2015 FitEx Brochure by Exercise New Zealand

2015 CONFERENCE

20 FRI - 21 SAT - 22 SUN NOVEMBER AUT NORTH SHORE CAMPUS, AUCKLAND

Brought to you by:

Recognised by REPs for up to 20 CPD Points:

Guy Leech – 2015 Keynote speaker

Please see keynote speakers profile 34 page

48 World class presenters 95+ Sessions

Extra events: Friday 20th

• Pre conference workshops and Business Summit • 5pm - 7pm Welcome/Networking event for all attendees

Saturday 21st

• 8.45am - 5.10pm FitEx Conference • 7pm to late Exercise Industry Awards

Sunday 22nd

• 7.30am PT Breakfast • 9am - 5.10pm FitEx Conference

K O O B W! NO

• Earlybird Rates until 1 October • Group Exercise / Mind Body only special offer • Two and three day options Recognised by REPs for up to 20 CPD Points:

Index

Message from Exercise New Zealand

Welcome message............................... 3 Pre-conference events..................... 4-7 What you need to know................. 8-9 Accommodation.................................. 9 Schedules (Saturday - Sunday)...... 10-11 Session descriptions: Exercise Prescription...................... 13-15 Group Exercise .............................. 16-17 Club Business................................. 18-19 Exercise Rehabilitation ................. 19-20 Mind Body .................................... 20-21 Special Populations....................... 22-23 Nutrition / Weightloss ........................24 PT Business..................................... 25-26 Exercise Industry Awards....................27 Presenter profiles.......................... 28-34 Investment options.............................35

Welcome to FitEx 2015, the event that those working in the exercise industry turn to for networking, education and inspiration. I find FitEx so invigorating personally, not just because of the great speaker line up, but because of the interaction between like-minded people, especially those working at the coal-face improving the lives of kiwis through exercise. So join us on the journey! This year we have decided to introduce a new benefit - bring a friend offer. When you register we’ll provide you with two vouchers,Burn one 16% for the opening more calories than an elliptical ceremony, and one for any FitEx weekend session. GiveNo themore passes to anyone elliptical kneesyou like (or split them between two people) so they too canThree experience FitEx.in one machines All we ask is that they attend with you (i.e. you both areAsk in the same about our session). try and buy option available I look forward to re-connecting/meeting many of you inFinance November.

Richard Beddie CE, ExerciseNZ

BRING A FRIEND BONUS

General Conference Terms and Conditions

All FitEx delagates will be provided with two Bring a Friend vouchers: 1) Bring a friend to the Keynote 2) Bring a friend to any session You can bring the same friend to both sessions, or share it around

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No special conditions, we just ask that you both attend the same non-keynote session. Vouchers and information will be provided prior to the conference. FitEx 2015 is brought to you by:

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Transfers available (subject to the person being transferred to, meeting the same conditions of purchase). Pre-conference events are subject to minimum numbers, if cancelled you will receive a full refund for any pre-conference payment. Discounted accommodation is offered to all conference attendees who travel more than 75kms to attend the event, and is provided on a first in first served basis. See page 9 for additional information. Information in this brochure is subject to change. www.fitex.co.nz for the latest information

Pre-Conference Events

Pre-Conference Events Friday 20th November Functional Aging Specialist Certification Workshop Presenter – Cody Sipe

Trigger Point Performance Grid Foam Roller Level 1 Presenter – Andrew Chadwick

SESSION DESCRIPTION: • Recall critical aspects of aging physiology relevant to fitness professionals • Examine the evidence regarding exercise strategies to improve function • Describe the Functional Aging Training™ model • Practice effective functional assessments • Practice effective functional training strategies, techniques and exercises for aging clients

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Be able to help their clients movement by empowering them to “unlock” their bodies using proven self myofacial release techniques from Trigger Point Performance.

