Rite of Passage (Combo)
8-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies Combine the two Kettlebell master classes for a full-day immersive experience! Save $29 by combining both workshops. See Pre-event Intensives 100 and 111 for full descriptions. All participants will receive an IDEA Certificate of Completion.
Read More111 Kettlebell 201: The Rite of Passage
4-hour course Additional Fee Applies Once you have reached the impressive yet realistic “Timeless Simple” standard, you have choices to make. Stay on a monastic diet of swings and get-ups, slowly chipping away at “Sinister.” Or try something “same but different”: the snatch plus the clean and military press, the classic Rite of Passage. The…
Read More110 A Fitness Professionals’ Guide to Include Mental Well-Being into Fitness Training
4-hour course Additional Fee Applies This four-hour skill-building workshop takes the latest research on the links between exercise and mental health and translates it into tools you can incorporate into your fitness training today. From motivation and behavior change, to specific recommendations you can make to elevate mental well-being, you can enhance your physical fitness…
Read More105 IDEA Club & Studio Summit
8-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies During this event, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Alwyn & Rachel Cosgrove, who will teach you their exact operational systems for running one of the top ten gyms in the United States (as voted by Men’s Health Magazine) and one of the longest-running…
Read More104 Schwinn® Indoor Cycling: Certification Intensive
9-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies Unleash the power of Authenticity and learn to #RideRight with Schwinn – the industry’s most up-to-date, respected and progressive indoor cycling instructor training course. Get the tools you need to become a successful and sought-after instructor on any brand of bike in one power-packed day.…
Read More103 Functional Aging Specialist Certification
8-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies This workshop is designed to teach allied health and fitness professionals how to develop safe and effective functional exercise programs for older adults of varying abilities and conditions through the use of the Functional Aging Training Model™ (FATM). The FATM was developed as a combination…
Read More102 Balanced Body® Pilates for Athletes
8-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies Pilates has become increasingly popular among recreational, amateur, and professional athletes to improve sports performance. In this workshop you will learn how Pilates is effective for reprogramming muscle imbalances, correcting faulty movement patterns, improving movement efficiency, combating sport-induced overuse, and recovering from hard training days.…
Read More101 Brain Fitness Specialist Workshop
8-hour course (1-hour lunch on your own) Additional Fee Applies The interest in brain health and cognitive fitness is increasing rapidly due, in large part, to the growth of the older adult population. This workshop is designed to teach allied health and fitness professionals how to develop safe and effective programs that improve brain health…
Read More100 Kettlebell 101: Simple & Sinister
4-hour course Additional Fee Applies Accept no compromises. Between power and conditioning. Between strength and flexibility. Between being an athlete and looking like one. Enter the kettlebell—the only training tool able to deliver all aspects of extreme fitness with no compromises. No-one knows how to wield this tool better than StrongFirst, the kettlebell, ground zero.…
Read More104 Balanced Body ® Anatomy in Three Dimensions: The Knee Common Conditions and Solutions
4-hour course Use the Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ system to deepen your understanding of the knee, the surrounding muscles and ligament structures, and how they work together to create stability, mobility, strength, and power in the lower body. Together, we’ll not only review the bony landmarks and build all the muscles and ligaments in the…
Read More105-D CPR/AED Certification – Session 4
2-hour course Additional Fee applies
Read More105-B CPR/AED Certification – Session 2
2-hour course Additional Fee applies
Read More105-C CPR/AED Certification – Session 3
2-hour course Additional Fee applies
Read More105-A CPR/AED Certification – Session 1
2-hour course Additional Fee applies
Read More102 The Sold-Out Class Strategy
2.5-hour course Many group instructors deal with low class attendance, boredom, and burnout minimizing their passion and impact in their classes. However few understand the exact key to sweaty smiles, rave reviews, and sold out classes is in the psychology, science, system you bring to the workout! This 2.5 instructor pre-con workshop emphasizes capitalizing on…
Read More101 STRONG Nation™ Instructor Training
8-hour course (one-hour lunch on your own) Getting your STRONG Nation™ teaching license is just the beginning of your instructor journey. We have got you covered with support and learning tools that are unparalleled in the group fitness arena. You will not only be prepared to teach, but to pack your classes and thrive as…
Read More100 Functional Aging Specialist Certification Workshop
8-hour course (one-hour lunch on your own) The Functional Aging Specialist Certification is the premier credential for health and fitness professionals who work with the largest and fastest-growing age group – older adults. Learn how to develop and deliver safe and effective functional exercise programs for clients of all functional ability levels and with a…
Read More101 Functional Aging Specialist Certification Course
The rapid growth of the aging population (age 50+) presents unprecedented opportunity for the fitness professional who understands how to train these clients effectively. This comprehensive and innovative certification program is just what you need to become an expert in functional fitness for mature adults. Boomers and aging adults come to you for your expertise.…
Read More100 Balanced Body® Anatomy + Movement: The Core Like Never Before!
Take a deep dive into effective core training principles and programming in this in-depth workshop. Combining Anatomy in Three Dimensions™ with the Balanced Body® Movement Principles you will learn how the body moves, and how to make it move better. In the first half, our one-of-a-kind approach has you building the major muscles that make…
Read More110: Total Barre® Endurance With Props
Props, props, props! Clients love props, and when you incorporate them into a lively, music-inspired barre class, they not only provide a fun and intense challenge, but ensure target muscles are firing effectively, and clients are getting the desired results. This 4-hour workshop, developed by the Merrithew™ team, follows the 11-segment, 1-hour class template, introduced…
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