Agenda
Wednesday, Oct 22
10/22/2025 - 8:00am
10/22/2025 - 8:00am
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Frontiers in the Business of Medicine: How Fitness Professionals Shape Experiential Healthcare TeamsThis talk explores how experiential activities drive lifestyle changes for disease reversal and management through exercise, positioning the integration of fitness professionals as part of evolved healthcare delivery teams. We will also examine the shifting healthcare business landscape towards proactive preventive care. Dr. Bautista is featured in the code blue documentary that will be screened on night one of the conference.  Saul Bautista | Director of Medical Education and Community Engagement, Ethos Farm To Health Inc. |
10/22/2025 - 9:00am
10/22/2025 - 9:00am
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Global Wellness TrendsThis session we will explore the current wellness trends that are shaping the future of fitness and how we address consumer needs and interests.  Debbie Bellenger | CEO/Owner, DB Fitness and Wellness Solutions LLC, DB Fitness and Wellness Solutions LLC |
10/22/2025 - 9:00am
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Training Clients with Chronic Illnesses: Communication & Program DesignLearn how to design safe, effective fitness programs for clients managing chronic illnesses such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, and more. This session also covers essential communication strategies to build trust, enhance motivation, and support long-term client success. Leave this session more confident and empowered to create supportive, effective, and inclusive training experiences for every client.  Christine Conti | CEO, FITFIXNOW |
10/22/2025 - 9:00am
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Mission Meets Medicine: How Gym Owners Can Build Powerful Partnerships with Doctors and HospitalsThis isn’t just about more revenue—it’s about creating a movement. Jake will show how values-driven partnerships can grow your business, expand your impact, and help more people live stronger, healthier lives—proving that fitness is not a luxury, but a critical part of healthcare.  Jake Trione | Chief Empowerment Officer, TriFitness Gym Franchising |
10/22/2025 - 10:00am
10/22/2025 - 10:00am
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The Role of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in the Medical Fitness SpaceTraditionally, the use of one’s heart rate(HR) has been used as an indication of health. Recently, Heart rate variability (HRV) has become important. HRV is the subtle change in the amount of time between each heartbeat. It can be a better predictor of health.  Maurice Williams | Owner, Move Well Fitness |
10/22/2025 - 10:00am
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Gamifying Exercise: How Constraints-Led Approaches Transform Cardio, Strength, and RehabExplore how to use the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) to gamify cardio, strength, and rehab training. Learn how to shape the environment to boost engagement, improve outcomes and create results that stick.  Chris Chang | Founder, Chris Chang Fitness |
10/22/2025 - 11:00am
10/22/2025 - 11:00am
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MOVEMENT BREAK - Funtensity - Cognitive + Physical FitnessMix fun and fitness like you never thought possible. When was the last time you had so much fun that you didn’t realize how hard you were working until you stopped? Experience high-intensity interval exercises to bring you a challenge that you will lose yourself in. This movement break will feel a little like adult recess and ensure your mind and body are energized.  Jonathan Ross | Owner, Funtensity™ |
10/22/2025 - 12:00pm
10/22/2025 - 12:00pm
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Empowering Adults Post Cancer: Group Exercise Programs for Skill Acquisition and ReconditioningThe presentation will cover how to utilize foundational fitness to empower cancer patients and survivors.  Aaron Wyant | Program Director/Instructor, Triumph Cancer Foundation |
10/22/2025 - 12:00pm
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Hot Flash Huddle: Helping Clients Embrace Change During MenopauseExamining menopause and its major influence on woman's body is critical for all fitness professionals to grasp. Her new and seemingly unexplained Pain Points include fat gain, ineffective exercise, sleep issues, acute stress and anxiety, ongoing depression, low energy, and no mojo. Understand what is happening with estrogen, cortisol, and insulin to support her using lifestyle-based solutions.  Irene McCormick | Keynote Speaker and Creator, Hot Flash Huddle Virtual Fit Coaching |
10/22/2025 - 12:00pm
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Parkinson's Exercise Prescription: A Pill We Can All SwallowParkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological disease and, to date, there is no known cure. While medication and nutrition slow down Parkinson’s symptoms, when you add exercise to the mix, individuals living with Parkinson’s will experience an extra kick in keeping Parkinson’s symptoms at bay.  Colleen Bridges | Owner/Head Coach, Bridges for Parkinson's |
10/22/2025 - 1:00pm
10/22/2025 - 1:00pm
