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Beyond Booked Solid: Your Business, Your Life, Your Way - It's All Inside
with Michael Port
Tuesday, November 11th & Wednesday, November 12th
In this one-of-a-kind, two-day workshop with bestselling business author, and former fitness executive, Michael Port, you will discover how to make more money and work less on the things you dislike, that frustrate you, or that you are simply not good at doing. You will finally be able to turn your one-person operation into a highly successful enterprise that serves many more clients than you ever dreamed possible. You will learn how to leverage what you're good at, so you can afford to focus on what you love in your work and in the rest of your life. After all, it's your business and your life; you can and should run them your way.
Here's a sneak preview of what you're going to learn at the seminar:
The four criteria necessary to build a business that takes you beyond booked solid: profitability, scalability, excellence, and leverage
How to reduce the hours you work and make more money
How to work with people inside and outside your business
How to find opportunities for earning passive and leveraged revenue
How to systematize all areas of the business, so the business runs without the business owner (that's you)
How to cost-effectively delegate virtually all administrative and busy-work to others--without necessarily having more employees
How to balance the demands of work with a rich personal life
For more information and to register go to:
www.BeyondBookedSolid.com/ECA_Miami_08
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Group Fitness Management Training
with Carol Scott
Wednesday, November 12th, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Group Fitness management involves many different skills and the ability to multi task. Managers are responsible to their senior management, their instructors and their members. They must understand programming, scheduling, recruitment, staffing, training and development. A Group Fitness Manager needs the skills to see new trends, develop new talent and constantly evaluate the success of their program. They must understand and adhere to budgets while providing the highest level of service and member experience. This training program will cover all the components involved in being a successful Group Fitness Manager and provide the necessary tools needed to make your job easier.
Topics include:
Expectations and job description
Time management - what to focus on
Balancing relationships
Management skills - leadership and coaching skills
Communication and professionalism
Recruitment and staffing
Mentor and evaluation
Maintaining a cohesive team
Training and development
Programming and schedules
Developing and working within a budget
Once you have completed this program, you will be on your way to being a highly successful, motivated and empowered manager.
CECs: .7 ACE
Fee: $199 includes manual with sample forms and certificate of completion
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STOTT PILATES® Athletic Conditioning On the V2 Max™ Plus Reformer
with Jennifer Dahl
Wednesday, November 12th 8:30am - 12:30pm
Serious athletes - whether professional or amateur - benefit greatly from performance enhancement training. This high-caliber workout is designed for instructors and trainers working with very fit and accomplished athletes. Using the STOTT PILATES® V2 Max™ Plus Reformer - featuring the innovation of the retractable rope system and traveling pulley system on its Vertical Frame along with the ability to multi-task as a Reformer, Mat and Cadillac - this Reformer allows the body to emulate the free, multi-dimensional movement of daily life. Always initiating from the core, you'll learn how this complete body workout retrains muscles that may have become unbalanced and you'll be able to take your clients to a new level of strength and agility.
Learning Objectives:
1. Apply the STOTT PILATES® Five Basic Principles to specific exercises on the V2 Max™ Plus
2. Learn specific exercises designed for athletic conditioning
3. Understand how these exercises challenge strength, stability and coordination
4. Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness
CEC'S: .4 STOTT
Fee: $140
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STOTT PILATES® Essential & Intermediate Pilates on the Edge
with Matthew Comer
Wednesday, November 12th 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Bring a new level of excitement to your workout and teach your classes on the Pilates Edge™! This versatile Pilates tool will help you ramp up the intensity level by changing the angle of your routine. Applying the Five Basic Principles of STOTT PILATES®, you'll begin by exploring the Essential level exercises, then progress to a more challenging Intermediate workout. Discover how the Pilates Edge™ can be used in supine, prone and standing variations to take advantage of the foam triangle's increasing height.
Learning objectives:
1. Apply STOTT PILATES principles to exercises on the Pilates Edge™
2. Understand movement essence and exercise goals
3. Learn how to use the Pilates Edge™ for spinal support, torso stabilization, and to add variety and challenge
4. Learn how to challenge clients' strength and endurance safely while maintaining focus on core stability and alignment
5. Discover how to increase exercise intensity and challenge using the increasing angle of the Pilates Edge™
CEC'S: .4 STOTT
Fee: $140
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JC's Top 40 Exercises; the Who, What, How, and When of Functional Training
with Carlos Santana
Wednesday, November 12th, 9:00am - 4:00pm
JC takes you through the reason and rationale of his assessment model and reveals the top 40 exercises he uses to fix the most common problems occurring in today's fitness facilities. If you are tired of the complicated assessment strategies and exercises, and just want to know what the best exercises are to fix the most common problems, this seminar is for you. Join JC and allow him to clear things up and make things really simple for you.
Fee: $179
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ISCA Kick Box Round II
with Thomas Trebotich
Wednesday, November 12th, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Personal Trainers and Group Fitness Experience the next step in sports fitness and move ahead of the rest with this advanced training program designed for seasoned and certified professionals. Learn how kickboxing incorporates the sport-specific techniques of boxing and martial arts to condition both the aerobic and anaerobic systems of the body. Learn the importance of the kinetic chain, and how it will increase your balance, core strength and functionality. This program will offer professionals safe and effective techniques that are bio-mechanically correct, balanced in application and effective for fitness results without injury.
