P90X: HOME FITNESS + THE GYM = CLIENT SUCCESS with Jacob McLendon & Angel Santiago
P90X, the most popular home fitness program in the world, is successful for one reason: it works. Learn how to take this proven strategy for client success, and retention, and integrate it into the gym environment. You will discover how to design small group, group ex, and one on one training sessions, and how to incorporate P90X into already established training protocols. (FR1A) (course outline)

EXHILARATE™ LIVE!: A RHYTHMIC JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD WITH ZUMBA®! with Adriana Carr & Joy Smith
Take your body, mind and soul on a full blown fitness journey. This is the original Exhilarate DVD Fitness-Party Experience – LIVE! This high energy Zumba® workout features rhythms of the exotic sounds of Bollywood , African, cutting edge hip hop, French Reggaeton, traditional Latin rhythms into one amazing experience! (FR1B) (course outline)

SPRI STEP360: CARDIO VIIT with Abbie Appel
Experience cardio conditioning that has it all. Progressive phases of exercises and increasing demands of intensity will move from foundation-to-performance. Then, utilize metabolic conditioning cycles that incorporate an effective “3-2-1” format of energy system overload. Learn how high intensity intervals using 3 planes of motion, 6 phases of conditioning and 0 rest performed using the Step360 Pro balance trainer will provide an integrated cardiovascular training challenge. This workout pushes caloric consumption, while developing dynamic stabilization, athletic performance and explosive power. (FR1C) (course outline)

SPORT CORE: TWIST METHODS with Peter Twist, MSc
Acting as a center for movement and force transfer, the core is best developed with a focus on whole body closed kinetic chain stability and rotary power. Progress through loaded supine and prone unifying exercises before graduating to ground-based standing drills that train the core to receive, absorb, stabilize, produce and react to forces relevant in real life and sport. Learn the key guidelines and guardrails from Twist Methods digital and live certifications courses and experience progressive drills applicable for young athletes, everyday clients and advanced athletes. (FR1D) (course outline)

METABOLIC MAYHEM: DYNAMAX™ BOOT CAMP with Laura Cisneros
Experience the power of movement-based Dynamax™ training in a hard-hitting boot camp format. You'll learn the cornerstone movements and key combinations that are creating buzz,and discover a perfect fit for your boot camp. Learn how to build strength and muscle without using weights. Learn the new "heavy ball" exercises that drive strength and calorie demand to make your boot camp complete. Scalable from beginner to advanced, this class format is an absolute winner. (FR1E) (course outline)

2013 RESTORATIVE GOLDEN BARRE with Leslee Bender
Most Barre studios only cater to the young wealthy fit female leaving the older women out who still wants to be graceful. This session is designed to give the older client an experience of authentic lengthening exercises that improve posture, flexibility and strength that she will feel successful performing! The baby boomer generation is quickly growing and it is imperative to know that they have injuries and needs that the younger generation does not “yet" have therefore having the correct exercise techniques can prevent further injuries and keep them moving pain free with grace and integrity and the feeling of dance without a ballet bar needed. (FR1F) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHT DRENCHED with Jeff McMullen
Great for personal trainers and group exercise instructors alike, work one on one with your client base or incorporate small group training into your repertoire utilizing the kettlebell. This simple, yet effective muscular and cardiovascular endurance based workout is sure to melt fat, make you clients breathless, increase flexibility and build a long, lean muscular physique. Learn proper lifting, form cues, and sequencing and formatting of exercise progressions for all fitness levels and special populations. (FR1G) (course outline)

ABS-OLUTELY AQUA CORE AND MORE with Jeff Howard
Surf's up on this aquatic core training class! Learn integrated upper and lower body exercises using tubing and the unique half foam roller in the water. Based on recent research, you will work the core while challenging the extremities simultaneously integrating balance and strength. Surfs up, and the waves are lookin' fine. (FR1H) (course outline)

KICKIN’ IT IN THE POOL with Jen Keet, MS
Add some power and purpose to your aquatic workout as you bring Martial Arts into the pool. This workshop examines how transfer traditional disciplines from Tai Chi to Boxing into the aquatic setting. From theoretical background to practical application, this workshop offers a great way to mix up the experience you deliver to your classes. Punch, Block and Kick new energy into your next class! (FR1I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: JEFFERY SCOTT’S RIDE RIGHT™ 2-FOR-1 with Jeffery Scott
Every Schwinn Master Trainer brings something unique to the bike and the mic. This workshop shines the spotlight on Jeffrey Scott’s own personal RIDE RIGHT™ style. Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation and incredible energy. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as Jeffrey walks you through two comprehensive handouts. One with all the components of the ride you just experienced, and a second, complete class plan broken down with music, cues, and imagery, so you’ll be able to recreate both rides at home. It’s the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (FR1J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! with Douglas Brooks, MS and Adam Reid
After twenty years of consistent stationary cycle design, the introduction of the RealRyder® Cycle has changed indoor bike technology forever. This ryde encourages, teaches and rewards good form and proper pedal stroke, while ryders experience the actions and benefits of turning, leaning and balancing. This workshop builds on the history of indoor cycling, giving instructors a glimpse into the RealRyder methodology and teaching system. The future of indoor cycling is here. Join the revolution! (FR1K) (course outline)

INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM DESIGN with Lenny Parracino, FAFS
Every client is unique and every client has their own reasons for seeking your help. With this in mind, why use a standard protocol or pre-determined routine when designing their workout? In this class learn the fundamentals of what to ask and how to build functional workouts based on the clients day to day abilities, goals and needs. Utilizing your existing methods and knowledge, learn how tweak movements based on the individual and create truly one of a kind workouts.(FR1L) (course outline)

THE POWER OF PROTEIN: RE-EMERGENCE OF AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT FOR FAT LOSS with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
This session will highlight recent evidence about the role of protein in weight management. Exciting research will be presented about the effect of protein consumption on weight loss, body composition, and satiety and will be translated into practice for counseling out clients. Eating protein increases satiety which leads to decreased appetite and reduced calorie intake thereby promoting weight loss. Enjoy this refreshing session on common sense approaches to weight loss with a nutrient our clients will enjoy eating. (LECTURE) (FR1M) (course outline)

CORE COMPETENCIES IN THE EXERCISE SCIENCES with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
For many, studying the core pillars of exercise science are a distant memory, yet how often do we rely upon this knowledge when explaining or refuting exercise or nutrition-related questions, concepts or ideologies? Are you delivering information consistent with current and continuously-evolving research so critical to maintaining credibility as a fitness professional, mentor and role model? This session will review current concepts and takeaways, updating your arsenal of knowledge so you can deliver best-in-class programming and information to clients. (LECTURE) (FR1N) (course outline)

SPA-TACULAR! with Manuel Velazquez
Have you ever thought about teaching at a spa on vacation or full time? Ever want to take your students on a spa retreat? Enjoy this presentation with one of the world's best spa instructors. Learn what it takes to lead classes, seminars and trainings in exclusive resorts. Discover how to evaluate different locals for value, convenience and quality both for yourself and your clients. Make your next vacation SPA-tacular! (LECTURE) (FR1O) (course outline)

TABATA BOOTCAMP TEASER with Mindy Mylrea
When was the last time you saw a complete total body turn around in you or your clients? How many of your students credit you for their fitness and weight loss success? If the answer is not as many as you’d like then you are ready for Tabata Bootcamp. Learn how to implement and execute Mindy’s 6 and 30-minute tabata and HIIT interval training workouts and find out how you too can become a Tabata Bootcamp trainer. (FR2A) (course outline)

GROUP RX: POWER STEP with Wendy Dale, MS
This 60-minute step program is designed to push your cardio edge into high gear and attack the legs in every plane of motion, both on the step and on the floor. POWER STEP strengthens the heart, increases bone mineral density, improves coordination, and tones the lower body, with every step you take. This class design caters to all fitness levels by keeping it simple with athletic movements, and encourages self-regulated progression with changing step orientations and heights. (FR2B) (course outline)

SPRI ROPES GONE WILD with Brian Nunez
A high intensity, full body, zero impact workout experience incorporating the Undulation Training System method. Develop core stabilization, authentic strength, and metabolic endurance with this varied intensity rope conditioning class. Learn basic-to-advanced rope moves sequenced in a progressive cardio > strength > power format to create the ultimate metabolic conditioning experience. Come see for yourself why Ropes Gone Wild has been voted best new cardio tool by Men’s Health Magazine. (FR2C) (course outline)

YOGA RHYTHM DANCE with Sara Kooperman, JD
Connect yoga poses using the musical rhythms in 32-count combination. Relax and re-balance yourself and your students, applying graceful movement patterns to clear stress, release tension, and reinvigorate your body and mind. Build patterns to improve posture, build strength, and improve flexibility while keeping even the most distracted student engaged. This unique program marries traditional poses with beautiful musical interpretations. (FR2D) (course outline)

MASALA BHANGRA®: SPICE UP YOUR WORKOUT! with Sarina Jain
Experience three unique approaches to circuit and interval training with three dynamic master trainers, Abbie, Irene, and Jeff in a sampler class that highlights the versatility and effectiveness of the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline and plyometric/power training accessories. Learn how to utilize the perfect low-impact exercise modality to develop, speed, agility, core strength and balance. This cutting-edge program is an event you can’t miss! (FR2E) (course outline)

JUMPSPORT®: A BETTER BOUNCE: SMALL AND LARGE GROUP CIRCUIT AND INTERVAL TRAINING with Abbie Appel & Jeff McMullen
Experience three unique approaches to circuit and interval training with three dynamic master trainers, Abbie, Irene, and Jeff in a sampler class that highlights the versatility and effectiveness of the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline and plyometric/power training accessories. Learn how to utilize the perfect low-impact exercise modality to develop, speed, agility, core strength and balance. This cutting-edge program is an event you can’t miss! (FR2F) (course outline)

KILLER KETTLE WEIGHTS with Jeff Howard
Join Jeff in this extremely intensive workout, Fun and fast paced taking your fitness enthusiasts to the next level. Killer Kettle bell trains, cardio and explosive strength, See how this class can push you and allow you to achieve that 3 dimensional workout! Ideal for group format, or one on one. (FR2G) (course outline)

AQUA CORE TRAINING with Manuel Velazquez
Resistance training using core stabilization never was more refreshing. The water is the perfect medium to explore and improve dynamic balance, strength, agility and coordination. We'll take advantage of water properties in this workout using buoyancy and drag without equipment. Learn how to use training intensity, alignment, muscle involvement and muscle integration in this efficient total body workout. (FR2H) (course outline)

MORE CONNECTIONS IN THE POOL with Jen Keet, MS
Create, strengthen, and foster better relationships with your class members. Explore ways to make your students feel more supported and welcomed into your aquatic workout experience. Discover new ways to interact with your participants that help build stronger relationships. Explore the ways that you can create the connection between movements and music to enhance the physical workout. (FR2I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: SHLOC (SH*T LOAD OF CLIMBING) with Keli Roberts
This workshop is based on Schwinn® Master Trainer Keli Roberts’ own weekend team workouts by the same name, battled out in the hills of Pasadena, CA. It offers a primer on outdoor climbing and explains how it translates to indoor cycling. Then, Keli shows you how to apply this knowledge to keep climb-themed classes energized and effective. You’ll learn to authentically recreate four types of terrain, from rolling hills to long sustained grades, and discover how power measurement on the Schwinn® MPower Consoles with Watts can be used to improve indoor fitness and outdoor performance all the while motivating riders to embrace a ShLOC! (FR2J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: BURN YOUR LAST MATCH! with Douglas Brooks, MS and Adam Reid
Anaerobic interval training is an effective way to help your riders blast through fitness plateaus, build power and speed--and torch calories. Learn appropriate measurement, recovery time and cues to keep your interval training programs scientifically-smart, fun and your riders injury-free. Leverage the dynamic "turning" and "banking" movements, exclusive to the RealRyder® Indoor Cycle – and walk away with 3 distinct interval workouts that you can teach the very next day! (Heart rate monitor a must!) (FR2K) (course outline)