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Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile as a Fitness Professional for OpportunityDiscover how to strategically optimize your LinkedIn profile to attract the right clients, collaborations, brand partnerships, and networking opportunities as a fitness professional. Learn actionable tips to enhance visibility, communicate your value, and position your authority as the go-to expert in your niche.  Stacey Dunn-Emke | Registered Dietitian, Founder of ExerciseJobs.com |
10/22/2025 - 1:00pm
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Strength Training for the Mind: Non-Drug Strategies to Boost Brain Health and PerformanceCognitive health isn’t just the luck of the draw. It’s something you can train, sharpen, and strengthen, just like your body. In this engaging and actionable session, we’ll explore the science behind building a resilient, high-performing brain using non-drug strategies that are accessible to everyone  Thalia Taylor | Brand Ambassador, BEACON40® |
10/22/2025 - 2:00pm
10/22/2025 - 2:00pm
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Osteoporosis: From Bone Density to Fall Reduction Through Game PlayOsteoporosis affects over 200 million people worldwide, increasing the risk of serious injury or death from falls. If you train clients at risk—from older adults to those affected by the climacteric period, low energy availability, or overtraining—this session is a must.  Joanne Groves | Course Director, Faster Health and Fitness Ltd |
10/22/2025 - 2:00pm
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Everyday Strength: Training the Active Aging FemaleThere are many considerations in program design when coaching the active aging female client. This session provides essential safety guidelines, regressions, and progressions for critical body alignment. In an interactive hands-on environment, learn endless programming options, ideal for coaching women of a certain age!  Keli Roberts | CEO, Keli's Real Fitness Inc |
10/22/2025 - 2:00pm
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Accelerated Return to Play: Neuro-Centric Strategies for Joint Replacement ClientsJoint replacements are common and occurring in ever younger patients. Most joint replacements are due to progressive, ongoing movement dysfunction, not acute injury. So once a joint is replaced, is the root cause for getting the replacement being addressed?  Pat Marques | Co-Founder & CEO, NEUROTraining  Grove Higgins | Co-Founder, Neuroathlete |
10/22/2025 - 3:00pm
10/22/2025 - 3:00pm
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Holding Space: Coaching the Caregivers—Fitness and Business Strategies for Those Who Give EverythingCaregivers are often left out of the wellness conversation—but they’re carrying the heaviest load. This session equips trainers with the tools to nourish, coach, and connect with caregivers through adapted movement, restorative fitness, and emotional support strategies that promote health without piling on guilt or overwhelm. You’ll walk away ready to build meaningful, caregiver-inclusive programs that serve the whole family unit.  Fyonna Vanderwerf | Founder, Bees Knees Wellness Muskoka |
10/22/2025 - 3:00pm
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GLP-1 101 - A Crash Course for Fitness ProfessionalsYour current and future clients may be already taking one of these drugs or may soon start. And everyone you know is likely asking what you think of them. You can be a source for truth and nuance to help people make informed decisions regarding these drugs. Provide support for exercise and nutrition to ensure a positive outcome from a long-term health perspective, not just a weight loss one. Jonathan Ross | Owner, Funtensity™ |
10/22/2025 - 3:00pm
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Accessible YOGA: Education, Engagement, Empowerment The practice of YOGA is for everyone. Accessible YOGA, developed by Jivana Heyman, is a welcoming and inclusive practice for all. In this session, we will briefly explore the philosophy behind Accessible YOGA. We will offer a variety of yoga postures and demonstrate how to teach them on a mat, bed or couch; using a chair or a wall.  Cindy Senk | Owner, Movement for All |
10/22/2025 - 5:30pm
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Special Live Screening of Code Blue DocumentaryWould you change your habits to live a longer, healthier life? Code Blue provides the prescription to do just that. Dr. Stancic's triumphant story will inspire you, and reveal why medicine’s most powerful tool is almost never prescribed. |
Thursday, Oct 23
10/23/2025 - 8:30am
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Keynote: What’s Your Game Plan?By 2030, 1 Billion People Will Be Living With Obesity. The Question Is: Who’s Ready to Handle It?  Yves Preissler | Founder, YP Business Consulting |
10/23/2025 - 9:00am
10/23/2025 - 9:00am
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The Blue Zones: Lifestyle is Your Key to LongevityThe Blue Zones are 5 regions of the world where people live better and longer. Consistently living well into their 10th decade, discover the longevity secrets that Blue Zone centenarians practice for yourself and your clients.  Cate Reade | CEO, MoveMor™ |
10/23/2025 - 9:00am
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Chronic Conditions are NOT an Older Adult ProblemExplore the rising incidence of chronic conditions in our youth and young adult group. We will also explore the importance of the interconnectedness of healthcare, health, fitness and wellness for the lifespan of an individual. Debbie Bellenger | CEO/Owner, DB Fitness and Wellness Solutions LLC, DB Fitness and Wellness Solutions LLC |
