Main Stage Presenters
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Chris Stevenson
Chris Stevenson - former Power Ranger stuntman - is the founder of Stevenson Consulting, a full-service consulting firm based in Westlake Village, California. Chris’s current focus is to help businesses and entrepreneurs of all types maximize potential. His expertise stems from his past hands-on experience in all aspects of the health club industry. For almost 20 years, Chris and his team successfully owned and operated Stevenson Fitness, a full-service boutique health club in Southern California. The club’s success was based on providing an unparalleled member experience, centered on proper staffing, systematic operations, and world-class leadership. This success was reflected in the club’s NPS, which was consistently in the 90s (industry average is in the 40s). Chris recently founded Be Military Fit California to bring the world-renowned brand to the U.S. Be Military Fit is the world leader in military fitness and outdoor training. In addition, Chris is an international speaker who regularly presents at IHRSA, IDEA, Club Industry, and many other fitness and business events. He also sits on the board of directors of IHRSA and the Customer Engagement Academy. From health and wellness to business strategies, Chris has the unique ability to instantaneously connect with people and to present viable, applicable lectures that resonate with every audience.
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Chris' Sessions
Military Fit Workout by BMF
Saturday, April 10 - 11:00am-12:00pm EST
Be Military Fit (BMF) with Bear Grylls is the world’s best outdoor workout. Chris Stevenson, owner of Be Military Fit Los Angeles will take participants through BMF’s signature Military Fit workout. This challenging full-body workout incorporates all aspects of fitness, including physical preparation, strength training, HIIT, cardiovascular work, and recovery and release. The program design is based on historic military principles combined with cutting-edge exercise science. Participants will be pushed to perform to their individual best while having a blast. Military Fit is a complete workout – whether performed live or virtually – this version will demonstrate you can #trainanywhere!
Saturday, April 10 - 11:00am-12:00pm EST
Be Military Fit (BMF) with Bear Grylls is the world’s best outdoor workout. Chris Stevenson, owner of Be Military Fit Los Angeles will take participants through BMF’s signature Military Fit workout. This challenging full-body workout incorporates all aspects of fitness, including physical preparation, strength training, HIIT, cardiovascular work, and recovery and release. The program design is based on historic military principles combined with cutting-edge exercise science. Participants will be pushed to perform to their individual best while having a blast. Military Fit is a complete workout – whether performed live or virtually – this version will demonstrate you can #trainanywhere!
It's All About the Experience
Saturday, April 10 - 1:30pm-2:20pm EST
In the highly competitive fitness industry, and any industry for that matter, customer experience is the key to differentiation and staying ahead of the competition. A great experience leads to better retention, more referrals, and an increase in revenue. In this interactive session, learn ways to understand customers' needs and how to not only meet but exceed those needs. This session is full of tangible tips and tools that can be implemented immediately to create an unparalleled customer experience.
Saturday, April 10 - 1:30pm-2:20pm EST
In the highly competitive fitness industry, and any industry for that matter, customer experience is the key to differentiation and staying ahead of the competition. A great experience leads to better retention, more referrals, and an increase in revenue. In this interactive session, learn ways to understand customers' needs and how to not only meet but exceed those needs. This session is full of tangible tips and tools that can be implemented immediately to create an unparalleled customer experience.
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Katie Haggerty
Katie Haggerty is the co-founder of The Move For Good, a virtual wellness platform that gives back to the community. Katie is known for her ability to deliver an all-encompassing fitness experience through her boundless energy, knowledge, and passion. She shares 21 years as a national leader and educator in the fitness industry that includes creating programming and education for Life Time Fitness, SME for the American Council of Exercise (ACE), and presenter at multiple national fitness conferences. Katie believes in the power of working from the inside out and will challenge you from all angles – mind, body, and soul.