PERSONALIZED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE FOOT & ANKLE with Lenny Parracino, FAFS
The foot demonstrates tremendous stability while it is mobile and provides for tremendous mobility while it is stabile; to simplify this complexity we will share a principle, strategy, technique process thus empowering you to assess and address foot/ankle function. This interactive seminar will help you better understand the foot/ankle and its relationship to the whole client. (FR2L) (course outline)

KEYWORD SEARCH: METABOLISM, FAT, ABS, BUTTS & THIGHS with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
As a population obsessed with weight loss, the mere thought or mention of ‘metabolism’, ‘fat’, ‘abs’, ‘butts’ and ‘thighs’ grabs attention. And because of this rising popularity, mass confusion exists surrounding the proper methods to successfully train for these goals. Join this session to learn the facts, to differentiate myth from reality, and to be able to educate and implement effective programs to achieve the elusive ‘metabolic boost’, ‘fat burn’, and ‘firm thighs, abs and butt’. (LECTURE) (FR2M) (course outline)

ARTISTIC & SCIENTIFIC: THE NEW ERA OF EXERCISE RX with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
This presentation is a "must see" for fitness pro's wanting to recharge their batteries for exercise prescription. Walk away with the latest research on alternative exercise prescriptions. Think "outside the box" on social concepts and personal motivators for exercise adherence. Discuss motivation for different levels of fitness, "fitness desire," and fitness personalities. Training clients is challenging for everyone, and we need to provide clients—and us—with motivated, "fresh" workouts using objective and subjective methods of prescription. (FR2N) (course outline)

CREATING THE ULTIMATE MEMBER EXPERIENCE with Shawn Stewart
What is your company’s greatest liability? What is your company’s greatest asset? Having the wrong people can be your greatest liability, yet having the RIGHT people can be your greatest asset and is necessary to give your members the Ultimate Experience. In this session you will learn how to hire the right people based on your company’s core values, develop your staff through training, coaching, feed-back and reward systems and leave this session with breakthrough customer service concepts and techniques. (LECTURE) (FR2O) (course outline)

(If you choose this session, then 1:15pm - 2:15pm will be your expo and lunch break.)

R.I.P.P.E.D – THE ONE STOP BODY SHOCK® with Randi Moser and Malea Anderson
R.I.P.P.E.D.-The One Stop Body Shock® is a "Plateau Proof Fitness Formula" that masterfully combines Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, and Endurance training in a 50-minute workout. The program is rounded off with a full service online Diet and Nutrition tool. You are guaranteed to lose pounds and inches, increase your metabolism, sculpt lean muscles, and improve overall cardio vascular performance. While at the same time feel your energy and strength go through the roof, and have a blast doing it. Plus a sneak peak at the new Kids fitness program that is taking communities by storm...RIPPED 4 Kids! (FR3A) (course outline)

NIA FUSION FITNESS with Carol Argo
Join Carol, Nia Black Belt teacher for an amazing total body workout. Nia draws from the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Explore and learn new ways of teaching and moving. Experience a unique combination of 52 moves that correspond with the main areas of the body: the base, the core and the upper extremities. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music in more than 45 countries. Be prepared for fun and sweat! (FR3D) (course outline)

CARDIO*COMBAT*CORE*STRENGTH with Jeff McMullen
Join Jeff for this FUSION of cardio kickboxing and body weight based strength conditioning and standing core based work without every sitting down. Kick, punch, plank, push and lift your body in endless combinations, sequences, directions and planes that will leave your head spinning with endless possibilities and ideas to take home and utilize for any level fitness class. Fine tune your training and teaching skills by artfully linking seamless transitions of cardio, weight bearing exercises and core and raise the bar in fitness conditioning you can offer your classes and personal training clientele and leave them clamoring for more, more, more! (FR3G) (course outline)

RHYTHM RAPIDS 2 with Jen Keet, MS
People love to work out to a great beat. This session teaches you how to incorporate music from around the world and diverse dance styles into the water. Using world rhythms and the principles of water, we create a fun and exciting workout that will leave you smiling. (FR3H) (course outline)

HYDRO YO-CHI with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Discussion and practical application will be applied to learning the basics behind both T'ai Chi and general hatha yoga asanas. Next, the Yo-Chi program will be introduced, cycling adaptable power yoga asanas with T'ai short form for release of lactate produced during yoga postures. The mind-body effect produced is completely complemented and balance by these two forms of fitness. (FR3I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: THE X FACTOR with Jay Blahnik
Everyone knows that a great cycling instructor should be well-trained, motivating, inspiring and a dynamic coach. What are those characteristics that are harder to define that set the exceptional instructors apart from all the rest? In this workshop, you will learn what some of the important eXtras are that can take your coaching to the next level, and how to perfect your use of these skills in your own settings with your own students. Be inspired, and amplify the X Factor in your teaching and your classes! (FR3J) (course outline)

DRINK UP! THE SCIENCE OF HYDRATION with Mike Bracko, EdD, FASCM
What do we tell our clients about hydration – “Copious and Clear” is what we should be telling them. In this “flowing” session we will learn how drinking fluids can not only improve performance, but according to some studies proper hydration can reduce the risk of certain diseases, infections, kidney stones, and possibly even some cancers. We will discuss how hydration can come from a variety of fluids and that daily intake varies according to fitness activity, sport participation, and living in a warm climate. Leave this session with practical types to help our clients improve their hydration for performance and health. (FR3M) (course outline)

SPORT STRENGTH: TWIST METHODS FOR CHEST/BACK/LEGS/SHOULDERS with Peter Twist, MSc
Learn how to improve an athlete's ability to transfer force from the legs through the core to the upper body, enabling them to produce greater force through skilled movement and sequential firing of the kinetic chain. Twist Methods use an integrated approach, incorporating movement and balance to better allow the body to express, absorb, dissipate and transfer force to better meet the demands of sport and daily life. A highly popular session extracted from Twist Methods digital and live certification courses, designed to drive up strength and skillfulness using exercises constructed to unify the body’s linked system and teach muscles to fire sequentially across joints to sum power through the kinetic chain, optimizing transfer into real life situations. (LECTURE) (FR3O) (course outline)

(If you choose this session, then 11:30am - 12:30am will be your expo and lunch break.)

2013 STRONG HEALTHY BACK with Leslee Bender
Most people think back training is limited to lat rows and how they should look aesthetically, not how they should be functionally. Millions of Americans suffer from back pain and injuries due to poor bio-mechanics, sitting for long periods of time, bad posture and above all, ‘bad’ core training techniques at home and in classes! This session will give you the tools to look at how to structurally train the back for function and injury prevention. Ultimately, back pain will stop you dead in your tracks, so come and learn how to train a strong and healthy back for life! (FR3B) (course outline)

SPRI STEP360: STRENGTH VIIT with Abbie Appel
Train the building blocks of strength and performance. Progressive phases of exercises and increasing demands of intensity will move from foundation-to-performance. Then, utilize metabolic conditioning cycles that incorporate an effective “3-2-1” format of energy system overload. Learn how high intensity intervals using 3 planes of motion, 6 phases of conditioning and 0 rest performed using the Step360 Pro balance trainer will provide an integrated strength training challenge. This workout develops stabilization and integration of total body muscular strength/endurance while increasing output and burning calories. (FR3C) (course outline)

DYNAMAX™ MEDICINE BALL: THE ULTIMATE SMALL GROUP TRAINING TOOL with Laura Cisneros
Maximize your small group training potential with the Dynamax Medicine Ball. Leverage the dynamic interaction of partner-based workouts to create a cooperative and motivational environment that keeps everyone engaged and working hard. Learn how to effectively integrate coordinated power and speed training, which is lacking in most small group programming. (FR3E) (course outline)

FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER with Debbie Gleeson
You watch MTV and VH1. You love the moves, the music and the magic of this amazing dance style. You've thought about teaching cardio dance but didn't know where to begin. Well, look no further: The Flirty Girl Fitness Dance program is everything you want and more. Our popular, easy to learn dance moves provide the perfect combination of cardio and strength training. You will feel like you’re part of a music video rather than in a cardio-crazy, core-chiseling, booty-toning, arm-sculpting workout class. (FR3F) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RE-CYCLE…CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! with Douglas Brooks, MS & Adam Reid
Planning your classes should be simple and fun. Learn how to create and re-cycle class profiles and grow a rich library of creative workouts to choose from each week. RealRyder’s unique ‘RydeProfile Class Planning Template’ shows you how to bring real road profiles inside the classroom while maximizing teaching options. Learn to shine as a strong teacher, and instruct a class that’s uniquely YOU without hiding behind music and other “props!” Ryde Real! (Heart rate monitor highly recommended.) (FR3K) (course outline)

AQUATIC EXERCISE EXCELLENCE with Sara Kooperman, JD
Your pool is your most expensive piece of equipment. Learn how to maximize your return on this investment. Learn how to take a program that is "all wet" and have it gleam with excellence. Take your dying aquatics program and resuscitate it with alternative aquatic programming, instructor training techniques, leadership and motivational tools to create a profitable vertical aquatic exercise program. Leave with some great strategic marketing tools and several programming protocols to turn your pool into a profit center, and those aqua-phobes into aqua-FANS! (LECTURE) (FR3L) (course outline)

THE BUSINESS OF LES MILLS GRIT: SMALL GROUP TRAINING AS A REVENUE STREAM FOR YOUR FACILITY with Jenn Seifert
Small Group Training has been growing in popularity in the last few years, but many facilities have struggled with the development and implementation of a strong, profitable program. This session will help you learn to calculate the business value of Small Group and give you some great tips for implementing and tracking a program through to business success. A must for any personal trainer/manager/operator interested in exploring the small group training space and/or adding a new Revenue stream for their facility. (LECTURE) (FR3N) (course outline)

P90X + YOU = POWERFUL BRAND with Jacob McLendon & Angel Santiago
Experience a P90X remix first hand and Learn the science behind the number one home fitness program that's making it way into health clubs across the nation. Learn how to implement into personal training, small group, and group x programming. Discover the power of the brand P90X. (FR4A) (course outline)

ZUMBA ® TONING with Adriana Carr
What's intense, easy to follow and is a fantastic workout? Zumba® Toning – The Workout. Learn how to sculpt and tone your body by incorporating the hottest and most challenging choreography using the Zumba® Toning Sticks. The Zumba® Toning Workout will get your heart and muscles pumping while you are dancing to the new Zumba® routines. This class is your opportunity to expand your fitness knowledge in a fun and brand new way! (FR4B) (course outline)

MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Madonna said it best. Music inspires, motivates and empowers, and is one of the most compelling variables in your studio. Think of the feeling you get when the song you thoughtfully picked creates a surge of energy in the room. Music can be the fun factor that keeps your class packed. With technology changing like a hem line, there are so many ways to purchase your music and put your signature on your class. Explore the latest trends in music, all the ways to purchase music, and what the future holds. (FR4C) (course outline)

AGILITY, QUICKNESS AND REACTIVITY: TWIST METHODS with Peter Twist, MSc
Every Sport Conditioning Specialist searches for proven results oriented skills and drills for Multi Directional Movement, giving them a step on their opponents - the Competitive Edge. What every athlete wants. Functional Trainers use Multi Directional drills to ready their clients for a vibrant life with the metabolic cost and caloric expenditure that helps them look good, feel good move well, have fun. Optimal performance is dependent on effective and efficient movement. Learn set up, coaching cues, common errors, and progressions for single leg, double leg, acceleration, deceleration, lateral movements, stride power, vertical jump drills! (FR4D) (course outline)

BOSU®: ACCELERATE AND ELEVATE with Douglas Brooks, MS
Elevate your workout with high-intensity training that focuses on speed, agility, balance, power and plyometrics. Using the BOSU® Balance Trainer and BOSU® Stax, you will learn brand new ways to super-charge your training and amplify athleticism for all levels of fitness. Learn dynamic movement patterns that progress in intensity and complexity while incorporating variations in height. Come prepared to be challenged with advanced training techniques, enhance your exercise library, and accelerate results! (FR4E) (course outline)

