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ACE Fitness Symposium 2009 - Fitness Conference, Health & Fitness Workshops

ACE Fitness Symposium 2009 Schedule of Events

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Functional Training & Assessment Workshop $175 Pre-Conference Workshop
Functional Training & Assessment Workshop $175, 0.8 CEC

Functional training continues to grow in popularity as the foundation for fitness and sports conditioning programs. Training to improve posture, movement efficiency and overall muscular performance related to a variety of activities defines functional training. This is the perfect opportunity to enhance your knowledge and applied skills using the latest tools and techniques in functional training.
  • Conduct postural assessments and movement screens
  • Design restorative exercise programs
  • Instruct primary movement patterns
  • Develop effective core-conditioning programs
  • Introduce foundational concepts to sports-conditioning built upon functional movement
Interested? You will have the opportunity to register for this pre-conference workshop during your Symposium registration.
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Heartsaver First Aid | CPR | AED Workshop $99 Pre-Conference Workshop
Heartsaver First Aid | CPR | AED Workshop $99, 0.6 CEC

ACE and the American Heart Association (AHA) have teamed together to deliver a dynamic message of hope — the hope of saving lives. New treatments have improved the possibility of survival from cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac arrest, and stroke in a fitness setting where individuals are most at risk when exercising. Increasing public awareness of the importance of early intervention and ensuring greater public access to defibrillation will save many lives.
  • Discover how to recognize and treat emergencies
  • Learn CPR & how to operate an AED
  • Receive your AED and CPR certificate upon completion
Interested? You will have the opportunity to register for this pre-conference workshop during your Symposium registration.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

8:30 am to 9:45 am | 0.1 CEC
Keynote Address
10 In - 10 Out: Makings of a Champion, Todd Durkin, MA

Improve personal performance, increase energy, achieve life balance and think like a champion. Come explore topics including commitment, focus, passion, mental toughness, physical conditioning, exercise, nutrition, positive attitude, teamwork and making positive connections. Hear stories involving top-level athletes in this motivational keynote and what it takes to achieve peak performance in life.

Keynote Breakfast

Join us at 8:30 as we serve a complimentary breakfast for you to enjoy during the opening keynote presentation.
Sponsored by InsurePersonalTrainers.com

9:45 am to 5:30 pm
Vendor Showroom Open

Meet face-to-face with hand-selected and leading fitness industry businesses to learn about the latest about their products and innovations.

10:15 am to 12:00 pm | 0.2 CEC
Special Programs for Special Women, Sabrena Merrill, MS

Case studies are an excellent way to learn how to effectively apply knowledge and put it into practice. During this session, three real-life scenarios of women suffering from breast cancer, fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis will be reviewed. Gain an understanding of these conditions and how to make proper exercise programming modifications.
Speed, Agility, Quickness…and Power!, Dave Sandler, MS

To develop optimal power, one must first know whether that power is strength-based or speed-based. Using the Strength-Speed Power Continuum and drills by top strength coaches and educators, gain a competitive edge on other fitness professionals and take your clients to a new level.
The New ACE Exercise Program Design Model,
Fabio Comana, MA, MS; Todd Galati, MA & Pete McCall, MS

Learn how assessments and exercise program design can be applied as strategies to help clients make exercise a regular habit. Discover ACE’s exciting new exercise program design model so your clients get the most out of their fitness program whether they’re training for weight loss or a world-class athletic event.
Intervals for Addicts, Chris Freytag, BA

Workout smarter not longer! Combine strength and cardio and learn to create 20-, 30- and 45-minute express workouts using slanted risers, Xertubes® and hand weights. Sweat, burn calories and strengthen using multi-muscle group exercises followed by a short rest to set up the next move in these exciting intervals.

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Free Time

1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | 0.1 CEC
Fundamentals of Female Fitness: Program Design for Women, Geralyn Coopersmith, MA

Women are not smaller versions of men. There are significant differences between the genders which can influence training outcomes. Learn the physiological and psychological factors (from orthopedic differences to hormonal effects) that need to be considered when designing safe and effective training programs for “female fitness”.
Effective Strength Training Program Design for Older Adults,
Elizabeth Leeds, DPT

Is your client base getting older? Learn to define functional strength and mobility as applied to the “new” and “seasoned” older adult exerciser, review special considerations for this population, and discuss the development of efficient and effective training programs.
Using Rapport and Communication to Build and Maintain a
Successful Business, Tracie Rogers, PhD

Creating a trainer-client relationship and exercise program based on consistent communication is the difference between working as a fitness professional and succeeding as a fitness professional. Learn how to incorporate effective communication techniques into your programming to generate client adherence, enjoyment and success.
No Limits Circuit, Kimberly Spreen

Come challenge yourself with fun, high-energy athletic circuit workouts that are easy to set up, easy to follow and FUN! Learn to create an experience where everyone feels successful and gets results through challenging but doable exercises, and teach them to measure intensity through individual heart rate and/or RPE. Bring your HR monitor if you have one!

