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FRIDAY, MARCH 30

Friday 7:30am - 9:00am

CORE CONNECTION (info)
BOSU® HIIT EXTREME (info)
DYNAMAX™ MEDICINE BALL: THE ULTIMATE SMALL GROUP TRAINING TOOL (info)
CLEVER METABOLIC MELTDOWN (info)
360 TRAINING: HIT IT HARD! (info)
CARDIO 101: START HERE FIRST! (info)
NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES: THE DOMINO EFFECT (info)
KETTLE WEIGHT BOOTCAMP FITNESS (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: ALL THE RIGHT CUES (info)
AQUA DANCE PARTY (info)
AQUA BODY MOVES (info)
MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY (info)
FOUNDATIONS IN EXERCISE SCIENCE (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! (info)

Friday 10:00am - 11:30am

HORIZONTAL BOOT CAMP (info)
BOSU® MULTIPLICITY (info)
PILOXING® (info)
SHEANETICS® (info)
SGT KEN'S KETTLEBALL WORKSHOP: OPERATION BREAKING BARRIERS™ (info)
GOOD TO GREAT: MAKING GROUP FIT AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR FACILITY'S SUCCESS (info)
RAMPING BACK UP FROM CANCER—RELENTLESSLY BREAKING ALL THE RULES (info)
SEMI-PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: YOU HAD ME AT HELLO (info)
AGELESS AQUA, FLOAT & FLEXIBILITY (info)
AQUATIC FOUNDATIONS (info)
REHABILITATIVE PILATES WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® (info)
GROUP FITNESS SOLUTIONS (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RE-CYCLE…CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! (info)

Friday 11:45am - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1)
(If you choose this session, then 1:15pm - 2:15pm will be your EXPO and lunch break.)

ZUMBA® FITNESS PARTY (info)
FEET AND FUNCTION WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® (info)
KETTLE WIGHT BASIC TRAINING (info)
SCHWINN CYCLING®: HITT IT! (info)
C.O.G., L.O.G., AND BALANCE…OH, MY! (info)

Friday 12:30pm - 2:00pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 2)
(If you choose this session, then 11:30am - 12:30pm will be your EXPO and lunch break.)

PURE PARTNERING (info)
GROUP RX: POWER STEP (info)
20-20-20 BAREFOOT BODY (info)
TOP 10: UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL AND FIND YOUR PATH TO GREATNESS (info)
CREATING FANTASTIC MEMBER EXPERIENCES (info)
AQUA MIXOLOGY (info)
¡AY CARAMBA! AQUA (info)
CORE COMMOTION (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: BURN YOUR LAST MATCH! (info)

Friday 2:15pm - 3:45pm

HORIZONTAL CONDITIONING—STRENGTH & LENGTH (info)
FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER (info)
ZUMBATOMIC® (info)
PUTTING "INTENSITY" BACK INTO T'AI CHI (info)
THE MASALA BHANGRA WORKOUT® (info)
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 101: THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD (info)
CARDIO REINVENTED (info)
ARMED AND DANGEROUS (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: SHORT & SWEET (info)
WATERinMOTION™: WAVE 8 (info)
SMRT-CORE™ MOVEMENT (info)
ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE HIP (info)

Friday 4:00pm - 5:30pm

STEPTONIC™ (info)
BOSU® CRUSH IT (info)
POWER HOUR—THE S.W.A.T. TEAM WORKOUT (info)
YOGA TOUCH (info)
TEAM TRAINING 2012 (info)
ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE CORE (info)
HIGH OCTANE FUELING (info)
KETTLE WEIGHT PROGRAMMING (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE (info)
AQUA HIP & FUNK (info)
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… (info)
TNT—TRAMPOLINE—N—TUBING (info)
SOCIAL MEDIA INTENSIVE FOR TODAY'S FITNESS PROFESSIONAL (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! (info)

Friday 6:45pm - 7:45pm

STEP TILL YOU DROP (info)
SYNERGY (info)
HORIZONTAL GETS ROLLING (info)
SGT KEN'S OBSTACLE COURSE: OPERATION DEEP IMPACT™ (info)

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

Saturday 7:30am - 9:00am

SGT. KEN'S BOOT CAMP: OPERATION EXCESSIVE FORCE™ (info)
DANCETONIC™ (info)
CORE TRAINING - RESEARCH & SCIENCE BECOMES GROUP FIT GOLD (info)
SHEANETICS® (info)
360 TRAINING: TURN IT UP; TURN IT DOWN: HOW TO PROGRESS AND REGRESS TRAINING INTENSITY (info)
3D MATRIX PERFORMANCE SERIES: CORE CONVERSION TRAINING (info)
FUEL + FITNESS (info)
ULTIMATE BACK EXERCISES FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND PERFORMANCE (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: 7 SHORTCUTS TO MORE POWERFUL PLAYLISTS (info)
HIIT TRAINING: SWEAT 2 WET (info)
AQUA JAM PACKED POOL (info)
TAKE 5 - ULTIMATE ABS (info)
CREAM RISES (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! (info)

Saturday 10:00am - 11:30am

BOOTY CAMP (info)
ZUMBA® TONING (info)
BARBELL TRAINING 2012 - BEST PRACTICES (info)
DELICIOUS YOG-AHH (info)
360 TRAINING: EXPLOSIVE CARDIO (info)
ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE FOOT AND ANKLE (info)
TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (info)
THE MASALA BHANGRA WORKOUT® BOLLYWOOD STYLE (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN RACE, SEASON 2 (info)
MOVE, SHAKE, SPLASH! (info)
¡AY CARAMBA! AQUA (info)
JUMPSPORT® FITNESS TRAMPOLINE™: THE BOUNCE IS BACK (info)
MARKETING FOR SUCCESS (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! (info)

Saturday 11:45am - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1)
(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 1:15pm-2:15pm)

ZUMBA® FITNESS PARTY (info)
DYNAMAX™ MED BALL BOOT CAMP (info)
PILOXING® (info)
SMRT -CORE™ MAX (info)
HIP HOP HUSTLE™: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: TRI-PLANAR RYDING…TRAINING FOR SPORT & LIFE! (info)

Saturday 11:45am - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1 & 2)
(If you choose this session, you will have no EXPO break. Lunch is included.)

GROUP FITNESS MANAGEMENT (info)

Saturday 12:30pm - 2:00pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 2)
(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 11:30pm-12:30pm)

BOSU® STRONG + STRETCHED (info)
YOGA RHYTHM DANCE (info)
GIRLS 30+…STAYING HEALTHY AND LEAN (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: ENERGIZE & SOCIALIZE (info)
AQUA CORE TRAINING (info)
HYDRO FLEX-N-FLOW (info)
THE SPORTS CONDITIONING TRIFECTA (info)

Saturday 2:15pm - 3:45pm

MUSCLE BAR BOOT CAMP (info)
EVOLUTIONS OF DANCE—WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOUR MEMBERS? (info)
GROUP RX: RIP (info)
ZUMBA GOLD® (info)
JUNGSHIN® FITNESS (info)
3D MATRIX PERFORMANCE SERIES: BALANCE ESCALATION TRAINING (info)
NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: THE DOMINO EFFECT (info)
CHI-LATES (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE (info)
WATERinMOTION™: WAVE 9 (info)
BENDER BALL® HEALTHY BACK (info)
ARTISTIC & SCIENTIFIC: THE NEW ERA OF EXERCISE RX (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: BURN YOUR LAST MATCH! (info)

Saturday 4:00pm - 5:30pm

TABATA BOOTCAMP (info)
HIIT & STEP TRAINING—NEXT GENERATION STEPPING (info)
DYNAMAX™ CARDIO CORE: FAT BURNING MED BALL TRAINING (info)
TRI-PLANAR PILATES (info)
BODY LEVERAGE TRAINING, NO EQUIPMENT, NO PROBLEM (info)
INNER PEACE & POWER (info)
ALL ABOUT ALCOHOL (info)
SMRT-CORE™ MOVEMENT (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: RELEASE AND RELIEVE (info)
AQUA ZUMBA® (info)
INTRODUCTION TO AQUATICS: TAKE THE PLUNGE (info)
JUMP INTO ACTIVE AGING (info)
BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! (info)

Saturday 6:30pm - 7:30pm

STEP FACTOR EXPRESS (info)
HORIZONTAL CONDITIONING - TAKE HOME THE CHALLENGE (info)
XERCISE LAB™ (info)
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ADDRESS - PANEL DISCUSSION (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: POWER HOUR! (info)

SUNDAY, APRIL 1

Sunday 7:00am - 8:30am

FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER (info)
DYNAMAX™ MED BALL: EXPLOSIVE PARTNER TRAINING (info)
360 TRAINING: SUPERIOR STRENGTH (info)
SQUATOLOGY (info)
FLAB TO FAB: A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO NUTRITIONAL FAT LOSS (info)
MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: THE WAKE UP WORKOUT (info)
HOW TO TEACH THE "WHY?" (info)
HYDRO YO-CHI (info)
WHERE'S THE PARTY? (info)
HR COACHING—THE REAL MONEY MAKER$! (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: TRI-PLANAR RYDING…TRAINING FOR SPORT & LIFE! (info)

Sunday 8:45am - 10:15am

BOSU® BALANCED BODY (info)
BENDER BARRE NONE (info)
PILOXING® (info)
ENGAGE…IGNITE…EMPOWER…© (info)
NON-TRADITIONAL RESISTANCE TRAINING AND UNSTABLE SURFACES (info)
MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: HIIT IT! (info)
GENTLE AQUA (info)
MULTIDIMENSIONAL MONSTER AQUA CHOREOGRAPHY (info)
JUMPSPORT®: BOUNCIN' BOOTY DANCE (info)
THE APPRENTICE: INSIDE SECRETS FROM A SERIAL MENTEE (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RE-CYCLE…CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! (info)