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Katie's Sessions
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Dance Project
Saturday, April 10 - 1:30pm-2:20pm EST I can make you dance! Song by song dance choreography is a beloved staple in our fitness programming. What about adding another layer in the offering by teaching a choreographed routine that will teach any participant all the right moves and make them feel like the star of the show? This session will lay out how to create and deliver a fun, easy-to-follow, and heart-pumping breakdown routine into any fitness dance class! Get ready to MOVE! |
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The Unspoken Word
Saturday, April 10 - 3:30pm-4:20pm EST
The ability to reinforce your message of spoken words is through mindful and deliberate means of communication that involve tone of voice, facial expression, eye contact, and posture. Discover ways to take up the space you are in and how you are showing up at the most crucial times through conscious and unconscious body language. Learn how to use your body language and commitment to movement, that inspires your audience and brings your overall message to life!
Saturday, April 10 - 3:30pm-4:20pm EST
The ability to reinforce your message of spoken words is through mindful and deliberate means of communication that involve tone of voice, facial expression, eye contact, and posture. Discover ways to take up the space you are in and how you are showing up at the most crucial times through conscious and unconscious body language. Learn how to use your body language and commitment to movement, that inspires your audience and brings your overall message to life!
Root to Rise
Sunday, April 11 - 9:00am-10:00am EST
Enjoy this vinyasa yoga practice that will explore the foundations of ancient philosophy, yet open your heart, mind, and body through powerful and intentional sequencing intermixed with inspirational mantras and upbeat music that will leave you with the freedom to conquer anything.
Sunday, April 11 - 9:00am-10:00am EST
Enjoy this vinyasa yoga practice that will explore the foundations of ancient philosophy, yet open your heart, mind, and body through powerful and intentional sequencing intermixed with inspirational mantras and upbeat music that will leave you with the freedom to conquer anything.
Featured Presenters
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Shannon Fable
Shannon Fable, 2013 IDEA and 2006 ACE Instructor of the Year, is a sought after speaker, author, and thought leader in business development and strategic innovation. She has spent more than two decades helping impressive brands such as Anytime Fitness, Schwinn®, Power Systems, ACE, Silver Sneakers, FIT4MOM, and BOSU®. Fable served as Chair of the ACE Board of Directors, co-founded GroupEx PRO®, and is the Director of Content & Production Strategy for Intelivideo. As a certified Book Yourself Solid® Business Coach, she helps fit pros navigate the industry to build scalable and sustainable careers.
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Shannon's Sessions
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Fitness Programming in a Post-COVID World
Saturday, April 10 - 3:30pm-4:20pm EST Forced closure of recreation centers across the world in 2020 sent students, faculty, and faculty to their basements, smartphones, and the great outdoors. What has this massive at-home exercise experiment shown us? And, more importantly, how can we evolve our programming to get even more people moving? We'll discuss why it may be time to rethink the who, what, where, when, and why of your department. You'll walk away with a plan to audit, assess, and evolve your group fitness program to meet the needs of a new customer and a new business. |
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Personal Branding University: Rethinking Who You Are & What You Do
Saturday, April 10 - 4:30pm-5:20pm EST Developing your Personal Brand is the cornerstone to creating the career of your dreams. Too often, we simply label ourselves with our ‘job’ (personal trainer, group exercise instructor) which can put you in the box and shut down potential opportunities. In this workshop, you’ll learn the three key components to distinguishing yourself in the noisy fitness world. Walk away with several activities to further clarify your brand and, more importantly, how to talk about what you do without sounding confusing, boring, or just like everyone else! Whether you are thinking of working for someone else or striking out on your own, the work we do in our hour together will lay the groundwork for success. |
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Tony Gregory
Tony Gregory, M.S., serves as an Assistant Director of University Well-Being & Recreation for the Well-Being & Fitness program area at Ohio University. With 10 years of experience in working in the field of health and wellness as a Personal Trainer, Health Coach, Group Fitness Instructor, and Program Administrator, Tony has worked with hundreds of clients, ranging in age from youth to elderly, using motivational interviewing techniques and SMART goal setting to help them reach their wellness goals. Tony earned his undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition in 2014 from The Ohio State University, and earned his graduate degree from Ohio University in 2016 from Ohio University’s Recreation Studies program.