10/23/2025 - 10:00am
10/23/2025 - 10:00am
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Coaching with Conditions: Adaptive Fitness for Real Life, Not Just the TextbookThis practical, empathy-driven session delivers a client engaged and realistic framework for working with clients living with chronic conditions. Build on or integrate assessments, adaptions, and confidently coach movement in real-life scenarios—not ideal lab settings. You'll walk away with adaptable assessment tools, permission-based cueing, and a fresh, inclusive coaching lens that transforms retention and results. Fyonna Vanderwerf | Founder, Bees Knees Wellness Muskoka |
10/23/2025 - 10:00am
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A Science-Guided Approach to Training Women: Through the Climacteric Period (Menopause)A science-guided session for fitness professionals to critically explore the Climacteric period (menopause), challenging myths and applying the Faster process to create safe, meaningful training experiences grounded in biomechanics and emotional engagement. Joanne Groves | Course Director, Faster Health and Fitness Ltd |
10/23/2025 - 11:00am
10/23/2025 - 11:00am
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Aging Well with DiabetesDiabetes presents a whole host of potential health issues on its own, while aging adds its own set of potential challenges. This session will address the latest steps for aging well with any type of diabetes.  Sheri Colberg | Founder, Diabetes Motion Academy |
10/23/2025 - 11:00am
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MOVEMENT BREAK: Coconut Beach Camp Our unique speciality format Coconut Beach Bootcamp combines high-energy functional training with the invigorating elements of sun, sand, and coconuts to deliver a full-body workout in a tropical setting. Instructors motivate participants through dynamic circuits, sprints, and bodyweight exercises, all while embracing the fun, laid-back vibe of the beach.  Suzelle Snowden | CEO, Fit Bodies, Inc. |
10/23/2025 - 12:00pm
10/23/2025 - 12:00pm
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Fibro-Fit: The Fitness Professional’s Guide to Empowering Clients with FibromyalgiaDiscover how fitness professionals can play a pivotal role in managing fibromyalgia through safe, tailored exercise programs. This session highlights practical strategies for pain management, symptom monitoring, and collaboration with healthcare providers—backed by current research and client-centered care. You'll leave with tools to inspire, educate, and empower your clients—while keeping your programming aligned with current science and rooted in compassion.  Carol Ann | National Corporate Master Trainer, Club Pilates |
10/23/2025 - 12:00pm
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Prenatal Fitness Fundamentals: What Every Fitness Professional Should KnowThis session provides fitness professionals with the foundational knowledge to effectively support clients during pregnancy.  Jan Schroeder | Professor of Kinesiology, Long Beach State University |
10/23/2025 - 12:00pm
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Yoga Therapy Techniques for Chronic Pain: Tools for Exercise ProfessionalsThis session equips exercise professionals with foundational yoga therapy practices to support clients managing chronic pain. Grounded in current pain science and therapeutic movement principles, the session explores how breathwork, mindful movement, and neuromuscular re-education can be integrated into fitness and rehabilitation settings.  Kristy Manuel | Co- Director, YogaFit Healthcare Yoga Therapy Program |
10/23/2025 - 1:00pm
10/23/2025 - 1:00pm
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Arthritis Exercise: Mobility for LifeArthritis is a leading cause of activity limitations, disability, and chronic pain that affects millions of people worldwide. In this session, you will learn practical movement patterns to safely and effectively improve joint mobility and improve quality of life. Christine Conti | CEO, FITFIXNOW |
10/23/2025 - 1:00pm
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Steps of Exercise during the Steps of Addiction RecoveryThis session will include the benefits of exercise for people in addiction recovery, appropriate program design, and how to incorporate exercise as a tool (not a replacement) to sustain abstinence from substances.  Megan Johnson McCullough | Owner, Every BODY’s Fit and Mindful BODY’s Recovery |
10/23/2025 - 2:00pm
10/23/2025 - 2:00pm
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Embracing the Mental Wellness Renaissance Explore how fitness professionals can take charge of the industry’s evolving focus on mental health. It highlights integrating mental well-being practices alongside physical fitness and offers strategies for creating environments that prioritize emotional and mental wellness.  Jessica Maurer | Fitness Business Strategist & Director of Education, Mental Wellbeing Association |
10/23/2025 - 2:00pm
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Rewiring Movement: Harnessing Neuroplasticity & Neuromuscular Activation in Multiple SclerosisThis session explores how targeted, science-backed movement strategies can support individuals living with MS by leveraging the brain's capacity to adapt and heal. Discover how specific exercise protocols stimulate neuroplasticity, elevate BDNF levels, support acetylcholine production, activate deep muscle fibers, and re-establish brain-muscle communication. Carol Ann | National Corporate Master Trainer, Club Pilates  David Lyons | Co-Founder, MS Fitness Challenge (MSFC) |
