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Session Descriptions Friday, August 9
462 The 30 Essential Exercises WS
Robert Sherman
Learn the 30 essential exercises to create endless class and
teaching options. These specific movements are the root of all
strength and core patterns. Experience the secret to creating the
corrective progression to programming and you will have over
100 exercises to choose from immediately.
463 Surge Reactive Resistance
Training WS
Casey Stutzman and
Peter Twist, MSc
From the people that brought you BOSU ® , meet “Surge,” a tool
integrating instability into strength training. Surge harnesses
fluid dynamics to produce continuous shifts in fluid position
and flow rate to define top-down unstable strength training.
Combining water motion with the loading of muscle improves
motor control patterns by imposing reactive resistance training.
From deep-core musculature out to limb periphery, Surge rapidly
builds strength, preventing injuries and producing a body suited
for work or play.
464 Enhance Your Athletic Potential WS
Arthur Hsu
Sport is demanding physically, mentally and emotionally. Athletes
need to have a combination of strength, endurance, mobility,
coordination, flexibility, power and balance. Using the Indo
Board and other fitness tools, this workshop will address these
vital elements of performance and will improve your ability to
multitask and simultaneously control movement from the feet
and hands. The techniques learned in this session are sure to help
you deliver topnotch skills and drills that will have your athletic
clients singing your praises.
465 Saving the Spaces WS
Sue Hitzmann, MS
The two primary spaces, the neck and low back, are constantly
compromised, whether you are active or sit most of the day.
The result is spinal compression, misalignment and damage.
You can restore the integrity of these spaces and eliminate the
stuck stress that causes chronic inflammation and pain with
MELT ® . Learn how to add Hands-Off Bodywork ® to prepare you
for exercise, improve your performance, and keep you out of the
chronic pain cycle.
466 The Ultimate Anti-Aging Workout WS
Maureen Hagan, PT
Discover how to integrate weight-bearing aerobic movement
patterns with functional strength movement patterns to create
a total-body conditioning class that helps active Boomers defy
the aging process by strengthening heart and muscles, boosting
metabolism, building bone density, enhancing mind-body
connection and much more. Maureen will present and integrate
seven unique training methods and a proven teaching approach
that will assist new and experienced instructors in learning and
delivering this training concept in a 60-minute class format.
467 Club Spotlight:
24 Hour Fitness Presents
Les Mills BODYCOMBAT ® —The World of Mixed
Martial Arts WO
Josef Mathews, Jericho McDuffie and
Ingrid Owen
Leading fitness industry players 24 Hour Fitness, Les Mills and
Beachbody collaborate to bring you an IDEA World Showcase
Room session. Come experience the original club martial arts
program Les Mills BODYCOMBAT, the heart-pumping workout with
a dynamic mixture of resistance and aerobic training, featuring
the latest trends in mixed martial arts and the inspiration for
Beachbody’s at home workout Les Mills COMBAT ® . Learn powerful
moves from Boxing, Kickboxing/Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Capoeira,
Karate and Jiu-Jitsu. Come experience this fitness fight in the
IDEA World Showcase Room with rock concert sound, lights,
screens, stage and massive energy.
468 Drums Alive ® : Street Beats WS
Carrie Ekins, MA
Drums Alive: Street Beats is an urbanized dance and drum
celebration that delivers excitement for a new generation. A
high-octane workout designed to burn calories, tone the body
and stimulate the brain, Street Beats brings the rhythms and
moves from the street creating a new dance experience. If you
want a fresh approach to fitness, this program is your answer.
Street Beats will add a new dimension of fun to your workout and
will keep clients coming back for more!
469 ShockWave Circuit: The Most Efficient
Total-Body Workout in the World! WS
Julz Arney, Jay Blahnik, Josh Crosby,
Keli Roberts and Doris Thews
Repeated as session #440. See page 35 for full description.
470 Technogym ® : Transformational Group
Training Strategies and Tools WS
Hayley Hollander
Group training is one of the most engaging, transformational
and financially rewarding services that any facility or fitness
professional can offer their members and clients. Learn how to
truly personalize your group training experiences to maximize
client enjoyment, engagement and adherence. Using PTA Global’s
proven group training methods and Technogym’s functional
training products to enhance the training environment, you will
immediately begin to transform your group training experiences
and discover a brilliantly orchestrated way to unlock its fullest
potential. Repeated as session #520.