JUMPSPORT®: TNT TRAMPOLINE-N-TUBING with Abbie Appel
This dynamite cardio/strength circuit combines the low-impact cardio benefits of the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline with muscle-building strength benefits of resistance tubing. By anchoring tubing to the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline, this compact workout which utilizes little space and time, reveals "bound"-less ideas to provide the most effective group program. (FR4F) (course outline)

THE ULTIMATE LIGHT KETTLE WEIGHT WORKOUT with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Learn how to create an intense total-body workout developing strength and endurance that only results from kettle bell style training. Soft training techniques are appropriate for use in group settings with light-weight kettle bells. The fluid range of motion resulting from the acceleration and control of this ageless training tool allows you to work through a wide range of planes of motion, offering your clients and classes a fresh and powerful training technique to achieve a complete fitness experience. (FR4G) (course outline)

WATER YOGA with Carol Argo
The lengthening poses of yoga take naturally to the pool. Experience a blend of static and flow movements. Enhance flexibility, strength, breathing and body awareness while connecting the mind and body. Includes a creative blend of traditional postures; Warrior, Eagle, Cobra, 1/2 Moon, Tree and more. The wall becomes the floor while performing the Sun Salutation. This program appeals to a wide spectrum of ages and fitness levels. (FR4H) (course outline)

WATERinMOTION®: WAVE 12: GO WITH THE FLOW with Sara Kooperman, JD, Jen Keet, MS, Jeff McMullen & Manuel Velazquez
Enjoy fun, doable and fantastic WATERinMOTION® choreography to grow your aqua programming. WATERinMOTION® 12 is our newest addition to this aquatic exercise series! Perfect for all participants, learn how to accommodate special populations using progressions and regressions to tailor-fit this hot new program to every client. See how intensity intervals can challenge all participants while working within their respective limits, with easier to learn and carefully refined choreography - catch the wave! Don't Miss WAVE 9, 10 and 11 and take your aqua classes to the next level - the variety is sure to WOW you! (FR4I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: STAYING POWER with Gregg Cook
Inspired by Schwinn® Master Trainer Gregg Cook’s success teaching up to 20 sold out indoor cycling classes per week throughout New York City, this workshop will show you how to build and deliver rides with staying power. Learn to create ONE ride template you can teach to everyone from uptown to downtown all while avoiding personal coaching burn out. Gregg will cover class planning, music use and selection and share tips for how to read your riders’ energy and anticipate the group’s needs in the moment to coach each class to their full potential. (FR4J) (course outline)

PERSONALIZED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE CORE with Lenny Parracino, FAFS
The thoracic spine is a functional THREE dimensional cage capable or reacting, compensating and causing significant reactions in all parts of the body-in fact it is the CORE to core training. It is essential to understand how to assess and address its function. This course will cover a live demonstration of function, assessment and exercise recommendations specific to the thoracic spine as it relates to the individual. (FR4L) (course outline)

METABOLIC TRAINING: DO WE REALLY NEED CARDIO? with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
Trainers and our clients are obsessed with “Cardio, Cardio, Cardio.” Whether it’s traditional cardiovascular training or HIIT, there is a perception that we have to do some kind of cardio training in order to make our training program complete. But isn’t any kind of exercise a form of cardio training? Resistance training, for instance, could be called cardio because heart rate increases and we burn a lot of calories. Let Mike Bracko take you down a path of enlightenment to discover the benefits of non-traditional “cardio” training and the benefits of alternative forms of exercise. (FR4M) (course outline)

SECRETS OF THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL HEALTH CLUBS with Phillip Mills
The world's greatest health clubs do one main thing incredibly well: they motivate their members to attend the gym. "Attendance is the most important metric in any facility," says Phillip Mills. In this session, Mills distills four decades of research and experience to reveal the secrets to getting your members to keep coming back - and how you can build on attendance to create a positive cycle of member retention, word-of-mouth advertising and more sales. Mills focuses on driving attendance, and shows how all elements of a facility's offer can build an irresistible package. (LECTURE) (FR4N) (course outline)

CREATING A CUSTOMER FOCUSED MEMBER RETENTION PROGRAM THAT WORKS with Shawn Stewart
In this session you will learn how to create a results driven “Express line" system, how to train using HIST principles and how to train and develop Floor Instructors to get member’s results while building lasting relationships. Walk away with an understanding of the benefits of the 5 step Face2Face Retention Program and interventions to keep members from quitting your club. (LECTURE) (FR4O) (course outline)

CARDIO MASH UP with Mindy Mylrea
What would you get if you mixed steady state, HIIT, TABATA, and strength/cardio drills together in one class. You would have the most amazing cardio Mash up Party ever. This is exactly what we will doin Cardio Mash up! Cardio intensity intervals are combined with cutting edge fitness drills and games to create this breathless bash. Experience cardio in all sorts of wild ways to excite your students and to keep them challenged and coming back for more. (FR5A) (course outline)

BODYCOMBAT®: SMACK DOWN CORE WORKOUT with Josef Matthews & Jericho McDuffie
Discover how you can select moves and sequence your workout to provide MAXIMUM Core engagement during your workouts. In addition to learning how to integrate these types of contractions into your own martial arts workout, you’ll get to experience the ultra-intense core workout our own Program Directors use to keep their cores in top presenting shape.(FR5B) (course outline)

SPRI IGNITE PERFORMANCE TRAINING with Brian Nunez
Train your athletes and clients with this proven methodology, born and developed at IMG Academy over the past 30 years, and utilized by the best athletes, coaches & trainers around the world. This workshop focuses on a customizable integrated approach to performance training that incorporates "Balance, Movement & Strength", meeting the demands of sport, recreation and life. Making all athletes better requires professional trainers and instructors to understand assessment, evaluation and programming for achieving their goals & objectives. This session will provide a solid hands-on understanding of the proper "Train to Improve, Train to Gain & Train to Perform" progressions for athletes. (FR5C) (course outline)

MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY Presented by Trigger Point Performance Therapy
Gain a clear understanding of the association of the Ultimate 6 areas of the body and their effect on biomechanics. Recover quickly and increase range of motion by using Myofascial Compression Techniques. We will explain the human biomechanical chain and demonstrate how our patented Trigger Point Performance tools and techniques can be implemented into your daily routine to increase biomechanical efficiency and ultimately performance. (FR5D) (course outline)

BOSU® HIIT EXTREME 2013 with Keli Roberts
Intense, focused, efficient, challenging, rewarding, and jam packed with action from start to finish. Learn the science of high intensity interval training and its application to both fitness and sport. Take home a variety of short, plug-n-play high intensity interval sequences that are realistic for both high level athletes and mere mortals, and are guaranteed to raise your heart rate, fitness level, calorie expenditure and the FUN factor! (FR5E) (course outline)

ADVANCED BALANCE STRATEGIES-FACT, FICTION, FUNCTION with Dr. Evan Osar
Whether you train the client that has poor balance, the client recovering from an injury, or the client that simply wants to improve performance, all clients need balance. While methods can be argued, one fact remains paramount – if you want to improve balance in your client, you must improve their foot mechanics. This session will focus on the key concepts to improving balance – from the foot up while outlining a corrective exercise strategy based on the principles of function. (FR5F) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHT BASIC TRAINING with Jeff McMullen
This workshop will help decipher the what, why, how and when of kettle weight lifting to address two predominant profiles that a personal trainer is likely to encounter. Skill development is based on 3 important Pillars: Structural Integrity, Movement Skills and Work Capacity will be emphasized. (FR5G) (course outline)

H2O PROBLEM CHILD – MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF DIFFICULT WATER FITNESS PARTICIPANTS with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
We all have them and we dread seeing them. They are the water class participants who absorb your enthusiasm and lead you to question your teaching abilities. In many cases, there is a superstar participant lying dormant underneath that rough exterior. This workshop will examine the most common types of problem participants, and suggest techniques for unlocking their potential. Additionally, we will try a few “fun, team-building” water class techniques to get those talkers, haters, and distracters interested and engaged! (LECTURE) (FR5H) (course outline)

¡AY CARAMBA! AQUA with Manuel Velazquez
¡Ay Caramba! Aqua is the aqua version of the land session you know and love! Ay Caramba is a Latin expression of utter enthusiasm. This course is an explosive exploration of authentic Latin movement from around the world. Learn the simplest, 5-part S.M.A.R.T. method for implementing Latin styles like tango, samba, merengue or cumbia into your routines, while experiencing the hottest Latin music made just for ¡Ay Caramba Aqua! (FR5I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: HELEN VANDERBURG’S RIDE RIGHT™ 2-FOR-1 with Helen Vanderburg
Every Schwinn Master Trainer brings something unique to the bike and the mic. This workshop shines the spotlight on Helen Vanderburg’s own personal RIDE RIGHT™ style. Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation and incredible energy. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as Helen walks you through two comprehensive handouts. One with all the components of the ride you just experienced, and a second, complete class plan broken down with music, cues, and imagery, so you’ll be able to recreate both rides at home. It’s the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (FR5J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: SHUT UP LEGS! with Douglas Brooks, MS & Adam Reid
Professional cyclist Jens Voigt best describes with the exclamation “Shut up legs!”--what to tell your legs when you think there’s no more. Experience what it takes to build strong and powerful climbing technique and how to conquer any hill. Take a challenging uphill journey that includes turning, steering and balancing along 20 steep switchbacks. This leg burning, heart pumping, “give it all you’ve got” profile will help any level rider develop stamina and grit! (FR5K) (course outline)

PERSONALIZED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE HIP with Lenny Parracino, FAFS
This hands-on workshop will address the functional anatomy of the hip and explore useful assessment techniques the health professional can successfully use to determine the action of the hip and its chain reaction throughout the whole body. The attendee will gain an understanding of the expected biomechanical reactions of movement and some of the common compensations through these assessment tools. (FR5L) (course outline)

MEALS & MUSINGS with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Lawrence's latest book takes traditional recipes from around the world and reproduces them, both traditionally and with more healthy options. In this cooking demo session, he will demonstrate the ease of one-pot snacks and meals for busy people. Explore current trends of whole-food, raw food, slow & sustainable food, and discuss what fit people REALLY eat. From raw salads to simple meals to decadent desserts, this session is for those who love to eat and want to learn some simple, international twists on meals. This book’s profits benefit Lawrence's charity. (LECTURE) (FR5M) (course outline)

UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL: TOP 10 GUARDRAILS TO BUILD LEADERS + TOP 10 TO REPLICATE YOURSELF with Peter Twist, MSc
You are passionate about helping others improve their lives, constantly striving for change! Running a personal trainer business is difficult to sustain, and if you want to impact more people and get paid beyond your hourly availability, very challenging. Take home the top 10 activators to exceeding your potential, and the top 10 ways to replicate yourself, grow your business, and expand your personal impact to springboard your growth. Unlock your potential, reach new heights in your career, and be an industry leader! (LECTURE) (FR5N) (course outline)

ENGAGE…IGNITE…EMPOWER…® with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
What differentiates great trainers from good trainers? It is their ability to engage individuals to build rapport, ignite their passion to create a vision for change, and then empower them to self-sufficiency and success. These skill sets transcend far beyond exercise science and is an art form involving the much-needed skills in rapport-building, key communication skills, motivational interviewing, overcoming ambivalence and resistance, and building self-efficacy. Join this session and learn key coaching strategies to empower clients. Rise above the mediocrity of others and learn how to better impact your client’s life. (FR5O) (course outline)

2013 TRI-PLANE PILATES with Leslee Bender
Tired of lying on the floor? It is time to get vertical and experience authentic human movement against gravity? You will utilize props to enhance the core from the ground up in all three dimensions to train the body for better strength and flexibility in the way we were meant to move. This session is a modern approach to Pilates training that will never over utilize the hip flexors causing back or neck pain or even injuries! This session is based on applied functional science and not one to miss! MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA® ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6D) (course outline)