10/23/2025 - 2:00pm
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Beyond the Pain: Movement, Meaning, and Medical FitnessThe session would cover the fundamentals of chronic pain, its relationship to medical fitness and the role of the medical fitness specialist with this population and offer helpful guidance and methods to approaching medical fitness therapy with a chronic pain client with case study examples from real life, de-identified clients and research.  Joshua Slone | Pain Therapist, Move Well, Live Well Therapeutic Solutions |
10/23/2025 - 3:00pm
10/23/2025 - 3:00pm
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Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease (Bilingual Presentation)A presentation about the importance of exercise for people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prevention. Including a discussion about educating and providing resources to people of various backgrounds.  Miriam (Milly) Nuñez | Certified Personal Trainer, Forge | Fitness & Nutrition Coaching |
10/23/2025 - 3:00pm
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Joint Replacements: Returning Triumphant!Bridge the gap between physical therapy and full function into daily activities and sports performance for your clients with joint replacements. Hip, knee, and shoulder replacements are on the rise as baby boomers come of age. Keli Roberts | CEO, Keli's Real Fitness Inc |
10/23/2025 - 3:00pm
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The Science of Aging - What Fitness Professionals Need to Know This 50-minute session explores the science of aging through the lens of the 12 hallmarks of aging, equipping fitness professionals with cutting-edge insights to better understand how aging impacts the body and how exercise can counteract these biological processes. Trainers will learn how to apply aging science to optimize performance, recovery, and longevity for their clients.  Scott Gaines | Senior Vice President, National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) |
Friday, Oct 24
10/24/2025 - 8:00am
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Keynote - Plant Protein to the RescueAdvances in nutritional science and highly corroborative evidence showing that both cancer and cardiovascular deaths can be avoided by the inclusion of sufficient plant-foods rich in protein, including greens, beans and seeds.  Joel Fuhrman | President, Nutritional Research Foundation |
10/24/2025 - 9:00am
10/24/2025 - 9:00am
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Understanding the Impact of Trauma in Clients in Recovery from Substance Use DisordersIt is estimated that 75% of those in recovery from SUD are survivors of significant trauma. Trauma can influence physical and emotional responses thereby affecting a client's response to exercise therapy.  Nicole Golden | Owner, FWF Wellness |
10/24/2025 - 9:00am
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Why Ankle Mobility is the Missing Link to Reduce Fall Risk: Cutting Edge Research and Real-World ResultsDiscover practical exercises and a multiplanar resistance trainer proven to restore ankle mobility, the prerequisite to improving balance and reducing fall risk. Cate Reade | CEO, MoveMor™ |
10/24/2025 - 9:00am
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Change the Experience of Pain: A Practical Guide to Fibromyalgia Through GameplayIf you work with clients experiencing fibromyalgia, this is a must. Learn how to design purposeful games that reduce threat, address central sensitisation, support motor skill learning, and change the experience of pain through movement. Joanne Groves | Course Director, Faster Health and Fitness Ltd |
10/24/2025 - 10:00am
10/24/2025 - 10:00am
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Beyond Biology: Integrating Mind, Emotion & Spirit with Technology and CoachingThis transformative talk unveils a new frontier in healing—where mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being converge with advanced technologies and expert coaching. By bridging neuroscience, somatic therapies, and purpose-driven coaching, this model empowers whole-person transformation that transcends symptom management and unlocks true human potential.  JR Burgess | CEO, HealthOvators |
10/24/2025 - 10:00am
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Legal Risk Management for Medical Fitness Facilities and Programs: Protect Yourself, Your Business, and Your ClientsThis presentation will describe injuries (and subsequent negligence lawsuits) that occurred when exercise professionals prescribed an improper exercise program for participants, given their medical conditions. A brief overview of civil law (e.g., negligence) and criminal law (e.g., (unauthorized practice of a licensed profession) in the context of clinical exercise prescription will be presented along with essential risk management strategies to minimize litigation.  JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek | President and Founder, Fitness Law Academy, LLC |
10/24/2025 - 12:00pm
10/24/2025 - 12:00pm
