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Geoff Bagshaw, Sharon Mann, and Krista Popowych Are you ready to GO with your favourite fitness presenters? Join Can-Fit-Pro Canadian Presenter of the Year award recipients, Geoff Bagshaw (2004), Sharon Mann (2001) and Krista Popowych (2003) for a workout that mixes it, shakes it and works you out. Walk away with cardio and strength conditioning choreography that you can bring back to your participants. A great session to inspire you and get you Going!


Create a peak glute contraction with a simple arm motion! Fire your calves with a reach of the foot! Understanding how our body is driven to react to our actions and how we can harness this incredible proprioceptive power redefines the way we train our clients. You will learn how to use this powerful technique to create functional chain reactions that will increase muscle activation and bring your clients to their peak. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.


Experience the Resist-A-Ball® challenge for balance and core strengthening! This session will offer the more advanced exercises in creative and effective combinations for the ultimate in ball training. Learn how proper progression and effective cueing allows you to master these moves and have fun as you expand your Resist-A-Ball training horizons. Roll up your sleeves as you roll into these moves! Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL.


Groove, funk, jam, and rock to Julz Arney's Hip-Hop Hit List! This is choreography that will make you look good, set to music you can get your hands on now. You'll get real-life teaching techniques and professional tips fine-tuned from Julz's 15 years in the studio. It's a kick-start for your hip-hop classes and a dynamic session to increase your level of "cool".


Looking for an authentic, convenient, and safe way to include a strength component in your cycling workout? Look no further. Cycle Sculpt is the way to maximize low-cost equipment and the space around your bike to integrate an effective strength component into your classes! Cleverly using limited space and an interval format to create powerful strength sets, you'll round out your cycling workout and balance some of cycling's mechanical stresses in this fun-filled workout. Perfect for all levels. Sponsored by NAUTILUS INSTITUTE.
  

Creating an empowering indoor cycling experience for your students requires more than a challenging workout. Learn a number of techniques that will both inspire your students and motivate them to reach new heights of physical and psychological experiences. Learn how to instruct by invitation, how to effectively incorporate visualization and imagery drills, how to make music your road map, and other tips and techniques. Sponsored by KEISER.
  

Drills, drills, and more drills! You will leave this session with numerous methods of teaching your students to master a smoother pedal stroke utilizing different techniques. Learn the Locomotive, the Generator, the Mud Scraper, the Comb-Over, as well as various ways to teach using the face of the clock as your guide. We will use different visualizations and descriptions for teaching pedal stroke so you will be sure to connect with all your students, regardless of their methods of learning, whether they are visual, cognitive or kinesthetic learners. Bring your pen and notebook to take copious notes! Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS.
  

Learn about the MVe Fitness Chair, what makes it different from other pieces of fitness equipment and explore the basic exercises performed on it. Designed for every age or fitness level, come and experience this exciting piece of equipment and find out what the buzz is all about. It will change the way you view pilates and give you an understanding of how it will benefit your students and influence your teaching. You will learn the perfect ten MVe exercises and more that you can incorporate into any fitness routine. Sponsored by PEAK PILATES.
  

Heart rate ladders make for a motivating, challenging ride profile. Both psychologically and physically demanding, ladders in the hills are sure to peak your students interest. A brief discussion of heart rate training and ladders will be followed by a ride profile consisting of seated and standing climbs throughout the Energy Zones™. Sponsored By MAD DOGG ATHLETICS
  

Do your clients feel that there is not enough time in their day for strength and flexibility? Why not put the two together? Learn how to develop an exciting workout using outstanding cueing techniques and alignment. Take your pilates class to a new level of shaping, toning, and strengthening of the core using weighted resistance! This workshop is perfect for any pilates or fitness instructor looking to get some new ideas for their classes. Sponsored by SPIN PILATES.
  

Using foam rollers and resistance bands, enjoy a creative, flowing pilates mat class designed to awaken and align your body for a day of active adventures. This class combines traditional pilates exercises, self-myofascial release work, and imagery into a centering and balancing experience. Sponsored by BALANCED BODY.
  

Get down on the mat for a workout that's not for the faint-hearted. Welcome to the full-body workout athletes swear by for sports conditioning, cross training, and a strong, injury-resistant core. Every last muscle will feel this challenging routine which uses only body weight, gravity, and innovative exercise choices to focus on precision and control. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

Journey to the intricate world of Kettlebell training, where power and creativity combine for an exhilarating training experience and guaranteed results. Learn the principles of Kbell training, techniques and movements used by some of the world's best Kbell trainers. Investigate the different applications of Kbell training and learn new exercises to add to your toolbox. Kbell training--scientifically proven to accelerate the results of your training program--has a great carryover effect on speed and agility. Kbell training can tremendously improve the weight loss and definition results for your fitness clients. This is a participant-oriented workshop, so come prepared to work out. This session is also offered Friday at 8:00 a.m. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.
  

Many more women will survive breast cancer today than ever before. A specially-designed fitness program will be a tremendous asset to provide a more comfortable recovery and deliver increased strength and endurance to resume an active lifestyle. This workshop will look at a series of gentle, targeted resistance-based reformer exercises, which will focus on ROM for the entire shoulder girdle. Other areas of emphasis will be establishing mobility, restoring posture, ensuring proper biomechanics, and developing core and peripheral strength to address muscular imbalances created from various types of surgeries. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

Experience dynamic kickboxing moves that help you sculpt your muscles and burn fat!


With Afro funky beats and tribal sounds, Spirit Groove will make you sweat and transport you to a place of wild abandon. Misty's unique take on dance and movement inspires a revolution in the creation of the traditional dance workout. The rhythm of the drums vibrates your body. Elements from many different dance styles blend together to form a dynamic workout full of sensuality.


This session shows that all step choreography can be constructed from one of two base moves. Every segment of the choreography will have three levels for you to choose from so you can pick the variation that your students will enjoy. Use a little or use it all. Build it up or break it down. It is as simple as 1,2,3 Step.


Combining the flow of a vinyasa yoga class and the detailed cueing of an Iyengar yoga practice, Athletic Yoga is a challenging and dynamic yoga practice. This physical practice of yoga suits the needs of athlete and fitness participants by giving them an intense strength, balance, and flexibility workout, while teaching them how to perform the postures to get the most benefis.
  

Experience wellness and enlightenment! QiGong is an ancient healing art that incorporates breath, movement and intention. In this session, experience a self-centred tour empowering you and your class participants to go inward for ten minutes every day.
  

Experience wellness and enlightenment! Breathing is the first key to health and can be a meditation which incorporates movement and intention. In this session experience a self-centered tour empowering you and your class participants to go inward for 10 minutes everyday.
  

The Walk 101 program is a progressive, multi-level program designed to get the most out of your walking workout. The program will suit the needs of any fitness level. Learn the how to's of increasing the intensity of a walking workout by engaging more of the body's muscle groups, resulting in increased cardiovascular benefits. This is an active session, so come prepared to walk. Sponsored by ICAA.