DYNAMAX MASTER CLASS with Laura Cisneros
Join us for 60 minutes of high intensity muscle crushing medball mayhem. Come shred that winter coat with the Dynamax Pro Team. Learn the secrets professional coaches use to build top athletes and get your butt kicked. Ab sculpting, full body, full tilt master class. If you've got what it takes, come play with the masters. The ball's in your court! Ka-BOOM! (FR6E) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: ALL-STAR MPOWER WORKOUT! with Julz Arney, Gregg Cook, Mindy Mylrea, Keli Roberts & Jeffrey Scott
Don't miss THE ride of the weekend taught by a team of five of Schwinn's most popular trainers. Watch out, because they’re bringing their “A-Game” just for you! Come ride on the new Schwinn® AC Performance Bike with the MPower™ Console with Watts and see how measuring wattage, speed, distance, heart rate and calories will completely revolutionize your workout. You’ll experience five unique approaches to using measurement as motivation as each trainer showcases his or her best coaching, visualization, cueing and style. MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA® ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6J) (course outline)

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ADDRESS - PANEL DISCUSSION with Lawrence Biscontini, MA, Fabio Comana, MA, MS & Sara Kooperman, JD
Meet with industry experts in group fitness, personal training, nutrition and club operations to learn and discuss where our industry is now, the challenges we are facing in today's market, and where our future lies. An open forum will be part of this session, where you can address the experts and hear first-hand the best practices that exist today. Panel will address the state of the industry, its future, and action plans that you can take away to enhance your operation. (LECTURE) FREE MASTERCLASS. FREE WINE & CHEESE PROVIDED. (FR6M) (course outline)

BOOTY CAMP with Mindy Mylrea
You have heard of Boot Camp but have you ever heard of Booty camp for the Bun and legs? Take your below the belt classes to camp with this whole new approach to Buns and legs training – circuit style. You will experience the best lower body station ideas on the planet and then you will hook up with a buddy, team, or just survive solo for a lower body challenge that is booty crazy. (SA1A) (course outline)

BODYCOMBAT®: EVOLUTION with Josef Matthews & Jericho McDuffie
Martial Arts is one of the hottest categories in Group Fitness – take a journey through the evolution of different styles of Martial Arts from dance-based to discipline-based including a sneak peak at Les Mills COMBAT, a new entry into the direct-to-consumer space. You’ll get moves you can bring back to your own classes and a great workout to boot! (SA1B ) (course outline)

SPRI STEP360: VIIT CIRCUIT CHALLENGE with Abbie Appel
Get energized with a circuit challenge to inspire peak performance. Small to large groups will benefit from progressive phases of exercises and increasing demands of intensity going from foundation-to-performance. Then, utilize metabolic conditioning cycles with multiple equipment options that incorporate an effective “3-2-1” format of energy system overload. Learn how high intensity intervals using 3 planes of motion, 6 phases of conditioning and 0 rest performed using the Step360 Pro balance trainer will provide an integrated cardiovascular, strength and core training challenge. This workout improves cardiovascular capacity, caloric expenditure, muscular strength, endurance and power, while building stabilization and athletic performance. (SA1C) (course outline)

STEEL PILATES with Jeff Howard
This Pilates inspired workout is designed to improve strength, endurance and definition for the entire body. Steel Pilates is a class with emphasis on new ideas, progression and regression making your workouts all-encompassing and user friendly. This workout is ideal for group exercise and personal training fitness professionals. (SA1D) (course outline)

BOSU® MIND-BODY FUSION with Helen Vanderburg
This unique fusion of Yoga and Pilates inspired movement sequences uses the BOSU® Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball to build strength, balance and flexibility while creating greater body awareness in a mindful atmosphere of moving meditation. Experience fresh and dynamic exercises that work in both group fitness and personal training settings. You will learn to teach a full class that fuses Yoga and Pilates, as well as how to split the exercise sequences for separate Pilates or Yoga inspired workouts. Prepare to be challenged with advanced training techniques and new ideas! (SA1E) (course outline)

JUMPSPORT®: “HOW TO DO“ SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Small group training has increased in popularity, up from 43% to 76% in 2011 alone! Trainers are drawn to it because it saves time, is cost-effective and equals MORE $$$ per session. BUT... if you want to be successful in small-group training, you need to think of yourself as a group leader rather than a personal trainer. Using the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline and PlyoFit™ Adapter Kit, I will show you how to make this training sensation work for your clients and small group boot camps for increased client load and most importantly-client retention. (SA1F) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHT HIIT IT! with Jeff McMullen
Learn the concepts of integrating a fusion approach to intelligent kettlebell lifting and dynamic, integrated body weight movements that double the trouble and training effect for your one-on-one and small group training settings. Mix-n-match sequencing, proper formatting and technique, as well as music interface will all be explored in this CORE de FORCE fitness extravaganza! (SA1G) (course outline)

AQUA KICKBOXING CHOREOGRAPHY AND NOTHING BUT! with Melissa Layne, MEd
Aqua kickboxing doesn’t have to mean standing in one place and throwing repetitive jabs and stationary kicks. How about some combinations that move you through the water and up the calorie burn? Front, side, back, diagonal and even in a circle. It’s past time to take your kickboxing out of the box and into the entire pool! (SA1H) (course outline)

KEEPING IT FRESH with Jen Keet, MS
Ever stand up to teach and think, “If I see another Jumping Jack , I’ll throw up!”? This fun, interactive aqua session will challenge you to look at teaching in a different way with new purpose and direction. This will up-skill your teaching and presentation skills whether you teach in the water, on the deck, or both. Discover how to make any move or movement pattern feel brand new. This is a great place to come if you have ever felt in a rut. (SA1I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING:GREGG COOK’S RIDE RIGHT™ 2-FOR-1 with Gregg Cook
Every Schwinn Master Trainer brings something unique to the bike and the mic. This workshop shines the spotlight on Gregg Cook’s own personal RIDE RIGHT™ style. Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation and incredible energy. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as Gregg walks you through two comprehensive handouts. One with all the components of the ride you just experienced, and a second, complete class plan broken down with music, cues, and imagery, so you’ll be able to recreate both rides at home. It’s the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (SA1J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RE-CYCLE…CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! with Douglas Brooks, MS and Adam Reid
Planning your classes should be simple and fun. Learn how to create and re-cycle class profiles and grow a rich library of creative workouts to choose from each week. RealRyder’s unique ‘RydeProfile Class Planning Template’ shows you how to bring real road profiles inside the classroom while maximizing teaching options. Learn to shine as a strong teacher, and instruct a class that’s uniquely YOU without hiding behind music and other “props!” Ryde Real! (Heart rate monitor highly recommended.) (SA1K) (course outline)

REGULAR TO RIPPED: HIIT THE NEW FAT BURNING ZONE with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
HIIT is the rage in fitness, but is there more to it than short duration - high intensity exercise? The answer is yes. In fact HIIT may be the new fat burning zone! We all know Tabata and how it has been packaged to be the ultimate HIIT work-out. This session will enlighten and broaden the level of knowledge about HIIT and how we can use it to improve fitness, burn fat, and marketing strategies for all forms of HIIT. (LECTURE) (SA1L) (course outline)

THE HORMONAL MATRIX with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Matrix or mess? How do we make sense of all the hormones that govern hunger, appetite, metabolism and exercise, and how do we positively influence them to effectively manage weight, lose weight, build muscle or improve performance. This research roundup will clear the muddied waters and map out a blueprint to successfully understand the effects of hormones on nutrition, weight management and exercise, and how to positively influence them. (LECTURE) (SA1M) (course outline)

TRAINING DEPARTMENT’S GOAL: DELIVER THE ULTIMATE FITNESS EXPERIENCE with Nick Osborne
Most Owners/Managers of personal training departments don’t realize that their employees focus on exercise and can’t figure out why that narrow of a focus has only gotten most gyms less than 5 people out of every 100 to buy training at their gym. Potential Clients have both tremendous expectations and some negative perceptions when it comes to Personal Training. Personal Trainers need to learn how to over-deliver with a complete training & coaching system focusing on your Client’s in and out of the gym needs. (LECTURE) (SA1N) (course outline)

THE BUSINESS OF PERSONAL TRAINING with Rich Drengberg
In this session, you will learn four secrets to increase your Personal Training revenue and increase your margins. Walk away with the knowledge of how to set up your Personal Training structure and compensation, how to create a culture that drives revenue and member results, how to gain more trainers and more profits and learn the proper way to educate the trainers. (LECTURE) (SA1O) (course outline)

THE LB METHOD: FASCINATING PARADOXES OF FITNESS in a MIND-BODY WORLD with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Join Lawrence, one of the most awarded fitness professionals in our industry, for a look at a mindful way to improve the overall quality of life with SIX SIMPLE words. Fusing concepts from all of the elite faculty of SCW presenters and programs, this chat simplifies and unites the world of the mindful movement message. A "paradox" is a contradiction that is nevertheless true, and we will explore amazingly true fitness paradoxes that bring an inherent sense of empowerment . Perhaps you've never seen the world through this sort of approach, and you will leave excited, empowered, and enlightened. (course outline)

CORE CAMP with Mindy Mylrea
You have heard of Boot Camp but have you ever heard of Core camp for the Core? Take your core classes to camp with this whole new approach to belly and back training – circuit style. You will experience the best core station ideas on the planet and then you will hook up with a buddy, team, or just survive solo for a total body challenge that is core crazy.(SA2A) (course outline)

GROUP RX: RIP with Wendy Dale, MS & Anja Garcia
Want to get ripped? Group Rx RIP is a pre-choreographed barbell program designed to improve strength, endurance, and definition. Inject excitement into your classes with motivating music and effective weight room exercises. Group Rx gives you all the tools; we've done all the work, now put your personal stamp on it and get ripped! (SA2B) (course outline)

SPRI XT FUSION with Brian Nunez
Introduce your body to a whole new X-Training interval circuit experience. This high intensity metabolic conditioning circuit incorporates aerobic, anaerobic, and super aerobic intensity levels by incorporating progressive Step360, body weight suspension, kettlebell and ropes training moves. Elevate your heart rate, burn calories, and build muscle, creating that strong, lean body that you, your members, and clients desire. (SA2C) (course outline)

YOGA WITH A TWIST with Sara Kooperman, JD
Enjoy this rhythmic yoga class which focuses on yoga poses that rotate. Put to 8 count music, this non-traditional yoga program mixes classic poses with a fluid array of position variations to leave both beginning and intermediate instructors a with a fun, new twist. (SA2D) (course outline)

DYNAMAX™ MED BALL BOOT CAMP with Laura Cisneros
Experience the power of movement-based Dynamax™ training in a hard-hitting boot camp format. You'll learn the cornerstone movements and key combinations that are creating buzz, and discover a perfect fit for your boot camp. Timed intervals of strength to ball work drive calorie demand and blast your core. Scalable from beginner to advanced, this class format is an absolute winner. (SA2E) (course outline)

JUMPSPORT®: BOUNCE ATHLETIC SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING with Jeff McMullen
The BOUNCE is back and it’s time to give total athletic training a new twist! Simulate true sport-specific training utilizing your own body weight, battling ropes, medicine balls, kettle bells, the JumpSport® Fitness Trampoline and the new PlyoFit™ Adapter Kit. Great for all fitness levels and abilities, learn to teach new sport-specific sequences that are multi-planar, CORE based and FUN – a time efficient technique that guarantees results and revives you with fresh, new ideas, sure to enhance your students’ or small group training clients’ sports training regimes. Put on your best game face and give your fee based programming a BOOST! (SA2F) (course outline)