Kick Box Round II incorporates the basic and advanced boxing skills for punching, footwork, mitts, thai pads, the heavy bag, the kicking shield and the jump rope. It also incorporates physical fitness components along with martial arts integration to provide a scientifically designed system which provides the proper work and active rest intervals to optimize physical conditioning. Upon completion of this certification, you'll be able to easily and effectively use the components and combinations that you've learned to train clients, from beginner to world-class athlete, or to design dynamic classes that really pack a punch!
Prerequisites:
It is recommended that you have a base knowledge of kickboxing and/or personal training and have at least 1 year of kick box fitness teaching experience.
CPR is also required to obtain your certificate
Fee: $199
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South Beach Boot Camp
with Lisa Gaylord
Wednesday, November 12th, 7:00am - 10:00am
Kardio Kombat and Lisa Gaylord Fitness present South Beach Boot Camp. Be the first on your block to roll out the hottest class presented with twenty five never-before-seen signature moves by Nike Elite Athlete, Lisa Gaylord. Turn Martial Arts moves into CORE strength, agility and speed movements. Take elements from triathlon, sprinting, weight training, swimming and cycling outside to combine techniques into bodyweight training. These sophisticated training techniques have been hidden for years because of the unique Martial Arts training environment. Boot Camp is the number one sought after training camp in South Florida.
Fee: $99
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Self Defense for the Fitness Professional
with Lisa Gaylord
Wednesday, November 12th, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
An instructional guide that teaches the most effective postures and maneuvers to identify, prevent and defend against physical attacks. Give your students the practical skills for real-life situations; protective stances, verbal defense, strikes and kicks and learn the use of everyday common objects as weapons. 7th Degree Black Belt Lisa Gaylord, has been teaching for over 30 years to law enforcement, the military and to the public school system. Take your kickboxing classes to a new level and earn more profits as a Self Defense Specialist. This is a Level I required course.
Fee: $99
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Nordic Walk Now Instructor Training Program 2008 (moderate intensity)
with Suzanne Nottingham
Thursday, November 13th, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Never fitness walk the old-fashioned way again! Combine the outdoors with Nordic walking poles and you've got the ideal fitness activity. This four-hour Instructor Training Program is for those who enjoy teaching outdoor fitness programs, and who desire to provide Nordic walking programming for a variety of student needs including weight loss, back health, stability and to move healthier, in general. Leave with a high-quality pair of LEKI Nordic Walking poles and the tools to teach immediately!
Candidate Criteria:
- HEART!! You really give a darn about the health of all people!
- CPR certified.
- A fitness or sports industry accredited certification such as; ACE, ACSM, ECITS, NASM, PSIA, YMCA, (please petition for others!) or equivalent degree in exercise science, recreation or health education.
- Group outdoor leadership experience; already comfortable in a group teaching role and being "out front".
Fee: $189* for one person (includes one pair of poles)
$249* for two people (includes two pair of poles)
*Special ECA pricing. Save over $100 on two registrations! Regular price for two $355. These special prices are good only for those who register by Oct. 31. After Oct. 31, please register and pay on site with an additional $25 per person.
To register, go to www.nordicwalknow.com, click on 'Schedule' and follow the prompts for online registration. Pay by check or PayPal.
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SPINNING Instructor Orientation
with Scott Schlesinger
Wednesday, November 12th, 8:00am - 5:30pm
Become one of the world's most sought-after fitness instructors‹a certified Spinning® Instructor. This 9-hour orientation is your first step. Topics include bike setup, the five core movements, three hand positions, choosing music, creating a 40-minute Spinning journey, safety considerations, teaching techniques, Spinning philosophy, heart rate training and a three-phase instructor training program. After completing this orientation, you will be qualified to teach the Spinning program at any official Spinning center throughout the world. Certification will be awarded after completing the self-paced instructor training program and successfully passing the assessment. Please bring a heart rate monitor, water bottle, energy food, towel, clothes for two rides, bike shorts, stiff-soled shoes and a pen or pencil. There will be a lunch break mid-day.
CECs: 0.8 ACE, 8.0 AFAA
Fee: $325 (plus shipping & handling for course materials)
Registration fee includes the Spinning® Instructor Manual. A certified instructor card will be issued upon successful completion of the assessment. To register by phone call 800.847.SPIN (7746) or 310.823.7008. To register online visit www.spinning.com.
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SPINNING: ONE WORLD - A Global Spinning Experience
with Joshua Taylor
Wednesday, November 12th, 6:30 - 8:30pm
This is an invitation... a calling to be part of something... something epic... something that has changed lives... something that has become a worldwide phenomenon... something that we from all cultures, can come together and share in. It is time... time to come together in a global experience that transcends all expectations..."ONE WORLD."
