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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
SCW T'AI CHI & QI GONG FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS (info)
SCW INDOOR/OUTDOOR FITNESS BOOT CAMP CERTIFICATION (info)
SCW PILATES MATWORK FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION (info)

THURSDAY, MAY 3
SCW YOGA FUNDAMENTALS I (info)
SCW GROUP EXERCISE FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION (info)
SCW PERSONAL TRAINING FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION (info)
SCW SPORTS NUTRITION & BODY COMPOSITION CERTIFICATION (info)
SCW AQUATIC EXERCISE FUNDAMENTALS (info)
SCW KIDS IN MOTION (info)
SCW SMALL GROUP TRAINING WITH KETTLE WEIGHTS (info)
SCW GROUP STRENGTH (info)
SCW LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIORAL COACHING (info)
SCW YOGA FUNDAMENTALS II (info)

THURSDAY, MAY 3
ZUMBA® BASIC SKILLS LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (info)
FLIRTY GIRL FITNESS™: THE FLIRTIFICATION (info)
SCHWINN® CYCLING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION (info)
REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (info)
PILOXING® INSTRUCTOR TRAINING (info)
BENDER BARRE METHOD (info)
TABATA BOOT CAMP (info)
NATION POSTURE INSTITUTE: CURRENT-POSTURE ANALYSIS AND CORRECTION WORKSHOP (info)

SUNDAY, MAY 6 (POST-CONVENTION)
ZUMBA® TONING TRAINING (info)

SCW T'AI CHI & QI GONG FOR HEALTH & WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Wednesday May 2, 8:30am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

Some claim that Qi Gong and T'ai Chi are the oldest group exercise forms on the planet. Lawrence shares with you exercises from Qi Gong that can be done in any order, at any time of day, without equipment, and the age old Yang Short Form of T'ai Chi. Feel more invigorated, more energized, and more balanced from this natural choreographic flow of wellness. Suitable for group wellness instructors and Personal Trainers. Please dress comfortably in loose fitting clothing, such as pajamas. Shoes are optional. On-site theoretical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (6.75), ACE (0.8), AEA (4.0), NASM (0.8), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW INDOOR/OUTDOOR FITNESS BOOT CAMP CERTIFICATION
with Keli Roberts
Wednesday May 2, 10:00am-4:00pm
Additional $119 MANIA Attendees / $159 Non-Attendees

Learn this fun and exciting class format in an interactive environment. An eight-week program design will address boot camp as a revenue stream, marketing and motivation. The course will be taught with a focus on critical body alignment, safety and biomechanics. This workshop will fully prepare you to successfully start and run a boot camp through your facility! On-site theoretical exam administered. Additional $35 Testing Fee. Price includes instruction manual (Additional $7.50 s&h required). SCW (4.0), AFAA (2.75), ACE (0.4), AEA (2.0), NASM (0.4), ACSM (4.0). CPR card required.

SCW PILATES MATWORK FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION
with Leslee Bender
Wednesday May 2, 7:00am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

A 10-hour intensive workshop introduces a progressive series of exercises and modifications based on the methods of Joseph Pilates. The principles of core stabilization, Pilates matwork, and physical therapy techniques are the course basis. Proper execution of form and technique are explored as they apply to training the fitness enthusiast. Matwork Fundamentals enables you to design workouts for everyone—young, old, athletic, sedentary, and even those rehabilitating from injury. On-site theoretical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (7.0), ACE (0.8), AEA (4.0), ACSM (8.0), NASM (0.8). Other CECs pending. CPR card required.
 
