442 Wealth & Wellness: A Money Guide for Fitness Professionals and Owners
Unlock your financial potential with this practical, no-fluff guide to money education for fitness professionals and business owners. Learn how to forecast, track cash flow, price your services, and tax strategize like the wealthy do. Whether you’re a personal trainer, studio owner, or online coach, this course will give you the tools to build create…
Read More441 The Overworked Trainer’s Survival Guide: Reset Your Brain (& Career) for Success
Feeling stuck, drained, and relying on caffeine and workouts to power through your day? Trainers push hard, but stress and poor sleep can deplete your energy, focus, and career momentum. In this interactive, science-backed workshop, you’ll discover how stress impacts the brain and why willpower alone can’t fix burnout. Learn techniques to reset your nervous…
Read More691 Habit Stacking: Small Changes for Big Wins | Powered by NASM
Building better habits doesn’t have to be overwhelming. This session introduces the concept of habit stacking—pairing new habits with existing ones to create sustainable routines. Learn how to coach clients through small, impactful changes that add up to significant results. Attendees will leave with strategies and tools to help clients make wellness a seamless part…
Read More689 Body Image in Fitness: Shaping Inclusive Spaces for Change
Behavior change is closely tied to self-perception. To help clients adopt positive health behaviors, fitness professionals must understand how body image—both their clients’ and their own—affects decision-making and interactions. In this session, Kellie Walters, PhD, examines the fitness industry’s body image culture and shares strategies for creating a body-inclusive environment to improve client engagement.
Read More690 Building Your Instructor Toolbox
Build your toolbox of skills, strategies, and resources to elevate your classes. Explore essential techniques for improving class structure, mastering cueing, incorporating music, and fostering a strong class community. Whether new to teaching or looking to refresh your approach, this workshop will provide practical tools to boost your confidence, creativity, and connection with your clients.…
Read More692 How to Run a Fair Fitness Business
If you are a studio owner, fitpreneur, club manager, or industry trailblazer looking to lead with integrity and thrive in an increasingly diverse marketplace, this session is for you! Learn evidence-based ways to hire the best people, evaluate and promote them objectively, design best-in-class organizational policies, and build a loyal community of clients by embedding…
Read More672 Coaching for Success: Key Nutritional Coaching Strategies that Empower Clients
Weight loss and healthy eating are among the top health goals, but what is the recipe for success? Many struggle to sustain their adopted healthy behaviors. This session discusses traits and tactics coaches use to understand and help clients overcome resistance to change while empowering sustainable healthy behaviors. Learn simple yet critical motivational interviewing and…
Read More670 Breaking Barriers: The Bold Truth About Strength Training for Women
Are you ready to challenge outdated myths and rewrite the narrative around women and strength training? This transformative lecture is designed for fitness professionals, trainers, and coaches who want to empower their female clients to achieve more than they ever thought possible. We’ll tackle the misconceptions holding women back, dive into the science of female…
Read More671 Harnessing Urolithin A: A New Frontier in Muscle Health and Anti-Aging
Urolithin A is a natural compound crucial for muscle health and aging, derived from gut microbiome metabolism of dietary polyphenols. This session will explore clinical research on Urolithin A, highlighting its role in enhancing mitochondrial function, promoting muscle strength, and combating age-related muscle decline. Attendees will gain insights into its mechanism of action and practical…
Read More669 PT Pricing, Programs and Profits
This session will provide instructions and best practices for pricing and programming that will maximize profits for Personal Training business owners and managers. Get real life examples that have allowed Sherri McMillan’s Personal Training studio in Vancouver, WA to be voted #1 for over 25 years.
Read More642 Beyond the Cells: The Impact of Extracellular Water on Inflammation and Immune Function
This session explores the critical role of extracellular water (ECW) in the body’s inflammatory response. We’ll examine how ECW distribution affects immune cell function, tissue permeability, and inflammatory signaling. Understanding this connection offers insights into disease progression and potential therapies for chronic inflammation, including autoimmune diseases and metabolic disorders. Join us for a comprehensive discussion…
Read More639 Nutrition Coaching for Gen Pop
Explore the vital role personal trainers play in supporting clients with nutrition, while respecting the boundaries of registered dietitians (RDs). While trainers excel in fitness, it’s important to understand the limits of nutrition guidance and when to refer clients to an RD. This session will equip trainers with the knowledge to confidently discuss nutrition, offering…
Read More640 Gentle but Powerful Program Design
With the popularity of HIIT, Tabata and other intense workout formats, the general population is getting the message that you have to go hard all the time to see results. However, this mentality can lead to chronic injuries. This session will review techniques for helping clients achieve life-changing results without beating them up and breaking…
Read More622 Avoid Corrective Exercise Purgatory: Mastering the Progression of Exercises for Optimal Client Outcomes
Corrective exercise is a powerful tool for addressing movement dysfunctions, but without a clear progression strategy, it can quickly become an endless cycle of frustration for both trainers and clients—what we often call “Corrective Exercise Purgatory.” We’ll explore how to design and implement a progressive corrective exercise program that avoids stagnation and strategically applies progressive…
Read More621 High-Intensity Functional Training for Strength Development
High intensity functional training (HIFT) is designed to improve general fitness and performance through a diverse combination of weightlifting, gymnastics, and cardiorespiratory training elements. This lecture will focus on current insights into strength training adaptations to HIFT and highlight unique exercise protocols that can be modified for all fitness levels.
Read More619 Tools and Practices to Improve Mental Wellbeing
Equip yourself with practical techniques to improve the mental health of your clients. This workshop covers evidence-based tools such as mindfulness, nutrition, and social connection, as well as practices that promote emotional resilience. Attendees will leave with a toolkit for integrating mental wellbeing strategies into fitness routines and client interactions, fostering stronger connections and enhanced…
Read More491 Wins, U-Turns, and Surprising Discoveries: Inside the Evolution of a Nationwide Mentorship Program
Launching a nationwide mentorship program for health and exercise professionals is a journey filled with unexpected twists, rewarding wins, and invaluable lessons. This session dives into the real story behind building a mentorship network, uncovering the challenges, pivots, and insights that shaped its growth. Attendees will hear of the program’s surprising discoveries, from unexpected hurdles…
Read More490 Ignite Your Journey: Trailblaze Your Career in Fitness!
Join IDEA Emerging Trailblazers Lacee, Siri, and Ruben for an interactive workshop to discover how you can elevate your career to new heights and take concrete steps toward reaching your most audacious dreams. Harness your unique strengths and explore how to revolutionize your path in the fitness industry whether you aim to present at a…
Read More489 Asking For The Sale: Role Play
Trainers enter the industry with a passion for helping clients, not always to sell. However, selling your services is key to reaching more people. Asking for the sale can be intimidating, and handling common objections makes it even harder. In this session, we’ll focus on mastering the art of asking for the sale through role-playing…
Read More492 Music and Playlisting for Fitness Instructors
This workshop will include tips and resources to help create dynamic, inclusive playlists for fitness classes. Topics include identifying the bpm/rpm of songs, the function and benefits of using a variety of tempos in a ride, and designing a playlist that not only supports the workout, but promotes feeling, increased connection and a memorable experience.
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