Revolutionize your cardio workout and feel the Latin Heat with exotic world rhythms in red-hot, never-before-seen ways. This class will challenge and inspire you at the same time! Learn how to make your routines really ‘pop’ with hits from multi-platinum Latin and international artists. So come walk in, and dance out!
Join Schwinn’s music experts and dive deep into amazing technology available to make playlists memorable. The Magic of Music will explore the most popular places to find music AND the places the top instructors in the country is to find the best remixes and mashups to make their playlists memorable. We will also explore the most popular and user-friendly music programs and apps on the market today. Get out your pen and let’s get started!
Enjoy six different segments of core training exercises for water exercise. Experience this on deck training course focused on working the abs, the back, obliques, hips and shoulders. Basically, anything core goes! Focusing on a senior market demands special emphasis on posture and alignment. Enjoy this session with one of the top aquatic presenters in the world!!
Equipment: Noodle/Broom/Towel, Chair/Stool
Every day, more and more information is being posted and written on how to attract Millennials to your gym, but what about the Boomers? Develop a balanced approach for success with both generations. Our industry is missing the boat on an incredible amount of revenue. Who generates the highest income? Who has 75% of disposable income? Join Sal for these answers and discover opportunities for you to create new revenue streams going forward.
LaBlast® is ballroom dancing, partner-free, based on interchangeable patterns combining a blend of cardio and strength training. We created a plan that will allow you to offer a safe group exercise experience for your members that follows current CDC guidelines for physical distancing and allows you to think creatively “inside your box”.
Equipment: Dumbbells/2 Water Bottles
Own a boutique style facility? Learn how incorporating “alternative” fitness classes, special events and “parties” can increase customer base and bring new clients into your facility. Delve into trends that inspire “fresh & fun” ideas. Client “experience” is the name of the game!
From email services to social media, we need a lot of systems for our business. Learn easy ways to create, integrate, and balance all of them together so you can work more IN your business than ON your tasks. Walk away with proven strategies to destress and simplify your operations to focus on long term growth of your business.
From the ground up, the kinetic chain is linked through the core: A missing component for many. Form follows function: if you train to enhance function, you’ll not only look better, but also improve posture and alignment. Learn multi-level strategies from the ground up and an integrative approach to core training.
Equipment: Stability Ball, Medball, Dumbbell, Small Ball/Cushion
Whether a personal quest or way to engage the fastest growing segment of the population, this workout presents effective and manageable training techniques for the 50+ population. Led by an icon in the fitness industry, Sara takes you through this Group Strength Class using simple exercises and portable equipment for a total body workout. Strength, endurance, flexibility and balance are the lenses we use when analyzing our programming. It’s not about how long or hard you train, it’s about exercising smart for longevity and vitality.
iRestore is the active “rest day workout” that can help your muscles recover better, making it possible to improve physical performance, minimize injury and reduce soreness. Combining the benefits of dynamic stretching, unassisted Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and mobility exercises, iRestore is a much needed addition to your training routine.
Add Black Belt Level training with this High energy martial athletics class. For all fitness levels, we will incorporate a variety of equipment and you will feel empowered as you learn how to kick and punch your way into fitness whether it’s your first time or you want to get in “Fighter shape”.
Do you necessarily need to spend dedicated time focusing on one kind of workout separately in order to benefit? Imagine if you only had to because you wanted too, not necessarily to gain more benefits. With MASHUP®, you have the potential to get the most bang for your buck in less time with three classes in one. We’ll combine a.) MindBody, b.) Agility and Strength, and c.) High-intensity interval training in a seamless, effective workout. Perform researched variable-intensity interval training segments containing each modality and including a 1:3 work to rest ratio between HIIT and active recovery. This workout will challenge you to your limits!
HIIT is popular, and clients are comfortable maintaining their anaerobic threshold. However, what happens if you intersperse anaerobic bits and pieces into aquatic choreography? Veteran participants enjoy instant progress and rookies experience an instant regression. Experience 32 block choreography with interspersed anaerobic bits and pieces that works for everyone!
Core Health Secrets for Women: Childbirth is known to be the single greatest risk factor for developing a pelvic floor disorder such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Pelvic floor disorders are fitness issues and there is a profound need for easily available and affordable fitness solutions. Kim Vopni and Dr Bruce Crawford will present their work in this field and highlight both preventative and therapeutic strategies. Participants will be introduced to the PfilAtes Method of pelvic floor rehabilitation and the VESy Lab.
Discover helpful and new strategies that you can use or share with your clients to move more and eat right! Learn more about mindful eating, tapping, self-compassion, journaling, vision boards, gratitude and more for wellness and weight loss!
As the world around us evolves and changes, we must adapt, and be looking for opportunities to thrive with our business approach and models. Being a relevant and integral part of our member’s lives will distinguish the winners from the losers. Be a part of a discussion about the macro trends occurring world-wide, the challenges facing our industry in the near term and an exploration of how our present actions can play a significant role in our success not only today, but tomorrow.