Have you read many books on periodization and programming and are still having problems coming up with effective and fun training programs. Do you have plenty of exercise but just don't know exactly what to do with them? If you are looking for programming ideas this workshop is for you. Programming is one of the most confusing concepts in fitness and conditioning, but it does not have to be. This workshop will provide a simple and logical rational for program design and periodization. Clear illustrations and hands on applications on how creative, fun, and effective programs will make work on Monday more simple and much more fun. Sponsored by FREEMOTION.
  

How professional athletes like Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong use these simple techniques to quickly increase their overall success and how it will help to increase your client retention when they use these powerful steps to achieve and accomplish every goal they've ever set.
  

Weight loss is a universal goal that is sought after by many new exercisers, weekend warriors, and high performance athletes alike. It is something that requires a multitasking approach in order for success both in the short and the long term. This session will focus on winning nutrition strategies for weight loss as well as a review of the psychological factors involved. Participants will also learn how to identify the signs of disordered eating and eating disorders and how to approach this situation in their practice.


Learn the truth behind the hype about which supplements help to build muscle, burn fat, and improve performance. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.


Understanding and improving the "mindset" of your client is critical to helping them make the meaningful changes necessary, allowing them reach their goals. Time will be spent defining what comprises somebody's mindset and how we can influence positive psychological change so that we can facilitate lasting physical change.
  

This will discuss the physiology behind SAQ training and identify neuromuscular adaptations to these exercises. Proper mechanics, intensity, and volume will be discussed relative to maximizing performance. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  

This session will teach you how to do advanced rehabilitative techniques that impact the neurological system and motor points of the muscles to increase muscle recruitment. With any injury, muscular contraction is decreased due to damage to the muscle fibres and altered neurological firing or proprioception. Learn how to safely use energetic modalities such as lasers, multipolar magnets and your own energy with qigong on specific points to increase the muscular contraction 10-50 percent. Energetic rehabilitation will increase strength and allow you to recover from an injury quicker to achieve a state of optimal health and fitness.
  

Everyone knows the word stress-- and the negative connotation that goes with the word. Cortisol? Need it to survive. Too much can not only kill you, but it can lead to weight gain and obesity. It can also prevent you from losing fat weight-- even with exercise! Reducing the chemical stress and Cortisol levels in our lives minimizes risk for disease and improves health and physical performance. If you follow the tips provided in this lecture, you will live a healthier and more productive life!


Kick off Program Director Day! Spend time with your peers, meet new people, and exchange ideas. This exclusive networking breakfast is offered to the first 100 club owners or program directors as designated on the registration form.


A revolutionary high-energy cardio sculpt workout that is dynamic yet easy to follow. Combining martial arts, dance, yoga, and intentions, intenSati is the first program that exercises both your body and your positive thinking power - in one workout. This practice builds physical strength and endurance, connects you to your inner power, and reshapes your vision of what is really possible for yourself and your life when you connect the body, mind, and heart.


A-MAT Training is a brand new session for the Can-Fit-Pro Toronto Conference and Trade Show and has been designed as a land-based session with the following in mind: building teaching confidence, understanding and improving motivation skills, and perfecting and performing top notch technique skills. Learn why special "effects" are valuable parts of each aqua class and how to pay special attention to these creative points when teaching. Add the sparkle and fun that keeps the participants coming back for more. Special tips and effective exercises will be demonstrated and explained to guide you in learning how to animate and perform at a higher caliber. This is part one of a two-part session. Part two is offered Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Off-site Aqua Workshop.
  

Learn how water running compares to land running from a physiological perspective. Discuss, experience and practice coaching orientation techniques to ensure successful integration of water running into your program. Learn about how to design familiarization sessions including deep water running tips to ensure participants embrace this form of training. Identify the biomechanics of water running including the power posture sequence. Study the effect of water running on physical fitness (cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, abdominal core stability and fat burning), post-race recovery and stress release. Clarify the role of buoyancy, resistance, hydrostatic pressure, turbulence, thermal conductivity in exercise design and delivery of water running programs. This session is part one of a two-part session. Part two is offered Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Off-site Aqua Lecture.
  


Whatever their motivation for joining your company, your employees' work environment either energizes and encourages them or starves them and frustrates their development. When this happens, they will leave your company, or, even worse, hang around doing the minimum needed until they land another job. Organizations that fail to engage their employees, fail to achieve their full potential. Discover the importance of employee engagement and what you can do to create a more engaged workplace. You spend so much of your time and money to get these employees, learn what you can do as a leader to make a difference.
  

Are you ready for the next level? Learn the proven systems to help you create a sales staff in your club that is professional and effective. Learn the keys to developing a professional sales team. Create a salesperson retention program. Learn the skills of effective sales management and walk away with a plan to improve this critical element in your club.
  

Programming makes your members feel appreciated, accepted, recognized, and cared for. Programming brings enjoyment and camaraderie into the experience of being a health club member and allows your members to leave your club feeling uplifted, encouraged, motivated, and inspired. For our industry, if fitness is the destination, programming is the journey. Points to consider: the goal of programming is retention, leadership skills and professional personalities are the keys, deliver your promise, promote, and market! We are all alike. We are all unique. Programming unites the niches. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  


Join Maureen in what will be one of this conference's premier workout sessions! Gymstick™ women's body sculpting for group fitness instructors takes you through a variety of strength and conditioning exercises for your resistance-based classes. Using the Gymstick™ experience new ways of doing tried and true exercises, plus discover some completely brand new compliments to your class design. The versatility of this equipment provides you with endless exercise opportunities! Coupled with Mo's fantastic music selection, you will walk away with exercises to implement first thing Monday morning! The class will wind down with balance and conditioning movements and a final stretching phase. Sponsored by REMINGTON SPORT.


Train power, dynamic flexibility, balance, and cardio in this fast-paced, general sport conditioning class. Add fresh exercises to your abdominal and back training arsenal, train acceleration and deceleration, and develop forceful rotary torso power. You'll also learn to create a high-energy, team atmosphere, whether you're training one-on-one or in groups. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.
  

Sweet 16 is the ideal combination of energy, innovation, and excitement in a simple system that shows you how to create an endless array of heart pumping, calorie burning, total-body workouts. This all-new Resist-A-Ball Cardio workshop is loaded with more than forty blocks of creative ball choreography along with a master class workout that will inspire your members to move! Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL.


Discover exciting ways to integrate compound movements with this dynamic new GRAVITYGroup workout! Learn inventive strategies targeting complementary and opposing muscle groups. Connect instability, muscle group progressions, and dynamic motion to challenge the core. Create compound movements using the GTS® and how exercise sequences progress by joining elements that build upon one another. Challenge your clients to greater flexibility, coordination, functional strength, and focus! Get motivated from the industry's best! Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.


Roga is a group fitness class that combines the best of indoor rowing and yoga. Participants will alternate between rowing on a rowing machines and yoga on a mat placed beside the rowing machine. Both rowing and yoga are flow oriented disciplines in which the body is strengthened and conditioned in repetitive, non-impact movements. Rowing quickens the breath and heart rate while yoga deepens the breath, slows the heart rate, and moves the muscles in slower, more controlled contractions. Rowing and yoga are perfect partners with each complimenting and improving the other while placing an emphasis on mindful movements. Sponsored by CONCEPT 2.
  