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From Chair to Mat: How to Adapt Yoga for Every Body with the Traffic Light MethodLearn how to safely and confidently adapt yoga for clients of all abilities using Dr. Suzie Carmack’s Traffic Light Method™ — a scalable system that empowers clients to move from chair to mat with strength, stability, and self-compassion.  Suzie Carmack | Creator, YogaMedCo Method |
10/24/2025 - 12:00pm
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Power Moves for Older AdultsIf you're looking for safe power workout content for your ambulatory older adult classes or clients, this practical session is for you. Discover appropriate lower and upper body power moves using gliders, balloons, chairs, and good old gravity.  Kymberly Evans-Williams | Speaker, Presenter, Master Trainer, Workshop Leader |
10/24/2025 - 12:00pm
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Confessions of a Male Menopause CoachThe truth of navigating the menopause informed coaching and nutrition space as a male trainer. From being loved and informed to being questioned and suspected and everything in between. How I navigate the business and the training to slowly gain trust.  Ren Jones | Founder, Fitness Jones Training |
10/24/2025 - 1:00pm
10/24/2025 - 1:00pm
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Don’t be Intimidated - Training the Stroke SurvivorThe stroke survivor’s journey is not complete after their medical recovery and rehabilitation. Evidence shows there is much more progress that survivors can make even years after their strokes. Trainers who understand the neurology and unique aspects of how the injured brain works can give the stroke survivor tools to get more effective results from their training. Pat Marques | Co-Founder & CEO, NEUROTraining Grove Higgins | Co-Founder, Neuroathlete |
10/24/2025 - 1:00pm
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Training Clients Pre and Post Knee Replacement SurgeryThrough examples of personal training case studies, you will learn to help your clients prepare for an impending TKR surgery with the best possible chance for a positive recovery. Gain a basic understanding of the total knee replacement (TKR) process and how you can help.  Shannon Briggs | Owner, Created For More PT |
10/24/2025 - 2:00pm
10/24/2025 - 2:00pm
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Fitness and Type 2 Diabetes: The Sweet ScienceThe majority of diabetes cases are type 2. This is primarily (but not solely) a lifestyle disease. However, it may not be your sweet tooth and carb cravings that lead to it!  Rick Richey | Co-Founder, RēCOVER |
10/24/2025 - 2:00pm
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Move Your Mind: The Exercise-Mental Health ConnectionExplore the powerful link between movement and mental well-being. Whether you're a health professional, fitness instructor, educator, or simply curious about the mind-body connection, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how physical activity plays a pivotal role in boosting mood, managing stress, and supporting brain health. Carol Ann | National Corporate Master Trainer, Club Pilates |
10/24/2025 - 2:00pm
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Preventing Knee Injuries Before They Start Knee injuries are extremely common... But they don't have to be. In this dynamic session, you'll discover how to identify clients at risk before problems arise, and apply targeted strategies to keep knees strong, aligned, and injury-free.  Brendan Fox | Head of Education, Exercise Therapy Association |
10/24/2025 - 3:00pm
10/24/2025 - 3:00pm
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Menopause, Muscle & Mindset: What Midlife Women Really Need from Fitness ProsMenopause changes the game—but most fitness advice hasn’t caught up. Learn how shifting hormones affect muscle, metabolism, and motivation. Discover strength-based, mindset-forward strategies that support women through perimenopause and beyond.  Daisha Enos | Host , The Sana Vida Pod |
10/24/2025 - 3:00pm
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Training Cancer Survivors: What You Need to KnowThis session is an introduction to the essential considerations including treatment, side effects, contraindications, and evidence-based exercise guidelines to ensure safe and effective programming. Gain the knowledge and confidence to support cancer survivors in rebuilding strength, improving quality of life, and achieving long-term wellness. Christine Conti | CEO, FITFIXNOW  Dan Mikeska | Owner/Instructor, Medical Exercise Academy |
10/24/2025 - 3:00pm
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The Longevity Paradox and the Fitness ProfessionLongevity is becoming a big business in medicine and integrative health. Centers that cater to vitamin IVs, compression sleeves, PEMF, cold plunge, ozone treatment, and cryotherapy are growing all over the country.  Eric Durak | Founder, MedHealthFit |
Saturday, Oct 25
10/25/2025 - 9:00am
10/25/2025 - 9:00am
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Strong, Not Fragile: Safe and Effective Programming for OsteoporosisCut through the fear and confusion around exercising with osteoporosis by learning evidence-based programming principles. Explore what actually builds bone (hint: it's not yoga or walking), and how to safely apply strength, impact, and balance work across all fitness levels. Daisha Enos | Host , The Sana Vida Pod |
10/25/2025 - 9:00am