Sunday 11:15am - 12:45pm

BOSU® PILATES 3D (info)
MAMMA WANTS HER BODY BACK (info)
360 TRAINING: FROM FUNCTION TO PERFORMANCE (info)
3D FLEXIBILITY: MOSTABILITY OF THE BODY (info)
THE FACTS ON FAT (info)
KETTLEBELL "TOTAL BODY MELTDOWN" (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE (info)
GOING OFF THE DEEP END (info)
AQUA CORE TRAINING (info)
JUNGSHIN® FITNESS FOR THE CORE AND THE GENTLE WARRIOR (info)
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 101: PREGNANCY AND EXERCISE (info)

Sunday 1:00pm - 2:30pm

SCULPTONIC™ (info)
YO-CHI-GLOW (info)
360 TRAINING: CORE COMBUSTION (info)
LEARNING TO FUNCTION…ON THE GROUND (info)
COMPREHENSIVE CARBOHYDRATES (info)
HIGH VOLTAGE CARDIO (info)
FLUID FUSION (info)
BUOYANCY IN BALANCE (info)
FROM GOOD TO EXCELLENT (info)
FLEX YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA MUSCLE (info)

Friday 7:30am-9:00am

CORE CONNECTION with Mindy Mylrea (top)
The core is the powerhouse of the body and we should attack the core from every angle and in every way. This workshop is jam packed with critical cutting edge core research as well as three amazing abs and back routines using every twist and turn in the book. Mindy will show you how one rep done right is better than 10 done wrong. You will learn the best core exercises on the planet. (FR1A)

BOSU® HIIT EXTREME with Keli Roberts (top)
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! (FR1B)

DYNAMAX™ MEDICINE BALL: THE ULTIMATE SMALL GROUP TRAINING TOOL with Laura Cisneros (top)
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. (FR1C)

CLEVER METABOLIC MELTDOWN with Peter Twist, MSC (top)
Everyone wants results–but when it comes to pushing for them, some clients avoid HEAVY lifting, SPEED AND IMPACT - 3 parts that come with elite athlete training. What if you could make exercise kinder on the body but still max effort, results, and a metabolic meltdown?! This session will give you all the tools you need to take your training to the next intensity level. Leave with easy to use workout designs to create cutting edge training plans that motivate clients while having fun. (FR1D)

360 TRAINING: HIT IT HARD! with Abbie Appel (top)
This workshop, featuring the Step360 Pro, will push the athletic limit with a focus on two training phases, Athletic Performance and Explosive Power. Hit It Hard will provide your 1-on-1 clients with the experience of conditioning like an athlete with high intensity routines designed specifically for personal training. Agility, acceleration and deceleration become the training methods of choice where increasing power output can make all the difference. (FR1E)

CARDIO 101: START HERE FIRST! with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
If you are a group exercise leader teaching cardio conditioning, start the convention off with this session that summarizes all of the internationally accepted standards and guidelines put forth by the gold standard organizations like SCW, ACSM, ACE, and AFAA. Whether you teach hi-lo, Zumba®, step, or even interval and circuit conditioning like boot camp with cardio components, you need to know what all organizations agree are the current methods & protocols you should be following, and sometimes more importantly, what you also should avoid doing. (LECTURE) (FR1F)

NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES: THE DOMINO EFFECT with Debra Orringer, MS (top)
One of the biggest threats to our health is our own environment. Toxins, chemicals, and contaminants are wreaking havoc on our world and in our bodies. Learn how to unlock the miracle of the human body through four core principles: Cleanse, Replenish, Protect and Thrive. Discover a new level of success, health and vitality through optimal nutrition. In addition to personally losing over 100lbs incorporating these nutritional techniques, Debra Orringer brought these strategies to the employees of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (LECTURE) (FR1G)

KETTLE WEIGHT BOOTCAMP FITNESS with Sean Armstead (top)
As a former Captain in United States Marine Corps Infantry, Sean knows a thing or two about boot camp. An accomplished kettle weight competitive lifter, instructor and strength coach - he combines intelligent kettle weight training concepts with dynamic, integrated body weight movements to… (FR1H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: ALL THE RIGHT CUES with Julz Arney (top)
Your technique is polished and your ride plan is clear, but do you have a stash of dead-on cues that engage, incite and surprise your classes? Come learn all about indoor cycling's most impactful cues, where to find them, when to use them, and how to create more of your own. You'll take home a hit list of the Schwinn Master Trainers' most powerful one-liners and a CD with five audio podcasts of our top trainers' cueing through their favorite rides. (FR1I)

AQUA DANCE PARTY with Dawn Stenis (top)
Treat your aqua students to a jammin' dance party, all while persuading them to work hard. Take them back in time and invigorate them with the dances they grew up loving on land, but using the properties of water to make it a killer workout! They'll be having so much fun they won't even notice how hard they're working! (FR1J)

AQUA BODY MOVES with Manuel Velazquez (top)
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. (FR1K)

MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY with Dimitri Garcia (top)
Gain a clear understanding of the association of the Ultimate 6 areas of the body and their effect on biomechanics enables you to manage aches and pains and promote recovery through increased blood flow and range of motion. We will explain the human biomechanical chain and demonstrate how our patented TP Therapy® tools can be implemented into your daily routine to increase biomechanical efficiency and ultimately performance through self-myofascial release therapy. (FR1L)

FOUNDATIONS IN EXERCISE SCIENCE with Fabio Comana, MA, MS (top)
Assorted sessions for new Fitness Professionals that address fundamentals of exercise physiology and nutrition. The selected focus areas are: Essentials of Metabolic Physiology, Neuromuscular Physiology, Cardiorespiratory Physiology, Thermoregulatory Physiology, Structure and Functions of the Three Macronutrients, Energy Balance Equation, Nutritional Assessment, Healthy Eating, Portion Control and Effective Weight Management. (LECTURE) (FR1M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! with Adam Reid (top)
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! (FR1N)

Friday 10:00am-11:30am

HORIZONTAL BOOT CAMP with Sandra Koulourides, RD, MS (top)
More Horizontal madness...just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! Combine some kick- butt cardio moves with some amazingly challenging Horizontal moves and you've got the most challenging boot-camp in town. Come learn new ways to condition your clients and class using mainly body weight with a few props. Your clients will love the intensity and the results. A boot-camp that is sure to be a hit. (FR2A)

BOSU® MULTIPLICITY with Julz Arney & Jay Blahnik (top)
Get ready to multiply your options, multiply the challenge, and multiply the fun! This workshop is designed to teach you dozens of brand-new, interactive athletic drills, skills and challenges using multiple BOSU® Balance Trainers that can be used in personal training, boot camp, circuit training, interval training, sport conditioning and kid's fitness workouts. You will work solo, in partners and in teams, and walk away with an entirely new library of BOSU exercises that can be used straight away. (FR2B)

PILOXING® with Viveca Jensen (top)
Transform into a tough, agile boxer, a gracious ballerina, and hip street dancer—all in one workout! PILOXING® is the first program that blends the muscle sculpting of Pilates, the strengthening and cardio of boxing, and the fun, sensuality of dance into a high energy cardio workout. Using the most current science, PILOXING® incorporates formats such as interval and barefoot training to burn maximum calories and increase stamina. (FR2C)

SHEANETICS® with Shea Vaughn (top)
SheaNetics is a Revolutionary lifestyle, wellness, and exercise practice blending yoga, pilates, tai chi, martial arts, ballet, GYROKINESIS®, dance, and more, with emphasis on Tri-Core Power Training to develop all three core regions. This is a challenging full-body workout to build strength, flexibility and an absolutely "killer core". The driving force and heart of this Practice is The 5 Living Principles of Well-Being, an inspiring life-guide for everything you do. Get in shape; feel great and naturally embrace ongoing life-healthy choices. (FR2D)

SGT KEN'S KETTLEBALL WORKSHOP: OPERATION BREAKING BARRIERS™ with Sgt. Ken Weichert (top)
In this session, complete with aerobic conditioning drills and newly featured KettleBALL calisthenics, you'll burn over 700 calories in 60-minutes and work every muscle in your body! The SPRI® KettleBALL is designed like a kettle weight, but safer, with the texture and size of a highly durable medicine ball. SGT Ken will lead you through the same muscle-targeting techniques used to prepare Soldiers for combat. Participants will experience a lecture on program preparation following the workout, and receive a handout on instructor guidelines. (FR2E)

GOOD TO GREAT: MAKING GROUP FIT AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR FACILITY'S SUCCESS with Steve Renata & Laurie Cingle (top)
How important is group exercise to your business? There is a commercial connection between group fitness attendance and long-term profitable clubs. Increasing sales will increase profit in the short-term, but more people in the door is ultimately the key to a sustainable and successful business. To achieve this goal, a strong plan based around implementing the 8 keys of Group Fitness Management is essential. Walk away from this session with the tools you need to succeed. (LECURE) (FR2F)

RAMPING BACK UP FROM CANCER—RELENTLESSLY BREAKING ALL THE RULES with Peter Twist, MSC (top)
People don't always need more nutrition facts—25 years of handing out questionnaires to kids, athletes, coaches, parents, and PhD's have proven this. Motivation, inspiration, and mind-set are the igniting philosophies to daily living nutrition. Learn inspirational lessons and apply them to clients to motivate them to adopt nutrition and self-healing to improve mentally, physically, and spiritually. Know which internal healers to use, and when to relentlessly break all the rules. Head home with 10 actions to lead, influence and impact. (LECTURE) (FR2G)

SEMI-PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING with Sean Armstead, CSCS (top)
This workshop will assist the personal trainer in developing and/or enhancing their ability to execute an effective movement screen, along with understanding client goals by generating a program that will address both the needs and wants of "apparently healthy" clients from a variety of backgrounds. During today's economically stressful times, prospective clients will be excited to experience a training approach that can be more affordable, fun and transformative. Semi-private training is not to be confused with Group Training, as you will be taught to provide movement based training where 2-4 clients will be working off of separate, individualized programs. (FR2H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: YOU HAD ME AT HELLO with Jeffrey Scott (top)
Don't miss this opportunity to identify, practice and implement some of the most important communication skills you need to be a world-class cycling instructor, (and learn the common pitfalls you'll definitely want to avoid!) Experience a self-assessment to help pinpoint places for improvement and leave with a before, during and after class communication checklist sure to help every group cycling instructor better connect with and inspire a room full of riders. (FR2I)