 

SCW YOGA FUNDAMENTALS I
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Thursday May 3, 7:30am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

This certificate is one of the fitness industry's most comprehensive theoretical and practical approaches to yoga, teaching a hands-on approach to different Hatha yoga postures suitable for varying clientele. Research, postures, program design and cueing techniques will be addressed so that participants will leave qualified to lead a successful yoga class or passionate yoga-inspired cool down. On-site theoretical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (7.0), ACE (0.8), AEA(4.0), NASM (0.6), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW GROUP EXERCISE FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION
with Gay Gasper
Thursday May 3, 7:00am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

Learn class sequencing, warm-up progressions, musical phrasing, proper cueing techniques, choreography development and all the practical skills required to teach your best class, every class. Leave this certification with confidence in your ability to lead and demonstrate proper teaching skills. Understand cardiovascular training, muscular endurance and flexibility training techniques with one of our industry's finest. On-site theoretical and practical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (5.0), AEA (4.0), NASM (0.7), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW PERSONAL TRAINING FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION
with Keli Roberts
Thursday May 3, 8:00am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

This comprehensive lecture and workshop combines academic foundations, training principles, and hands-on training designed to provide students with the skill sets and critical knowledge required to start helping individuals achieve their health-fitness and performance goals. The essentials of exercise physiology and kinesiology, health-risk assessment, key assessments, programming for cardio, strength and flexibility, an introduction to facilitating behavior change, and basic business and marketing skills are all addressed in this day-long course. SCW administers an on-site theoretical and practical exam to earn the course certificate. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). Recommended: Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier, ($24.95 + s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (6.75), AEA (4.0), NASM (0.9), ACSM (8.0). Other CECs pending. CPR card required.

SCW SPORTS NUTRITION & BODY COMPOSITION CERTIFICATION
with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Thursday May 3, 8:00am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

This cutting-edge certification covers the scientific foundation of a healthy diet and how it relates to all fitness regimes. Learn the latest on supplementation, dietary planning strategies, the science of "fat burning" options, body fat testing techniques, and nutrient timing factors. This cert is perfect for personal trainers, group exercise instructors, athletes of all levels, and all associated health practitioners. On-site theoretical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA(8.0), ACE (0.8), AEA (8.0), NASM (0.8), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW AQUATIC EXERCISE FUNDAMENTALS
with Irene McCormick, MS
Thursday May 3, 7:00am-6:30pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

Drawing on over 50 years of combined experience in the aquatic fitness industry, this certification serves as an important first step into the field of teaching aquatic exercise. We will cover practical skill mastery in the benefits of aquatic exercise, the aquatic environment and principles of water, general anatomy and kinesiology, water depth options and appropriate movement plans, cueing skills, music use, working with special populations, the need for professionalism and leadership skills, and legal considerations. On-site theoretical and practical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (8.0), ACE (0.7), AEA (8.0), NASM (0.7), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW KIDS IN MOTION
with Jessica Pinkowski
Thursday May 3, 9:00am-5:00pm
Additional $129 MANIA Attendees / $179 Non-Attendees

The sedentary lifestyle behaviors and obesity statistics marking our nation's youth is staggering. The fitness industry is now being called upon to provide information and programming for this very important population. This "Kids in Motion" specialty certificate will examine the differences between adults and children regarding exercise and provide fitness professionals with the education necessary to design, implement, and maintain a successful children's fitness program. Kids' in Motion combines basic pediatric exercise principles with practical training to prepare instructors with the necessary skills to lead and market kids' fitness classes. This workshop will present a step-by-step process for creating and launching your own kids' fitness programs. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (8.0), AFAA (6.75), ACE (0.8), AEA (4.0), NASM (0.8), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW SMALL GROUP TRAINING WITH KETTLE WEIGHTS
with Leslie Grosshauser
Thursday May 3, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Additional $59 MANIA Attendees / $89 Non-attendees

Additional $59 MANIA Attendees/$89 Non-attendees Kettle weights are a popular strength training option. Unfortunately, little has been done to educate trainers about the appropriate population, movement pattern, methodology, and biomechanics of this highly effective modality. Join club owner/personal trainer Sean for an in depth study of planes of motion and exercise prescription with kettle weights. Learn a variety of traditional and modified lifts and gain a thorough understanding of the purpose of each. Additional $35 Testing Fee. Price includes instructional manual (Additional $7.50 s&h required). SCW (4.0), AFAA (2.75), ACE (0.4), AEA (2.0), NASM (0.4), ACSM (4.0). CPR card required.