Learn how to gain the same cardiovascular benefits as 30 minutes of jogging, 18 holes of golf, and 720 yards of swimming in only ten minutes of jumping with Olympian, Buddy Lee. This session is for beginners who will learn proper jump rope biomechanics, rope measurement, and how to become proficient in the two basic techniques that make up the foundation to all jump rope programs. Buddy will teach safe progressions from a basic jump rope proficiency of 140 jumps, increase your ability to easily perform 500 jumps, and build your endurance to ten minutes of jumping at a moderate pace. Sponsored by JUMP ROPE INSTITUTE.
  

Empower and entertain your novice participants, building their energy, skills, endurance, and confidence to keep them on track for the long run and ride! This ICE session provides you with introductory drills and progressions to fill your class formats with just the right balance of fun, challenge, and rhythm to inspire them to greater heights. Experience the latest in cycle technology and programming! Sponsored by NATIONAL FITNESS PRODUCTS.
  

Creating, organizing, and finding music for your cycling classes can take a tremendous amount of time. This workshop provides you with a new way to approach class design, making it easy for you to develop your own great workouts! Learn how to compartmentalize and catalog indoor cycling sets so classes are simple to remember, inspiring to coach, and highly motivating for your students. If you struggle with putting together great cycling workouts, this is the workshop for you. Sponsored by NAUTILUS INSTITUTE.
  

The amount of work completed in a given amount of time by a cyclist is known as power. Increasing the intensity and challenge of your indoor cycling class can be accomplished by manipulating power. In this workshop, you will experience and learn how to effectively instruct your students to use speed, resistance, and intensity to power up their next indoor cycling class. Sponsored by KEISER.
  

A pure and specific training session (ride) that will focus on better performance in many different ways. Come and ride with Josh in a more technical setting that will help you think about what you are doing during a Spinning class or training session. No fluff, just real tried and true training on the bike. A great session for those that are looking for more cycling specific techniques to be used in the Spinning environment. Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS.
  

Put a new tool in your training arsenal. Discover how to use movement variables in program design to maximize your client's workouts on and off the chair. Learn a basic MVe exercise repertoire that challenges all of these variables to improve stability, mobility, and stamina. Sponsored by PEAK PILATES.
  

Having the students interact with the instructor during class should be a positive and highly energetic experience. This workshop details some proven methods for appropriate and structured student participation. We'll discuss an array of ideas before moving on to the 45-minute ride and experiencing several of them, while using participants in the workshop. Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS.
  

Are your pilates mat classes getting stale? Are you teaching the same workout week after week? Learn ideas on how to create many flowing classes together, challenging yourself and your clients. This workshop is perfect for any pilates instructor looking to enhance their teaching and class choreography. Sponsored by SPIN PILATES.
  

Using foam rollers and resistance bands, enjoy a creative, flowing pilates mat class designed to awaken and align your body for a day of active adventures. This class combines traditional pilates exercises, self-myofascial release work, and imagery into a centering and balancing experience. Sponsored by BALANCED BODY.
  

This workshop will introduce participants to the highly versatile STOTT PILATES® split-pedal stability chair. The capabilities of the chair will be highlighted, and all its features will be utilized (including the handles and the split pedal function) in the context of a well-rounded essential level workout. Participants will learn functional exercises working against spring resistance in a variety of positions, including standing, sitting, prone and side-lying. Modifications of exercises using the split-pedal feature will also be covered. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

Help kids enjoy exciting warm-ups in small spaces using minimal equipment. John Byl, author of 101 Fun Warm-up and Cool-down Games, will lead invitingly fun warm-up activities involving innovative games, tag games, and relay type games. Bring out the kid in yourself and enjoy physically active warm-ups for kids. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.


Experience the V2 Max Plus Reformers adjustable pulley system and extensor straps to create safe and effective workouts for Moms-to-be. Drawing on the latest medical information and ACOG guidelines, anatomical and physiological changes, risk factors, and movement considerations will be discussed to increase programming options for this very special population. Appropriate STOTT PILATES® exercise adaptations will be explored using the unique features of the reformer, including the height-adjustable pulleys and completely adjustable settings. Focus on second trimester concerns, including the client's pre-pregnancy fitness level, health concerns, and fitness goals. Considerations for first and third trimesters will also be addressed. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

Bellyfit® is a fusion of cultural dance, precision fitness, and ethno-electronic music that delivers a full body, highly-effective exercise experience for women only. Each class combines the foundation moves and philosophies from Belly Dance, Bollywood, Bhangra, African dance, pilates, and yoga--giving you an exciting workout that targets the core and hips like never before! Offered in the tried and true format of traditional group fitness, each class is set to high energy electro-tribal beats giving you a moving meditation that inspires you to reach beyond limitations and into your true, sacred self. Transformational, live DJ set included.


Remember the exciting days of the original aerobic dance programs? A Taste of Zumba brings the fun back to fitness by combining high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow the Zumba participants to dance away their worries. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and International music and is a dynamic, simple workout. An explanation of the unique process by which classes are choreographed and constructed will allow participants to experience the simplicity of teaching a Zumba class. This session is based on the interval training theory of fitness. Sponsored by ZUMBA FITNESS.


This is one workout that you won't find in the supermarket! Treat yourself to a step class rich in energy that will burn the fat right off of you! Learn creative combinations that will give your students a pure cardio workout!


Pranayama, the practice of controlling the breath, lies at the heart of yoga. This advanced workshop will profile the pranayama practices of five yoga traditions--Kripalu, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Viniyoga and Kundalini. Practice with Maureen, and learn how to introduce them relevantly to today's yoga participants. Breathe like a yogi and open your mind and soul. Suitable for everyone!
  

Teaching a yoga class requires a special skill set and as an instructor you need to be in tune with what your clients need in the given moment. Gather useful mental, physical and spiritual tips and techniques to create a nurturing yet empowering yoga experience. Yoga is ideal taught one on one yet our reality in the West includes multi-leveled group classes. Learn practical tips to set the scene prior to commencing a yoga class, how to cultivate the energy required to make everyone feel comfortable and to maintain a pace where everyone is respected. Guaranteed to take your classes to the next level. Sponsored by FITNESS SOURCE.
  

Take time to harmonize your body, mind, and soul through a blended yoga, strength, and core conditioning workout. Mind, Ball, and Soul is a total-body workout combined with the holistic benefits of yoga and breathing exercises that will give you an intense workout, yet leaves you in a state of relaxation. This workout features a functional warm-up, three dimensional resistive training and core conditioning exercises followed by a mind-centering yoga cool down on the ball.
  

Start off with a little pre-race pep talk on running from Shane Lakins, one of Canada's National Team Coaches and then head out for a charity 5k run/walk. After you complete your 5k, come back and enjoy a conditioning stretch and share your experiences with others. This run is open only to those registered for the conference and welcomes all ages and abilities.
  

Spend some time listening to the unique collaborative work that is being undertaken by key players in the field of sports science as it relates to our understanding of training human movement and speed and power development. The desire to answer questions related to developing and applying best practices for training is critical to push the industry forward. Time will be spent providing insightful examples and discussing further questions. The session will open your eyes and leave you with insight to where emerging training trends are coming from and where we are heading with research and innovation.
  