AGELESS AQUA, FLOAT & FLEXIBILITY with Jessica Pinkowski (top)
Discover how to incorporate stretching techniques in the pool. These basic mind body movements create the perfect class for our senior population. This session enables students to increase their range of motion, decrease pain, and improve their activities of daily living. The water environment is perfect for every student to feel safe and welcome. It also provides an opportunity to modify land based stretches and postures so that all can be successful. (FR2J)

AQUATIC FOUNDATIONS with Jeff McMullen (top)
New to the aquatic fitness arena? Maybe it's time to explore the possibilities of expanding your fitness knowledge in the pool environment. Apply your land based knowledge to a new aquatic environment and expand your teaching and income possibilities. Examine the similarities and explore the differences that exist between land and water – learn the theory and examine the principles behind submerged resistance, drag, eddy, viscosity and buoyancy; appropriate music use and movement vocabulary, the advantages of teaching on deck and the benefits of aquatic exercise for varied fitness levels. Walk away with a class design you'll be able to teach Monday morning, ready to go! (FR2K)

REHABILITATIVE PILATES WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® with Leslee Bender (top)
Why are so many students getting injured in Pilates classes? Well, Pilates was never meant to be an aerobics class, but was originally designed for one-on-one rehabilitation. Come discover why the ChiBolster® can be one of the best tools to give you the crucial exercises to assist your clients to wellness and pain free movement. Experience a safer approach to Pilates, and learn techniques to suit a client's individual needs. (FR2L)

GROUP FITNESS SOLUTIONS with Lori Lowell (top)
Take your group fitness department to the next level by understanding and enhancing the way in which you measure member success, identify optimal programming formulas and scheduling, manage your statistics and more. Walk away with helpful templates for your immediate use. (FR2M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RE-CYCLE…CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! with Gay Gasper (top)
Planning your classes should be simple and fun. Learn how to create and re-cycle classes 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!" (Heart rate monitor highly recommended.) (FR2N)

Friday 11:45pm - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1)

(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 1:15pm-2:15pm)

ZUMBA® FITNESS PARTY with Adriana Carr (top)
Exciting Latin & International dance moves, new choreography techniques, and a non-stop, get-down-and-dance, calorie burning, high-energy workout! The Zumba Cardio Party is the hit workout at ALL the top fitness conventions worldwide! This high-intensity workout will challenge your muscles and mind like never before. So let's get the Party started! (FR3A)

FEET AND FUNCTION WITH THE CHIBOLSTER® with Leslee Bender (top)
Why do you have lower or upper back pain, headaches or even lack of motivation to move? When your fascia becomes dehydrated and you have been training incorrectly, you start to feel the negative effects it has on the rest of your body. This session uses the ChiBolster® to show you the simple technique of reflexology and correct movement patterns to give a healthier you! (FR3E)

KETTLE WEIGHT BASIC TRAINING with Sean Armstead (top)
Foundational kettle weight lifting, combined with a large number of kettle weight movements into goal oriented circuits to engage, stimulate and develop clients in private and semi-private personal training settings. (FR3H)

SCHWINN CYCLING®: HITT IT! with Jay Blahnik (top)
High Intensity Interval Training is all the rage, and it continues to grow in popularity across all workout platforms. But is this type of training really more effective than other types? Learn the science, and more importantly, the psychology of high intensity interval training, and experience new ways to deliver, measure, recover and repeat high-intensity intervals to your riders that produce results and keep them coming back for more! (FR3I)

C.O.G., L.O.G., AND BALANCE…OH, MY! with Jessica Pinkowski (top)
Fall prevention is one of the most important factors when training older adults. Join Jessica as she takes you through dynamic and static balance exercises for our active aging population. Engage in the many different ways to focus your body balance, functional strength and proper gait function. Learn how to manipulate the central nervous system by heightening certain senses to strengthen others for better balance. This class implements science-specific movement for this very special population. (FR3M)

Friday 12:30pm - 2:00pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 2)

(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 11:30am-12:30pm)

PURE PARTNERING with Gay Gasper (top)
In this workshop you will learn valuable exercises using medicine balls and the muscle bar. Explore drills and skills to enhance proprioception, coordination balance and flexibility. (FR3B)

GROUP RX: POWER STEP with Wendy Dale, MS & Jennifer Kuhn (top)
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. (FR3C)

20-20-20 BAREFOOT BODY with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
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! (FR3D)

TOP 10: UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL AND FIND YOUR PATH TO GREATNESS with Peter Twist, MSC (top)
YYou 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) (FR3F)

CREATING FANTASTIC MEMBER EXPERIENCES with Lori Lowell (top)
The key to ultimate success is delivering outstanding member experiences. Take your club culture and operating philosophy to new levels by implementing the "member experience" protocol. Leave this lecture with complete guidelines for the Member Onboarding Process (MOP) and The Member Experience (ME). Develop the skills to differentiate your club and your identity. This session will open your eyes and give you an entire new approach in delivering magical customer service. (LECTURE) (FR3G)

AQUA MIXOLOGY with Dawn Stenis (top)
Interval training is a highly effective training technique, but it takes discipline on the instructor's part. Make your job easier, and deliver an intense workout by inserting intermittent power bursts and bouts of active recovery throughout the class. You will increase your participant's fitness level as well as the "fun" factor with this perfect cocktail, producing a workout that is shaken, not stirred. (FR3J)

¡AY CARAMBA! AQUA with Manuel Velazquez (top)
¡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! (FR3K)

CORE COMMOTION with Leslie Grosshauser (top)
Using your typical studio hand weights, this class will keep you smiling and train you from the inside–out. Training for real life is important, but you do not have to be a high skilled athlete to reap the benefits from this class. Walk away feeling an "awareness" in your muscles, not that "dead" feeling! 7 basic movement patterns are addressed: Push, pull, twist, bend, step, lunge and gait. (FR3L)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: BURN YOUR LAST MATCH! with Adam Reid (top)
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!) (FR3N)

Friday 2:15pm - 3:45pm

HORIZONTAL CONDITIONING - STRENGTH & LENGTH with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
Horizontal Conditioning's strength and intensity fused with the much needed flexibility and lengthening of yoga for a perfectly balanced workout. Do not be misled...this is not an easy class. It is just a new way of teaching a very difficult class. Horizontal Strength & Length is a fast paced class that it sure to challenge even the most advanced students and clients. (FR4A)

FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER with Debbie Gleeson & Rose Zahnn (top)
You watch MTV and VH1. You love the moves, the music and the magic of this dance style. You've thought about teaching cardio dance. 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. (FR4B)

ZUMBATOMIC® with Joy Smith (top)
Designed exclusively for kids (ages 4-12), Zumbatomic® classes are rockin', high-energy fitness parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all the music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia, and more. Parents love Zumbatomic® because of the effects it has on kids, increasing their focus, self-confidence, metabolism, and coordination. Zumbatomic® meets family fitness goals by giving parents a great reason to head to the gym–for themselves, their kids, and a totally fun, family experience! (FR4C)

PUTTING "INTENSITY" BACK INTO T'AI CHI with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
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. (FR4D)

THE MASALA BHANGRA WORKOUT® with Sarina Jain (top)
Derived from the Indian words for Masala, which means spicy in Hindi, and Bhangra, which is a folk dance from Punjab, India, Masala Bhangra® is workout that modernizes high-energy Bhangra dance steps combined with the exhilaration of Bollywood in a fun, cardio workout suitable for all ages and fitness levels. The Masala Bhangra Workout® proudly holds claim to be the first ever introduction of Indian dance to the global fitness scene approved by the American fitness boards. (FR4E)

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 101: THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD with Irene McCormick (top)
Most women have concerns about the size and shape of their bodies, but those who develop the condition known as the female athlete triad have risk factors that set them apart. Women who exercise intensely are at risk for a health crisis that consists of three conditions: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. She can have one, two, or all three parts of the triad. This workshop examines these concerns and the potential impact these imbalances create. (FR4F)

CARDIO REINVENTED with Fabio Comana, MA, MS, CSCS (top)
Frustrated with ineffective programs that fail to deliver? Do your programs fail to hit weight loss goals or push athletes through plateaus? If metabolism is as unique as your fingerprint – so should be your programs. Learn the latest research and metabolic 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) (FR4G)

ARMED AND DANGEROUS with Abbie Appel (top)
Discover new ways to strengthen and chisel the upper body one-on-one or in a group. Challenge your body with tubing, as well as your own body weight, hit all the major hot spots for muscle conditioning in this workout and focus on creating balance for optimal posture. By experiencing innovative combos for group weight training, you'll be inspired to customize these moves for your members back home. (FR4H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: SHORT & SWEET with Mindy Mylrea (top)
Want to attract new blood to your cycling program? Ditch the hour-long timeslot and keep it short and sweet. The 30 minute workout is the #1 way to create a new batch of committed riders whether they've never tried the bike or they want to "have it all" during their gym time, but have just an hour in which to do it. This workshop shows you how to successfully put together and coach two energizing, physiologically sound workouts that fit neatly into half an hour, one for those new to cycling and one for those who are fit but need it fast. (FR4I)

WATERinMOTION®: WAVE 8 with Connie Warasila, Sara Kooperman, JD, Jeff McMullen, Melissa Layne, MEd, & Manuel Velazquez (top)
WATERinMOTION® WAVE 8 is the next addition to this aquatic exercise series. Learn how to accommodate special populations using progressions and regressions to tailor-fit this hot new program to every participant. See how intensity intervals can challenge experienced practitioners, those recovering from injury, the young, the old, and everyone in between, while working within their respective limits. Along with easier to learn, carefully refined choreography and a new, eclectic mix of music to satisfy every age group, catch the wave! (FR4K)