2:30 pm to 4:15 pm | 0.2 CEC
Boot Camp Complete!, Todd Durkin, MA

Boot camps are both challenging and dynamic, providing trainers with a great opportunity to maximize time and profitability in an extremely positive and energetic environment. Examine several key factors for conducting boot camps including marketing, retention, safety, equipment needs and more. Then wrap up with a high-energy boot camp class!
Coaching Movement, Pete McCall, MS

Once proper movement mechanics are established, clients can progress quickly into strength training. Develop an understanding of how to coach exercise as a function of integrated movement patterns rather than isolated muscle actions. Help clients improve their coordination and movement skills by learning simple coaching techniques for popular exercises.
Metabolic Conditioning & Speed Development, Dave Sandler, MS

Speed development training requires a step-by-step process that includes training for both strength and technique. Metabolic conditioning explores the physiological properties of aerobic and anaerobic training. Gain knowledge in both areas and learn how to increase speed and develop optimal conditioning.
Nutrient Timing, Heidi Skolnik, MS

Nutrient timing can affect your energy, training, immune function and even risk of injury. Learn how nutrient timing applies a strategic approach to how much, what and when you eat to enhance performance. Gain an understanding of the science behind it and practical application examples for you and your clients.

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Special Vendor Session: Gravity® by efi Sports Medicine
Business Building: Career Transformations that Create a Financial Legacy (Part 1 of 2), Tom Campanaro

Tom Campanaro, CEO of efi Sports Medicine and creator of the legendary Total Gym, shares how a dream can become a reality with a simple decision to act. Hear from those who morphed from trainer to financial independence by applying simple tools and processes. Learn to be more efficient and productive by leveraging your skills, assets and relationships.
Special Vendor Session: Twist Sport Conditioning
SMART Strength, Peter Twist

Join the Twist team for a practical, intensive workshop dedicated to SMART Muscle™ Training. Based on the Twist Sport Conditioning Paradigm, discover integrated (movement and balance) strength exercises designed to improve your mind-muscle connection and pain-free range of motion, resulting in stronger muscles that are more compliant to the mind’s commands, enabling skillful and efficient whole-body movements.
The Abs Have It, Chris Freytag, BA

Are you bored with the typical ab routine? Come get the Abs Advantage and learn new, fresh core body moves using SPRI® Xertubes and Ultratoners, and Pilates moves you can integrate into any class format. Re-energize your class with these fun, focused core body exercises – and work your powerhouse!
Balance & Stability Exercise (BASE) Training, Sabrena Merrill, MS

Experience balance, flexibility and muscular endurance training in a way that is both graceful and challenging! BASE Training is a class format that encourages dynamic flexibility and muscular conditioning through flowing, whole-body exercises. Progression in balance and muscular endurance is the cornerstone of this program.

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Kick-off Symposium at our complimentary welcome reception with surprise entertainment that is guaranteed to ignite the evening! Enjoy music, hors d'oeuvres and socializing by the pool and tropical garden setting.

Evening
Shuttle Service to Downtown’s Gaslamp District

Take advantage of the free shuttle service to San Diego’s lively and historic Gaslamp District packed with restaurants, bars, shops and entertainment. Space is limited – first come, first serve.

Friday, November 6, 2009

7:00 am to 8:00 am
Special Vendor Session: SPRI Products, Inc.
SPRI Toolbox for Personal Trainers & Group Fitness Instructors, Kimberly Spreen

Arm yourself with practical, yet highly creative ways to get the most out of products like medicine balls, slanted risers, tubing and more to help your group fitness and personal training clients reach their health and fitness goals. Often, the more equipment we have, the less we use our imagination - but now is the time for change!
Special Vendor Session: Gravity® by efi Sports Medicine
(Part 2 of 2)

Experience an energizing multi-client workout that can transform your personal training business through the fun and innovative Gravity® program - providing full-body conditioning using resistance training and Pilates. Discover the opportunity that has given thousands of personal trainers financial independence.
Full Body Blast, Beth Shaw, BS

Join in this powerful Vinyasa (flow) format designed to strengthen all body parts. You’ll work through several challenging, flowing sequences targeting the upper body, core and lower body. This class finishes with dynamic stillness through hypnotic grooves, meditation and focused breathing. Bring your yoga mat!