Postural dysfunction has reached epidemic proportions. Understand what factors and mechanisms have contributed to this and learn new strategies and techniques to apply with your clients immediately. Learn why postural dysfunction is so prevalent, and some strategies and techniques that can be successfully applied to postural programming. This session will also include a hands-on workout as an example of how to apply these postural approaches in practice, in order to turn the tide of battle against gravity and enable us to start winning the postural war.


This interactive session explores springing clients into action with simple exercises that blend activity into daily lives (AIDL). Busy lifestyles create excuses for exercise on a regular basis. Together, we'll learn and, create new, simple activities that "fit in" to daily life for active lifestyle habits. We'll then create new "fit ins" based on a variety of situations and clients. Sponsored by ICAA.


Join Len for his yearly research review of some of the most relevant and controversial contemporary research in exercise science, physiology, metabolism, resistance training and exercise. Important applications for fitness professionals and personal trainers will be discussed. A must attend session for all delegates.


Bringing the awareness to the warrior in you. This is a fast-paced flow of martial arts as the movements build mastery of mind and body and increases precision, strength, courage, and power. This practice is dedicated to constantly bringing up the expression of personal excellence.


Why is it that certain instructors attract so many people to their classes? They seem to exhibit a certain "magical" personality! Discuss the qualities that separate the best instructors in our industry from others. Learn simple techniques and skills that you can use that will guarantee your participants return again and again! You will revisit your purpose and role as a fitness professional and walk away feeling rejuvenated, excited and passionate about your role as a fitness instructor!


Learn how water running compares to land running from a physiological perspective. Discuss, experience and practice coaching orientation techniques to ensure successful integration of water running into your program. Learn how to design familiarization sessions including deep water running tips to ensure participants embrace this form of training. Identify the biomechanics of water running, including the power posture sequence. Study the effect of water running on physical fitness (cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, abdominal core stability, and fat burning), post-race recovery, and stress release. Clarify the role of buoyancy, resistance, hydrostatic pressure, turbulence, thermal conductivity in exercise design and delivery of water running programs. This session is part two of a two-part session. Part one is offered Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Off-site Aqua Workshop.
  

Optimize your on deck teaching skills by applying key elements learned in this highly informative and useful session. This land session designed for aqua trainers will get you moving toward visual success. Learn 10 key elements to optimize your deck teaching skills. Develop dynamic teaching and exercise tools that keep the focus on participants' goals and results. Practice aqua moves and new choreography using the "resistance mode" so it looks as if you are in water, rather than on the deck. Maximize your own personal safety by perfecting the "breakout" teaching method that looks dynamic while saving stress on your body. This is part two of a two-part session. Part one is offered Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Off-site Aqua Lecture.
  

M=muscular conditioning C=cardiovascular training C= caloric expenditure. The MC2 program was designed with three unique training modalities: FreeMotion Incline Training, FreeMotion selectorized cable base and the FreeMotion i.Tonic. If we can keep a client at or near their lactate threshold while performing cardio and strength training exercises, we can increase strength/power, improve their cardiovascular health, and use more calories in less time than any other form of training. Learn complete FreeMotion protocol and how this was proven with science and research. This session takes place on the Trade Show floor at the FREEMOTION booth. This session is offered on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by FREEMOTION.
  

Meditation is a powerful beneficial tool that will enhance any fitness regime. The life-enhancing physical, mental, and emotional benefits are countless, yet remain missing elements in the western workout mindset. Misty shows how easy it is to add simple meditation to any class, workout, or environment. Learn several short meditations that you can easily incorporate into your program or learn to create your own mini meditation that will inspire a deeper mind/body connection in your students and clients. Come to relax, unwind,and feel amazing!
  

How many countless readers of fitness magazines have been lured to the snake oil claims made by the endless number of sport supplement advertorials masking as legitimate research? Although many have no scientific backbone, many others not only have a wealth of research but they have achieved quite the pedigree. If you want to learn what key supplements are known to help you achieve the best possible performance, you need to attend this seminar. Sponsored by GNC.


Learn 10 steps to help you follow the functional and reach you your destination of functional fitness. A blend of theory and practice to help clarify some of the myths and misconception of functional training, be ready to have your ideas challenged and think outside the box. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  


Since no human movement is truly linear, rotational training is essential for successful sports performance, rehabilitation, and general conditioning. However, this important exercise component is poorly understood and applied by many professionals. This lecture explains why rotational training is so vital for optimal functioning. You will understand how to assess and improve rotational stabilization through the different segments of the body, how to improve rotational strength, and force generation for throwing, plus exercises progressing from isolation to integration. Sponsored By CHEK INSTITUTE


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 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stand-by admission does not apply to this session.



This is a comprehensive course that will increase your knowledge to perform CPR on adults, children and infants in any emergency. Topics include risk factors for health disease; knowing which factors you can/cannot prevent; identifying the key signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest; knowing the steps to perform one and two rescuer CPR on an adult; knowing the signs and symptoms of an adult, child or infant choking and the steps in providing first aid; and knowing the benefits and proper position of placing a victim in recovery position. Those who are able to demonstrate their ability to apply the required skills will obtain a CPR card valid for one year from the date of issue. This session is five hours.



Paul Brown, Joe Cirulli, Geoff Dyer, Sherri McMillan, and David Patchell-Evans It costs more money than ever to acquire new members. This session offers lessons that are guaranteed to increase profits and reduce costs. Learn from leaders in club ownership and member retention. Learn not only how to acquire new members, but how to lower cancellation rates. Each panel member shares their best business practice for member retention. Panel Facilitated by Frank Napolitano Jr. This is part two of a two part session. Part one is offered on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
  

As marketing costs soar, this session will give you the secrets to reducing costs while increasing sales. After a quick review of part one, offered in 2007, new concepts and programs will be revealed that will kick-start your marketing for next year. Learn the secrets of "shoestring" pros. Each concept is test marketed to ensure your success. You will leave this session with an action plan to market your club more effectively with less money.
  

This presentation is the foundation to the success of every club and its entire staff. You will be able to differentiate yourself by offering a noticeably better level of service - consistently exceeding your customers' expectations and requirements. Identify customer service issues in every department and create a team spirit among your staff. set attainable goals, measure staff performance, and realize growth and retention in your business. Learn how to evaluate your club how your member does, five steps to a professional greeting, three parts of a professional conversation, how to give compliments, and how to give recognition.
  


Learn to assess your clients' functional status through the use of dynamic postural observations. Learn to use the Overhead Squat Movement Assessment to assess dynamic flexibility as well as integrated total body strength. You will also learn the Kinetic Chain Checkpoints and specific movement patterns that indicate muscular imbalances. Finally, you will learn how to practically apply your observations from the Overhead Squat to program appropriate corrective exercises that will enhance your clients' results and reduce their risk of injury.


Think fusion. This 30-minute group session, on efi Sports Medicine's adaptable GTS® machine, integrates strength training and pilates to zero-in on the core. It's a zenergetic, mind/body experience with plenty of variety and challenge pulling pilates and resistance training into the same orbit. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.
  