No money? No problem! Learn the tricks to grow your business and increase brand awareness with little to no money. Work smarter, not harder! Implement and execute these valuable marketing methods to navigate your social media platforms, grow your audience through podcasts, blogs, and more.
Todd Durkin is an internationally recognized strength, speed and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and author. He works with Super Bowl Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, and many athletes. For 5 years, his gym, Fitness Quest 10, has been one of “America’s Top 10 Gyms” by Men’s Health. Todd has appeared on many television programs and has been featured in many print publications.
Change the word functional in your mind forever! Learn the methods of elite personal trainers that lead to best programs, the best results, and an exciting business. Experience functional training firsthand as Kevin leads you through a challenging workout that incorporates every movement pattern, your core, and your cardiovascular fitness.
Learn how to use Myzone’s color-coded effort zones to improve your coaching by offering specific metrics to hold your clients accountable for the effort they’re putting into the workout—no matter their fitness level. You’ll experience this firsthand with a guided workout led by Myzone’s Master Trainer as you work to match your effort levels with the prescribed Myzone color-coded effort zones for an efficient and effective, gamified workout strength and cardio workout!
Are you able to sequence your movements so that everyone in the room can follow? Smooth transitions are EVERYTHING! Learn Barre Intensity’s five most successful choreography transition methods to get you seamlessly moving from one piece of choreography to the next. Keeping your body active through sequences is the key component to elevating your instructor status, creating an intense, fun class and ensuring all levels of fitness finish your class feeling successful and inspired to come back every week.
Dynamic flexibility increases range of motion, core temperature and nervous system activity, which all prepare your body for enhanced movement and activities of daily living. Learn to apply a variety of flexibility/stretching techniques as a warm-up, recovery and workout. Explore muscle movement in 3D planes of motion to enhance your clients’ mobility and abilities.
You can have too much of a good thing! Over-programming HIIT lends itself to overtraining and potential injury. Learn the benefits of aerobic steady-state and aerobic interval training and how to design workouts that blend the best of both to burn calories and torch fat while reducing the risk of injury.
Dive into a fun and exciting way to teach shallow aqua fitness. LaBlast® Splash uses simple ballroom patterns and makes them accessible for the water. Our logical and easy-to-master format of interchangeable patterns (PATTERNography) will keep your members happily dancing in the water to their favorite tunes!
Study innovative science-based patterns to incorporate into your aqua classes. Learn to balance movement patterns to ensure that you know how to incorporate a well-designed warm-up and cool-down section to your class while capturing the attention of the group and retain them for years to come.
It’s always important to take care of yourself, but right now, taking care of your immune system is more important than ever! Your immune system is just that – a system…not an entity. Functioning well requires balance and harmony. The good news is that there are many healthy and natural ways to feel good and strengthen your immune system in the process!
This session will incorporate the basics on the latest nutrition research, trends and fads such as carb cycling, intermittent fasting, ketosis, and other diets. What can a fitness professional provide in nutritional guidance and stay within the scope of practice? We will also debunk nutrition myths and review the basics of weight loss and metabolism.
Learn what’s in store for the Industry in 2020 from our panel of diverse and experienced fitness leaders. They will discuss what to expect for club & boutique owners and operators, program directors, instructors & trainers in this ever-changing industry. Take advantage of the coming trends to grow appropriately in your business and role.
What if COVID-19 strikes our facility when we are reopening clubs before the pandemic has subsided in our communities? The dilemma is what to do when the inevitable happens and our Clients or Staff have been exposed to the virus? This panel of experts addresses how to handle this situation and prepare for COVID-19 invading our clubs.
We know that core training is our foundation, however the floor does not need to be the only place where core training takes place. In this session, discover how much core is at the center of most resistance training exercises. Reinvent the way you design core training to make it more functional in nature. Challenge your core and more with no need to get down to the floor!
Equipment: Handled Tubing, Dumbbells/2 Water Bottles
Bring fascial line science to practical experience in this full-body mobility session. Take yourself through static, active and dynamic mobility sequences targeting the fascial lines of the body. Gain understanding and practice fascial line movement patterns to enhance performance, decrease tension and increase flexibility.
Equipment: Massage Ball, Tubing
Dance like a fitness boss with 305 Fitness – this highly contagious dance cardio session will bring you the beats, the choreo, and the pro tips you need to build and monetize an authentic brand. This session will leave you energized and dancing your way to the bank. Celebrate your body. Grow your confidence. Spread joy!
A perfect pairing: Kettlebell ballistic movements combined with plyometric HIIT! Learn explosive movement sequences guaranteed to improve anaerobic power and power endurance. Review basic Kettlebell technique and HIIT science and take home a usable high intensity format ready for your Monday workouts!