8:30 am to 9:45 am | 0.1 CEC
Sports Conditioning Skills & Drills, Fabio Comana, MA, MS & Pete McCall, MS

Sports drills are popular, but they require knowing how to appropriately design a workout. Trainers often incorporate drills without considering the purpose and appropriateness for their clients, potentially doing more harm than good. Learn how to structure challenging workouts for all clients based on appropriate progressions of exercise intensity.
Body Image: The Challenge of Creating a Healthy Training Environment, Robyn Stuhr, MA

Cultural pressures and the media overlay the body-conscious world of fitness, contributing to unrealistic expectations about body size and shape. Learn how you can create a healthy training environment in relation to body image, identifying health syndromes associated with a distorted body image and help clients challenged with these issues.
Survival of the Fittest: Meet the New Hybrid Fitness Professional,
Bob Esquerre, MA & Jolyn Esquerre

Combine the qualities of a 5-star personal trainer with a 5-star group fitness instructor and what do you get? A solution to the fitness industry’s membership retention problem plus all-new skill sets that are critical to offset impacts of a global recession. Learn how you can benefit from this hybridization.
F.I.R.S.T. Progressions: Functional Integrated Rubber Resistance,
Keli Roberts

Go beyond the basics and examine methods and techniques that functionally strengthen the body with integrated exercise progressions and partner drills involving coordination, balance and body control. Learn critical body alignment, movement pattern and cueing techniques for each exercise progression and partner drill in an interactive, hands-on training session.

9:45 am to 5:30 am
Vendor Showroom Open

Meet face-to-face with hand-selected and leading fitness industry businesses to learn about the latest about their products and innovations.

10:00 am to 11:45 am | 0.2 CEC
Keynote Address
Top 10 Nutrition & Fitness Questions (Myth or Fact: You Decide), Heidi Skolnik, MS

Clients are comfortable with you – they trust you and ask you questions. Here’s your chance to set the record straight. Learn the answers to the top 10 questions personal trainers are most often asked and be prepared with answers that are both scientifically sound and yet totally understandable and practical.

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and outstanding opportunity to network with fellow fitness professionals and discuss some of the hottest topics in our field today.

1:00 pm to 2:15 pm | 0.1 CEC
Youth Strength Training: Research to Practice, Avery Faigenbaum, EdD

A compelling body of scientific evidence indicates that strength training can be safe, effective and worthwhile for children and adolescents. Learn effective strategies for designing and implementing youth strength training programs using child-size weight machines, free weights, body weight and medicine balls.
Facilitating Behavior Change in Clients: A Requirement for Trainer Success, Tracie Rogers, PhD

Failing to understand the individual differences that clients bring to the gym will prevent a trainer from developing a successful exercise program. Learn to implement and incorporate behavioral change techniques that will not only help your clients achieve success but also keep them coming back for more!
Safe Yoga, Beth Shaw, BS

Learn the essentials of hatha yoga biomechanics and related anatomy to keep the body safe during your yoga practice. This workshop will teach you about YogaFit’s Seven Principles of Alignment (SPA) and how to build strength and flexibility safely. Bring your yoga mat!
Strength in Numbers: The Power of Group Fitness, Kimberly Spreen

Learn the benefits of promoting, being involved with and delivering a top notch overall group fitness program. We’ll also discuss how the true integration and cross promotion of personal training and group fitness can make a huge impact on your bottom line and create a win-win for all.

2:30 pm to 4:15 pm | 0.2 CEC
The Body as One: Lower Extremity Movement Patterns,
Fabio Comana, MA, MS

With technology advancement and the increased complexity of exercises and equipment, trainers often overlook important considerations when performing lower extremity and close-chain exercises. Learn key biomechanical concepts of lower extremity movement and exercises to improve mobility and stability along the kinetic chain at the hip, knee and ankle.
The Nuts & Bolts of a Recession-Proof Business Plan, Bob Esquerre, MA

When the economic downturn hit were you ready? If not, make sure it never happens again. Learn best practices and techniques directly from a leading fitness industry business consultant. Gain the tools and business-savvy mind-set that’s required to weather the storm and develop a recession-proof business plan.
Technology & the Fitness Professional, Gregory Florez