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Tales of the Anti-Influencer Menopause Online TrainerOnline training isn't just a matter of purchasing a website and learning to point at imaginary words in the air. Especially in the menopause space. I've been doing it since 2014 and I've been teaching it since 2020. I didn't survive this long by being confused about how to do it. I'm ready to give some tips, "mansplaining" not included. Ren Jones | Founder, Fitness Jones Training |
10/25/2025 - 9:00am
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The Use of Exercise for Persons Taking GLP-1 MedicationsThis session will give an overview of the benefits of exercise training on persons taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss. Strength training may impact the preservation of lean / muscle tissue. We will cover the types of prescriptions (micro dose vs. injections), how exercise can be used to enhance lean tissue preservation, how training is part of a lifestyle modification program, and how trainers can market their services to community physicians in primary care and obesity medicine. Eric Durak | Founder, MedHealthFit |
10/25/2025 - 10:00am
10/25/2025 - 10:00am
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You’re a Miracle: A Mindful Blueprint for Nervous System Regulation & Cellular RenewalHighlighting appropriate warm-ups to adaptive exercise options using equipment seen in a standard gym as well as showcasing adaptive options for a group fitness experience.  |
10/25/2025 - 10:00am
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Knee and Hip Joint Replacement: Returning TriumphantThis session gives you the tools and techniques to work with clients pre- and post-surgery, so that they can return to function sooner. With hip and knee replacements on the rise you will leave with many strategies necessary that improve overall mobility, stability strength and decrease pain.  Leslee Bender | Creator, The Bender Ball Method |
| 10/25/2025 - 10:00am |
Emerging Technologies and Supplement Strategies for TrainersThis session explores innovative, non-invasive tools used to assess bone health and support injury prevention and recovery in active individuals. We’ll also cover targeted supplements—such as creatine, taurine, protein powders, and essential vitamins—that can enhance performance and recovery. Plus, trainers will gain a better understanding of the different healthcare credentials (ND, MD, DO) and how to collaborate with them to optimize client care.  Cara Fuhrman | Founder, Longevity Rx |
10/25/2025 - 12:00pm
10/25/2025 - 12:00pm
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Able & Stable: A Fall Prevention ProgramFalls are the #1 risk for adults over 65, and are the major cause for hospitalization. Through education and exercise, we seek to arm this population with the tools needed to stay Able & Stable.  Nancy Griffin | Fitness Services Supervisor, Elliot Hospital |
10/25/2025 - 12:00pm
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Exercise Considerations for Teens and Adults with ScoliosisScoliosis, a 3D curvature of the spine, affects 1-2% of the population. This presentation will explain how to assess a client with scoliosis and how to create an exercise program for a person with scoliosis in a safe and effective way.  Beth Terranova | Owner & Founder, Strength and Spine |
10/25/2025 - 12:00pm
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Biohacking: The Intersection between Longevity, Performance & RecoveryFitness is evolving into cutting-edge approaches to optimizing the human body and mind through science-backed technologies, personalized interventions, and lifestyle upgrades. It empowers individuals to extend lifespan, enhance physical and cognitive performance, and accelerate recovery by taking control of their biology. JR Burgess | CEO, HealthOvators |
10/25/2025 - 1:00pm
10/25/2025 - 1:00pm
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Complete Brain FitnessThe popularity of brain fitness is exploding. With physical fitness, an array of products and devices is creating the idea that you must test, target, and track every specific aspect of health and be afraid of your own body. The same misguided approach will likely happen with brain fitness in the future. Explore how to steer clear of expensive and unnecessary tests and assessments. By creating Complete Physical Fitness, you automatically create Complete Brain Fitness. Jonathan Ross | Owner, Funtensity™ |
10/25/2025 - 1:00pm
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Building a Purposeful and Financially Beneficial Fitness BusinessDo you want to build a fitness business that fills your soul while helping you earn enough money to be financially secure?  Dr. Evan Oscar | Exercise & Rehabilitation Industry Expert, Best-Selling Author, Chiropractic Physician, International Speaker, Integrative Movement System™ |
10/25/2025 - 2:00pm
10/25/2025 - 2:00pm
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Coach Her to ConfidenceConfidence is contagious—and as a fitness professional, it starts with you. Coach Her to Confidence is a dynamic and empowering workshop designed to help you silence self-doubt, overcome imposter syndrome, and embrace your expertise so you can inspire the same transformation in the women you serve. Jessica Maurer | Fitness Business Strategist & Director of Education, Mental Wellbeing Association |
10/25/2025 - 2:00pm