THE INTEGRATIVE MOVEMENT SYSTEM™ APPROACH TO IMPROVING HIP FUNCTION IN THE BABY BOOMER & SENIOR POPULATIONS with Dr. Evan Osar
The baby boomer and senior populations need our services! Not only do they want to stay healthy, baby boomer and seniors are the largest consumers of health and fitness services. Not so ironically, they also present with the most challenging conditions such as arthritis, chronic pain, and joint replacements. Discover the fundamental strategies required to develop safe and effective exercise programs for the baby boomer and senior populations. (SA2G) (course outline)

TABATA WATER with Jeff Howard
Let’s try to change the body through water. Join in the trend that is hitting land like a storm. You will discover what HIIT stands for and if you can endure it with this simple yet challenging workout! (SA2H) (course outline)

AOL: YOU'VE GOT MALE: AQUATIC OUTBREAKS OF LAWRENCE with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Take your water training classes to the next level by combining both interval training and aquatic dance, incorporating the noodle at all times as both our resistance tool and choreography aid. This will give you water dance choreography, ideas for reaching anaerobic training interval OUTBREAK effects, and great partner possibilities. The theoretical segment explores maximizing aquatic interval training. (SA2I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: ALL THE RIGHT CUES with Julz Arney
Great indoor cycling instructors have a stash of dead-on cues that engage, incite and even surprise their classes. And these instructors know what to say and how to say it in ways that push riders to places they didn’t know they could go! Come learn how to create impactful cues for every situation and then experience their effects first-hand in a live workout. You’ll go home with the skills you need to deliver memorable class moments, a list of the Schwinn Master Trainers’ most powerful one-liners, and an audio CD with seven podcasts of Schwinn’s top trainers cueing through their favorite rides to keep you inspired. (SA2J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! With Douglas Brooks, MS and Adam Reid
After twenty years of consistent stationary cycle design, the introduction of the RealRyder® Cycle has changed indoor bike technology forever. This ryde encourages, teaches and rewards good form and proper pedal stroke, while ryders experience the actions and benefits of turning, leaning and balancing. This workshop builds on the history of indoor cycling, giving instructors a glimpse into the RealRyder methodology and teaching system. The future of indoor cycling is here. Join the revolution! (SA2K) (course outline)

CARDIO REINVENTED with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Do your programs fail to hit weight loss goals or push athletes through plateaus? Blame it on older standardized programming guidelines. Why use MHR-based programs for cardio when MHR offers poor correlations to performance? If metabolism is as unique as your fingerprint – then so should your programs be that unique. Discover the latest methods to Metabolic Cardio Training (MCT), the significance behind VT1 and VT2, and understand how to program around these markers for true results for weight loss and performance. Rethink the way you train for cardio…retrain the way you think about cardio programming. (LECTURE) (SA2L) (course outline)

STRESS, CORTISOL & OBESITY with Len Kravitz, PhD
Perhaps the hottest consumer and fitness industry hormone is ‘cortisol’ and it’s association to obesity. This scrupulously researched presentation will discuss stress and it’s significance to bodily function, the importance of cortisol to the body, and the potential link between cortisol, stress and visceral obesity. Each instructor will leave this all-inclusive lecture with the BEST evidence-based researched aerobic and resistance training programs for their clients to become successful conquerors in the weight loss battle. (LECTURE) (SA2M) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHT SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES with Melissa Layne, MEd
Highly incorporated into group fitness and personal training, kettlebells are great tools for a body transformation. But why do we emphasize the swing in this type of training? What happens in the different muscle fiber types? What role does the muscle spindle play in the swing of the bell? Are all populations suited for training with kettlebells? Let’s find out Why we do what we do! (LECTURE) (SA2N) (course outline)

ONBOARDING AND DASHBOARDING: YOUR TWO MOST IMPORTANT NEW MEMBER SYSTEMS with Michael Scott Scudder
Michael Scott Scudder will show you why these are two of the most-important, least-understood facets of running a successful fitness business. Learn why most clubs do onboarding poorly yet it is the key to member retention, ancillary revenues, and new member referrals. Additionally, most clubs don’t do dashboarding, even though it enables decision-making to be faster and better. This session will help build an understanding of how to manage for the "experience" not the effect. (LECTURE) (SA2O) (course outline)

(If you choose this session, then 2:15pm - 3:15pm will be your expo and lunch break.)

R.I.P.P.E.D – THE ONE STOP BODY SHOCK® with Randi Moser and Malea Anderson
R.I.P.P.E.D.-The One Stop Body Shock® is a "Plateau Proof Fitness Formula" that masterfully combines Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, and Endurance training in a 50-minute workout. The program is rounded off with a full service online Diet and Nutrition tool. You are guaranteed to lose pounds and inches, increase your metabolism, sculpt lean muscles, and improve overall cardio vascular performance. While at the same time feel your energy and strength go through the roof, and have a blast doing it. Plus a sneak peak at the new Kids fitness program that is taking communities by storm...RIPPED 4 Kids! (SA3A) (course outline)

ZUMBA® SENTAO with Adriana Carr
Drag a chair onto the dance floor and your ready to experience the amazing new zumba Sentao program! Learn to do things with a chair you never imagined possible. With innovative and impressive new moves, turn an everyday object into a strong, sexy dance partner! Get refined and defined with unique resistance exercises designed to firm the buttocks, abs and arms while performing exciting and unexpected choreo to the sultry Zumba soundtrack. Attend this master class for a sneak preview of this all new Zumba program. (SA3C) (course outline)

SMRT-CORE™ FOAM ROLLING WORKOUT Presented by Trigger Point Performance Therapy
Take foam rolling to the next level with SMRT-CORE! SMRT-CORE™ programming using The GRID™ revolutionary foam roller combines self-myofascial release (foam rolling), core stabilization, and functional strength into one training format. Experience foam rolling with The GRID, unique SMRT-CORE™ exercises that combine core stability work with foam rolling, and SMRT-CORE™ exercises that teach the core to stabilize during movement. This workshop also provides programming ideas you can use in one-on-one personal training sessions and group training. (SA3D) (course outline)

FROM BOXING TO BALLET with Sara Kooperman, JD
Submerge yourself into a new realm of intensity using the basic techniques of karate, kickboxing and dance. Self-defense moves including jabs, kicks and blocks come together to give you a unique and intense workout that your water participants will love! Ballet techniques and structure unite to create a workout packed with choreographic variations and combinations. (SA3H) (course outline)

WHY USE 2 WHEN 1 WILL DO! – HAND BUOYS with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Discover how unilateral training enhances performance and improves function in this innovative cardio-endurance workout. This course places special emphasis on the effectiveness of hand-held buoyancy and drag by examining biomechanical and musculoskeletal considerations when using hand-held buoyant equipment in shallow water. Walk away with cardio and endurance exercise for water fitness when minimal equipment is available, or just to add some needed variety into your water fitness classes. (SA3I) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: BURN YOUR LAST MATCH! with Douglas Brooks, MS and Adam Reid
Anaerobic interval training is an effective way to help your riders blast through fitness plateaus, build power and speed--and torch calories. Learn appropriate measurement, recovery time and cues to keep your interval training programs scientifically-smart, fun and your riders injury-free. Leverage the dynamic "turning" and "banking" movements, exclusive to the RealRyder® Indoor Cycle – and walk away with 3 distinct interval workouts that you can teach the very next day! (Heart rate monitor a must!) (SA3K) (course outline)

MINDLESS TO MINDFUL with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
For clients striving to lose weight, diet and exercise are typically viewed as the needed ingredients to achieve success, yet both generally imply less-than-enjoyable experiences. Emerging research reveals simpler, easier approaches that boost self-efficacy, adherence and success that transcend beyond individual factors to include environmental influencers. Join this session to learn key easy-start strategies that will deliver game-changing results, and turn your clients into champions of success with weight loss. (LECTURE) (SA3L) (course outline)

THE FEMALE TRAINING ADVANTAGES with Len Kravitz, PhD
This original lecture reviews recently published research and the latest technology documenting some unique female training advantages. Gender differences in fat metabolism, muscle fiber changes, muscle strength, muscular endurance, body composition, hormones and other physiological factors are discussed. This ultramodern lecture is a ‘must attend’ for any fitness professional who trains female clients and for those female fitness enthusiasts who strive to attain the most optimal physiological benefits from their training. (LECTURE) (SA3M) (course outline)

(If you choose this session, then 12:30pm - 1:30pm will be your expo and lunch break.)

P90X: HOME FITNESS + THE GYM = CLIENT SUCCESS with Jacob McLendon & Angel Santiago
P90X, the most popular home fitness program in the world, is successful for one reason: it works. Learn how to take this proven strategy for client success, and retention, and integrate it into the gym environment. You will discover how to design small group, group ex, and one on one training sessions, and how to incorporate P90X into already established training protocols. (SA3A) (course outline)

BOSU® DOUBLE UP DOUBLE DOWN with Julz Arney & Jay Blahnik
Are you ready to double the intensity, double the interaction, double the results and double the FUN? This workshop is designed to teach you dozens of brand new drills, skills and sequences using two BOSU® Balance Trainers, not just one! Learn how to exponentially expand the utility of BOSU simply by doubling down, and walk away with exciting ideas for solo drills, partner drills and team drills that can be used in group fitness, personal training, boot camp, kid’s programs, circuit training and sport conditioning. Guaranteed to inspire you to BOSU like never before! (SA3E) (course outline)

BARRE ABOVE 2013 TEASER with Leslee Bender
Barre is the ‘hottest” form of training since the Pilates boom, but many students are getting injured! This isn’t just another barre program. Experience Barre Above! This program focuses on authentic movement to the body's ability to work against gravity to lengthen the muscles eccentrically. This form of training is proven to work to improve flexibility, posture and strength. There are no gimmicks or exercises requiring students to perform movements that can be potentially dangerous to the low back This is the Barre program in which each students’ needs are addressed. You will leave with the necessary tools to be a great Barre trainer for all levels of students. (SA3F) (course outline)

SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING: HOW TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS with Keli Roberts
Get on board with one of the hottest trends in the fitness industry today: Small Group Personal Training. This workshop will demonstrate how goal driven program design can drive business and increase your hourly income. Review resistance training principles and how they can be manipulated in a small group PT environment. Examine motor learning strategies to enhance your ability to instruct multiple fitness levels and abilities that will build your business through results. (SA3G) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: TABATA TREK with Mindy Mylrea
Are you ready for an interval explosion both ON and OFF the bike? This workshop is based on the industry’s hottest results-focused training technique, Tabata-inspired High Intensity Interval Training. And in this workshop it involves more than just pedaling! We’ll break up the ride with work and recovery sets performed next to the bike, in addition to the anaerobic cycling intervals you love. Experience top-notch Schwinn Cycling coaching combined with a new approach to your ride that will inspire you to mix it up in your own classes. (SA3J) (course outline)

THE NEW FREAKONOMICS OF FAT with Melissa Layne, MEd
Studies show that saturated fat may not be the bad guy anymore. As the information changes and we change our eating habits, are the studies revealing what we thought would happen? We will take a look at the fat cells in our bodies, trans fats in our foods and the role of saturated and unsaturated fat in our heart health. What about white fat and brown fat in our bodies? Find out the Freakonomics of fat in our body and our food in easy to understand terms. (LECTURE) (SA3L) (course outline)

SALES SKILLS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT with Shawn Stewart
In this session you will learn how the mindset of the buyer has changed, how to eliminate barriers to entry, how to create a “Dynamic Tour,” the six steps to overcome any objection and leave with helpful prospecting and networking ideas. (SA3O) (course outline)

EXHILARATE™ LIVE!: A RHYTHMIC JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD WITH ZUMBA®! with Joy Smith
Take your body, mind and soul on a full blown fitness journey. This is the original Exhilarate DVD Fitness-Party Experience – LIVE! This high energy Zumba® workout features rhythms of the exotic sounds of Bollywood , African, cutting edge hip hop, French Reggaeton, traditional Latin rhythms into one amazing experience! (SA4A) (course outline)