Creating dynamic workout routines does not need to be complicated or hard to follow. Start with a single move and a continuous training format; then, learn how to build, transition and combine moves that increase resistance and intensity and target various muscle groups.
Creating dynamic workout routines does not need to be complicated or hard to follow. Start with a single move and a continuous training format; then, learn how to build, transition and combine moves that increase resistance and intensity and target various muscle groups.
H.E.A.T. waves (High Energy Aquatic Training) is a non-traditional water exercise experience offering unconventional drills, which utilize water resistance to challenge participants. Take your class to another level by incorporating movements that challenge the entire body and really get your heart pumping! With 360 degrees of resistance, water is the best equipment of all. We’ll use basic water exercise moves for warm-up and rhythmic limbering of muscles and joints, then hold on tight. It is a wet and bumpy ride!
This course will introduce participants to The PfilAtes Method of pelvic floor rehabilitation. PfilAtes is as effective as surgery for treating bladder control problems and mild to moderate pelvic organ prolapse. PfilAtes has been demonstrated to be superior to Kegel exercises in men following prostate surgery.
The number one reason individuals join health clubs is to lose weight, yet many clients fail to achieve their weight loss goals. While metabolism and weight management is a controversial topic, programming starts with the knowledge of energy balance equations.
Does your marketing, messaging, and teaching methods attract and welcome all types of bodies to your fitness classes and studios? Learn how you might be unknowingly triggering body shame and how you can create a greater impact with your clients. Understand how your own bias and life experiences affect you as a fitness professional. Develop inclusive messaging to create change for a more compassionate industry, while fostering an environment of inclusion for everyone.
Learn how to combine live and online participants in the same successful session. Discover techniques to coordinate small group training and dual-task with both in-club and on-screen clients. Address programming that suits all participants simultaneously. Analyze the business of scheduling, charging, promoting, positioning and conquering the hybrid model.
Learn what’s in store for the Industry in 2020 from our panel of diverse and experienced fitness leaders. They will discuss what to expect for club & boutique owners and operators, program directors, instructors & trainers in this ever-changing industry. Take advantage of the coming trends to grow appropriately in your business and role.
With so many different pieces of equipment and many claiming functional superiority, it becomes challenging to select the best direction for our clients. In this session, Giovanni looks past traditional equipment to make sense out of popular unconventional training tools, providing indications, contraindications, and programming recommendations to be applied to your current clients, immediately!
Country Fusion® for active agers is a new fitness workout that incorporates country music and dance. This workout will burn calories and create a healthy and strong mind! In this 75 minute session you will learn easy to follow line dances, create flexibility, and correct posture alignment, all while having fun!
Fitness professionals are drawn to group training because it’s time-saving, cost-effective and represents a decreased workload. However, a fantastic trainer will not necessarily translate to excellence when training groups. Juggle the demands of group training by learning skills to create inclusive environments, fun and a tribe mentality that leads to more profit and impact.
It’s official – The fitness world has crowned HIIT as the only way to get fit and see results. No doubt – HIIT is a super effective way to train. But, according to research, it should only make up approximately 20% of total weekly training volume. What’s a cycle coach to do with the other 80%? The answer is simple: endurance-based training. Learn the secrets of creating and delivering Anti-HIIT workout stages and classes sure to delight every rider in the room!
Equipment: Bike/Chair
Kickboards may not be new, but Marietta’s ideas for ways to use them certainly are! Using the oldest and most common aquatic tool, this session will delight you with how creative, fun and effective a kickboard can be. Surf it, skim it, scoop it – the kickboard is highly versatile and easy-to-use. Forget your old preconceptions and discover how ‘kickin’ the board can be!
Studies suggest that nutrition is more important than exercise for achieving weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight. Learn the science behind why popular diets fail and specific training-based nutritional needs. Leave with the knowledge to help your clients reach their goals, all while staying within your scope of practice.
Learn how sleeping well can help to control your cravings and weight. Discover foods, herbs, teas and minerals that can make you feel sleepier and others that may interfere with sleep. Get the eight great, sleep-tight tips.
Want to enjoy your fitness career, build your dreams while running a household or raising a family? Learn from a top female entrepreneur the skills, thoughts and mindset needed to live your best life. Learn to run your life and not let it run you. This award winning presenter will share her best tips for success, her favorite lessons from personal development books and help you make a plan to live with more calm, more joy and get off the hamster wheel.
Building a strong brand is a pivotal part of your business growth. Your brand is your identity and in the age of social media, mass communication and fierce competition, having a unique, consistent and recognizable presence plays a key role in your business success. So throw on some boots and march right into your new brand!
With thousands of GX Instructors suddenly unemployed, how will we find new teaching opportunities? The challenge will be for GX Instructors to re-emerge and re-invent themselves. You will learn how to approach new doors that will open with a positive and change oriented attitude. The GX Instructors who embrace other avenues will thrive and survive.