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Interactive Adaptive Fitness Experience: The Benefits of a Group Adaptive Fitness ExperienceThis session will highlight appropriate warm ups & adaptive accessories that can be used in a group adaptive fitness session with a variety of diagnosis.  Devon Palermo | Founder & Director, DPI Adaptive Fitness |
10/25/2025 - 2:00pm
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Prevent Injury By Restoring Function Only about 27% of injuries are acute - meaning the vast majority of injuries could be addressed before breakdown occurs. This session will equip you with the tools to assess functional deficits, uncover root causes of injury, and apply corrective strategies that restore optimal anatomical alignment. You'll also learn how to program long-term for durability, helping your clients move better, feel stronger, and stay injury-free for the long haul.  Jeff Melis | Co-Founder, Exercise Therapy Association |
10/25/2025 - 3:00pm
10/25/2025 - 3:00pm
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The Senior Fitness PlaygroundWelcome to the senior fitness playground, where the fun starts after fifty. Teaching a fitness class for seniors requires a thoughtful, safe, and engaging approach. This workshop gives you helpful tips on how to create a fun, physical, connected environment for fitness classes with the older population.  Theresa Alini | CEO, UNLEASH'D Workouts |
10/25/2025 - 3:00pm
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Medical Fitness, Lifestyle Medicine, Health & Wellness Coaching: It's All About BehaviorThe health and wellbeing of our patients/clients all depends on their success at lifestyle behavioral change and our ability to facilitate that process. Explore how adopting certain essential psychological concepts and methods into our practice can help ensure that success.  Michael Arloski | Ph.D., PCC, NBC-HWC |
Sunday, Oct 26
10/26/2025 - 9:00am
10/26/2025 - 9:00am
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Integrating Cancer Wellness Into a Cancer CenterIn April 2023 we had the unique opportunity to open a Cancer Wellness Center in a Comprehensive Cancer Center. One of the only ones we could find in the United States. What would appear to be a simple 'you build it and they will come' situation, turned out to require new strategies, new relationships and new systems to get patients into Cancer Wellness.  Timothy Smith | Clinical Program Manager, First Health |
10/26/2025 - 9:00am
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Hormone Therapy: Where We Have Been and Where We are Going - A Historical PerspectiveA historical look at how prescribing practices and society recommendations have evolved over time including the latest updates at the cutting edge of menopausal management with hormone therapy.  Carla DiGirolamo | Fractional Director, Eternal Life, LLC |
10/26/2025 - 9:00am
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Knock Out Parkinson's: Boxing for WellnessLatest studies show the positive effects of boxing for older adults with Parkinson's. This session will give the fitness pro the tools necessary to create a safe, well conducted format that will benefit one on one or group class settings for individuals with Parkinson's disease. Give Parkinson's the 1, 2 punch! Theresa Alini | CEO, UNLEASH'D Workouts |
10/26/2025 - 10:00am
10/26/2025 - 10:00am
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Adaptive Fitness for Healthy Aging: Promoting Inclusivity and Physical Well-Being for Individuals 50+This session highlights the vital role adaptive fitness plays in improving the health, mobility, and independence of adults aged 50+ with diverse physical, cognitive, or emotional needs. Designed for clinicians, educators, and caregivers, the presentation explores evidence-based benefits of inclusive physical activity—from building strength and confidence to enhancing social connection and overall quality of life.  Jake Trione | Chief Empowerment Officer, TriFitness |
10/26/2025 - 10:00am
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Yoga Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Movement and Mindfulness for NeurorehabilitationThis session introduces exercise and medical professionals to the therapeutic application of yoga for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease. Rooted in emerging evidence and integrative care models, the presentation explores how yoga therapy can support neurorehabilitation through mindful movement, targeted breathwork, and posture-focused balance training. Kristy Manuel | Co- Director, YogaFit Healthcare Yoga Therapy Program |
10/26/2025 - 11:00am
10/26/2025 - 11:00am
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MOVEMENT BREAK: Yoga Nidra Teaching Yoga Nidra involves guiding participants through a systematic process of deep relaxation and conscious awareness, allowing them to enter a state between wakefulness and sleep. Our Fit Bodies instructors create a safe, soothing environment where participants can explore inner stillness, release tension, and promote emotional and mental restoration. Suzelle Snowden | CEO, Fit Bodies, Inc. |
10/26/2025 - 12:00pm
10/26/2025 - 12:00pm
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It Hurts When I..." Experiencing Aging to Elevate Training ProgramsThis thought-provoking session is designed to help fitness professionals understand the physical challenges of aging. Through engaging discussion and real-world insights, participants will explore how vision, joint stiffness, muscle loss, balance issues, and mobility limitations impact exercise execution.  Rhonda Hamer | Fitness Program Instructor, Worcester Senior Center |