SCW GROUP STRENGTH
with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Thursday May 3, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Additional $99 MANIA Attendees/$149 Non-Attendees

This course teaches you to create a program that integrates steps, stability balls, weights and tubing for a program perfect for Small Group Training, Indoor or Outdoor Bootcamp, or a traditional Group Exercise Strength and Toning class. Keeping gym-rats motivated and machine-weary participants pumped is a difficult task. Utilize dynamic techniques which systematically incorporate multi-muscle, multi-joint combination exercises. Integrate skill and coordination, add in music and fun and have a perfect group strength class for all generations. the manual takes an in-depth look at the human body and human movement as applied to strength training principles will be reviewed and fused with practical application. On-site theoretical and practical exam administered. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual Additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (7.0), AFAA (5.0), AEA (4.0), NASM (0.7), ACSM (8.0). CPR card required.

SCW LIFESTYLE AND BEHAVIORAL COACHING
with Fabio Comana, MA, MS
Thursday May 3, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Additional $89 MANIA Attendees / $119 Non-Attendees

What differentiates great fitness professionals from the rest? Is it their ability to program beyond "exercise science" and include the psychological and emotional parameters of change, or is it their ability to connect with individuals with rapport and effective communication to deliver powerful, positive, memorable experiences? These factors bridge the gap between exercise programming and successful change. Join this workshop and learn how to engage individuals by effectively building rapport, igniting their passion for change, and empowering them to success and self-sufficiency. Learn the art forms to rapport-building, motivational interviewing, overcoming ambivalence and resistance, personality indexing, neuro-linguistic programming and behavioral change. Become an innovator and combine your science of programming with the art of behavioral change, coaching and communication. Additional $35 Testing Fee. Price includes instruction manual (Additional $7.50 s&h required). SCW (4.0), AFAA (2.75), ACE (0.4), AEA (2.0), NASM (0.4), ACSM (4.0). CPR card required.

SCW YOGA FUNDAMENTALS II
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Thursday May 3, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Additional $89 MANIA Attendees / $119 Non-Attendees

Take a deeper look into the fundamentals of Yoga instruction from an authentic, fitness-appropriate perspective. This condensed course serves as the next level of the Hatha Yoga postures discussed in Yoga Fundamentals I, addressing the eight limbs of yoga, detailed pranayama study, partner yoga, inversions, chanting, and chakras. SCW Yoga Fundamentals I is recommended, but not required. Additional $35 testing fee. Training Manual additional $24.95 (+s&h). SCW (4.0), AFAA (2.75), ACE (0.4), AEA (2.0), NASM (0.4), ACSM (4.0). CPR card required.

ZUMBA® BASIC SKILLS LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
with Adriana Carr & Julie Kelly
Thursday May 3, 9:00am-6:00pm
For details and registration, visit www.zumba.com

Anyone interested in becoming a Zumba Instructor must attend a Zumba Instructor Training Workshop, and then keep their instructor status current through the courses offered by the Zumba Academy. The first step in becoming a Zumba Instructor is to attend Zumba Basic Skills Level 1.This course teaches you the foundation and formula to teach a Zumba class. You will learn the steps to four basic rhythms (merengue, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton). You'll learn how to put these steps together into a song, and how to create your first Zumba class. We'll provide you with all the tools and resources you will need to teach a Zumba class. Pre-con fee includes: Cardio Party and Live Class DVD, 20 Minute Express Workout DVD, 4 Basic Rhythms Review DVD, Cardio Party Music CD, The Zumba Instructor's Manual, Zumba Certificate of Completion, SCW (8.0) AFAA (5.5), ACE (0.7) Prerequisite: None.

FLIRTY GIRL FITNESS™: THE FLIRTIFICATION
with Wendy Malphurs & Joselyn Geronimo
Thursday May 3, 10:00am-4:00pm
Additional $179 MANIA Attendees / $199 Non-Attendees

Created by women for women, Flirty Girl Fitness classes are about providing women of all shapes, sizes and ages with a variety of effective fitness dance classes in a fun, social environment. Our popular, easy to learn dance moves provide the perfect combination of cardio and strength training. Your clients will feel like they're part of a music video rather than in a cardio-crazy, core-chiseling, booty-toning, arm-sculpting workout class. Training Manual and certificate, Foundational Moves DVD, FGF dance I DVD, FGF dance I Fun, Flirty & Fired Up! DVD, 2 FGF Dance Music CDs, Flirty key chain, and pink ink pen all included with course. SCW (6.0) ACE (0.8) and AFAA (8.0)