GROUP RX: WAR with Anja Garcia
Are you ready Become Armed & Dangerous? Group Rx WAR is a pre-choreographed kickbox program designed to push your cardio and strength into overdrive. Achievable martial arts training is matched with chart-topping hits to take your classes into all new territory… the battlefield. Be prepared to fall in love with a simple workout that provides phenomenal results. Group Rx gives you all the tools; we've done all the work, now put your personal stamp on it. It's not just a class. It's WAR! (SA4B) (course outline)

SPRI STEP360: CORE VIIT with Abbie Appel
Redefine core training. Progressive phases of exercises and increasing demands of intensity will move from foundation-to-performance. Then, utilize metabolic conditioning cycles that incorporate an effective “3-2-1” format of energy system overload. Learn how high intensity intervals using 3 planes of motion, 6 phases of conditioning and 0 rest performed using the Step360 Pro balance trainer will provide an integrated core training challenge. This workout focuses on developing alignment, awareness, athletic efficiency and control, dynamic balance and core power. (SA4C) (course outline)

20-20-20 MIND-BODY BAREFOOT BODY with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Explore a non-traditional approach to a fusion workout: instead of fusing different disciplines, we have one mind/body workout maintaining faith and reverence to individual disciplines. With separate segments of yoga, Pilates, and standing Chinese mind-body work, discover different ways to link-- not combine--these popular disciplines. This class addresses posture, so you not only gain strength, cardiovascular, and flexibility improvements, but you also improve barefoot health, gait & balance as well! (SA4D) (course outline)

THE MASALA BHANGRA WORKOUT®: BOLLYWOOD STYLE with Sarina Jain
Bollywood and Bhangra is everywhere; from the stage of “So You Think You Can Dance” to the Olympics 2012 closing ceremony! Learn expressive Bollywood and energetic Bhangra moves in a cardio-packed class that will challenge your endurance and leave you feeling invigorated! Imagine yourself at an Indian wedding or as a Bollywood star as you dance your way to fitness! (SA4E) (course outline)

FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER with Debbie Gleeson
You watch MTV and VH1. You love the moves, the music and the magic of this amazing dance style. You've thought about teaching cardio dance but didn't know where to begin. Well, look no further: The Flirty Girl Fitness Dance program is everything you want and more. Our popular, easy to learn dance moves provide the perfect combination of cardio and strength training. You will feel like you’re part of a music video rather than in a cardio-crazy, core-chiseling, booty-toning, arm-sculpting workout class. (SA4F) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHTS TABATA STYLE with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Using the HIIT protocol known as “Tabata,” we will explore the options of this powerful program using light weight kettle bells. An easy to teach format, this workout is high-intensity using a 20 second/10 second ratio. We will mix kettle weight exercises with body weight for a total of six, four-minute rounds. We will explore many options of exercise selection for large or small-group settings. (SA4G) (course outline)

WATER PILATES with Carol Argo
This program creatively adapts Pilates exercises for the pool. Elongate the entire body with unique conditioning exercises. Build a stronger core (abdominals and back) by moving from the inside out. Develop strength and flexibility with fluidity and grace. Improve posture and body awareness. Learn how to move the body as an integrated whole. This program appeals to a wide spectrum of ages and fitness levels. Includes shallow water & noodle exercises. Modifications are addressed with most exercises. (SA4H) (course outline)

WATERinMOTION®: WAVE 13: MAKING SENSE OF MUSIC with Sara Kooperman, JD, Melissa Layne, MEd, Jeff McMullen & Manuel Velazquez
Enjoy fun WATERinMOTION® choreography to grow your aqua programming. WATERinMOTION® 13 is our newest addition to this aquatic exercise series! Perfect for all participants, learn how to use music to move your participants. Instructor music connection is key to teaching and sharing the passion - catch the wave! Don't Miss WAVE 10, 11 and 12 and take your aqua classes to the next level - the variety is sure to WOW you! (SA4I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD with Jay Blahnik
The best indoor cycling instructors know when and how to use vivid imagery to improve performance, transcend time and inspire their students. Not all imagery is created equal, and some approaches work better than others. In this workshop, you will learn the latest research on the mind/body connection, and how imagery fits into class design and performance. Plus, you will walk away with some of the most effective imagery used by Schwinn's most popular Master Trainers, and see it put to use in a killer workout! (SA4J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: INTEGRATED CORE TRAINING & INJURY PREVENTION FOR CYCLISTS with Leslee Bender
with Leslee Bender This power-packed session gives you the tools to become a critical thinking cycling instructor. Indoor and outdoor cyclists suffer from chronic injuries that are caused by poor posture, lack of flexibility and "bad" biomechanics throughout the day or while ryding. Learn injury prevention strategies geared specifically for cyclists on and off the bike that activate the core and increase mobility. In this session you will ryde a criterium race (also known as a "crit"), which requires the body to react quickly in multiple planes to turns in the road, as well as respond to other cyclists jockeying for position. This dynamic crit race format contributes to an interactive experience that is intense and functional! (SA4K) (course outline)

NON-TRADITIONAL RESISTANCE TRAINING AND UNSTABLE SURFACES with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
There's a multitude of strength training tools and exercises. Some are new and some are old. This session will look at the latest research on non-traditional resistance training to develop the best program. We'll also discuss benefits and drawbacks of unstable surfaces, and what exercises engage the core, improve balance, AND client retention! (LECTURE) (SA4L) (course outline)

HIIT VS. CONTINUOUS CARDIO TRAINING: BATTLE OF THE AEROBIC TITANS with Len Kravitz, PhD
Join Len for a first-time ever presentation comparing the cardiovascular, skeletal muscle, and metabolic adaptations of high intensity interval training and continuous endurance exercise. A highlight of this presentation is a review of the most recent research showing the incredible benefits of HIIT training. Every exercise professional will leave with 5 fabulous HIIT training programs and 4 very effective endurance training programs. A must attend lecture for every exercise professional who designs training programs based on evidence-based research. (LECTURE) (SA4M) (course outline)

TRUE METABOLIC CONDITIONING with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Metabolic Conditioning (MC) is hot, and while many fitness professionals grasp the basic concepts to this training philosophy, many miss opportunities to leverage the secrets of mechanical, neurological, bio-energetic and biological specificity of this training modality. While MC varies by purpose, for most it involves boosting metabolism, to transform fat-to-fit. In this session we will examine current training philosophies and concerns then discuss effective strategies to boost metabolism and total daily energy expenditure. Furthermore, this session will deliver a variety of different Metabolic Cardio Training (MCT) and Metabolic Resistance training (MRT) that deliver results. For all your MC needs, this one-two punch delivers best-in-class solutions. (LECTURE) (SA4N) (course outline)

THE FOUR NOT-SO-SECRET PARTS TO A PROFITABLE PT DEPARTMENT with Nick Osborne
This session will give the owner over a dozen items to solve the Personal Training Department Puzzle in their gym when they get back. This way they get more members involved with the personal training department, blowing the industry average of 3%- 5% of the membership involved in training, and get it closer to 12%-15%. (LECTURE) (SA4O) (course outline)

BEST OF BOOT CAMP 2013 with Mindy Mylrea
When was the last time you called your workout intense, crazy creative, and off the charts? This workshop will help you bring that sensation back to your challenge hungry crowd. Using the toys found around even the cheapest of gyms you will learn crazy kick butt choreography, experience an interval workout that is an explosion for the sweat glands, and go home with more drills, skills, and games then you could possibly imagine. (SA5A) (course outline)

HIIT THAT STEP – HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING with Abbie Appel
Reignite your workouts on the STEP and elevate your strength conditioning circuits with high-intensity metabolic training. Utilize timed aerobic and anaerobic intervals with user-friendly, progressive, athletic movement patterns to increase total work and energy expenditure. Review the science of the energy systems and learn how to effectively use the step to develop these programs for a group.(SA5B) (course outline)

SPRI IGNITE CHALLENGE with Brian Nunez
Sport is complex and requires athletes to be ready for constant change. In this workout, challenge yourself through purposeful drills that inspire effort & intensity with the intent of demonstrating your very best efforts. Learn how participants of all ages, shapes & sizes can be "ignited" through this proven Challenge System. Create a culture of inspiration/ aspiration that pushes your athletes, clients and members beyond their perceived limits safely & effectively. Experience for yourself this competitive challenge attitude that is truly contagious, and creates high expectations for continuous improvement. (SA5C) (course outline)

PUTTING "INTENSITY" BACK INTO T'AI CHI with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Often conceptualized as "for the elderly exerciser," Qi Gong and T'ai Chi in their true forms can be taught as powerful--and intense--mind-body cross-training disciplines for fit participants looking for new types of classes on mainstream group fitness schedules. Giving athletes supreme body control, cardio junkies the ability to dance mindfully while barefoot, and type "A" individuals the ability to slow down and focus, T'ai Chi offers intensity usually unexplored in the Western world. (SA5D) (course outline)

MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY Presented by Trigger Point Performance Therapy
Gain a clear understanding of the association of the Ultimate 6 areas of the body and their effect on biomechanics. Recover quickly and increase range of motion by using Myofascial Compression Techniques. We will explain the human biomechanical chain and demonstrate how our patented Trigger Point Performance tools and techniques can be implemented into your daily routine to increase biomechanical efficiency and ultimately performance. (SA5E) (course outline)

THE CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SOLUTION TO DEVELOPING SHOULDER STABILITY with Dr. Evan Osar
Many clients present with shoulder dysfunction including but not limited to rotator cuff and bicipital tendinopathies, impingement syndromes, and chronic trigger points. All these conditions can be related back to one common etiology-poor scapular stability. In this session, the fitness professional will discover the three most common causes for scapular instability. Additionally, they will also discover the essential corrective exercise strategies necessary for improving scapular stability and establishing the framework for a progressive training program. (SA5F) (course outline)

FEMALE CHAIN REACTION with Leslee Bender
If you work with women in any stage of life, and wish to understand the biomechanical components from dysfunction to function, you need to learn about the female chain reaction. In this class we’ll introduce you to the pelvic core neuromuscular system (PCNS), functional mobility techniques for the pelvic girdle/floor muscles and exercise integration for complete core training, along with other issues specific to female biomechanics and exercise. (LECTURE) (SA5G) (course outline)

ZEN & ZENERGY H2O with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Powerful water movements combined with body mind intervals make this class a creative and arousing water fitness experience. Using a 2:1 ratio, the “Zen” (1.5 minutes) includes mindful, yoga and Pilates inspired water fitness movements teamed with “Zenergy” (3-minutes), - consisting of explosive; adrenaline influenced rebounding power choreography within a single water fitness experience. This class is twice as fun and extremely replicable. (SA5H) (course outline)

FROM ATHLETE TO ENTERTAINER with Jen Keet, MS
Combine your personalities and create an aqua-persona to pack the pool! You already know the moves and deliver a great class, so what is missing? It is time to draw in the masses with a great water work-out and get them hooked with humor and fun. This workshop examines how to blend athleticism with entertainment. (SA5I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: RELEASE AND RELIEVE FOR CYCLISTS with Helen Vanderburg
You know cycling is fantastic for cardiovascular training, calorie burn and an all-around strengthened lower body, but like other sports that demand big power in a limited range of motion, tension and discomfort can too often be the aftermath of a great ride. Not just for cyclists, this workshop pulls the best flexibility, relaxation and self-myofascial release techniques using easy to access equipment into simple sequences you can teach anywhere. Learn how to relieve the hips, back, shoulders and legs, rejuvenate the joints and restore maximal performance to a tight and tired body. This workshop includes a 30-minute cycling workout. (SA5J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: SHUT UP LEGS! with Douglas Brooks, MS & Adam Reid
Professional cyclist Jens Voigt best describes with the exclamation “Shut up legs!”--what to tell your legs when you think there’s no more. Experience what it takes to build strong and powerful climbing technique and how to conquer any hill. Take a challenging uphill journey that includes turning, steering and balancing along 20 steep switchbacks. This leg burning, heart pumping, “give it all you’ve got” profile will help any level rider develop stamina and grit! (SA5K) (course outline)