"One World" is a ride to celebrate the global Spinning community's energy, passion, feeling, and philosophy. It will be a vast and rare Spinning experience with the vibes, music, drums, and emotions from many lands and many cultures! Join Josh Taylor in this very unique and special event. It will be magical! Come and ride a journey around the world!
"Nothing great in this world has been accomplished without passion."
-George Hegel
CECs: 2 STAR points
Fee: $75 (15% discount for current SPIN members)
To register by phone call 800.847.SPIN (7746) or 310.823.7008. To register online visit www.spinning.com.
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Aquatic Hard Core Training
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Thursday, November 13th, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Spend the morning with intensive aquatic training joining Lawrence to learn new ways to train both stability and mobility of our clients in aggressive cardio and strength options. Learn new, research-based techniques for training movements, not muscles, emphasizing form over physique. Whether you are training a novice or an elite athlete, you will learn how to make every movement a multi-level movement, with progressions and regressions of difficulty. This is our HARD CORE section of the pre con in the morning.
CECs: .3 ACE, 3 AFAA, 3 AEA
Fee: $75
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Aquatic Peace Core Training
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Thursday, November 13th, 1:00 - 5:00pm
In the afternoon, we flow into a more mind-body application of core challenge, emphasizing a fusion of mind-body disciplines like yoga, pilates, t'ai chi, and other disciplines, both with and without equipment. Temperature permitting, we will even learn the beginnings of WAT-SU massage, making for a perfect ending to our day and start of the rest of the convention. This is our PEACE CORE section of the precon in the afternoon.
CECs: .3 ACE, 3 AFAA, 3 AEA
Fee: $75
Take the Aqautic Hard Core or Peace Core Trainings separately or save money and take them both!
"Hard Core, Peace Core" is not your aquatic experience of the 1980's. We've come a long way in learning how to maximize benefits in minimal time, so learn the fusion of research-based practical!
Total of 6 CECs when taken together!
"If you want what you've never had, you have to sometimes do what you've never done"
--Lawrence
Fee for both Aquatic workshops: Hard Core, Peace Core: $130
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Kranking® Super Saturday (workout)
Saturday, November 15th, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
If you belong to the international-fitness community you are aware of the philosophy and passion of Johnny G, the world-renowned visionary who revolutionized the industry and changed millions of people's lives worldwide. Johnny's Super Saturdays are legendary. These workouts are where Johnny demonstrates the magic that makes everyone understand why he is able to inspire so many people around the world. You are invited to a life-changing experience orchestrated by the maestro. A training time after all the day's sessions are over that will lift your spirit as it carries you into the night. Come and experience the physical, mental and spiritual practices of the man that brought passion, genius and the unexpected to fitness training.
Fee: $99
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POST-CONVENTION WORKSHOP:
From Good to Great! Enhancing Your Teaching Skills
with Lawrence Biscontini, MA
Sunday, November 16th, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Learn how to move beyond the "safe and effective" parameters of group fitness and personal training instruction to what makes the cream rise to the top. With his Master's Degree in education, Lawrence will give you practical skills and actual practice as you transition from good to great, looking at what "teaching" and "education" really mean. Lawrence will be giving away his top 10 teaching and presenting secrets, sharing lessons from the past thirty years in fitness training and travel. We will address presentation skills, three-dimensional cueing, musicality, and exercise progression/regression design for both instructors and trainers. Whether you teach dance, cycle, yoga, pilates, body sculpt, or train clients, you can learn something new, hone your skills and elevate your teaching abilities.
CECs: ACE .3, AFAA 3
Fee: $69
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POST-CONVENTION WORKSHOP:
The New Faces of Disordered Eating - How it Affects Our Industry...And What We Can Do About It!
with Heather J. Anderson, MS, R.D & Myrna Brady
Sunday, November 16th, 3:30 - 7:30pm
No longer is Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa the only face of disordered eating. In a society obsessed with body image, thinness and quick fixes, disordered relationships with eating and exercise take on new faces every day. This workshop will redefine the way we classify eating disorders through a frank and cutting edge discussion of how body image, obsessive/compulsive behaviors, eating and exercise all intertwine. You will leave with a comprehensive knowledge of the topic and how to handle it in your fitness practice.
Topics will include:
Defining Eating and Exercise Disorders & Recognizing the Symptoms and Behaviors
Medical Risks and Side Effects of these Disorders
Fitness and Training Concerns for Clients in a Group or 1on 1 Environment
Identifying your Role in the Treatment Team
Athletes and Disordered Behavior
How to Safely and Effectively Train & Design Programs These Clients
Case Studies and Interactive Program Design
Fee: $99 including manual
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POST-CONVENTION WORKSHOP:
Peak Pilates® MVe™ Fitness Chair Instructor Preparation Workshop
with Stacey Lei Krauss
Monday November 17th, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Prepare yourself to teach MVe™ Fitness Chair classes. This workshop is open to all fitness professionals including Group Exercise Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Pilates Trainers. Learn the Perfect Ten exercises and three energizing workouts that will help your clients increase flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination. Your workshop fee includes a comprehensive manual with over 66 exercises, a virtual audio training tool, and pre-programmed music CDs.
CECs: ACE .5, Peak Pilates 8
Fee: $199.95
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