Co-presented with Elvis Malcolm. Open only to certified jump rope instructors and fitness professionals who have completed level one and two workshops in the past two years. This session will teach you an introduction to basic Double Dutch and Chinese Wheel and how to take your single jump rope skills to the next level, with intermediate and advanced jump rope techniques. Buddy and Elvis will show you how to turn, get into, perform skills inside, and exit the Double Dutch and Chinese Wheel ropes. They will teach you how to combine single rope skills into endurance, circuit, and high-performance workouts. Sponsored by JUMP ROPE INSTITUTE.
  

Indoor cycle entertainment is a blend of drills, rhythms, and intervals packaged with motivation, cueing, and games, offering you options for achieving that fine line and balance of challenge, sweat, success, and fun. In this ICE session, we're pushing past the basics and building on the progressions that will inspire your intermediate participants and help them to raise the bar. Experience the latest in cycle technology and programming! Sponsored by NATIONAL FITNESS PRODUCTS.
  

If you are a personal trainer, this cycling workshop is geared specifically for you. Learn how you can use an indoor cycle to both enhance a client's training program and expand your skill set. In this workshop, you will review proper cycling technique, client evaluation, functional power tests, programming ideas, practical applications (e.g. triathlon training, outdoor riding, and small group training), and sample workouts. A workshop must for all trainers or instructors who want to experience different applications of the indoor cycle. Sponsored by KEISER.
  

We have all experienced moments while riding where it feels like you and the bike are one, totally in control, even when it gets difficult. When you recognize the fundamentals that help achieve what you never thought possible, you will place yourself in this optimal state of mind known as flow. Learn how to apply this knowledge to any athletic endeavor from a challenging Spinning class, to your first marathon. Climb for 90 minutes, with time to reflect on the nine components of flow. You will leave this class with a feeling of empowerment, like you are able to Move Mountains. Sponsored By MAD DOGG ATHLETICS
  

Forget about memorizing combinations and remember how it feels to just let go and groove to the music. This workshop focuses on connecting fun moves to fantastic music. The ease of learning increases the members success level and exercise experience. Low impact and dance based "easy to do" blocks are built and then thrown away. Forget "From the Top" and let's just move.


These two unique movements require consistently maintained, balanced positioning to be executed correctly. During this ride, we'll explore their similarities as well as their differences with regard to their aerobic demands, cadences, resistance loads, and Energy Zone™ potentials. This is an intense ride with varying heart rates. Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS.
  

This workshop uses the foam roller and sponge ball to take your pilates exercises and core to the next level. Learn how to modify pilates exercises using the small apparatus for a group setting while keeping an exciting atmosphere! This workshop covers proper alignment, cueing techniques, and class choreography, all the while keeping your moving and grooving to the music! This session is also offered Friday at 6:15 p.m. Sponsored by SPIN PILATES.
  

At the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: explain why core strength is especially important during pregnancy and the postpartum period, demonstrate core strengthening exercises that are safe and effective for each stage of pregnancy and the postpartum periods, understand modifications for varying fitness levels and stages of pregnancy and the postpartum period, describe ways to integrate the baby into a core strengthening routine, and understand safety considerations for women with special needs,e.g. back problems, diastasis, hip instability, c-section, etc. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.


Soar to new heights as you are navigated through a creative mix of today's latest aerobic moves. User-friendly choreography, logical progressions, and slick teaching skills are all on board this supersonic experience. Buckle up--there may be some turbulence.


It's so spicy! Sizzling cha cha rhythms that will inspire the Latin passion deep within you. Let your inhibitions go as your hips sway and your body grooves. Get lost in the feel of dance with hot and spicy Latin inspired moves! No rules, no boundaries--just music, movement, and tons of fun! Get lost in the style and feel of you and discover how your body grooves!


Wrap your brain around this one as Geoff makes you think! Teaching step involves logical progressions and effective teaching methods. Geoff shows you how to build your choreography using base moves, layering techniques and seamless transitions to make challenging choreography achievable for everyone.


As educators, we have many tools to draw upon to help reach and teach our students. Hands-on adjustments are one of the most effective of these tools, yet they require a skilful hand and sharp awareness to be done well. We will study the skills and implications that are involved in adjusting students--from reading a student's needs, to giving specific types of touch, to knowing when not to adjust.
  

Weakness and/or stiffness in the shoulder often results in an inability to do certain poses, a failure to progress and/or pain. We will examine the common faults and then work on both flexibility and strength progressions to safely guide our clients to a safe and effective yoga practice.
  

Would you or your clients like to embark on a running program or enhance your current performance? When you hit the road the road hits back! Don't think for a second that your expensive shoes and orthotics are going to save you from injury. It is time you heard the truth about how to run and stop perpetuating myths that are quite frankly wrong. Shane has taught thousands to run, and now in this new interactive session you will learn the skills of error detection and correction that will make you an expert in your own community.


Not where fitness goals are concerned! A client has to believe they can reach their goals in order to see it happen. Intervening at a behavioural level, that is, telling clients what to do and what not to do, and how to do it, doesn't address this issue. Learn how to identify a client's limiting beliefs and how to effectively intervene at this level, helping them to overcome self doubt and move forwards. You will learn how to help clients overcome their limiting beliefs and learn to provide the power of belief.
  

Effective time management and client care centred on service are the key markers of a successful personal training business. Learn 10 time management tips that work for the busy trainer. Identify the common traps that even successful trainers fall into and which can quickly undermine a business. Understand why customer service is the "intangible edge" and how to develop top-notch service. Learn how to encourage, ask for, get and use client feedback to sustain, and grow your business. Incorporate six key qualities that are closely tied to business success over the long haul. Is your business in trouble or standing on firm ground and moving forward? Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  

At times we all find ourselves (or our clients) trying to balance too much, which often results in decreased motivation, missed workouts, mood swings, injuries, etc. This lecture will focus on the effects of stress and how such stress can impact us in our daily lives. Common and uncommon signs of overtraining will be discussed in addition to tools that we can use to help prevent underperformance. The latest trends in research will be discussed and practical examples of methods you can use for yourself or with weekday warriors to Olympic athletes.
  

So you're a new personal trainer and you can design a great program, but there is just something missing in the delivery. Are you always rushed, or feel like your client just isn't that impressed? Picking up from Rod's Program Design 101, learn how to prepare for your sessions, start the sessions smoothly, flow through the program like a pro, and exceed your clients' expectations every time. Come to this session to learn the best strategies on how to deliver your programs so your clients not only see results, but keep coming back for more, time after time.
  

There is a growing interest and evolution of the endurance and adventure sporting events. More and more active individuals are running their first marathons, triathlons, or participating in multi-day eco-challenges. Success in training and competing for these disciplines involves a vigorous and calculated exercise program which is equally complemented by a proper sport nutrition action plan. This session will review the nutrition considerations in training and on competition day. In addition, a focus on the nutrition planning and logistical considerations will be covered.


Connie Jasinskas, Charlene Kopansky, Katharine McLarty, and Mary Sanders How does current research in water fitness fit into your program design? Learn how to apply current research to your aqua classess, personal training sessions, creating new and exciting, safe and effective workouts for your participants. You will hear from leading aqua experts in the areas of program design, personal training, rehabilitation, and growing older. Facilitated by Julie Milner. Sponsored by ICAA.
  