EATING FOR OPTIMAL ENERGY With Rebecca Rovay-Hazelton
Tired of feeling tired? Your energy level is highly related to which foods you eat. Amounts, combinations and types of foods equally affect these levels. Come learn which food combinations enable you to feel energetic and refreshed throughout the day. (LECTURE) (SA5L) (course outline)

INFLAMMATION INFORMATION with Melissa Layne, MEd
“Exercise induced acute inflammation of muscle cells.” What exactly does that mean and how does it affect our recovery? Is there a balance between two much inflammation and not enough? How does inflammation affect our connective tissue, fascia and cells? Do certain types of contractions produce more inflammation and why? Are there certain foods that will help us recover quicker? Where does delayed –onset– muscle soreness come into play? All these questions will be answered, plus much more about inflammation in easy to understand terms. (LECTURE) (SA5M) (course outline)

TRENDS: WHY THEY’RE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO YOUR BUSINESS with Michael Scott Scudder
Most people think that trends are what happened. This seminar will illustrate the multiple-importance of trends…past, present and future. Walk away with an understanding of actual present industry trends and how they play out in your competitive market. Know what’s hot, what’s not, what’s fading out and what’s coming in. Learn how trends in one size club are not the same as trends in another size club, as well as how trends help with long-term business planning. (LECTURE) (SA5N) (course outline)

SELLING MEMBERSHIPS THROUGH EVENTS with Sara Kooperman, JD
In this informative workshop learn how to attract prospects, retain members and increase club/facility awareness through event planning strategies that are simple and easy to employ. Leave with a formula for FREE marketing, techniques for sales modeling, and practical scripting protocols that are guaranteed to pull in and retain those hard-to-reach members. Perfect for owners, directors and managers, this workshop teaches you to attract, pre-qualify and confirm attendance thereby decreasing no-shows and selling effectively at any fitness event. (LECTURE) (SA5O) (course outline)

LES MILLS GRIT® CARDIO: SCIENCE & SMASH – HIIT TRAINING with Jeremiah Evans & Josef Matthews
Small Group is one of the industry’s hottest new segments & HIIT training is among the hottest concepts. Get the first look at Les Mills’ newest entry into the Small Group/HIIT space, GRIT Cardio, a 30-minute, high intensity workout promising ‘better results than you ever imagined’. Learn about the science behind the development of this program, get some tips on selling yourself in the premium/small group space, and test the upper limits of your cardio endurance in this ultra-intense workout session through two 30-minute sessions. FREE MASTERCLASS. NO CECs. (SA6B) (course outline)

BOSU® FLOW YOGA with Julz Arney
If you like Yoga for its strength and flexibility benefits, you will love those same poses and sequences done with the BOSU® Balance Trainer! We'll use this versatile tool to support, cushion or even add a challenge to your favorite endurance and flexibility postures. You'll experience a mindful atmosphere of moving meditation and a variety of pose combinations that train the body for muscular stamina and generously open up common tight areas, all while enjoying the expert guidance Julz is known for offering her students. MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA® ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (SA6E) (course outline)

BODYWEIGHT BURN with Abbie Appel
Learn how use only your bodyweight to develop high-intensity programs that your small and large groups will LOVE! Experience a variety of unique, fresh circuits that incorporate your favorite and most familiar strength/conditioning and athletic-driven movements with NO EQUIPMENT. Push past boundaries as we challenge muscular endurance, strength and power in this timed-based, intensity-powered workout with measurable results. (SU1A) (course outline)

SPRI: THE CORE FROM THE FLOOR WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® with Leslee Bender
The Core from the Floor It’s not about a six pack or shortening and tightening the muscles! Every time your foot hits the ground you activate your core three dimensionally and, every plane of motion is involved. You will discover a strong core is not lying on the floor performing crunches as it only shortens the tissue. You will learn the affects gravity has on the body each time you move with a ‘purpose” Incorporating the Chi Bolster® adds a unique opportunity for stimulation of the feet with all exercises which affects the entire kinetic chain. (SU1B) (course outline)

YOGAFIT FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS with Beth Shaw
Personal trainers - become more valuable now. Learn to train clients who crave flexibility, sculpting and de-stressing. YogaFit 's new program allows personal trainers to do more than stretch clients out at the end of a session. Discover yoga poses that can be used to both improve flexibility and strength in major areas of the body including neck and upper back, hips, lower back, hands and feet. This workshop is a must for all personal trainers! (SU1D) (course outline)

DYNAMAX™ HIIT MED BALL WHEEL WORKOUT with Laura Cisneros
Dynamax™ at its BEST! The best of Dynamax's high-velocity, partner-based exercises and programming formatted into one workout. The HIIT Med Ball Wheel Workout is a can't miss opportunity to learn the wheel and how to make it a high intensity intveral training (HIIT) tool. Make sure no client is left out and no rep undone. Don't miss out on the HIIT Med Ball Wheel Workout and leave your clients wanting more. (SU1E) (course outline)

KETTLE WEIGHT CONCEPTS with Jeff McMullen
Explore the theory, philosophy, and biomechanics surrounding foundational kettlebell lifting and how it can be added to your arsenal as an effective tool of trade. Learn proper form and techinique for lifting patterns, program design options, as well as safety considerations for clients of all fitness levels in private/ semi-private training settings. (SU1G) (course outline)

HYDRO REP II with Jeff Howard
Learn how to use pre-choreographed, group strength training program using hand buoys. Designed to adapt the popular land-based strength training programs to the water, Hydro Rep takes traditional resistance training one step further by maximizing the properties of the water for both concentric and eccentric training. Hydro Rep is a simple and effective way to improve muscular strength, function, shape and definition. (SU1H) (course outline)

AQUA BALANCE CHOREOGRAPHY CONCEPTION with Melissa Layne, MEd
Aqua Balance Choreography Conception: Sure, our aqua members love choreography but is that all they need? As our members age, balance becomes a critical component of the workout. Studies show that balance peaks in our late teens and drops progressively as we age. It is possible to sneak balance work into the choreography. Get wet and get balanced without missing a beat. (SU1I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: SUPER STAR SUBSTITUTE with Amy Dixon
You know this instructor, the one that can step in to sub at a moment’s notice, win over a skeptical class and have students eating out of the palm of their hand by the last song. It’s the Super Star Substitute! Whether you sub often or just for the rare emergency. Should you want to pick up more classes, more cash or just become more beloved by your own students. Come experience the perfect “substitute ride” you can take away as your own, and learn tips and tricks for succeeding in every group fitness situation. (SU1J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: SHUT UP LEGS! with Douglas Brooks, MS & Adam Reid
Professional cyclist Jens Voigt best describes with the exclamation “Shut up legs!”--what to tell your legs when you think there’s no more. Experience what it takes to build strong and powerful climbing technique and how to conquer any hill. Take a challenging uphill journey that includes turning, steering and balancing along 20 steep switchbacks. This leg burning, heart pumping, “give it all you’ve got” profile will help any level rider develop stamina and grit! (SU1K) (course outline)

TRAINING FROM THE GROUND UP – YOUTH ATHLETICS with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
Training youth athletes is emerging and becoming the next "Fitness Thing" in the industry. Young athletes need safe and practical training for high levels of performance and to improve fitness and health. This session is a must see for trainers and fitness professionals who are looking at ways to make “alternative’ money and/or to increase their facility’s exposure. Learn the proper training protocols for young athletes and realize that kids are not “little adults” as it relates to strength and conditioning. Take your training to the next level, and be the person who changes youth athletes performance and enjoyment of exercise. (LECTURE) (SU1L) (course outline)

VOYAGES OF A FAT CELL – 2013! with Len Kravitz, PhD
This powerfully researched presentation will cover numerous recent topics including the purposes of fat in the human body, the role of fat for energy production, the role of fat in athletic performance, fat metabolism, unique gender differences in fat metabolism, obesity physiology and endocrinology, current health issues with fat and several myths and misconceptions about fat. Each exercise professional will leave with countless practical and meaningful applications about fat and some unique weight loss strategies from this well-balanced, educational and all-inclusive presentation. (LECTURE) (SU1M) (course outline)

WHY YOUR CLIENTS AREN’T BUYING PERSONAL TRAINING...& HOW TO FIX IT! with Nick Osborne
Owners and Managers continue to face a depressing statistic: Only 5% or less of their members are buying personal training! Even more frustrating is the fact that they cannot figure out how to reverse this trend. This session will teach you what your clients need and want, examining the reasons why, then supply you with a roadmap directing you how to successfully change your program to penetrate 12%-15% of your existing members. (LECTURE) (SU1O) (course outline)

ZUMBA® TONING with Joy Smith
What's intense, easy to follow and is a fantastic workout? Zumba® Toning – The Workout. Learn how to sculpt and tone your body by incorporating the hottest and most challenging choreography using the Zumba® Toning Sticks. The Zumba® Toning Workout will get your heart and muscles pumping while you are dancing to the new Zumba® routines. This class is your opportunity to expand your fitness knowledge in a fun and brand new way! (SU2A) (course outline)

SMRT-CORE™ FOAM ROLLING WORKOUT Presented by Trigger Point Performance Therapy
Take foam rolling to the next level with SMRT-CORE! SMRT-CORE™ programming using The GRID™ revolutionary foam roller combines self-myofascial release (foam rolling), core stabilization, and functional strength into one training format. Experience foam rolling with The GRID, unique SMRT-CORE™ exercises that combine core stability work with foam rolling, and SMRT-CORE™ exercises that teach the core to stabilize during movement. This workshop also provides programming ideas you can use in one-on-one personal training sessions and group training. (SU2B) (course outline)

YOGALEAN with Beth Shaw
Learn positive body awareness to develop "lean consciousness". Using Yoga as a tool for transforming your body, YogaLean makes you comfortable in your own skin. YogaLean is not a diet, but rather a guide to developing a practice that meets you where you are in life and in your body, it slowly and graciously transforms you from the inside out. At YogaFit we allow the pose to fit our body, we don’t make our body fit the pose. The YogaLean practice creates a positive body image and helps you achieve your goals. Through gentle, ancient and proven practices, this workshop takes you on a journey inward, where true transformation on every level begins. (SU2D) (course outline)

BOSU® CRUSH IT with Amy Dixon & Mindy Mylrea
BOSU® Crush It is for you, your clients and your athletes, and it will test your strength, weaknesses and your limits! Compete against yourself and rate your athletic skill in the areas of balance, agility, core, cardio and strength. After each measurable challenge, learn drills to improve your athletic ability in that area of fitness. Learn how the challenges and drills can be integrated into goal specific workouts for all fitness levels. Are you ready to take your fitness to the next level? (SU2E) (course outline)

MORE THAN TABATA – THE HIIT PROTOCOL WORK-OUT EXPERIENCE with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
Most trainers agree that HIIT is associated with fantastic benefits. But are we teaching HIIT to our average clients in the best possible way? Moreover, is Tabata all that it’s cracked up to be, and what does Tabata’s research show compared to other studies on the benefits of HIIT? Come and experience the 10 best HIIT studies then practice on the floor to get the best possible learning and practical experience. You’ve done Tabata, now experience Tremblay, Little, and Whyte! (SU2G) (course outline)

WET STRETCH IN SERENITY with Melissa Layne, MEd
Whether you are looking for cool down ideas, stretching ideas, or interval ideas - this is the workshop for you. There are days in our lives when we need to take it down a notch, calm the waters and experience serenity. Whether you have a therapy pool or a lap pool, the class stays moving to keep the participants warm while focusing on stretching, mind-body principles, muscle endurance, core strength and balance. We often forget that there is more to aqua exercise than rebounding and suspending. (SU2H) (course outline)