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Tony's Session
The Fundamentals of Starting Your Own Online Fitness Coaching Business
Saturday, April 10 - 10:00am-10:50am EST
Starting your own online fitness coaching business requires more than just passion and a certification – it requires a business strategy, preparation, and plenty of persistence along the way. It can be overwhelming starting your own business, but when you break it down step by step, it really is not that difficult! Learn the fundamentals of starting your own online fitness coaching business so that you can begin your journey as an entrepreneur and have a positive impact and a wider reach with your services
Saturday, April 10 - 10:00am-10:50am EST
Starting your own online fitness coaching business requires more than just passion and a certification – it requires a business strategy, preparation, and plenty of persistence along the way. It can be overwhelming starting your own business, but when you break it down step by step, it really is not that difficult! Learn the fundamentals of starting your own online fitness coaching business so that you can begin your journey as an entrepreneur and have a positive impact and a wider reach with your services
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Lauren George
Lauren George is the Co-Creator of the Enhanced Barre Above Program, Creator of the Musicality Method, Co-Owner of FitBiz Retreat, Fit and Fierce on the Mic Podcast host, adjunct faculty at Clemson University, former studio owner, and a Master Trainer for Balletone. She has had a love for movement since a young age and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from Texas A&M University and Master’s Degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from University of North Texas. She was named EMPOWER! Fusion Education Partner of the Year in 2018. Lauren has had the pleasure of leading the group fitness programs at The Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center, Florida State University, and Todd Pilates and Fitness. Most of all, Lauren is passionate about helping participants understand that fitness can be FUN!
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Lauren's Sessions
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From Barre to Center Stage
Saturday, April 10 - 9:00am-9:50am EST Barre classes are everywhere, so how can you make your class stand out or add diversity to your schedule without purchasing new equipment? By taking part of your class off the barre and “center stage” for heart-pumping cardio ballet segments. In this workshop, we will explore how to take your class from muscle-sculpting work at the barre to cardio ballet segments in the center of the room. Creative easy to follow choreography makes this class a hit with everyone at your gym or studio! |
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Barre Above Instructor Certification
Sunday, April 11 - 9:00am-4:00pm EST
Barre Above® is a totally unique approach to barre workouts as you've seen them. Fusing the best of pilates, yoga, aerobics, and elements of the strengthening exercises dancers do, Barre Above® delivers a results-driven workout that is not only fun and dynamic, but it will sculpt your body and get you into absolutely amazing shape.
Sunday, April 11 - 9:00am-4:00pm EST
Barre Above® is a totally unique approach to barre workouts as you've seen them. Fusing the best of pilates, yoga, aerobics, and elements of the strengthening exercises dancers do, Barre Above® delivers a results-driven workout that is not only fun and dynamic, but it will sculpt your body and get you into absolutely amazing shape.
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Charla Truesdale, MA, C-WYT
Charla Truesdale is Founder and President of Warrior Spirit Project (WSP), an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps Veterans and First Responders cultivate resilience and develop meaningful community connections through trauma-informed yoga and meditation. Before starting WSP in 2015, she retired as a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) with more than 25 years of professional leadership in health, fitness, and wellness promotion working directly with U.S. military and Department of Defense personnel in the U.S. and abroad. While living in Jacksonville, NC, she also taught at Coastal Carolina Community College and at East Carolina University as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Charla has been certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) since 1991, holds all four ACE certifications, and has been active as a Subject Matter Expert with ACE for the last ten years. She is passionate about bringing opportunities for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing to our nation’s warriors, seeking to help them discover a renewed sense of well-being, connection, and purpose in their lives.