10/26/2025 - 12:00pm
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Know Her BusinessWomen are not just participants—they can be the heartbeat of your business. But only if you know how to truly connect with them. Jessica Maurer | Fitness Business Strategist & Director of Education, Mental Wellbeing Association |
10/26/2025 - 12:00pm
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Parkinson's Exercise Power Moment!Colleen leads a movement break session assisted by her Bridges for Parkinson's Parkinson's "fighters". Colleen and "fighters" will lead participants through a mini-warmup demonstrating large-ROM movements critical to "fighting back against Parkinson's" that challenge balance, coordination, agility, cognition and more while increasing cardio output to prepare for the "work phase". Colleen Bridges | Owner/Head Coach, Bridges for Parkinson's |
10/26/2025 - 1:00pm
10/26/2025 - 1:00pm
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Pro-Aging in Practice: Changing the conversation around aging in fitness The phrase “anti-aging” is everywhere from skincare to supplements to fitness programs promising to reverse time. But behind the glossy marketing is a damaging narrative that equates aging with decline, shame, and fear. In this eye-opening session, Sabrena Jo, PhD, unpacks the hidden harms of anti-aging language in the fitness and wellness industries. Through an evidence-based lens, she offers a compelling case for replacing anti-aging rhetoric with a pro-aging approach grounded in science, dignity, and empowerment.  Sabrena Jo | Senior Director of Science and Education, ACE |
10/26/2025 - 1:00pm
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A Fitness Professional’s Role in Movement, Memory, and Municipal AdvocacyThis powerful session blends movement science with real-world advocacy, teaching fitness professionals how to support cognitive health in clients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and stroke through neuroplasticity-driven programming. Fyonna Vanderwerf | Founder, Bees Knees Wellness Muskoka |
10/26/2025 - 1:00pm
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Proprioception: Gaining a Better Understanding of the Brain's 3D Map of MovementMost medical fitness professionals are familiar with the term proprioception, but do you know how to actively improve it? Although proprioception is a "global" sense, there can be areas in the brain's map of the body that are unclear or "foggy", resulting in less than optimal proprioceptive input. This can result in less coordination, reduced strength output, and limited range of motion. Pat Marques | Co-Founder & CEO, NEUROTraining Grove Higgins | Co-Founder, Neuroathlete |
10/26/2025 - 2:00pm
10/26/2025 - 2:00pm
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Tai Chi for Balance and Fall PreventionThis is a seated or standing session that introduces simple breathwork and gentle movement to help guide your clients to gain better balance. Tai Chi helps promote better posture, cognitive health, and overall well-being.  Jessica Shields | Wellness Specialist, Campbell County Senior & Wellness Center |
10/26/2025 - 2:00pm
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Three Commonly Over-looked Factors to Prolonging LongevityWhat are the three most important trainable aspects in helping older clients live longer and more productive lives? In this session, you'll discover strategies for improving three easily modifiable factors - grip strength, toe flexor strength, and walking speed - to help your older client live longer and more independent lives. Dr. Evan Oscar | Exercise & Rehabilitation Industry Expert, Best-Selling Author, Chiropractic Physician, International Speaker, Integrative Movement System™ |
10/26/2025 - 3:00pm
10/26/2025 - 3:00pm
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The Skin is the Way In: Better Mobility for Autoimmune and Movement DisordersJoint movement is so important for all functional movement, including fitness experiences, and exercise of any type. But people with arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, or other autoimmune disorders that may play a role in joint function, need to overcome pain on a daily basis. Understanding HOW to use simple SMR tools with texture or percussion (balls, wands, percussive instruments) can play an important role in daily, pain-free range of motion using techniques that is easy to implement and really work. Irene McCormick | Keynote Speaker and Creator, Hot Flash Huddle Virtual Fit Coaching |
10/26/2025 - 3:00pm
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Strength BrainingThis powerful session blends movement science with real-world advocacy, teaching fitness professionals how to support cognitive health in clients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and stroke through neuroplasticity-driven programming. Jonathan Ross | Owner, Funtensity™ |
10/26/2025 - 3:00pm
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Integrating Behavior Change for Client SuccessThis session discusses the role of implementing Health Coaching into any program to improve client outcomes and adherence to protocols for their specific wants and needs through various methods of behavior change while also improving client retention.  James Westphal | Director of Wellness, Happy Hollow Club |