SMRT-CORE™ MOVEMENT with Jamie Howell (top)
SMRT-CORE™ Movement is an innovative workout combining self-myofascial release techniques and core training. Using the Grid, the revolutionary foam roller by Trigger Point Performance Therapy, the user is able to benefit by enhancing function and performance through core stability and strengthening SMRT-CORE Movement exercises are performed at a slow, controlled tempo incorporating isometric contractions. This program delivers strength, flexibility and self-myofascial release simultaneously in a user-friendly format. Exercise progressions are incorporated into the program for Level 1-3. (FR4L)

ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE HIP with Jay Inman, PT (top)
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. (FR4M)

Friday 4:00pm - 5:30pm

STEPTONIC™ with Amy Nixon (top)
StepTonic™ is a completely new way to step! This fresh, empowering workout mixes dance, strength, power, and bold, electrifying music, making you move like never before! StepTonic™ keeps beginner and advanced participants equally engaged in the same "choreography" workout—a much-needed solution for an industry-wide problem. Experience an entire 60-minute workout start to finish to appreciate the excitement and addiction it can bring to your classes. (FR5A)

BOSU® CRUSH IT with Mindy Mylrea (top)
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? (FR5B)

POWER HOUR - THE S.W.A.T. TEAM WORKOUT with Leslie Grosshauser (top)
Experience a powerful yet playful workout. This Special Weapons And Tactics workout will provide you with a real S.W.A.T. Team training workout. Using various pieces of equipment of your choice, you will experience high intense cardio/plyomterics, strength endurance and core stability all in one workout. An interval based class that is military-themed and very motivating! Tracking calorie burn in this class using a heart rate monitor, you will reach new levels of motivation! (FR5C)

YOGA TOUCH with Sara Kooperman, JD (top)
As students of yoga advance, so too must our teaching techniques. Learn how to "touch" your students physically and emotionally. Using your hands to assist a student to correct or deepen a pose can be both appropriate and effective. Come explore the power of touch complete with detailed Vinyasa progressions to use for weeks to come. (FR5D)

TEAM TRAINING 2012 with Peter Twist, MSC (top)
Want workouts that inspire your clients, build a body that works, all while experiencing a sense of competitive play? TEAM training methodology gives your workouts a buzz – Together Everyone Achieves More means more results, more camaraderie, more challenge and more fun. This new "Twist" on small group / bootcamp style training ignites effort and passion to elevate training results and creates a high tempo environment of fun and excitement. Drive all levels of professional, personal and business results to the next level. Experience it now! (FR5E)

ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE CORE with Jay Inman, PT (top)
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. (LECTURE) (FR5F)

HIGH OCTANE FUELING with Fabio Comana, MA, MS, CSCS (top)
Seeking key nutrition and hydration secrets to give your performance a boost? Confused by the wealth of misinformation on sports nutrition? Why not learn effective evidence-based strategies you can implement before, during and following exercise to give your workout an added edge and accelerate recovery. This session will cover the latest research in sports nutrition and hydration and provide applications on how to fuel your body like a champion. (LECTURE) (FR5G)

KETTLE WEIGHT PROGRAMMING with Sean Armstead (top)
This workshop discusses strategies, key considerations and methods that will empower participants to effectively implement kettle weight training in a private or semi-private session. (FR5H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE with Jeffrey Scott (top)
Here's a ride well worth the price of admission! Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation, incredible energy and style. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as your Schwinn® Master Trainer hands you not only one detailed handout with all the components of this ride broken down including music, cueing, imagery, and cues, but a second complete ride ready to go, for FREE. It's the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (FR5I)

AQUA HIP & FUNK with Manuel Velazquez (top)
Take your hips and funk them in the pool! Approach your aqua class from another point of view with this cardio-based hip-hop and funk oriented workout. There are enough ideas to help you to refresh your own style with movements to put your class on the cutting edge. (FR5J)

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… with Irene McCormick, MS (top)
Making the transition from being a primarily "land-based" fitness instructor to a water fitness instructor is more than simply taking land-based choreography and "throwing it" into the pool. Considerations for buoyancy, 3-dimensional resistance, hydrostatic pressure and other class maintenance concerns are of utmost importance if you are to be successful. So make a SPLASH in your water fitness teaching debut by learning what land-based instructors need to know in order to teach effective aqua fitness classes! (FR5K)

TNT—TRAMPOLINE—N—TUBING with Abbie Appel (top)
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 Fitness Trampoline, this compact workout which utilizes little space and time, reveals "bound"-less ideas to provide the most effective group program. Your clients will keep asking for more as their bodies respond to a form of exercise that's just plain FUN! (FR5L)

SOCIAL MEDIA INTENSIVE FOR TODAY'S FITNESS PROFESSIONAL with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
Social Media is THE 2012 tool for managers, personal trainers, and group fitness instructors who want to stay connected to the industry, keep their classes brimming with participants, and developing lifelong relationships with clients and classes. Join Lawrence for a theoretical exploration of the pros and cons of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wordpress, etc. including using social media to boost business as the newest advertising tool to draw newbies to your market. We will also do a practical demonstration of these sites, going live on the internet together with posts, tweets, retweets, and blogs! (FR5M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! with Adam Reid(top)
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! (FR5N)

Friday 6:45pm - 7:45pm

STEP TILL YOU DROP with Gay Gasper (top)
This workshop is designed for the instructor who needs a little lift to refresh and rebuild their step classes. Experience finely tuned choreography that will bring your workouts to another level through rhythm, lever and elevation changes. Excite and ignite your step followers with fresh ideas. Enjoy the last 20 minutes of class using the new MUSCLE BAR tool. The Muscle Bar includes the bar, weights, covered slastic tube, $20 DVD starring Gay Gasper, drawstring backpack, and a fantastic workout! Every participant receives this $73.99 value FREE with their $10 registration! This class will sell out!!! MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6A)

SYNERGY with Deb Orringer, MS (top)
Begin a journey in movement. Combining the principles of Pilates and Circuit style training with the smooth and graceful fundamentals of the Gliding program brings you a class that flows into a gentle yet challenging workout that will help transform your body to become stronger and more flexible. The Gliding Discs are a simple, un-intimidating, and fun tool to add to the Pilates toolbox to help you sculpt and tone long, lean, beautiful muscles. MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6C)

HORIZONTAL GETS ROLLING with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
The toughest workout around gets even tougher! Horizontal Gets Rolling incorporates the added challenge of balance and stability. Work your entire body, from the inside out, from head to toe, like never before. The ultimate in hard core conditioning! MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6D)

SGT KEN'S OBSTACLE COURSE: OPERATION DEEP IMPACT™ with Sgt. Ken Weichert (top)
This session includes a series of intense military functional fitness drills designed to target every muscle in your body and help you burn over 700 calories in 60 minutes. Like Cross-Fit, Deep Impact specializes in combining diverse movements and endurance and strength challenges. Like the P90 program, it challenges you to perform the muscular endurance and aerobic conditioning drills with little or no break in between exercises. Best of all, this program is designed to function as a military-style obstacle course. Hooah! MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (FR6E)

Saturday 7:30am - 9:00am

SGT. KEN'S BOOT CAMP: OPERATION EXCESSIVE FORCE™ with Sgt. Ken Weichert (top)
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. We all know CDs will soon be a thing of the past. Let's explore the latest trends in music, all the places and ways to purchase music and what the future holds. (SA1A)

DANCETONIC™ with Amy Nixon (top)
Calling all dance junkies and wannabes! DanceTonic™ is dance for one and all! We changed the rules on how to teach dance and came up with a new method that helps everyone "get it." DanceTonic™ moves are unique and challenge all fitness levels. We incorporate killer power moves to create the perfect calorie-burning workout. Plus, you'll walk away with new ideas on how to share all your favorite moves with larger, more diverse groups of people. (SA1B)

CORE TRAINING - RESEARCH & SCIENCE BECOMES GROUP FIT GOLD with Josef Matthews (top)
Be among the first to hear the ground-breaking results of a 2011 research study on Core Training. This session will cover the anatomy and rationale behind creating a top-notch core class, as well as highlighting the types of movements that will get your members the best results in the shortest amount of time. This research has been the foundation behind Les Mills' new core workout CXWORX™, which is currently sweeping the nation. (SA1C)

SHEANETICS® with Shea Vaughn (top)
SheaNetics is a Revolutionary Lifestyle Wellness and Exercise Practice blending Yoga, Pilates, T'ai Chi, Martial Arts, ballet, GYROKINESIS®, dance, and more, with emphasis on Tri-Core Power Training to develop all three core regions. This is a challenging full-body workout to build strength, flexibility and an absolutely "killer core". The driving force and heart of this Practice is The 5 Living Principles of Well-Being, an inspiring life-guide for everything you do. Get in shape, feel great, and naturally embrace ongoing life-healthy choices. (SA1D)

360 TRAINING: TURN IT UP; TURN IT DOWN: HOW TO PROGRESS AND REGRESS TRAINING INTENSITY with Abbie Appel (top)
Learn how to meet the needs of all small group circuit training participants with the right amount of intensity and variation. With the Step360 Pro, uncover progression options to increase total work expenditure, along with regression options to simplify movement quality, allowing less to be more. This workshop will teach you the movements needed to reach all populations, along with an easy to learn way to assess, and choose, the appropriate exercises for all clients. (SA1E)

3D MATRIX PERFORMANCE SERIES: CORE CONVERSION TRAINING with Doug Gray (top)
This session will discuss what constitutes the core and how to best train it for better function. The Principle-Strategy-Technique Process of Applied Functional Science™ will be introduced and participants will learn more on how this influences the core by going through the Core Conversion workout. Various positions and actions to functionally feed the core in all three planes of motion will be leveraged, thus creating a workshop that you will not want to miss! (LECTURE) (SA1F)

FUEL + FITNESS with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
Come learn the how to fuel your body for exercise and for life. Make sure you are doing all that you need to do to get the best results from your workouts. Learn how to put meals and snacks together in perfect balance. Hear about the most comon mistakes people make. Being lean and healthy is much more than working out. Nutrition is the key to getting results! (LECTURE) (SA1G)