The importance of technology in this profession is undeniable. From back-end operations to marketing fee-for-service offerings, to keeping in touch with clients through their PDAs and cell phones, technology is a critical and cost-effective tool. Learn actionable ways to leverage technology to improve your business and client services.
Trailblazing Strategies to Burn Calories & Boost Fat Metabolism,
Len Kravitz, PhD

One of the most interesting and comprehensive lectures detailing physiological and metabolic aspects of calorie burning and fat metabolism. Learn hormonal regulation of lipolysis during exercise, effect of intensity and glycemic index on fat metabolism and ultramodern strategies to enhance calorie burn. Discover 6 groundbreaking programs that maximize caloric expenditure.

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Special Vendor Session: Gravity® by efi Sports Medicine
Business Building: Career Transformations that Create a Financial Legacy (Part 1 of 2), Tom Campanaro

Tom Campanaro, CEO of efi Sports Medicine and creator of the legendary Total Gym, shares how a dream can become a reality with a simple decision to act. Hear from those who morphed from trainer to financial independence by applying simple tools and processes. Learn to be more efficient and productive by leveraging your skills, assets and relationships.
Special Vendor Session: Twist Sport Conditioning
Innovative Drills for Small Group Training, Peter Twist

Seeking ideas for boot camps or training clients outside of a traditional gym setting? Join the Twist team and learn interactive and functional drills designed to engage clients and improve athleticism. Using both everyday equipment plus innovative indoor-outdoor products, develop core stability and rotary strength, speed, agility and quickness, reactivity, balance and coordination.
Special Vendor Session: New Leaf
What's Your Metabolism?

In this presentation, we’ll discuss the factors that affect and play into our metabolism. We’ll look at the Exercise and Resting Metabolic Assessment, the type of information that is gained from true actual metabolic measurement as well as how to create Exercise and Nutrition programs specifically geared to improve one’s metabolism and to sustain health and fitness for a lifetime.
Special Vendor Session: Fitness Anywhere
TRX® Sports Performance , Fraser Quelch

Some of the world’s top coaches and athletes are integrating TRX® Suspension Training® into team or individual athlete programs to reach peak results. Learn how these techniques can be adapted to be safe and effective for any client with functional and athletic aspirations. This session will provide a program targeted specifically at enhancing general athletic ability and also address some specific strategies for individual sports.

Evening
Shuttle Service to Downtown’s Gaslamp District

Take advantage of the free shuttle service to San Diego’s lively and historic Gaslamp District packed with restaurants, bars, shops and entertainment. Space is limited – first come, first serve.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

7:00 am to 8:00 am
Special Vendor Session: Gravity® by efi Sports Medicine
(Part 2 of 2)

Experience an energizing multi-client workout that can transform your personal training business through the fun and innovative Gravity® program - providing full-body conditioning using resistance training and Pilates. Discover the opportunity that has given thousands of personal trainers financial independence.
Special Vendor Session: Fitness Anywhere
TRX® Circuits for Metabolic Training, Fraser Quelch

Ready to integrate the TRX® Suspension Trainer™ into the latest hard core trend? Participants in this session will push themselves through a number of fast paced, full body circuits that capitalize on the unique full body integration, exercise versatility and unmatched transition capability that makes the TRX the perfect compliment to this intense style of training.
Play Ball!, Kimberly Spreen

Enjoy a fun yet intense full-body medicine ball workout. Perform challenges that improve balance, core strength and overall stability while creating a continuous flow of exercises using only a light medicine ball and your own body weight! Let’s “play” while we push through non-stop challenges to spice up your routine.
Ready, Set, Super Set!, Keli Roberts

An old concept made new with integrated full body exercises that bias either the upper body and core, or lower body and core. By reducing the recovery time the intensity and overall energy demand increases, making this a time efficient workout.

8:00 am to 8:30 am
Closing-Day Breakfast

Join us for a scrumptious complimentary breakfast on our final day and enjoy this opportunity to build your network or reconnect with old friends and colleagues.