WATERinMOTION® PLATINUM with Jen Keet, MS & Manuel Velazquez
Platinum is a shallow-water, low-impact aqua exercise experience that offers senior citizens and deconditioned participants a fun workout improving cardiovascular endurance, agility, balance, strength and flexibility. This customized exercise system provides quarterly-released music, easy-to teach and learn choreography, fantastic marketing and scientifically designed programming and education. No swimming ability is required, and any aqua noodle can be used. Catch the Wave! (SU2I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: MUSIC TO THE MAX! with Julz Arney
Top-notch cycling instructors know it’s not just great coaching, or is it just great music that moves the crowd. It’s the way in which great coaches USE great music that turns a ride into a revelation! This workshop will sharpen your skills in music selection and music mapping, showing you exactly what to look for in an indoor cycling song and how to breakdown and deliver that song for maximum impact. We’ll map 10 songs together then experience their energy stacked back to back in a ride. As a parting gift, you’ll take home a list of 100 songs (yes, 100 songs!) from Schwinn’s Master Trainer team, mapped and ready to use. (SU2J) (course outline)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: INTEGRATED CORE TRAINING & INJURY PREVENTION FOR CYCLISTS with Leslee Bender
This power-packed session gives you the tools to become a critical thinking cycling instructor. Indoor and outdoor cyclists suffer from chronic injuries that are caused by poor posture, lack of flexibility and "bad" biomechanics throughout the day or while ryding. Learn injury prevention strategies geared specifically for cyclists on and off the bike that activate the core and increase mobility. In this session you will ryde a criterium race (also known as a "crit"), which requires the body to react quickly in multiple planes to turns in the road, as well as respond to other cyclists jockeying for position. This dynamic crit race format contributes to an interactive experience that is intense and functional! (SU2K) (course outline)

THE 3 C’S OF GROUP EXERCISE PERFECTION: CUE, COACH, COMMUNICATE with Jeff McMullen
Have you hit a rut? Feeling like you need inspired or to reinvent yourself? Why not focus on 3 simple areas already in your tool belt, you can fine tune your performance even further, the 3 C’s. Examine the commonalities and misconceptions of saying too much. Learn a simply formula to follow to make your verbal, visual, and kinesthetic language appropriate for all fitness levels to interpret and follow. Review proven coaching techniques you can work the room, while managing the masses! Walk away feeling enlightened and invigorated from this thought provoking session. (LECTURE) (SU2L) (course outline)

ECCENTRIC EXERCISE: EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW AND MORE! with Len Kravitz, PhD
Join Len for the most comprehensive review ever completed on eccentric exercise. Topics include the history of eccentric exercise, the physiology of eccentric exercise, the sequence of events leading to DOMS, the repeat bout-effect with eccentric exercise, gender differences and age applications, eccentric exercise and rehabilitation, and the mystery of eccentric exercise and metabolism. In addition, Len will showcase 24 great eccentric exercises using multi-media technology and 3 different eccentric training techniques. A must attend for every serious personal trainer. (LECTURE) (SU2M) (course outline)

THE FIVE BENCHMARKS YOUR CLUB MUST ACHIEVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL with Michael Scott Scudder
Everybody thinks they know about benchmarks and how to work with them. Few really do. This presentation will fix that. Learn how these five benchmarks are important, why achieving them is necessary and how to achieve them in your club. (LECTURE) (SU2O) (course outline)

R.I.P.P.E.D – THE ONE STOP BODY SHOCK® with Randi Moser and Malea Anderson
R.I.P.P.E.D.-The One Stop Body Shock® is a "Plateau Proof Fitness Formula" that masterfully combines Resistance, Interval, Power, Plyometrics, and Endurance training in a 50-minute workout. The program is rounded off with a full service online Diet and Nutrition tool. You are guaranteed to lose pounds and inches, increase your metabolism, sculpt lean muscles, and improve overall cardio vascular performance. While at the same time feel your energy and strength go through the roof, and have a blast doing it. Plus a sneak peak at the new Kids fitness program that is taking communities by storm...RIPPED 4 Kids! (SU3A) (course outline)

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE OLDER! with Lawrence Biscontini, MA & Bernadette O'Brien
Join Lawrence for a theoretical and practical application of what it means to train "seniors" today versus just a few years ago. Teaching to this population, the "chronologically enriched," involves a new mindset and a new toolbox for today's group and personal trainers. Lawrence will share with you practical stories of success and inspiration so that you can take to your older clients a new look and fresh approach.(SU3B) (course outline)

SPRI: MODERN PILATES WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® with Leslee Bender
This session is filled with techniques for today’s client based on applied functional movement. You will learn that antiquated exercises that were once only performed on the floor are now standing and three dimensional incorporating the Chi Bolster®. This session helps the client improve posture, reduce back pain and do more activates in life. The core begins from the floor and not supine. You will walk away with NEW and creative strategies that will help all levels of clients from those with injuries to even the fittest as this session will promise only results not pain! (SU3D) (course outline)

P90X + YOU = POWERFUL BRAND with Jacob McLendon & Angel Santiago
Experience a P90X remix first hand and Learn the science behind the number one home fitness program that's making it way into health clubs across the nation. Learn how to implement into personal training, small group, and group x programming. Discover the power of the brand P90X. (SU3E) (course outline)

DYNAMIC DUO with Jeff McMullen
Partner up and increase the workout potential, socialization aspect and FUN factor for your classes or small group personal training sessions, with no equipment involved! Learn new skills and drills where the theme involves 2: cardiovascular, muscle conditioning, CORE integration and active flexibility, a COMPLETE full body workout, chock full of modifications and options! Fine tune your cuing, coaching and communicating skills to effectively work without the use of additional equipment, thus your “body is your machine”. Bring it! (SU3G) (course outline)

WATER TAI CHI with Carol Argo
Combines the beautiful, flowing , graceful movements of Tai Chi with the resistive yet relaxing properties of moving in the water. Connect the mind and body in an aquatic environment while increasing vitality and energy. Photographed both on deck and underwater in a beautiful outdoor Oriental setting. Benefits include improved balance, strength, agility, flexibility, grace, coordination, posture and mental focus. Many movements appropriate for land practice. Learn 21 unique movements plus stretches.(SU3H) (course outline)

AQUA BODY MOVES with Manuel Velazquez
Experience the fun and challenge of this dynamic cardio dance class in the water! Smooth choreography patterns and effortless transitions improve body awareness, coordination, cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and endurance in a total body dance work out in the water. (SU3I) (course outline)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: AMY DIXON’S RIDE RIGHT™ 2-FOR-1 with Amy Dixon
Every Schwinn Master Trainer brings something unique to the bike and the mic. This workshop shines the spotlight on Amy Dixon’s own personal RIDE RIGHT™ style. Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation and incredible energy. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as Amy walks you through two comprehensive handouts. One with all the components of the ride you just experienced, and a second, complete class plan broken down with music, cues, and imagery, so you’ll be able to recreate both rides at home. It’s the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (SU3J) (course outline)

THE SECRET TO FITNESS IS IN THE BEDROOM-SLEEP! with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM
Sleep has been called an athlete’s steroid. The forgotten component of fitness is without a doubt sleep. When our clients get proper sleep, they feel healthy and fit. When they don’t, their health and fitness suffer. There is now compelling evidence that chronic lack of sleep can promote weight gain. So, how do we counsel our clients on getting more and better sleep? This session will cover the latest research on sleep health and make practical applications for counseling clients for better sleep. (LECTURE) (SU3L) (course outline)

NEW NUTRITION NEWS with Melissa Layne, MEd
It seems like every time we open a fitness journal or just listen to our peers talking, we hear of something new. It’s time to get the facts on the happening trends: the Paleo diet, milk replacement drinks, inulin fiber, irisin in fat and the truth about resveratrol. What about the vitamin D debate and genetically modified foods? What is the research saying about nutrient percentages now? Is the acid-base balance of our nutrients important? It’s an ever changing world and we have to stay current! (LECTURE) (SU3M) (course outline)

FUNCTIONAL TRAINING FOR AGING ADULTS with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Safe and effective training for aging adults requires an understanding of the human life span. Senescence (biological aging) begins at age 30! Who she is in her 40’s, 50’s, changes when she reaches her 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. Using the same fitness programming for all these ages can range from risky to ineffective. Come and learn how to determine the most appropriate and effective methods for training the aging population beginning in the 30’s, and working all the way to the 90’s! (SU3O) (course outline)

ZUMBATOMIC ®: THE ZUMBA® KIDS WORKOUT with Adriana Carr
Exercise programs for kids are incredibly important in order to prevent childhood obesity, and excessive sedentary behavior. Zumbatomic ® was developed with this in mind. Kids love to dance, wiggle and sing along to great songs. We will teach you how to fuse the Zumba Formula, Zumba Basic Skills and dynamic Zumbatomic® Choreography to create a fun workout AND bring out the Zumba Kid in yourself! (SU4A) (course outline)

APPLIED FUNCTIONAL SCIENCE FOR GROUP EXERCISE with Leslee Bender
Join the Gray Institute as we explore the importance of moving and training in three dimensions and how to incorporate this style of training in a Group Exercise Class. This interactive class will teach you the principles, strategies, and the application of three dimensional movement, as well as how to tweak existing exercises and routines for a more functional and effective workout. (SU4B) (course outline)

YIN YAN YOGA with Beth Shaw
Join us for this exciting workout and workshop that explores the polarities of Active Flowing Yoga and Gentle Restorative Yoga. A dynamic harmonious class that balances the Yin and Yan energies and provides not only activity but recovery. The first part of class will feature active flows and dynamic energy movements while the second half of the class gives us the balance of restoration and rejuvenation plus the benefits of meditation. Not to be missed by the fitness professional and yoga enthusiast. (SU4D) (course outline)

MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY Presented by Trigger Point Performance Therapy
Gain a clear understanding of the association of the Ultimate 6 areas of the body and their effect on biomechanics. Recover quickly and increase range of motion by using Myofascial Compression Techniques. We will explain the human biomechanical chain and demonstrate how our patented Trigger Point Performance tools and techniques can be implemented into your daily routine to increase biomechanical efficiency and ultimately performance. (SU4E) (course outline)

THE CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SOLUTION TO CHRONIC HIP & KNEE DYSFUNCTION with Dr. Evan Osar
Do you train clients that experience hip or knee pain while climbing stairs, squatting, or exercising? Whether you work with clients that simply wants to live their life without limitations or the client that is looking to run a marathon without problems, you must understand the mechanisms of their dysfunction and how to design an optimal program. During this session, you will discover the common causes of hip and knee pain and how to develop an optimal corrective exercise program based upon the fundamental principles that govern human movement. (SU4G) (course outline)

AQUATIC PROGRAMMING FOR SENIORS & SPECIAL POPULATIONS: S.P.A. with Jeff Howard
Apply published research studies over the last ten years to aquatic programming for the senior population. We also will play with some progressions for arthritic and obese. Learn what seniors most fear, and how to address that in the pool! (SU4H) (course outline)

FLUID FUSION with Manuel Velazquez
Through a non-purist approach, embark on a physical, psychological and spiritual journey, exploring the philosophies and concepts behind T'ai chi, Qi Gong, Pilates and Yoga and how they interrelate to one another in the water - for all populations. Learn how to synergistically design choreographed exercise to heighten your participants' states of awareness-all the while improving your participants' muscular endurance, strength, coordination and core stabilization. (SU4I) (course outline)

HOOKED ON A FEELING with Melissa Layne, MEd
Our members are addicted. Some are addicted to foods while some crave exercise for hours. The alcohol craving can squash the effects of their workout. Whether it is booze, sex, exercise or food, the brain is wired in a certain way to want more. To understand what our members are going through, we need to understand the addiction system. How can we help them hit the brakes before they reach for another high? (SU4L) (course outline)

FEAR FACTOR FOOD – KIDS RULE! with Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS
Children (and their parents) need education about proper nutrition. But how in the world are you going to get them to try new foods? Learn how to educate children in a group setting on the importance of nutrition and WOW them with some fun games that will ensure their appetite will allow them to explore different nutrition and food options. Together, we’ll try some new foods and talk about the nutritional content of each. KIDS LOVE THIS. This is an excellent workshop for the fitness professional who works with children in camp settings, in schools, or in small-groups. (LECTURE) (SU4M) (course outline)