Learn about international developments in fitness certification and their impact on the Canadian scene. Panelists will provide insights into what is happening in their countries and how we can collaborate across borders to improve our certification offerings. A new model will be proposed to advance Canadian fitness certification interests and our ability to better serve our industry and fitness consumers. Show your commitment to professionalism and advancement of our industry and join us as we explore what the future has in store for all of us. This is a two part session. Part one is offered Friday at 6:15 p.m. Sponsored by FITNESS BUSINESS CANADA.
  

Who says anatomy can't be fun! As health and fitness professionals and enthusiasts, it is important that we have a strong anatomy background. With a strong knowledge of muscle origin and insertion the possibilities in exercise creation are endless. You will no longer need to copy exercises from fitness gurus, magazines and textbooks -- you will have a knowledge that is much more powerful. Upon completion, you will have the tools needed to create and implement unique exercise classes/ programs...you will be the guru that others emulate! This session involves partner work. Please wear shorts and a tank top to identify muscle origins and insertions.


M=muscular conditioning C=cardiovascular training C= caloric expenditure. The MC2 program was designed with three unique training modalities: FreeMotion Incline Training, FreeMotion selectorized cable base and the FreeMotion i.Tonic. If we can keep a client at or near their lactate threshold while performing cardio and strength training exercises, we can increase strength/power, improve their cardiovascular health, and use more calories in less time than any other form of training. Learn complete FreeMotion protocol and how this was proven with science and research. This session takes place on the Trade Show floor at the FREEMOTION booth. This session is offered on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by FREEMOTION.
  

Be sure to catch this opportunity to get some fresh air and join Risto for an outdoor workout! You will quickly learn why Gymstick Nordic Walking is becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the world! This introductory course will teach you the basics of Finnish Nordic Walking technique that will provide an excellent cardio and muscle conditioning workout. Gymstick Nordic Walking poles are not just ordinary walking poles - the poles can be converted into an outdoor Gymstick in just a few seconds. This enables the Nordic walker to stop for interval muscle training anywhere, anytime along the trail - you can be sure Risto will put your muscles to the test! Sponsored by REMINGTON SPORT.



This interactive workshop will teach you a number of progressive, full body partner exercises that will improve your client's muscle conditioning, endurance, speed, balance and core stability. You'll start with Rob Glick and Mindy Mylrea teaching you a variety of partner drills utilizing, ballast balls and bosus. Then Alex and Sherri McMillan will take over and provide you with a number of partner exercises utilizizing medicine balls and tubing. Whether you teach group fitness or train clients privately or in small group settings, this session is a must and will provide you with 30 plus new exercise ideas and progressions. This session is 2 hours.
  

Looking to enhance your game? Whether you are training the weekend warrior or elite athletes the ultimate goal is peak performance. This workshop will take you through six different training blocks of specific exercises designed by Resist-A-Ball creator, Mike Morris. Take your training to the next level of connecting strength, balance, and flexibility for optimal performance. Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL.
  

For years, world-class athletes have used heart rate monitors to evaluate and improve performance. However, a closer look at heart rate monitor research and use reveals that most people--including many athletes--may not be getting the most out of this great training device. Debunk the myths and misconceptions associated with heart rate monitors, learn an up-to-date, simplified approach to using a heart rate monitor for maximum benefits, and revolutionize the way you look at high-performance training. Top it off with a power-packed race simulation ride that will leave you feeling like a champion. This session is two hours. Please bring a heart rate monitor. Sponsored by NAUTILUS INSTITUTE.
  

By combining the athleticism of the traditional pilates chair with the flexibility of resistance tubing, the EXO Chair creates a limitless variety of workouts for beginners, athletes, and anyone wanting to crank up their program. Learn the essential principles of pilates on the chair in this practical workshop. Sponsored by BALANCED BODY.
  

This energizing workout incorporates the 12-inch mini flex ball to create total-body strengthening and conditioning. The exercises will work on improving posture with a major focus on core stability and back mobility while lengthening and strengthening the surrounding muscles. Keeping in mind the elements of the STOTT PILATES® five basic principles, participants will learn how to add variety to traditional matwork routines. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

There are few pieces of fitness equipment that will help golfers realize the same off-course training benefits as the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max Plus Reformer. Discover how to use the unique features of this groundbreaking unit to perform specially designed refomer-based exercises to raise your client's golf game to a new level. With a better understanding of the conditioning requirements of golfers, these moves will help improve balance and flexibility, while enhancing core stability and body awareness. The height adjustable vertical pulley system allows exercises to be performed in sitting, kneeling, and even standing positions to create a workout never possible before. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

Getting it right for your self and others. Awaken yoga practice to the peace and power of your natural state. Weaving the tools of yoga into personal and powerful systems. The beauty of non-obsessive, yet actual daily practice. We will define daily practice and discuss the purpose of yantra and mantra in asana and pranayama. Sponsored by FITNESS SOURCE.
  

This session will share skills that you will not learn anywhere else! This lecture will provide you with new ways to view and manipulate program variables and show you how to recognize common roadblocks to success in any client. If you are looking for a program design edge or have been in the business for a number of years and are tired of hearing about 8-12 reps with a one-minute rest, this class is for you! Sponsored By CHEK INSTITUTE


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 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stand-by admission does not apply to this session.



The "generation gap" used to mean that parents had difficulty communicating with their children. In the business world, the "gap" is now reflective of the fact that employers do not understand those twenty-somethings right out of school who expect high salaries and benefits before they have paid their dues. This misunderstanding often results in poor communication, leading to legal consequences for employers. The Generation Y employee is smart; they know their rights and they will not hesitate to enforce them should they feel threatened or wronged. Gain some perspective on Generation Y employees and understand the legalities when dealing with them.
  

Whether you are a seasoned pilates instructor or are considering a career as a pilates professional, this session explores a range of options in this fast-growing industry. In roundtable format, we will assess if you are fulfilling your potential as a pilates instructor, and where you can go within the industry. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about working in a private studio setting, the fitness industry, and the rehab market, as well as determining their Instructor Trainer potential. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

We've often heard the statement "it is much cheaper to keep a customer than to acquire a new one." Learn the top 50 best strategies to keep your members longer, plus facts that influence retention issues including: distance to your club, initiation fees, type of membership such as corporate versus family, and frequency of use. Learn how to get members started--the more they pay, the longer they stay.
  

Employers understand that fitness matters. They know that employees who maintain a healthy body weight, muscle strength, and cardiovascular fitness have a much lower incidence of injury and illness, including diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Fit employees take fewer sick days and are more productive on the job. Come and learn how to help companies get and keep their employees well. Frank Napolitano Jr, President and CEO of GlobalFit, and an active IHRSA board member, will share his knowledge and experience in this interactive discussion on the latest and greatest corporate fitness programs.
  


Not sure what you want form an aqua master class? Then this is the session for you, with a taste of everything! Nougat=wall exercises and concepts, hard caramel=single dumbbell, soft caramel=double dumbbell, hazelnut delight=choreography, coconut cream=noodles! Experience Marietta's wide variety of exercise concepts and moves and of course...a calorie-free chocolate experience!
  