8:30 am to 9:45 am | 0.1 CEC
Cardiorespiratory Training: Programming & Progressions,
Todd Galati, MA & Sabrena Merrill, MS

Have you ever been unsure about proper cardiorespiratory programming for your clients? Learn a systematic model for applying the science and principles of cardiorespiratory training to help clients at all levels of training; from aerobic base development for initial health improvements through peak endurance performance for competition.
Training the Core, Pete McCall, MS

“Core training” has become a common buzz phrase. But what does it really mean for your clients? Learn techniques to design a core training program that prepares the body to produce, stabilize and control force in a three-dimensional environment – the way the muscles actually work on a daily basis.
Body Bar Complex Training, Keli Roberts

Harness momentum and enhance athleticism with progressive explosive movement drills and Body Bar functional exercise. Effective teaching strategies demonstrate how to increase fitness and motor control. Practice the “stop-before-you-go” drills and learn how to improve overall performance and injury prevention. High-intensity complex training guarantees an amazing, sweat-induced workout!
High-Intensity Strength Training for Time-Efficient Exercise Sessions, Wayne Wescott, PhD

Although used by professional football teams and the U.S. Navy, many fitness professionals are unfamiliar with the highly effective and time-efficient strength training techniques known as high-intensity training. Learn the practical application of breakdown, assisted, pre-fatigue, slow rep and super-8 strength training protocols for intermediate and advanced exercisers.

9:45 am to 1:00 pm
Vendor Showroom Open

Meet face-to-face with hand-selected and leading fitness industry businesses to learn about the latest about their products and innovations.

10:00 am to 11:45 am | 0.2 CEC
Train Like a Pro, Fabio Comana, MA, MS & Pete McCall, MS

Sports conditioning drills are a great way to kick-start workouts. Experience a sports conditioning program focused on appropriate progressions to enhance athletic performance. Learn to instruct proper mechanics, tempos and drill progressions designed to challenge any skill level and keep your clients coming back for more.
A Coaches Dozen: FUNdamental Principles for Training Kids,
Avery Faigenbaum, EdD

“What does it take to be a youth coach? What does a personal trainer need to know about children to design safe, effective and enjoyable youth programs? Learn 12 FUNdamental principles that are essential for training kids and sparking a lifelong interest in physical activity.
Trailblazing Strategies to Burn Calories & Boost Fat Metabolism,
Len Kravitz, PhD

One of the most interesting and comprehensive lectures detailing physiological and metabolic aspects of calorie burning and fat metabolism. Learn hormonal regulation of lipolysis during exercise, effect of intensity and glycemic index on fat metabolism and ultramodern strategies to enhance calorie burn. Discover 6 groundbreaking programs that maximize caloric expenditure.
The Role of Resistance Exercises in Fat Loss & Wellness,
Wayne Wescott, PhD

Discover the role resistance exercises play in fat loss (by increasing muscle mass and resting metabolism) and wellness (by increasing glucose utilization, gastrointestinal transit speed, bone mineral density, HDL cholesterol and post coronary function; and by decreasing resting blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, low back pain and arthritis). Learn training design techniques and application.

11:45 am to 12:45 pm
Free Time

12:45 pm to 2:30 pm | 0.2 CEC
The Body as One: Lower Extremity Movement Patterns,
Fabio Comana, MA, MS

With technology advancement and the increased complexity of exercises and equipment, trainers often overlook important considerations when performing lower extremity and close-chain exercises. Learn key biomechanical concepts of lower extremity movement and exercises to improve mobility and stability along the kinetic chain at the hip, knee and ankle.
The New ACE Exercise Program Design Model,
Todd Galati, MA & Pete McCall, MS

Learn how assessments and exercise program design can be applied as strategies to help clients make exercise a regular habit. Discover ACE’s exciting new exercise program design model so your clients get the most out of their fitness program whether they’re training for weight loss or a world-class athletic event.
Nutrition Applications for Fitness Professionals, Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD

Are you bombarded with nutrition questions from your clients? Do you struggle to answer, or more, hesitate to respond should you step outside your scope of practice? This session will discuss the most commonly asked nutrition questions, how to answer them, and how to incorporate nutrition into your training.
Structural Assessment, Justin Price, MA

If any client imbalance is overlooked, the exercise program you design may end up doing more harm than good. Learn how to perform a thorough and accurate structural assessment with every client to ensure the exercise programs you recommend help alleviate pain and improve client function.

2:45 pm to 4:00 pm | 0.1 CEC
Keynote Address
Beating Boomeritis: The Evolving Role You Play in the Assessment, Prevention, Management & Reversal of Musculoskeletal Ailments, Nicholas DiNubile, MD

Musculoskeletal ailments have surpassed the common cold as the #1 reason for doctor visits in the America, and more of your clients are affected by problems with their muscles, bones and joints. Learn to become more familiar with these issues to create and/or modify exercise routines for your clients.

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