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Charla's Session
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Trauma-Informed Teaching, Training, and Coaching
Saturday, April 10 - 2:30pm-3:20pm EST No one is untouched by trauma, and clients with a history of traumatic experience or Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) have unique needs and responses that warrant recognition and consideration. This session is designed to raise awareness of the general impact of trauma on the mind and body and will also take a closer look at the unique culture of military and first responder clients. Practical recommendations will be provided for teaching, training, and coaching from a trauma-informed perspective, which can enhance trust and improve overall participant experiences. The session will conclude with a short Steady Warriors class, applying many of these recommendations for a first-hand experience. |
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Alessandro Pisanu
Alessandro Pisanu is a certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Trainer, and Functional Fitness Trainer from Turin, Italy. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Sport Science from UNITO in Turin, Italy in 2017. He is currently completing his Master's degree in Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity (APA) to expand his skills in the field. In 2020, after working for one of the most prestigious fitness clubs in Turin for several years, he decided to expand his passion for fitness in the virtual world by teaching functional step classes on Facebook and Instagram. This created an amazing community of people from all over the World and allowed Alessandro to share his passion with them. He's expanded his online fitness business since then and now teaches online classes through Zoom every day. www.alepisanu.com
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Alessandro's Sessions
Functional Step Class
Saturday, April 10 - 9:00am-9:50am EST
Functional Step is a high-intensity bodyweight training with functional movements using a step or a reference point on the floor. You will move to the beat of the music with sequences of functional movements that are always different. You will work on the major muscle groups. Let’s work hard, sweat, and have fun at the same time! What will you need? A step or a reference point on the floor and a bottle of water, I’ll take care of the rest!
Saturday, April 10 - 9:00am-9:50am EST
Functional Step is a high-intensity bodyweight training with functional movements using a step or a reference point on the floor. You will move to the beat of the music with sequences of functional movements that are always different. You will work on the major muscle groups. Let’s work hard, sweat, and have fun at the same time! What will you need? A step or a reference point on the floor and a bottle of water, I’ll take care of the rest!
Functional Step Workshop
Saturday, April 10 - 10:00am-10:50am EST
Introduction to the future, a revolutionary music-driven cardio-functional workout. Step classes are back! Discover the format that is making the entire World crazy! Functional Step is a functional bodyweight workout, combining various functional moves such as squats, lunges, planks, and push-ups using a step. Similar to HIIT, Functional Step combines high-intensity moves with periods of low-intensity moves. Functional Step is a music-driven workout, building a choreography during the class (normally 2-3 blocks in one hour class) like a traditional aerobics step class, combining all blocks and showcasing the entire choreography at the end of the class. This workshop will include a 20-minute master class followed by 30 minutes of educational content. This workshop is not for fitness instructors to be able to teach the format.
Saturday, April 10 - 10:00am-10:50am EST
Introduction to the future, a revolutionary music-driven cardio-functional workout. Step classes are back! Discover the format that is making the entire World crazy! Functional Step is a functional bodyweight workout, combining various functional moves such as squats, lunges, planks, and push-ups using a step. Similar to HIIT, Functional Step combines high-intensity moves with periods of low-intensity moves. Functional Step is a music-driven workout, building a choreography during the class (normally 2-3 blocks in one hour class) like a traditional aerobics step class, combining all blocks and showcasing the entire choreography at the end of the class. This workshop will include a 20-minute master class followed by 30 minutes of educational content. This workshop is not for fitness instructors to be able to teach the format.
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Dr. Jessica Matthews
Dr. Matthews is an associate professor and program director at Point Loma Nazarene University, where she created the online Master of Kinesiology in Integrative Wellness program. She also serves as director of integrative health coaching at UC San Diego Health where she leads the development, delivery, and management of health coaching within clinical practice and research, including overseeing a team of national board-certified health and wellness coaches within the Centers for Integrative Health. Dr. Matthews received her doctorate in behavioral health with a focus in clinical integrated care from Arizona State University and she holds numerous professional certifications, including as a certified lifestyle medicine professional (DipACLM), experienced registered yoga teacher (E-RYT500), personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and national board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC). A recognized leader in the field and a passionate advocate for a whole-person approach to health, Dr. Matthews serves on the board of directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), and in 2017 she was honored as the IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year—a top award recognizing superior instructional abilities and positive influence in the global health and fitness industry.