That is MOMBA for Mom and Baby (on board)! Water can provide a positive environment for prenatal clients at all stages to work out in. Come and experience the challenges and changes of a water workout for this client group. This workshop will provide tools and strategies for creating the best water workouts, getting them into your facility, keeping them in your facility throughout their new family life, and bringing in the new addition as a life time physical fitness participant. This is part one of a two-part session. Part two is offered Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Off-site Aqua Lecture.
  


Is lack of equipment keeping you from designing amazing circuit classes? Learn from the true master of circuit training how to create slam-dunk circuits with little or no equipment. You will be amazed what can be used in place of expensive, bulky equipment. Learn how to turn an ordinary circuit into a fitness party and how to be the perfect party host.


Movement demands of sport require rotational stability, strength, and power throughout the entire body, and these qualities can be trained. Learn how rotational training will improve power development, change of direction and agility on the court, ice etc. Rotational training concepts will be discussed in relation to the movement demands found in the various sports and the way in which the human body anatomy is intended to move. This session will help you to learn how to improve your athletes' rotational movement and ultimately their sport performance. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.
  

Learn to enhance the body-toning benefits of pilates with Resist-A-Ball®. You'll learn a series of 34 mat-based pilates exercises designed to sculpt a leaner, tighter body. The acquired controlled, non-impact movements work together to improve core strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility. Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL®.
  

Energize and revitalize your private, semi-private, and small group personal training sessions! The extensive exercise library developed for use on the highly adaptable GTS® by efi Sport Medicine lets you guide your variety of clients toward increased strength, flexibility, balance, power, and endurance. This course in GRAVITYPersonalTraining® gives you a new way to make the most of your valuable time. Sponsored by FITNESS DEPOT.


Bringing awareness to the dancer in you. Dancing is the ability to tell a story through movement and experience full self-expression. DanceSati awakens the heart of the dancer through passionate and expressive choreography. Patricia guides you through cardio dance moves that slim, tone, and strengthen your entire body.


Let down your guard and get your boogie shoes on. In this class, we focus on creating fun, community, and success with easy-to-follow moves while you groove to some of the most upbeat and awesome eras. Walk away with six blocks you can use and a tune in your head that'll put a skip in your step and a smile on your face.


Hit the hills, power the sprints, chase down the competition, and learn firsthand the definition of the word "endurance." This ride has it all, and this ride rocks! Solid Schwinn Cycling principles, top-notch coaching, and awesome tunes make this a workout to remember as you experience your Schwinn master trainer's favourite ride. Detailed class notes included. This session is also offered on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Sponsored By NAUTILUS INSTITUTE.
  

Geared Up is an action-packed workshop that will utilize numerous cycle training techniques taken straight off the road. Ride away with a stronger understanding and how-to application of cycling elements such as time trailing, drafting, pedal stroke, and more. Connect your cycling experience to the world of outdoor riding, taking your indoor cycling experience to a whole new level. Sponsored by KEISER.
  

Ladies and gentlemen, "start your engines"! A race day ride with all the sounds and excitement of the F1 car-racing world! Speed, power, and pushing the limits is what Formula One racing is all about. Come and race a world-class course and go for the big victory! A new twist on the Race Day Energy Zone™ that is all about big performance. See you on the track! Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS.
  

Challenge every part of your body in this heart-pumping workout that combines core strengthening and muscle toning moves on the new MVe Chair. Incorporate traditional fitness exercises like pushups, with traditional pilates moves like the hundred. This workout is perfect for any fitness professional that is looking to spark their workout routine with a fun, and energizing experience. Are you ready for a challenge? Sponsored by PEAK PILATES.
  

Do your interval classes turn into a mix of work and recovery without a larger goal in mind? This class puts together three different training objectives into one effective interval class: Muscular Endurance, VO2 max, and Lactate Tolerance intervals. Learn the goals and the training adaptations, how to decide on the duration of each interval, and how to use HR and/or RPE to determine workload. Special attention will be placed on cueing the intervals so you will be an effective instructor! The lecture will devote 30 minutes to explain each interval type followed by a workout on the bike. Sponsored by MAD DOGG ATHLETICS
  

Transfer pilates mat exercises onto the new lightweight pilates arc to create classes that are fresh, inspiring and fun. Learn new and traditional exercises for increasing core strength, improving neuromuscular integration and correcting alignment. The workshop includes several class formats as well as detailed handouts on the new exercises. Sponsored by BALANCED BODY.
  

This workshop is an unbeatable opportunity for instructors to sharpen their practical teaching skills by going back to the fundamentals that are the foundation for all pilates exercise. Participants will receive valuable feedback on their technique and communication proficiency and gain useful tips on how to make movements challenging to students of various fitness levels. Sponsored by SPIN PILATES.
  

Ankle sprain is one of the most common athletic injuries, and frequently goes untreated in the recreational athlete. Lack of treatment gives rise to chronic re-injury. This workshop will present a typical rehabilitation protocol that fitness professionals may safely implement to help a client maximize recovery from an acute or chronic ankle sprain. This workshop is geared toward personal trainers who have minimal experience working with this condition. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  

Experience a series of fitness programs specifically designed to take the exciting Latin and International dance rhythm's created in the original Zumba and bring them to the general population. Created to emphasize the basics, this explosive program is so easy to follow that everyone any age can do it! This exciting Latin-inspired dance program includes Merengue, Salsa, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Calypso, and Rock and Roll. These programs are guaranteed to provide the participant with a safe and effective total body workout! Zumba Gold creates a party-like atmosphere. Sponsored by ZUMBA FITNESS.


Discover the "Latin" side you never knew that you had! Come and explore this fun and easy to follow low impact workout that uses Latino dance moves such as Samba, Cha Cha, Salsa and Mambo to create "ready to use" choreography that sizzles!! The music alone will motivate you to spice up your classes! Get ready to move!


Advanced asana and pranayama class open to every one. Mark will always adapt advanced practices to individual needs. Asana supports pranayama, pranayama supporting meditation, meditation supports life. Mark will clarify the principles of pranayama and bandha in your practice. Sponsored by FITNESS SOURCE.
  

This workshop blends the stillness of yoga with more traditional strength movements. We will look at how to create smart sequences that challenge balance, strength and endurance. The focus will be on training the body using both stabilization and dynamic exercises that transfer into our daily life.
  

Working in pairs or teams, you can stay fit by playing games. Program directors and instructors will learn how working interactively can increase the social dimension of your senior exercise program while promoting participant safety. Using a variety of equipment, develop a program that builds strength, balance, and cardiovascular fitness in a supportive game atmosphere. Sponsored By ICAA
  

This seminar is perfect for the trainer who works with runners, cyclists, or triathletes. Learn what training types, intensities, and workout progressions to use in order to maximize speed development in your clients for endurance sports. You will learn how to avoid injuries, how to train for pure endurance speed and how to establish effective tempo training. This workshop includes a number of effective workouts ready to apply!
  

Performance-oriented cardiovascular training requires a sophisticated manipulation of a myriad of training variables to optimize training for your very fit clients, participants, or competitive athletes. Results and injury-free training at the appropriate frequency, intensity, and duration. Learn how to provide a punch to and move your CV programs forward for your very fit exerciser. Sponsored by HUMAN KINETICS.
  

