7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

5020 Clearing Your Clutter - Make Space for More Abundance in Your Life (L)
Pam Rigden
Discover how to make room for more abundance in your life. During this session, you will learn how your income is tied to your clutter, why you keep stuff, and how to move forward. You will eliminate the 18 negative outcomes of clutter, and create a clutter-clearing plan to allow for increased prosperity. When you have cleared out your clutter, you will get an abundance of freedom, restored peace of mind, and a sense of well-being. Make space for your dreams to happen!
  

5022 Ten Steps to Decrease Cancellations and Increase Retentions (L)
Nicki Anderson
One of the many important tasks of a personal trainer is teaching clients that exercise is a long-term commitment. One of the biggest frustrations for personal trainers and the biggest dollar losses for facilities is chronic cancellations. What can trainers provide for their clients that other facilities have missed? As managers, how can you help trainers keep their clients consistent and keep cancellations at a minimum? This lecture will answer those questions and more as facilities seek the strategies to build a strong business.
  

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

5032 Can-Fit-Pro CPR Level A Recertification Course
Erika Vanderheijden and Ira McNamara
This is a refresher course for participants who have a current CPR certificate or whose last CPR certification expired less than three months prior to this course. Learn risk factors for health disease; factors you can/cannot prevent; identifying key signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest; the signs and symptoms of an adult choking; benefits and proper positioning of the recovery position; and performing adult CPR. Cards will be handed out at the end of the session upon successful demonstration of the skills taught. Proof of your previous CPR certification required. This session is offered Friday at 8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Stand-by admission does not apply to this session.


9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

5125 The Key Rules to Building a Recession Proof Personal Training Business (L)
Stephen Jack
Building a personal training team that maximizes its earning potential is the dream of many trainers and managers. However, many personal training departments fail to achieve their potential. In this lecture, investigate a number of different personal training business models, highlight the fundamental differences between them, and illustrate what this means for your bottom line. Learn about the critical management, staff training and support secrets that will keep your future of current personal training team or department ahead of the game.
  

5127 The Key to Selling $3,000-$5,000 Packages (L)
Mike Bates
In this session, you will learn how to stop selling 10 and 20 session packages. If you implement the proven strategies in this session you will never have to renew another client again. This approach works in any region and with any market, so leave your excuses at the door and get ready to make some real money. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  

5128 Best Practices: The "Right Here, Right Now!" Strategy for Success (L)
Darren Jacobson
What do people see when they enter your club or studio? Are the trainers actively engaged and working with their clients? Do the members clearly see activity on the gym floor? This special presentation will examine the power of perception, proven methods that will draw potential clients and increase training activity so it visible by all, as well as ways to create positive and lasting impression. You'll walk away with 10 marketing tips to increase your client-base and how to make a solid impact.
  

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

5130 Best of Managing Yourself (L)
Ave Lethbridge
Renew your personal energy by making better decisions. This workshop will use tools to assess your leadership strengths so you can leverage straightforward ways to significantly increase your capacity to get things done. Learn how to maximize and balance your energy and strengths. This session will combine the best of "managing yourself" techniques by Ave Lethbridge.
  

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

5201 FEATURED SESSION: Extraordinary Living for Ordinary People (L)
Jay Blahnik
People who live extraordinary lives often share similar behaviour traits, even though their personalities and interests may be very different. What are these traits, and why are they so powerful? More importantly, how can you use these traits to improve YOUR life and enjoy greater success in everything you do? There is no magic and nothing complicated to learn; just simple, powerful insights that you can use everyday to make positive differences in your life.
  

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

5310 Ask the Specialist: Nutrition and Exercise Q & A (L)
Mark Occhipinti
Are there questions that you have that burn in your gut regarding exercise, nutrition and general fitness that never seem to get answered? Do you sit in lectures hoping that the presenter will discuss the particular area of your interest or needs - but you do not want to ask questions? Here is your chance to interact with a nutrition and fitness expert that brings over 30 years of fitness, exercise and nutrition to the table. This is an interactive session geared to you, no set format. Come with questions, bring your supplement wrappers, vitamins, fitness magazine articles and be ready for straight answers.
  

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