Courses

Banishing Fat Talk Course

Of course you're familiar with the statement, "I feel fat." But have you ever considered whether those words even make sense? Is fat a feeling? Trainers often make the mistake of merely teaming up with the client in their fight against their perceived loathsome body parts or their gluttonous habits. Take a closer look at the disparaging (and widely used) language called "fat talk" and its implications on weight management, social interactions, creativity, productivity and performance.

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Training the Pregnant Athlete

Many clients train like athletes and want to know the upper limits that are acceptable during pregnancy. Discover the guidelines and research about pregnant exercisers and get examples from pregnant athletes worldwide. Learn about the effects of exercise on the fetus and the mother and find out how to progress a cardio, strength and core workout for any level during each trimester.

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Where Do I Start? The Trainer's Guide to Exercise Prescription Course

If you are a new trainer, or simply need a refresher course on assigning the right exercises to your clients, this is the course for you. We'll discuss injury prevention through orthopedic assessment by looking at what bones are made of and how they are formed. Learn what gets in the way of motion and how we tend to compensate for limitations in motion. More importantly, we'll examine why the maintenance of muscular availability around a joint is imperative for optimal joint function.

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Body Weight Training: Perception Meets Reality - CEC Course

If your facility is low on available equipment, or you simply don't have the room for all the tools most trainers use with their at-home, in-club and corporate clients, you can still design effective programs using only body weight as resistance. Come get the facts on the many advantages to body-weight training, as well as information on limiting factors, proper progression, maintaining standards and preventing injury. All trainers need to be able to offer a wide array of body-weight-only resistance training options.

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Strength-Training Program Design (For Group Exercise) - CEC Course

In this course, you'll learn how to spend less time designing your strength-training classes and deliver quality workouts that will reach all ability levels in one class.

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Strength and Conditioning Games for Improved Fitness and Performance

Learn how to disguise work as play and make every training session fun for athletes and non-athletes, all of whom may have different goals. Learn a variety of games that are designed to address strength, multidirectional speed and explosiveness. Cardiovascular health and functional performance will also be discussed.

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That's Not Cardio...Is It? Course

Do you (or your clients) find cardio boring, ineffective and impractical? Then this course is for you! Cardiorespiratory training is a huge part of our fitness routine, yet is almost exclusively confined to treadmills, bikes, steppers and elliptical trainers. Why? This course explores creative energy-system development (cardio) techniques for everyone with hands-on components using RAQS (reactive, agility, quickness and speed) and games. Learn, laugh and sweat...and not a treadmill in sight!

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Kids Fitness: Games, Games and More Games!

Are you looking for fun ways to get kids engaged in fitness without them realizing that they are actually working out? Look no further...this energetic course contains a variety of games to get children moving and improving their fitness, while having fun! Personal trainers, physical education teachers, fitness enthusiasts, coaches and youth fitness specialists will benefit from the information provided in this course.

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Function versus Physique-Help Clients to Achieve THEIR Goals

Many fitness professionals use balance training or other functional modalities to create intensity. While functional fitness is important, have we lost sight of what our clients' goals are? When most people list their resolutions, they are interested in losing weight, looking better or fitting into their favorite clothes. Join celebrity trainer Ron Mathews as he shares his tips and training secrets that will help you use functional fitness, combined with a back-to-basics approach, to maximize your clients' results.

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June 11, 2011 Body Back® Pro Instructor Training, San Marcos, CA

Register Early! *Price increases to $299 on 6/3/2011 at 5pm pst. **ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS**

*AVAILABLE TO ALL FITNESS PROFESSIONALS WITH A PASSION FOR HELPING MOMS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. Register Early! *Price increases to $299 on 6/3/2011 at 5pm pst. **ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS** Body Back® is the newest program released from Stroller Strides founder Lisa Druxman. It is a results-based workout designed specifically for moms. Whether they just had a baby or had a baby twenty years ago, it will help any mom get her body back. Most importantly, it will help moms unlock their personal possibilities in an inspiring and powerful environment.

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