Aware of what energy we take on when we are with others? Aware of what energy we are spreading to others? As a professional, it is imperative to ensure you are grounded while working with your clients so that you can "stay" in your own energy and not be depleted by others. Learn how to be aware of the energy around you (including your own), and how to protect yourself from picking up on other peoples energy. We will go through the various steps to get grounded so that you may experience this feeling and recall it whenever you need it.
  

Cravings don't originate in the stomach but in the brain. Your brain wants to feel good - and who can blame it! Whenever the going gets a little tough - a stressful event, an emotional crisis, or even a new diet - it remembers those tasty treats, and conditions you to hunt them down. This vicious cycle of craving and snacking leads to weight gain because it doesn't give the body enough time between meals to burn fat. The No-Crave Diet shows you not only how to resist these cravings but how to make the brain feel full so that the cravings don't arise in the first place.


Is your client's goal to be more muscular or to get into superb shape? Learn alternative methods for increasing size, definition, and symmetry for the hardcore workout junkie, and the everyday client looking to mix it up. You might not want to be a bodybuilder but training for hypertrophy requires some strict guidelines. Learn how the quantities of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intake in conjunction with carious exercise protocols can make a huge difference in your physique!
  

Based off of the "MOVE assessment", Michol will discuss the benefits of looking at movement when assessing and how this offers a more global picture of understanding. Michol will touch on relative motion and pre-stress, and its implications to program design and exercise selection. Participants will gain a unique understanding of assessment and will be able to translate this to full body training in the gym. Sponsored by PT ON THE NET.
  

One of three North American children today are overweight--just plain FAT! Type II Diabetes is no longer called "adult onset" diabetes. This is the first generation that is expected to live a shorter life-span than their parents. How did we get here and what can we, as fitness professionals do to reverse the slippery slope of obesity and save our children? Find out in a lecture you will not want to miss!


The pool is the coolest tool! This session is ideal for aqua fitness leaders who want to venture into personal training, or personal trainers who want to use the pool. We will review client assessment strategies, aquatic exercise prescription, and techniques for tracking progress. Case studies will be used to refine your approach to effective aqua personal training. Off-site Aqua Lecture.
  

This session will teach you how to functionally assess your clients for aberrations within the kinetic chain. Focus will be on how to stress the involved tissues and detect muscular imbalances through orthopedic testing, movement, patterning, biomechanical analysis, and functional movement screens. This is part one of a two part session. Part two is offered on Saturday at 5:15 p.m.
  

With the recent explosion of box style clubs with minimal staffing, turn key design, and often budget price offerings, it makes sense to understand the arguments for and against the range of business models available. Explore what niche of the market you belong in and if you are fulfilling all the potential of that niche. Then, know thy enemy, learn from them, and maybe even adopt their most successful strategies to give you an even greater edge.
  

Based on best-selling books "Megahealth" and "Solar Power," Dr. Sorenson introduces you to the extraordinary effects and benefits of vitamin D on overall health, and specifically on athletic performance. Learn powerful, proven ways to dramatically reduce risk of cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and depression, the prevention of flu and colds, the prevention and reversal of osteoporosis, positive affects on autism, and more! Responsible exposure to ultra voilet light could play a vital role in improving the overall health of people and "could empty half of the hospital beds in the US within three or four years," says Dr. Marc. Sponsored by UVALUX.
  

Learn the strategies to compete into today's market with the low cost club. You will walk away from this session with an action plan you can put in place Monday morning. Evaluate your current position and learn the secrets to keep your current members and staff. Create a USP for your club and keep the low cost club out of the market. Prepare yourself and the staff for the changing marketplace.
  

Most trainers have noticed limited range of motion (ROM) and/or compensation problems in their clients' movement patterns. So what can be done when these errors in the muscular system are evident? The answer is Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT). Learn about this exceptional assessment program that teaches trainers to accurately identify and correct muscular imbalances. This is part one of a two-part session. Part two is offered Saturday at 5:15 p.m.


That is MOMBA for Mom and Baby (on board)! Water can provide a positive environment for prenatal clients at all stages to work out in. Come and experience the challenges and changes of a water workout for this client group. This workshop will provide tools and strategies for creating the best water workouts, getting them into your facility and keeping them in your facility throughout their new family life and bringing in the new addition as a life time physical fitness participant. This is part two of a two-part session. Part one is offered Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Off-site Aqua Workshop.
  

PNF is the perfect solution for deficits in balance, co-ordination, and range of motion. Find out why as you challenge your mind and body with a series of original spiral-diagonal combinations. Specific applications will be provided for Parkinson's, post stroke, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, post mastectomy and total knee replacement. Experience the exceptional results of PNF in the pool in group fitness and one-on-one applications. Off-site Aqua Lecture.
  

M=muscular conditioning C=cardiovascular training C= caloric expenditure. The MC2 program was designed with three unique training modalities: FreeMotion Incline Training, FreeMotion selectorized cable base and the FreeMotion i.Tonic. If we can keep a client at or near their lactate threshold while performing cardio and strength training exercises, we can increase strength/power, improve their cardiovascular health, and use more calories in less time than any other form of training. Learn complete FreeMotion protocol and how this was proven with science and research. This session takes place on the Trade Show floor at the FREEMOTION booth. This session is offered on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by FREEMOTION.
  


Many athletes, whether professional or amateur, are recognizing the benefits alternative training methods like pilates can provide. Utilizing the pilates edge and hand-held toning balls, this high-energy resistance workout strengthens the legs, arms, and torso, and improves balance and coordination, using powerful tools that add a new dimension to your programming. Always initiating from the core, you'll learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and be able to take your clients to a new level of strength and agility. This session is one hour and 45 minutes. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  

This workshop utilizes the unique features of the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max, an all-in-one equipment system that expands programming for group classes and private training. Learn how to transform the machine to explore selected Essential-level exercises on the mat, reformer, and cadillac. Discover how to cue, correct, and modify for individuals and groups to make the most of each workout. This workshop is guaranteed to keep you and your clients challenged, motivated, and coming back for more. This session is one hour and 45 minutes. Sponsored by STOTT PILATES®.
  


Ask your hot questions on nearly any health and fitness related topic - program design, strength training, alternative healing - let your imagination run wild! Returning to Can-Fit-Pro with an exclusive session - experience an up close and personal Q&A tell-all with industry leader, Paul Chek. Sponsored by CHEK INSTITUTE.


Maureen Hagan, Colin Milner, Frank Napolitano Jr, Mary Sanders, and Laura Warf Join this distinguished panel of industry experts as they reveal the top trends and future predictions for growth in the areas of member recruitment and retention through programming (group and personal training, mind body specialty populations) and promotions. Learn and discuss with these experts how you can utilize this information to develop and promote your business and differentiate yourself with the trends and future predictions in mind. Facilitated by Lynne Brick. This session is two hours. Sponsored by PRECOR.
  

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 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stand-by admission does not apply to this session.



Looking for the aquatic answer to total body conditioning? Experience the stretch fusion training technique. Understand how to put together movement combinations that simultaneously target core stabilization, muscular endurance and range of motion. Explore easy to implement movement progressions that maximize use of the aquatic training environment. Don't miss the opportunity to revisit the fundamentals of aquatic fitness programming with an original twist for guaranteed results! Off-site Aqua Lecture.