SCHWINN® CYCLING INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION
with Julz Arney & Jay Blahnik
Thursday May 3, 9:00am-7:00pm
Additional $199 MANIA Attendees / $229 Non-Attendees

This power-packed day offers you the industry's finest and most comprehensive one-day indoor cycling instructor training. You'll get all the tools you need to become a successful and sought-after instructor including bike fit, cycling science, class design and the Schwinn® Cycling Coach's Pyramid, a system that makes teaching indoor cycling simple for you and more exciting for your students. In this course you'll learn to teach knockout classes on any bike, but you'll get to ride the new Schwinn® Authentic Cycling Performance Bike and experience the bike's MPower™ Console which measures wattage, mph, heart rate, calories and more!

Included in this course:
• Two complete workouts
• A comprehensive training manual
• The NEW Schwinn® Cycling workout DVD featuring Jay Blahnik and the Schwinn master trainer team
• Certificate of Training worth .8 ACE CECs/7.25 AFAA CEUs/9 SCW CECs
• 13 pre-planned class designs and authentic cycling video clips
• Coffee and snacks to get you through the day

SCW (9.0), AFAA (7.25), ACE (0.8), No CPR Certification Required.

REALRYDER® INDOOR CYCLING CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
with Douglas Brooks MS & Adam Reid
Thursday May 3, 8:00am-5:00pm
Additional $195 MANIA Attendees / $225 Non-Attendees

Get certified on the world's first functional stationary bike! The RealRyder® Indoor Cycle has changed indoor bike technology forever. This ride encourages, teaches and rewards good form and proper pedal stroke, while riders experience the actions and benefits of turning, leaning and balancing. The Certified Instructor Training Program builds on indoor cycling by teaching you to develop safe, high-energy workouts that emphasize core stability. Grow your indoor cycling program using a fresh approach that involves new dynamic movements. Learn the "Ryde-Ready" prep system, and gain insights on relevant research Stay on the leading edge of indoor cycling by joining a pack of enthusiastic RealRyder® Ambassadors today! (Course includes the RealRyder® Indoor Cycling Training Program Manual ($49.95 retail value), Session notes, Masterclass playlists and ride profiles, and a certificate of completion). SCW (8.0), AFAA (6.75), ACE (0.8). No CPR certification required.

PILOXING® INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
with Courtney Gornall
Thursday May 3, 8:00am-5:00pm
Additional $225 MANIA Attendees / $275 Non-Attendees

PILOXING® is the first program that fuses three disciplines (Pilates, boxing and dance) keeping the classes feeling new and fun and rooted in core-centered technique, complementing each other perfectly. PILOXING® is effective because it is based on the most current science in fitness and weight loss, structured into an interval format which burns the most calories and is the most effective method of improving cardiovascular health. The PILOXING® program encourages barefoot training based on current research which suggests barefoot workouts vastly improve posture, balance, stamina and injury prevention. This new workout has been featured on TV shows such as The Doctors, Access Hollywood, and ET! and in magazines including Shape, Fitness Magazine, Redbook, O Magazine, Elle, Vogue, OK!, People and US Weekly. You will receive all the tools and resources necessary to successfully teach a full-length PILOXING® Level One class. All Attendees Receive: PILOXING Specialty Certificate of Completion, PILOXING Instructional DVD and Training Manual, and PILOXING Gloves. SCW (8.0) AFAA (6.25)

BENDER BARRE METHOD
with Leslee Bender
Thursday May 3, 5:30pm-9:30pm
Additional $89 MANIA Attendees / $129 Non-Attendees

Come join the hottest trend the industry—Bender Barre-None is the only "safe" method of Barre training for fitness professionals that will not overuse the hip flexors and create back pain. Come and experience what it feels like to really lengthen your muscles functionally and get "gorgeous" through specific exercises developed through applied functional movement sequencing for better posture and overall health. This session is for fitness professionals looking to bridge the gap between fitness and pre-hab. Too many students are becoming injured from poor training choices by themselves or trainers. You will leave with necessary tools to make choices based on your clients' posture and possible limitations. Leave understanding the "why" of an exercise rather than just the how, and learn the matrix of how and why fascia plays such a big role in dysfunction. SCW (4.0) Other CEC's pending. No CPR certification required.