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Dr. Matthews' Session
Transforming Campuses and Communities Through Health and Wellness Coaching
Sunday, April 11 - 10:15-11:05am
Health and wellness coaching has been shown to play a pivotal role in supporting lasting lifestyle change, and it can also be a powerful catalyst for cultivating a culture of well-being on your campus. Explore the essential ingredients for creating a well-defined integrated wellness focus through health and wellness coaching in order to empower students on their personal health and wellness journey while also fostering collaboration across departments and with community partners.
Sunday, April 11 - 10:15-11:05am
Health and wellness coaching has been shown to play a pivotal role in supporting lasting lifestyle change, and it can also be a powerful catalyst for cultivating a culture of well-being on your campus. Explore the essential ingredients for creating a well-defined integrated wellness focus through health and wellness coaching in order to empower students on their personal health and wellness journey while also fostering collaboration across departments and with community partners.
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Kia Williams
Kia Williams, M.S., 200hr RYT is a global presenter, master educator, and host of Fit and Fierce on the Mic--a podcast dedicated to providing expert advice, tangible tips, and help to improve fitness, refine teaching and coaching technique, and to grow fitness businesses and services. She is an executive board member for Jeremiah 33:6, not-for-profit holistic health education and preventative medicine corporation, and the President of Women in Business (Illinois). Kia is currently serving on the MedFit Education Advisory Board as a partner to launch a Youth Fitness & Nutrition Specialist Program. She is a contributor to the IDEA World Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Women in Fitness Association (WIFA) College and University Engagement Initiatives, and Savvier Fitness fitness formats such as Barre Above, Balletone, and Cardio Yoga. Kia has contributed as editor and fitness model for books published by Human Kinetics, most notably “Motivational Yoga,” authored by Nancy Gerstein. She has been a featured guest speaker on many platforms and shows such as WFAA News Daybreak, The Pedestal Project, IDEA Virtual. SCW, Fitness Town Hall: Systematic Racism in Fitness with Lawrence Biscontini, Struct Club, WIFA Podcast, The Masters Fitness Podcast with Chan Galloway, All About Fitness Podcast with Pete McCall, and more. Kia has managed several fitness and wellness programs and facilities and uses her transferable professional skills and experience in fitness to mentor young professionals, support multicultural engagement, and to make fitness accessible, inclusive, and feasible for the masses. Kia's career mission is to support people who are affected by marginalization in jobs, education, healthcare, and lack of representation in the fitness industry. Overall, Kia is committed to helping others live a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a strong, fit, and balanced mind and body.
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Kia's Session
Transforming You're In Demand: Best Online Video Presentation Experience
Available OnDemand
The Fitness Industry is ever-evolving, and today we’re ONLINE. Fitness video content has more presence on social media and digital platforms than ever before and although studios and facilities are starting to reopen to capacity, the online consumer demand is not letting up. Learn simple broadcasting and production tips and tricks to improve your online fitness consumer experience. This lecture-based workshop is an exploration and examination of best practices and presentation skills for producing online and live streaming fitness video content to complement the in-person experience.
Available OnDemand
The Fitness Industry is ever-evolving, and today we’re ONLINE. Fitness video content has more presence on social media and digital platforms than ever before and although studios and facilities are starting to reopen to capacity, the online consumer demand is not letting up. Learn simple broadcasting and production tips and tricks to improve your online fitness consumer experience. This lecture-based workshop is an exploration and examination of best practices and presentation skills for producing online and live streaming fitness video content to complement the in-person experience.