ULTIMATE BACK EXERCISES FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND PERFORMANCE with Mike Bracko, EdD, FASCM (top)
Full of exciting information, this concentrated session will bring to light current research on back injuries. We'll discuss the causes of back injury and how to strengthen the back and improve performance. Participants will take away 30 exercises for the back and core, with modifications for clients with physical limitations. (SA1H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: 7 SHORTCUTS TO MORE POWERFUL PLAYLISTS with Julz Arney (top)
Don't spend another minute planning music for your rides. In this workshop, take a deep dive into mapping music effectively, using different genres, creating music-themed stages, managing student insights, even how to surprise and delight with musical contrast. Equip yourself with a strategy for assembling soundtracks that fire up your riders, leaving you with more time to do what you love…teach! Bonus: Access to hundreds of songs that are working magic in classes across the country. (SA1I)

HIIT TRAINING: SWEAT 2 WET with Jeff McMullen (top)
Discover how to create unique and challenging water workouts by combining the intensity of interval training with the power of deep or shallow water. Learn the principles of TABATA style training as they apply to class format and workout design. Varying intensity, speed, water depth, and ROM styles will enhance flexibility, muscular and aerobic endurance. Refresh your existing program by offering interval based activities in a suitable for all ages and abilities. (SA1J)

AQUA JAM PACKED POOL with Melissa Layne, MED (top)
It’s another jam-packed session of water choreography that is useable, cueable and doable. We will take a basic 16 count combo and offer ten more 16 count combos to tie into. Enough to mix and match for the year even before we add direction, rhythm changes and arm variations. (Previously recorded on SCW for DVD) (SA1K)

TAKE 5 - ULTIMATE ABS with Irene McCormick, MS (top)
Most fitness classes incorporate an abdominal/core muscle segment before the final stretch. The next question is: what are you doing to make that segment different, effective, and powerful? Learn 3 different approaches that include 5 different exercises to your abs/core training programs and offers you lots of options for that "15-minute" ab workout ALL your classes have come to expect and demand! The exercises are quick, teachable, cue-able, and extremely effective for a beautifully-toned mid-section. (SA1L)

CREAM RISES with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
Explore with Lawrence the difference between being good and great as a fitness teacher, personal trainer, and presenter. Join this Award Recipient for thoughts on sharpening your instructional skills, becoming a presenter, or attracting media attention. (LECTURE) (SA1M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! with Adam Reid (top)
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! (SA1N)

Saturday 10:00am - 11:30am

BOOTY CAMP with Mindy Mylrea (top)
You have heard of Boot Camp, but have you ever heard of Booty Camp? 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! (SA2A)

ZUMBA® TONING with Adriana Carr (top)
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! (SA2B)

BARBELL TRAINING 2012 - BEST PRACTICES with Susan Renata (top)
Tired of teaching the same body-sculpting moves from class to class? In this session we'll highlight innovations in group fit barbell training that can really shake up your members' routines and resuscitate their training. Brought to you by Les Mills BODYPUMP® Master Trainers, this session will focus partly on how Olympic-style lifts can be modified for safety in the group fitness setting, as well as sequencing exercises to induce real muscle fatigue (changing the muscles' shape), and preview some state-of-the-art new equipment that can blow open the doors of opportunity for your classes. This session is guaranteed to give you some new tools for your conditioning tool box. core-chiseling, booty-toning, arm-sculpting workout class. (SA2C)

DELICIOUS YOG-AHH with Julz Arney (top)
Yoga is yummy for the body, mind and soul, and this practice delivers on all three fronts! Heat up and flow from pose to pose, Pause to explore the subtleties of each posture. Experience creative updates to traditional sequences and rich cues for mindfulness and technique that combined turn yoga into a craving you just can't live without. (SA2D)

360 TRAINING: EXPLOSIVE CARDIO with Patrick Goudeau (top)
This session is the ultimate training test, filled with creative, high intensity drills that will elevate the heart rate, jumpstart your metabolism, and burn maximum calories. This workout, featuring the Step360 Pro, is built upon a progressive training approach that takes you from foundation-to-performance, utilizing the science of both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. Here, you'll learn programming options to keep your workouts feeling fresh, intense and explosive! (SA2E)

ASSESSMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR THE FOOT AND ANKLE with Jay Inman, PT (top)
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. (LECTURE) (SA2F)

TRAINING TRANSFORMATION with Melissa Layne, MED (top)
The title says it all – what happens in our body as we move from a couch potato to an exercise enthusiast. All the systems are "GO" as we progress towards a competitive athlete. We will explore the oxidative properties, the changes to muscle types through specificity and the resulting factors during overtraining. All the current "buzz words" will be covered: inflammation, fascia, antioxidants, etc. (LECTURE) (SA2G)

THE MASALA BHANGRA WORKOUT® BOLLYWOOD STYLE with Sarina Jain and Gail Rivas (top)
Bollywood's influence is everywhere; from the success of "Slumdog Millionaire" to the stage of "So You Think You Can Dance." Whether you're looking to spice up your workout or just want something different, the Masala Bhangra Workout® Bollywood Style will challenge your endurance, work your muscles and leave you feeling exhilarated! Burn calories, learn about a new culture and do it all with a smile on your face. Dance like a true Bollywood star in no time! (SA2H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN RACE, SEASON 2 with Keli Roberts (top)
Whether it's track, road, mountain, or time trial, if you're on two wheels, and you're riding to win, it's a race—and that means it's ON! Bring the thrill of authenticity to your rides that will inspire your students to train hard and fight for the finish. This workshop includes a primer on implementing indoor training plans specific to each sport. In "Season 2" you'll participate in an all-new "Omnium Race", a sample of five different race events, and explore facets of competition that make for an unstoppable athlete! (SA2I)

MOVE, SHAKE, SPLASH! with Dawn Stenis (top)
Your students love to move and shake with great choreography, but they love POWER too. Make a splash and give them the best of both worlds! Learn how to strategically place bouts of power into your water fitness classes, and then incorporate them seamlessly into your choreography. Your class will feel both familiar and fresh, allowing your students to be successful and challenged at the same time. (SA2J)

JUMPSPORT® FITNESS TRAMPOLINE™: THE BOUNCE IS BACK with Abbie Appel, Irene Lewis-McCormick, MS, CSCS & Jeff McMullen (top)
Bounce into this exciting new exercise modality with lower impact and powerful potential! Whether you're a group fitness instructor, small group, or personal trainer, this cutting-edge program is an event you can't miss! Experience three unique approaches with three dynamic master trainers; Irene, Abbie and Jeff in a sampler class that highlights the multitude of fitness trampoline exercise options including muscle-sculpting techniques and cardiovascular challenges that burn calories! (SA2L)

MARKETING FOR SUCCESS with Sara Kooperman, JD (top)
Uncover your unique market position, create and deploy email blasts, construct an eNewsletter, mold your website, develop social networking and cost-effectively plan, promote and pull-off events. Explore ways to take your business to the next level with effective, strategic, inexpensive marketing. Learn from this self-made entrepreneur who drove her business from a 3rd floor walk-up to a multi-million dollar enterprise. Come with sample flyers, brochures and schedules and leave with plenty of free resources to use Monday morning! (SA2M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: THIS IS HOW WE RYDE! with Adam Reid (top)
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! (SA2N)

Saturday 11:45am - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1)

(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 1:15pm-2:15pm)

DYNAMAX™ MED BALL BOOT CAMP with Laura Cisneros (top)
Learn how to utilize never seen before Dynamax Medicine Ball training to ignite your metabolism and torch fat by safely targeting fast twitch muscle fiber through dynamic, total body plyometrics. Your clients will have fun and get in amazing shape with these partner-based, high velocity workouts. (SA3C)

SMRT -CORE™ MAX with Jamie Howell (top)
Release Your Strength from the ground up. SMRT-CORE Max is a total body workout using the GRID, the revolutionary foam roller by Trigger Point Performance Therapy, to create a proprioceptive enriched environment and provide self-myofascial release while performing the exercises. All exercises in the warm-up and strength and cardio phase, are taught using a multi-level teaching approach, which provides options for levels 1-3. Exercise tempos vary throughout this class. (SA3H)

HIP HOP HUSTLE™: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN with Bridget Frederick & Lauren Muchko (top)
Dance formats are HOT! But, it's easy to leave members on the outside looking in with these classes. Experience Hip Hop Hustle where you'll learn the 'secret sauce' to making dance work for ANYONE. Find creative ways to sneak dance into any class you teach and learn to add the "SO WHAT" factor to help people break out of their comfort zone! (SA3L)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: TRI-PLANAR RYDING…TRAINING FOR SPORT & LIFE! with Leslee Bender (top)
The only indoor bike that offers safe, tri-planar training, the RealRyder® Indoor Cycle is a leading-edge motion resistance tool that helps ryders discover a deeper core connection and greater movement efficiency through applied functional resistance. Learn the importance of training in three planes, how it translates to life, as well as various rotation and balance-based sports. Understand why 3-dimensional cycling is a smart (and fun!) Rx for injury-prevention and compromised knees and backs. (SA3N)

Saturday 11:45am - 1:15pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 1 & 2)

(If you choose this session, you will have no EXPO break. Lunch is included.)