TABATA BOOT CAMP
with Mindy Mylrea
Thursday May 3, 9:00am-5:00pm
Additional $199 for MANIA Attendees / $229 Non-Attendees

As a Tabata Bootcamp trainer, your mantra will be "more is not better – better is better." Using current HIIT and Tabata research, metabolic profiling, perfect exercise programming, body assessment, and motivational coaching skills you will learn how you can lead this ahead-of-its-time body transformation program and generate an amazing income stream owning your own 8-week total body turnaround bootcamp business. Empower your clients with the Take 3 Eating method that will change the way they eat forever. Tabata Bootcamp will allow you to create a business for yourself and permanent change in your clients. Includes 8 workout programming DVDs, 3 eating strategy DVDs, instructor manual, resistance tubing, web membership and ongoing support (at no additional fee –you will receive everything you need ) and a complete turn-key program to grow your own Tabata Bootcamp business. SCW (8.0) AFAA (8.0) ACE (.9) Other CEC's pending.

NATION POSTURE INSTITUTE: CURRENT-POSTURE ANALYSIS AND CORRECTION WORKSHOP
with Ken Baldwin, CPS, MEd
Thursday, May 3, 10:00am-6:00pm
Additional $99 MANIA Attendees/$99 Non-attendees

The National Posture Institute (NPI) teaches you a systematic process to correct alignment, improve posture, relieve back pain, and train people in cognitive methods via the Four Points of Posture system. This valuable system is an extensive yet simple protocol to access your clients' true 'Functional Capability', allowing you to quantify the success of your exercise programs and procedures. Review how poor posture and body alignment develop and evaluate the anatomical structures of the vertebral column. Learn techniques and strategies to train your clients more effectively. Implement this assessment strategy into your facility to grow your membership base and help you attract and retain your personal training and group fitness clients by demonstrating improvements. Attendees learn to use the Functional Capacity Assessment Software System as an assessment protocol. Participants receive a complimentary workshop packet that includes important forms and documents to help you implement posture and body alignment assessments and training evaluations into your current training facility. Attendees should wear tank-tops, sleeveless t-shirts, or sports bras and shorts. SCW (7.0), ACE (0.7), AFAA (6.0), ACSM (7.0), and NASM (0.7), Can Fit Pro (4.0 PTS), ISSA (7.0 CEUs), NCSF (4.0), NPI (7.0), NSCA (0.7 CEUs), NATA-BOC-ATC (7.0), AKTA (0.7 CEUs), ADA/CDR (7.0 CPEUs), Florida Physical Therapy Association (7.0 CECs), Georgia Physical Therapy Board (0.7 CEUs), Illinois Physical Therapy (7.0 CEs), Maryland Board of Physical Therapy (0.7 CEUs), Texas Physical Therapy Association (7.0 CCUs), Virginia Physical Therapy Association (7.0 CEs).

ZUMBA® TONING TRAINING
with Adriana Carr and Julie Kelly
Sunday May 6, 8:30am-4:00pm
For details and registration, visit www.zumba.com

This specialty course is designed for current Zumba® Instructors who wish to learn how to blend body-sculpting techniques and specific Zumba moves into one calorie-burning, strength-training class. You'll learn how to use weighted, maraca-like Zumba Toning Sticks to enhance rhythm, build strength and tone all the target zones. License: Zumba Toning license as long as you are a ZIN™ Member in good standing. Prerequisite: Must be a member of the Zumba® Instructor Network (ZIN™). Fitness certification recommended. SCW (7.0), ACE (0.7), AFAA (6.5), ACSM (5.5) other CECs pending. $220 COST INCLUDES: Toning Review Choreography DVD, Toning Review Music CD, Toning Instructor Manual, One pair of Toning Sticks, Certificate of Completion, One full year of Zumba Toning continuing education, CD/DVD sets for FREE (four volumes sent quarterly as long as you are a ZIN Member in good standing)