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Personal training businesses, like any other business, are much more sustainable when they retain clients. In this session, explore top-level strategies to inspire, enlighten, encourage and retain your current community of clients.
This session will outline the differences between acute and chronic inflammation. All practitioners deal with inflammation and athletes, clients and patients need informed information to make the best lifestyle decisions The role of diet, timing and individual nutrients will be discussed.…
The Athlete Triad is a syndrome consisting three conditions; low energy availability, impaired hormonal balance, and poor bone health. Heidi Skolnik, who has been treating Triad athletes for 20 years, will share practical tips and take the audience through several interactive activities she has…
This session will provide a review of the physiological and musculoskeletal changes that occur in the perinatal period and the evidence to support specific exercise interventions in the postpartum period. Specific criteria-based progressions will be presented to address common issues facing…
This session focuses on a timely topic: leveraging the dog-owner bond to promote physical activity. With dogs residing in an estimated 46% of US households and the recent ‘pandemic puppy’ surge, it is likely you have a client (or many clients) who are dog owners. This presentation will offer the…
Creating new workouts and class plans is fun, but can also be super time-consuming. So why not create one workout plan that you can you over and over again with just small tweaks. Discover how to plan your class based on movement patterns and then make shifts and tweaks to your programming…
The human body is comprised of approximately 50-70% water, highlighting the deep importance of proper hydration. This course examines the role of hydration in sport and physical activity, focusing on the physiological effects of fluid balance on health, safety, and athletic performance.…
Flywheel-based Inertial Training (FIT) is a novel form of exercise purported to enhance hypertrophy, strength, power, and physical performance more than traditional gravity-dependent exercise. Furthermore, FIT may be modified to provide an aerobic training stimulus. This session will explore the…
Despite the clear and consistent evidence that regular physical activity (PA) is an important component of healthy lifestyles, more than 75% of the American public is not meeting the PA guidelines. Lower PA participation rates among women, racial/ethnic minorities, individuals experiencing…
The presentation will:*Discuss tactics for identifying your key audience(s) and how to meet them where they already engage online, and conduct research on their digital engagement habits*Provide real-world examples of content formats and types that resonate with audiences*Discuss best practices…
Exercise is one of the most underutilized and cost-effective treatments for individuals with autism. In addition to the health-related benefits, research shows that exercise can increase attention span, reduce stress, enhance language development and reduce stereotypical behaviors for…
Is the fitness industry cultivating positive habits or promoting harmful obsessions with health? Joyful Movement (Intuitive Movement) are evidence-based frameworks that teach people to be active in ways that feel empowering and are from a place of self-care. It means teaching people to celebrate…
In today’s “new normal,” individuals’ resilience and positivity are tested daily. Be Well NOW! is a personal wellness program aimed to increase happiness, improve social and emotional wellbeing and enhance resilience. Be Well NOW! utilizes daily habit-tracking, weekly SMART goal setting,…
In 2017, in an effort to address fitness and readiness issues, the U.S. Army developed the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System. The System provides education, coaching, mentoring, and outreach to improve, restore, and maintain resilience and performance of the total Army. The H2F System…
Lear n how to use biomechanics — in particular range of motion (ROM) — to understand what might be limiting you or your clients’ mobility , as well as strategies for injury prevention and rehab.
Now is the time to upskill your current wellness offerings and add an additional income stream by going virtual! Virtual 1:1 personal training is relatively easy to start, and a convenient way for you to reach a largely untapped market - at-home exercisers. Meeting the evolving needs of today’s…
More than ever, our clients need trauma-informed care. Even if we don’t treat trauma, virtually all experienced health and fitness providers have encountered a client living with a history of trauma which can impact the way they think, move, heal, and progress in our care. Being trauma-informed…
Intermittent fasting is an extremely popular diet. However, this popularity has caused a lot of misconceptions around not only what the diet is, but how it works and how it might affect your goals. Throughout this session we will focus on not only understanding the background that led to the…
Some authors have written statements discussing the longstanding and widespread belief about how resistance training might not be appropriate for children and adolescents because the strain might be too much for muscles and bones that are still developing, stunting growth, and increasing the…
Common adaptation to resistance training is associated with improved cardiovascular health and functional task performance. Despite these positive outcomes, most American adults do not partake in structured resistance training programs, and many of them cite discomfort and lack of time as their…
Five Health and Wellness Professionals from various disciplines (nutrition, health coaching, personal training, university instruction/research, and worksite health) share their career roadmaps, highlighting what worked well and offering recommendations for new, mid-, and senior-level professionals.
Exercise can be neuroprotective for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, but it must be intense! 10+ years of research have proven the efficacy of exercise as a disease-modifying treatment for PD but how is this research being implemented in real life for people living with…
Using an evidence-based framework, protein recommendations will be provided to support and optimize post-workout recovery as well as total daily intake.
Interval training seems to be a safe, enjoyable, and time-efficient exercise modality for non-athletes while being one of the top global trends in the health and fitness industry. In this session, latest research findings will be presented focusing on the efficacy of interval training protocols…