GROUP FITNESS MANAGEMENT with Steve Renata (top)
For your members, it's all about building fitness. For you, it's all about building business. We're experts at both. GFM is a brilliant business tool with proven results around the world. We'll give you the blueprint for achieving higher profitability through group fitness, from studio layout to management to staffing. We'll show you to how to cultivate member loyalty, get those all-important referrals through point of sale strategy, perform an effectiveness audit on your programming-know what works and why, hire, develop and keep top instructors--potentially your best sales people, maximize numbers to minimize per-head service costs, and far more! This seminar is for anyone wanting to make a mark in the fitness industry. Free for Owners And Managers. Lunch included. (LECTURE) (SA3F)

Saturday 12:30pm - 2:00pm (LUNCHTIME SESSION 2)

(If you choose this session, your EXPO and lunch break is 11:30pm-12:30pm)

BOSU® STRONG + STRETCHED with Julz Arney (top)
The BOSU® Balance Trainer offers you brand-new athletic, total body exercises and sequences that functionally strengthen the body from head to toe, and can be used in any type of strength, sculpt or conditioning workouts. Learn yoga-inspired stretch sequences that make easy stretches more challenging, and tough stretches easier! These stretch sequences can be broken up for short cool-down routines, or connected for full-length stretch workouts. Don't miss this chance to get the best of both worlds! (SA3B)

YOGA RHYTHM DANCE with Sara Kooperman, JD (top)
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. (SA3D)

GIRLS 30+…STAYING HEALTHY AND LEAN with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
This class is for all women 30+ who are beginning to run into those metabolic "speed bumps" and wonder..."What is going on?" Don't give in...get tough! Learn ways of balancing and tweaking your diet which will bring you amazing results. Every 5-10 years things change and we have to continually make adjustments in out diet and our exercise routines. Come learn what to do to keep your body stong, lean and healthy at any age. A must have lecture for all women and a great one for all brave men who train female clients! (LECTURE) (SA3G)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: ENERGIZE & SOCIALIZE with Jay Blahnik (top)
One of the best ways to add energy to your cycling class is to tap into your student's team spirit and camaraderie and build a powerful community of riders within each and every class. Learn how to infuse this type of vibe using simple techniques before, during and after each workout, and experience a ride that will bring your tribe together and your team spirit to new heights! (SA3I)

AQUA CORE TRAINING with Manuel Velazquez (top)
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. (SA3J)

HYDRO FLEX-N-FLOW with Jeff McMullen (top)
Ready to make the transition from turf to surf, and use the unique qualities of the aquatic environment to your advantage? Take the guesswork out of exercise selection and class flow for your aquatic fusion based mind body classes utilizing a "free flow" approach to class design. Learn how to synergistically design choreographed exercise sequences from varying mind/body formats to flow and heighten your participant's states of awareness – all the while improving your participant's muscular endurance, strength, CORE stabilization and flexibility. (SA3K)

THE SPORTS CONDITIONING TRIFECTA with Fabio Comana, MA, MS (top)
Successful sports conditioning demands more than just good program design. It requires athletes to pay close attention to their nutrition and hydration habits. This enlightening session takes an in-depth look at the elements that make up the training prescription (i.e. anaerobic energy system training, timing, layout, pre-requisites, etc.) as well as reliable pre-exercise, during and post-exercise nutrition and hydration strategies that will help your client to discover the champion within. (SA3M)

Saturday 2:15pm - 3:45pm

MUSCLE BAR BOOT CAMP with Gay Gasper (top)
Boot up your muscular endurance, coordination, and agility through this boot camp using the versatile MuscleBar. Learn how to combine cardio and strength boot camp style from a bar in a bag. Explore this incredible piece of equipment that you can use for outdoor, indoor, small group or large fitness boot camps. (SA4A)

EVOLUTIONS OF DANCE - WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOUR MEMBERS? with Nicole Sanchez (top)
Dance is huge in Group Fit right now. Gain practical tools to decide what level/category is best for your members, how to pick appropriate music, and learn moves and combinations you can take back to your classes in this session. We will begin with simple dance moves inspired by Les Mills' SH'BAM™, complex combinations of dance-inspired cardio from Les Mills' BODYJAM®, and end with a freestyle dance explosion. If you teach dance, don't miss this session! (SA4B)

GROUP RX: RIP with Wendy Dale, MS & Jennifer Kuhn (top)
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! (SA4C)

ZUMBA GOLD® with Eliza Stone (top)
Did you know that the number of Americans over age 65 is expected to double to over 70 million by 2040? This population grew up dancing, and helped create the fitness industry as we know it today. Zumba Gold® takes the Latin and dance rhythms created in the original Zumba® program to the active older adult, the beginner, and special populations. This workout is emphasizes the basics skills of Zumba® movements modified for the senior population. (SA4D)

JUNGSHIN® FITNESS with Annika Kahn, MA (top)
JUNGSHIN is a high intensity class incorporating a full body workout which uses a unique piece of equipment derived from martial arts: a wooden practice sword. The sword brings an element of combat training, mental focus, and the ability to be radically present as the practitioners slice through the air while kicking, jumping, stretching and targeting their core. It works the body from the INSIDE-OUT and truly is the NO CHEAT WORKOUT® (SA4E)

3D MATRIX PERFORMANCE SERIES: BALANCE ESCALATION TRAINING with Doug Gray (top)
This session will showcase how to load the entire hip three-dimensionally with authentic motion in allowing balance to enhance the function of any patient/client. The Principle-Strategy-Technique Process of Applied Functional Science™ will be introduced and participants will learn more on how this influences balance training by going through the Balance Escalation workout, creating a workshop that will dramatically impact how you train the body! (SA4F)

NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES: THE DOMINO EFFECT with Debra Orringer, MS (top)
One of the biggest threats to our health is our own environment. Toxins, chemicals, and contaminants are wreaking havoc on our world and in our bodies. Learn how to unlock the miracle of the human body through four core principles: Cleanse, Replenish, Protect and Thrive. Discover a new level of success, health and vitality through optimal nutrition. In addition to personally losing over 100lbs incorporating these nutritional techniques, Debra Orringer brought these strategies to the employees of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (LECTURE) (SA4G)

CHI-LATES with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
Unlock the chi potential of your body between floor-based Pilates moves fused with standing T'ai Chi movements for an undulating experience in functional training. Gain muscular strength, flexibility, balance, and gait improvement with the fusion of ancient Eastern and new Western exercises: Our music - especially created for the class - changes from Western to Chinese in five minute segments. (SA4H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE with Keli Roberts (top)
Here's a ride well worth the price of admission! Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation, incredible energy and style. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as your Schwinn® Master Trainer hands you not only one detailed handout with all the components of this ride broken down including music, cueing, imagery, and cues, but a second complete ride ready to go, for FREE. It's the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (SA4I)

WATERinMOTION®: WAVE 9 with Connie Warasila, Sara Kooperman, JD, Melissa Layne, MEd, Jeff McMullen & Manuel Velazquez (top)
WATERinMOTION®: WAVE 9 is the next addition to this aquatic exercise series. Learn how use noodles in the water to spice up your WIM routine and add an element of athleticism to the mix. This session ends with an aqua flexibility track, and includes a ton of rhythm influences in the newly refined music which complements the updated choreography, sure to help you catch the wave! (SA4K)

BENDER BALL® HEALTHY BACK with Leslee Bender (top)
We live in a society of flexion from sitting at computers to driving our cars on a long term basis. Our lower back muscles become weak and tight, ultimately leading to back pain. Learn specific exercises to address postural issues. You will learn the difference in postural deviations and how to apply appropriate training techniques to improve your clients' posture leading to less back pain. (SA4L)

ARTISTIC & SCIENTIFIC: THE NEW ERA OF EXERCISE RX with Mike Bracko, EdD, FASCM (top)
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. (LECTURE) (SA4M)

Saturday 4:00pm - 5:30pm

TABATA BOOTCAMP with Mindy Mylrea (top)
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. (SA5A)

HIIT & STEP TRAINING—NEXT GENERATION STEPPING with Amanda Scales (top)
Using new music doesn't make our classes fresh. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is the name-of-the-game, and the step is the perfect piece of equipment to use. In this session, we'll cover sequencing and moves that will take your heart rate through the roof and create muscular change by working to fatigue in short bursts of high intensity work. Les Mills has taken this evolution seriously by making some big changes to its BODYSTEP® program. Now you can benefit from our learning as well! (SA5B)

DYNAMAX™ CARDIO CORE: FAT BURNING MED BALL TRAINING with Laura Cisneros (top)
Learn how to utilize never seen before Dynamax™ Medicine Ball training to ignite your metabolism and torch fat by safely targeting fast twitch muscle fiber through dynamic, total body plyometrics. Your clients will have fun and get in amazing shape with these partner-based, high velocity workouts. (SA5C)

TRI-PLANAR PILATES with Leslee Bender (top)
How come so many students complain of back and neck pain in traditional mat classes? The answer is simple: too much supine flexion and overutilization of the hip flexors. The body was not meant to train on the floor- it was meant to stand and move. Explore vertical training in all three planes, where gravity influences muscle lengthening, rather than shortening—as it is done on the floor. Your students will walk away more flexible and functional—guaranteed! (SA5D)

BODY LEVERAGE TRAINING, NO EQUIPMENT, NO PROBLEM with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM (top)
We love them, and so do our clients: exercises using the resistance of our body and that of a partner. This session will look at the latest research on body leverage training to develop the best program. Body leverage training is "hot" and can increase your revenue and client retention. (SA5E)

INNER PEACE & POWER with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
We put much energy and time into our bodies. You would think this was the key to happiness, but as we know, it's not. Happiness and serenity are an inside job that requires daily work. Learn tools and techniques that can help you de-stress and gain control of your life. You will realize how much power you DO have over your actions and reactions. This will be a one-of-a-kind session that you can't afford to miss! (LECTURE) (SA5F)

ALL ABOUT ALCOHOL with Melissa Layne, MEd (top)
Alcohol is not just an energy source, it is also a psychoactive drug and a toxin to the body. This in-depth lecture covers toxicity, oxidative stress, breakdown basics and the effects on vitamins. Also covered is the information that everyone wants to know: the fattening power of alcohol and the effect on the appetite! Everything about alcohol, presented in an easy to understand format with photos, illustrations and analogies. (SA5G)

SMRT-CORE™ MOVEMENT with Jamie Howell (top)
SMRT-CORE™ Movement is an innovative workout combining self-myofascial release techniques and core training. Using the Grid, the revolutionary foam roller by Trigger Point Performance Therapy, the user is able to benefit by enhancing function and performance through core stability and strengthening SMRT-CORE Movement exercises are performed at a slow, controlled tempo incorporating isometric contractions. This program delivers strength, flexibility and self-myofascial release simultaneously in a user friendly format. Exercise progressions are incorporated into the program for Level 1-3. (SA5H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: RELEASE AND RELIEVE with Helen Vanderberg (top)
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. (SA5I)