471 Smart Step WS
Eve Fleck, MS
Are you ready for a tough step workout that’s fun, too? This
workshop introduces choreography that keeps the workout
in mind! Eve will show you how to break down choreography
without stopping for breaks. A step class that you can use at
home… now that’s smart!
472 Warrior Workout WS
Kimberly Spreen-Glick
Be inspired to unleash the fierce yet graceful warrior inside
you! Learn how to create sequences that incorporate traditional
yoga and martial arts. You’ll experience a heart-pumping, highenergy
kickboxing routine followed by a vinyasa yoga sequence
designed to improve muscular endurance, balance and flexibility
while centering your mind with focus on your breath. Challenge
yourself from start to finish, and get ready to experience the
Warrior Workout!
473 PILOXING ® : Round 2! WO
Viveca Jensen
PILOXING is a nonstop, interval fusion of standing Pilates,
boxing and dance that will push you past your limits. PILOXING
incorporates cutting-edge research and fitness techniques to
burn maximum calories, build lean muscles and increase stamina.
This session includes a full-length workout with brand-new
Round 2 choreography and an overview of the methodology
and signature PILOXING moves that make the blend of these
disciplines such an effective workout.
474 Perfecting Performance Fueling—
Pre- and Post-Workout CD
Teri Gentes
In this session, Teri shows you how to optimize pre- and postfitness
fueling with delicious food that replenishes, repairs and
rebuilds muscle mass and increases bone strength. She’ll discuss
preferred products and supplements, demonstrating practical
preparation of simple and sensational recipes ideal for fitness
professionals, athletes and all health advocates. Tasting samples
will be provided.
475 10 Principles for Success and
Happiness L
Skip Jennings
This workshop will help you understand that the greatest gift
to you is you. The answers you seek lie within yourself, and by
learning these 10 simple principles, you will unlock the secret to
your success. This program also explores 12 universal laws to help
you find the power that lives within you.
476 Your Brain on Exercise: From Research
to Practice L
Terry Eckmann, PhD
Neuroscientists around the world are involved in cutting-edge
research that supports the many positive effects of exercise
on the brain. Throughout the lifespan, exercise can enhance
cognition and facilitate learning. Explore the anatomy and
physiology of the brain on exercise and learn the key brainhealthy
choices that can enhance brain performance. Participate
in brain energizers great for all ages and stages of life.
477 Chakra Nutrition L
Teri Mosey, PhD
The way we approach food and eating is to some degree a
representation of how we approach life. Foods have specific
energy vibrations that interact with our entire being and are
personified by our energy centers or chakras. Learn how food
characteristics impact our chakras, interpret the true meaning
behind food cravings, and discover how to use food to harmonize
your mind, body and soul.
478 The Power of Small—Why Small Is the
New BIG! L
Brent Gallagher, MSS
Have you hit a ceiling in your business? Brent will share the
lessons he has learned that have enabled him to build a sevenfigure
business in just six short years. He will walk you through
the daily steps you can begin to take today to unlock your full potential.
The principles you will learn in this session will challenge
your current business-as-usual mentality by reinventing the rules
of success through practical steps you can apply right away.
479 STOTT PILATES ® :
Reformer With Fitness
Circle ® WS
Merrithew Health & Fitness Faculty
In this workshop, developed by the Merrithew Health and Fitness
team, learn how the Fitness Circle can bring variety and challenge
into group or private reformer settings. Add more challenge to
adductors and abductors of the peripheral limbs as well as assist
in activating the core. The resistance ring reinforces correct
muscle firing patterns and helps ensure correct positioning while
adding an element of fun and variety to each workout.
480 Pilates 50/50 WS
Linda Freeman-Webster
Pilates 50/50 is a class consisting of half standing Pilates work
that integrates Pilates principles with lower-body work; and half
Pilates mat work to strengthen the core with complementary
exercises. Learn how to create your own standing work by
discovering the four base movements, intensifiers and moodmakers
as well as effective cuing techniques. This class is a
booty-lifting, ab-sculpting class that will top the list at your club!
481 Pilates for the Overweight WS
Zoey Trap, MSc
Learn essential factors in adapting Pilates for larger clients.
Many overweight people have tried personal trainers, gyms and
running, and found these routines just too hard to stick with
long term. Discover how to manipulate gravity and to provide
support with props, touch and encouragement, thus putting your
overweight clients in an advantageous position to experience
success. Please bring a towel to this session.
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