AQUA ZUMBA® with Eliza Stone (top)
This specialty course is the "pool party" workout for all ages. You'll learn how to teach safe, effective and challenging water-based workouts that integrate the Zumba formula and philosophy into traditional aqua fitness disciplines. (SA5J)

INTRODUCTION TO AQUATICS: TAKE THE PLUNGE with Sara Kooperman, JD (top)
Take a tour of the common cues, patterns of movement, and exercise sequences in the pool. Take the Plunge addresses how to make the best use of the properties of water and focuses on basic components of aquatic program design, including a thermal and cardio warm-up, and a stretch-inspired cool-down. Review essential components of aquatic exercise and learn to build, maximizing your time in the pool for a workout saturated with the benefits of toning, balance, and cardio endurance. (SA5K)

JUMP INTO ACTIVE AGING with Irene McCormick, MS, CSCS (top)
Trampolines offer ALL the benefits of exercise, including safe and effective workouts for active aging adults, and offer cardio options that increase lean mass, decrease fat, and strengthen bones, without the impact associated with walking and running. Trampoline exercises are safe for those with fragile conditions, can be progressed or regressed for a variety of fitness levels, and promote balance through use of the sturdy handle—and ours is the best trampoline around! (SA5L)

BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS with Fabio Comana, MA, MS (top)
Confused with ever-changing programming guidelines, evolving scope of practice and even how to communicate with clients or when to incorporate the psychological and emotional programming components? Relax and breathe as this session will help make sense of it all. You'll learn how to deliver a customizable, plug-and-play comprehensive model for fitness-health-performance whether you're a new or seasoned fitness professional. (LECTURE) (SA5M)

Saturday 6:30pm - 7:30pm

STEP FACTOR EXPRESS with Gay Gasper (top)
There is no fear – only fun! – when stepping with Gay Gasper. From the first National Step Champion herself, this workout offers an energizing mix of powerful moves and a variety of ever-changing combinations to sharpen your step skills. Experience this dynamic workout step by step along with Gay! MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA ATTENDEES/$20 Non-Attendees. NO CECs. (SA6A)

HORIZONTAL CONDITIONING—TAKE HOME THE CHALLENGE with Sandra Koulourides, MS, RD (top)
Horizontal Conditioning is a high-intensity, one-of-a-kind workout people grow to love. If you have hard-core clientele looking for a challenge, add Horizontal Conditioning to your group exerciseschedule. Explore how Horizontal moves and classes evolve. Learn how to start with the basics and creatively add intensity as you and your class grow stronger. This master class is NOT a workout; it is an instructional class. Participants must have attended at least one Horizontal Conditioning class prior to taking this class. MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA Attendees / $20 Non-Attendees. No CECs. (SA6C)

XERCISE LAB™ with Jenny Rowe (top)
Xercise Lab™ is a new fitness franchise company offering two adult programs (Calorie Lab and Muscle Lab) and one kids program (Recess Lab). Tonight, come give Calorie Lab a try! It's a prechoreographed, 45-minute, intensive cardio fusion program that will leave you feeling a combination of both exhilarated and exhausted! (SA6D)

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ADDRESS - PANEL DISCUSSION with Sara Kooperman, JD, Lori Lowell, Fabio Comana, MA, MS, Mindy Mylrea, Lawrence Biscontini, MA, Scott Josephson, MS, & Jay Blahnik (top)
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. (SA6F)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: POWER HOUR! with Gregg Cook (top)
Take the ride that's making Schwinn® Cycling Master Trainer Gregg Cook's classes go wild! Taught on the new Schwinn® Authentic Cycling Performance Bike with the MPower™ Console, you'll measure watts, speed, distance, heart rate and calories - features that completely revolutionize your ride. Plus, Gregg will hand you a complete breakdown of the workout…Everything you need to teach this ride as your own no matter what indoor cycling technology you have at your club. MASTERCLASS: $10 MANIA Attendees / $20 Non-Attendees. No CECs. (SA6I)

Sunday 7:00am - 8:30am

FLIRTY GIRL™ TEASER with Debbie Gleeson & Rose Zahnn (top)
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: 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. (SU1A)

DYNAMAX™ MED BALL: EXPLOSIVE PARTNER TRAINING with Laura Cisneros (top)
Learn explosive partner-based movement patterns that target fast twitch muscle fiber while emphasizing accuracy and coordination. This motivating workout system develops Power and Speed with skills and drills that will get your clients into amazing shape both mentally and physically. (SU1C)

360 TRAINING: SUPERIOR STRENGTH with Patrick Goudeau (top)
To get strong takes intelligent training, determination, and a deep, internal focus. 360 Training: Superior Strength is where positive changes in strength are directly related to improved performance of movement. Using the progressive foundation-to-performance approach, combined with the functional training challenge of the Step360 Pro, provides endless training options that build functional strength unlike anything you might have imagined. (SU1E)

SQUATOLOGY with Doug Gray (top)
Whether we sit, run, lift or throw squatting becomes the foundation of how other movements are built. However, each squat is different in function. Many of the rules we as fitness professional have been exposed to are based on the sport of squatting not the FUNCTION of squatting. Please join us for a hands-on learning experience that applies the principles of function to assessment, rehabilitation and conditioning of the squat. (LECTURE) (SU1F)

FLAB TO FAB: A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO NUTRITIONAL FAT LOSS with Mike Bracko, EDD FACSM (top)
Applying the newest research on nutrition and exercise to reduce body fat, Mike explain how fitness professionals can give straight forward nutrition advice to female clients for increasing metabolism and maximum fat reduction. Learn how and why women store fat, burn fat, and can alter their nutritional intake to maximize caloric expenditure before, during, and after exercise. Discover how nutrient timing relates to intensity and duration of exercise. Address metabolic and hormonal characteristics that factor in nutrition advice and prescribing exercise. Walk away with 10 documented ways to increase metabolism and burn fat with nutrition and exercise. (LECTURE) (SU1G)

MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER with Cheryl Westerman (top)
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. (SU1H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: THE WAKE UP WORKOUT with Mindy Mylrea (top)
It takes a special kind of instructor to grow and maintain a sold-out indoor cycling class in those early morning time slots. But crack the code and you'll find yourself coaching of a pack of the most loyal riders in the club. This workshop covers the Top 5 "musts" for winning in the morning and you'll experience a wake-up ride to make you rise and shine. Don't worry about getting up in time to have your coffee first. In this workshop we supply the coffee too! (SU1I)

HOW TO TEACH THE "WHY?" with Melissa Layne, MEd (top)
As our students become more knowledgeable, so must we. And we have to be able to take that knowledge and explain it in laymen terms that our members will be able to understand. In this session, experience half a dozen common occurrences that often have our members questioning our motives. We will explore the "why's" and offer an educational primer on our planes of motions, our aerobic and anaerobic training zones, hydrostatic pressure, eccentric and concentric contractions and other aqua related phenomenon. (SU1J)

HYDRO YO-CHI with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
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. As one discipline works the body, the other relaxes it and encourages meditation. (SU1K)

WHERE'S THE PARTY? with Michele Park-Smith & Bridget Frederick (top)
Powder Blue formats (Turbo Kick, Hip Hop Hustle & PiYo) are known for their laid back, fun approach to fitness that pack studios world-wide. Learn to make every class you teach the talk of the town with our 7 simple steps. Guaranteed – this is a party you do NOT want to miss! (SU1L)

HR COACHING—THE REAL MONEY MAKER$! with Leslie Grosshauser (top)
Do you want to create revenue driven programs in your facility? Being a cardio coach is the answer. So many of our clients need more information and constant supervision and inspiration. Through HR training, you can create programs to satisfy all parties! (SU1M)

Sunday 8:45am - 10:15am

BOSU® BALANCED BODY with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
Redefine and explore your body's balance systems using the BOSU® Balance Trainer and a soft-touch weighted ball, and walk away with a whole new perspective on balance. More than just your ability to stand on one leg, balance signifies both the starting and ending point of human movement, and this workshop will show you how to train complementary aspects of balance to improve proprioception, strength and flexibility. (SU2A)

BENDER BARRE NONE with Leslee Bender (top)
This session is the first to bring the only "safe" Barre training to fitness professionals. Why lose countless students to Barre studios when you can offer a class on your schedule!! Barre is the next hot movement class. This session will review all the principles of how to teach safely and effectively, reviewing how to hold posture and muscle activation. Come and lengthen and strengthen your body for an entirely new experience. (SU2C)

ENGAGE…IGNITE…EMPOWER…© with Fabio Comana, MA, MS, CSCS (top)
What differentiates great trainers from good trainers? It is their ability to engage individuals to build rapport, ignite their passions to create a vision for change, and empower them with memorable experiences. These skill sets transcend the exercise sciences. They are art forms involving much-needed skills in distinguishing ambivalence from resistance, personality indexing, neuro-linguistic programming, behavioral change/ personality conflict avoidance. This session, learn key strategies to empower clients. Rise above and differentiate yourself to become a great professional. (LECTURE) (SU2F)

NON-TRADITIONAL RESISTANCE TRAINING AND UNSTABLE SURFACES with Mike Bracko, EdD, FACSM (top)
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)(SU2G)

MYOFASCIAL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES: TRIGGER POINT PERFORMANCE THERAPY with Dimitri Garcia (top)
A clear understanding of the association of the Ultimate 6 areas of the body and their effect on biomechanics enables you to manage aches and pains and promote recovery through increased blood flow and range of motion. We will explain the human biomechanical chain and demonstrate how our patented TP Therapy® tools can be implemented into your daily routine to increase biomechanical efficiency, and ultimately performance, through self-myofascial release therapy. (SU2H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: HIIT IT! with Helen Vanderburg (top)
High Intensity Interval Training is all the rage, and it continues to grow in popularity across all workout platforms. But is this type of training really more effective than other types? Learn the science, and more importantly, the psychology of high intensity interval training, and experience new ways to deliver, measure, recover and repeat high-intensity intervals to your riders that produce results and keep them coming back for more! (SU2I)

GENTLE AQUA with Irene McCormick, MS (top)
Non-rebounding water workouts are an excellent venue for persons who cannot withstand the constant rebounding in traditional water classes. The hopping, jumping and running movements so prevalent in aqua is replaced by muscle specific, precise movements performed through a full range of motion using yoga and Pilates-based techniques. This workshop includes an abundance of ideas for non-impact, shallow water exercise. (SU2J)

MULTIDIMENSIONAL MONSTER AQUA CHOREOGRAPHY with Melissa Layne, MED (top)
It's time to take your aqua choreography to the next level with different dimensions in the pool. With creative uses of flotation, suspension, anchoring, rebounding, lever length and partner work, you will walk away with a dozen new combinations that will turn your "ho-hum" class into a "multidimensional monster". (SU2K)

JUMPSPORT®: BOUNCIN' BOOTY DANCE with Jeff McMullen (top)
Name your style - hip hop, Latin, jazz? The possibilities are endless! Learn how to combine the cardiovascular benefits of dance with the reactive surface of a trampoline and triple the training effect your students or clients experience during their workouts, no matter what their fitness level or ability. Refresh your existing dance program with a new tool and have your students clamoring at the door to get into your classes. Walk away from this session with choreography nuggets you can use Monday morning, ready to go! (SU2L)

THE APPRENTICE: INSIDE SECRETS FROM A SERIAL MENTEE with Julz Arney (top)
Julz Arney is the Education Programs Director and Lead Master Trainer for Schwinn® Cycling. Julz carved out her unique space in the industry as a dance-fitness expert, choreographing DVDs and creating class formats for global club chains. She is a master trainer for BOSU®, Indo-Row™, Gatorade's G Series FIT™ and a die-hard Yoga student, teaching community classes at schools and churches. (SU2M)

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING: RECYCLE... CLASS PLANNING IN MINUTES! with Gay Gasper (top)
Planning your classes should be simple and fun. Learn how to create and re-cycle classes 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!" (Heart rate monitor highly recommended.) (SU2N)

Sunday 11:15am - 12:45pm

BOSU® PILATES 3D with Helen Vanderberg (top)
Are you ready to dimensionalize your Pilates repertoire? The BOSU® Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball bring a wide range of Pilates exercises into the third dimension. Experience ways to execute traditional mat and equipment based Pilates exercises, coupled with the Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball. From the most advanced to the least experienced, this workshop will leave you with unlimited ideas as well as dynamic and fresh content to use with a student, client, one-on-one training and in group settings. Come challenge your core and train the whole body! (SU3A)

MAMMA WANTS HER BODY BACK with Mindy Mylrea (top)
There are 7 major changes from pregnancy that can stay with us for years. Conventional exercise only addresses two. You need to focus on all 7 to get your Body Back. Learn the secrets to assist moms get there body back. (SU3C)

360 TRAINING: FROM FUNCTION TO PERFORMANCE with Abbie Appel (top)
It's time you Experienced 360 Training! Learn a specific training system that features 3 minute routines, thru 6 phases of training with 0 rest, featuring the Step360 Pro. This new 3-6-0 Training system allows every participant to develop strength, balance and movement integrity within large group programs and classes. Training on the Step360 responsive and reactive surface will leave you feeling energized and ready for more. (SU3E)

3D FLEXIBILITY: MOSTABILITY OF THE BODY with Doug Gray (top)
Motion plus stability lends itself to "Mostability." In this session, you will learn not only how to create three-dimensional motion throughout the entire body, but also how to create three-dimensional stability for optimal environments for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement. The Principle-Strategy-Technique Process of Applied Functional Science™ will be introduced and participants will learn how flexibility will dramatically enhance strength and cardiovascular endurance in this workshop! (LECTURE) (SU3F)

THE FACTS ON FAT with Melissa Layne, MED (top)
Everything you wanted to know about that loathsome, but necessary, padding on your glutes, thighs and belly. From the fat in food to the fat on your fingertips, how did it get there, what do we do with it, how can we most effectively get rid of it and why do we have to have it at all? It's is a fat fact-finding mission. (LECTURE) (SU3G)

KETTLEBELL "TOTAL BODY MELTDOWN" with Jeff McMullen (top)
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 your clients breathless, and increase flexibility. Learn proper lifting, form cues, and sequencing and formatting of exercise progressions for all fitness levels and special populations. Walk away with a palette of exercises you can utilize immediately! (SU3H)

SCHWINN® CYCLING: RIDE ONE, GET ONE FREE with Gregg Cook (top)
Here's a ride well worth the price of admission! Expect an indoor cycling workout filled with world-class coaching, motivation, incredible energy and style. Then wipe the sweat from your eyes as your Schwinn® Master Trainer hands you not only one detailed handout with all the components of this ride broken down including music, cueing, imagery, and cues, but a second complete ride ready to go, for FREE. It's the ultimate cycling 2-for-1. (SU3I)

GOING OFF THE DEEP END with Jessica Pinkowski (top)
Deep water is a wonderful environment for aging adults to exercise! The deep end of the pool offers a unique opportunity to challenge endurance and strength in a suspended state. This non-impact, deep water workout was developed specific to the needs of seniors. Along with cardio and strength conditioning this session will address posture, core conditioning and balance. (SU3J)

JUNGSHIN® FITNESS FOR THE CORE AND THE GENTLE WARRIOR with Annika Kahn, MA (top)
This is a different course in the Jungshin® programming, which includes two distinct workouts: The first is a core focused class, which uses a sword to give you a workout from the inside-out; the second is a slower Jungshin® program designed for the deconditioned, older, or newer participant. The wooden practice sword is a unique piece of equipment derived from martial arts, and brings an element of combat training, mental focus, and the ability to be radically present as the practitioners slice through the air while kicking, pressing and stretching to target the core. (SU3L)

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 101: PREGNANCY AND EXERCISE with Irene McCormick, MS (top)
Pregnant women enjoy and benefit tremendously from exercise during all three trimesters of pregnancy as well as after delivery. However, her changing body can create some unique physiological and biomechanical changes. Personal trainers need to understand these dynamic systemic changes in biomechanics, physiology and stability in order to customize a safe and effective fitness program. Trainers will understand the FIVE most frequently neglected areas of training pregnant/post natal clients. This workshop can prepare the trainer to help the client achieve better results during pregnancy and beyond. (SU3M)

Sunday 1:00pm - 2:30pm

SCULPTONIC™ with Amy Nixon (top)
SculpTonic™ is a powerful new way to strength train! Learn how to perform total-body strength and power moves to perfectly matched music to create a workout experience that is fresh, empowering, intriguing, fun, and addictive! SculpTonic™ helps YOU and every participant in your class to feel strong and successful. This class is very different; you have to experience an entire 60-minute workout, start to finish, to appreciate the excitement and addiction it can bring to your classes. In this workshop, you'll learn how to make any strength workout a Tonic™ workout - balls, dumbbells, body bars - you'll have the power to do it all. (SU4A)

YO-CHI-GLOW with Lawrence Biscontini, MA (top)
This thrilling workshop teaches you how to glean the best parts of mind-body venues and incorporate them into a truly glowing mind-body workout. Faithful to our principles of both functional alignment and core stability, we fuse our Yoga and T'ai Chi in the first half of the class, learning movement colored with visualization. Then, we extinguish the lights, light up our glow sticks, and move through the yogic asanas and T'ai Chi forms, glowing together. (SU4C)

360 TRAINING: CORE COMBUSTION with Patrick Goudeau (top)
It is time to heat things up with 360 Training. Utilizing the Step360 Pro, progressive movement patterns that go from foundation-to-performance and are designed to fire the core unlike anything you've experienced before. Everything we do is based on how the core is activated during movement, so it's essential to train those muscles that stabilize the pelvis and spine. Leave with hot drills and a new understanding for what it means to "fire" the core. (SU4E)

LEARNING TO FUNCTION…ON THE GROUND with Pat McCloskey, DPT, CSCS (top)
Please join us for a hands-on exploration of On Ground Function where you will experience the principles, strategies, and the application of three dimensional On Ground Functional Matrixes. In addition, how you can integrate on ground movements with other form of function in your current programs, be it rehab, training, conditioning or group – this class is for everyone! (SU4F)

COMPREHENSIVE CARBOHYDRATES with Melissa Layne, MED (top)
There is truth in advertising: everything you ever wanted to know about carbohydrates. Why they are the prime energy source, which systems can't operate without them, their chemical structure, how we use them, our body's Plan B if we don't have any, why America loves a low carb diet and more. We will also put the end to some myths, misconceptions and misinformation. (LECTURE) (SU4G)

HIGH VOLTAGE CARDIO with Leslie Grosshauser (top)
Short bursts of high energy segments combined with periods of recovery are the key to getting the most out of cardio. You will burn more calories and reach your goals in a shorter amount of time. Leslie will motivate you through high intensity athletic-style drills and then bring you back to earth with easy to follow low impact drills. No equipment needed, just a strong heart and a desire to work hard! (SU4H)

FLUID FUSION with Manuel Velazquez (top)
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 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. (SU4J)

BUOYANCY IN BALANCE with Jessica Pinkowski (top)
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. (SU4K)

FROM GOOD TO EXCELLENT with Fabio Comana, MA, MS (top)
What separates good trainers from the mediocre ones? Is it their ability to go beyond exercise science and physiology and consider the psychological and emotional parameters? It is perhaps their ability to connect with clients or deliver a positive and memorable experience? Or is it creativity and common sense tied into every facet of their program design and implementation? Yes, yes and yes. Join this session to learn unique, proven strategies to use inside and outside the health club walls to become a great trainer. (SU4L)

FLEX YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA MUSCLE with Jeff McMullen (top)
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of time and knowledge it takes to keep up with the cyberspace world? FaceBook and Twitter have you sweating bullets? Still unconvinced that it could have a dramatic impact on your fitness career? Join Jeff as he provides social media information that can dramatically increase your business growth and earning potential. Learn the "do's" and "don'ts" of how to create an online presence in less than 30 minutes a day. (SU4M)