The Functional Aging Specialist certification workshop is a unique educational program that specifically prepares fitness professionals to create safe and effective functional exercise programs for a diverse population of clients aged 50 and over. All attendees will get access to over 10 hours of online educational content (including 5 hours of video demonstrations) and will be required to complete several online modules in preparation for the live workshop. The workshop will review key aspects of aging, the current research regarding effective training strategies, and the innovative Functional Aging Training model. However, the primary focus will be on the practical aspects of skill acquisition related to testing and training older clients of all ability levels. After completing the workshop, participants will also be eligible to take the online certification exam which is required for certification. Technical level: Intermediate Prior experience required: Low

Time: 9am - 5pm Earns 4.5 CPD Points

Foam Rolling: Principles and Practices (Level 1; 5 hours) Self-myofascial release (SMR) has been shown to relieve muscle and joint pains and improve flexibility and range of motion. This 5 hour workshop teaches the fundamentals of myofascia, reviews the latest SMR research and then dives into the Trigger Point Performance SMR movement philosophy using the GRID foam roller. PARTICIPANTS walk away with practical knowledge and hands-on experience coaching and cueing movements that can be scaled to all-levels of general health and athletic clients for pre and post-workout foam rolling. Technical level: Intermediate Prior experience required: Low

Time: 9.30am - 3.15pm Earns 3 CPD Points

Tissues In Motion Presenter – Ian O’Dwyer SESSION DESCRIPTION: • Define & identify motion • Define Tissue Roles • Understand the stresses in tissue • Create strategies to enhance performance • Empower yourself and clients to create successful outcomes in motion Do we really understand the roles of the tissues in motion? As coaches of movement it is critical to understand the role that each plays but more importantly to create integrity and rhythm that harness optimal performance and efficiency. Having the humility to ask the body what it needs in motion and then possessing the strategies to create successful outcomes is a must for business sustainability, client retention and coaching success. Technical level: Intermediate Prior experience required: Medium

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm Earns 3 CPD Points

Pre-Conference Investment Including Business Summits Attending FitEx $199 Not Attending FitEx $299 or purchase a Gold Pass to attend any Friday Pre-Conference event

Eating strategies to thrive rather than survive Presenter – Dr Nick Kimber SESSION DESCRIPTION: Understand the mindset required for eating to thrive. Take action with and effectively track the NutriFit 5 eating strategies for achieving outstanding nutrition results. Gain confidence in menu planning, food shopping, and developing eating plans. Take control of exercise nutrition to maximise enjoyment, recovery and performance. This event will provide training and coaching entirely focused on how to implement and maintain the NutriFit system of eating I have developed. It will include two comprehensive eBooks and a full colour hard copy diary. It is my intention to share everything about using the NUTRIFIT PROGRAMME I personally developed to ensure you and your clients achieve game changing results in health, energy and body shape/physique. Over nearly a decade I have personally helped thousands of individuals to have the nutrition-related results they’ve always wanted. I’m bringing this coaching experience, 20 years of lecturing, more than a decade of academic study and importantly my commitment as leader in nutrition to this workshop so you can look good, feel great and be fully alive! Technical level: Low Prior experience required: Low

Time: 1pm - 4.15pm Earns 2 CPD Points

Pre-Conference Events Friday 20th November Gymstick PT Presenter – Marietta Mehanni SESSION DESCRIPTION: The Gymstick PT workshop provides personal trainers, physiotherapists and sports coaches with the tools to be able to deliver varied and effective workouts for clients and athletes. In this workshop you will learn: • How the Gymstick can be manipulated to cater for athletes, seniors, recreational fitness and rehabilitation clients • How to provide training in a one on one or group situation • How to create variety within a training program so that the client is never bored • How to develop functional training to suit the specific needs of your client • How to challenge balance, proprioception, muscle strength and endurance and joint stability safely • How to incorporate other fitness tools like the Swiss ball and foam roller with the Gymstick for safe and effective muscle conditioning The Gymstick PT workshop will demonstrate how a Gym on a Stick can be simply effective! Technical level: Low Prior experience required: Low

Time: 9am - 5pm Earns 5 CPD Points

Pelvic Floor Focus: Why you can’t ignore it Presenter – Maree Frost SESSION DESCRIPTION: Understand: Basic Anatomy of the pelvic floor and abdomen Types of dysfunction and the implications for exercise. How to determine who are at risk of pelvic floor issues. What to consider when prescribing an exercise programme. The pelvic floor is an area that is out of sight and therefore often out of mind! However a large population of both men and women who attend gyms or see personal trainers are putting their pelvic floor at risk. Both the client and the trainer are unaware of the potential for damage to the pelvic floor as a result of inappropriate exercise. This workshop will teach you what types of dysfunction can occur to the pelvic floor, how to screen clients who may be at risk and what to consider when prescribing an exercise programme. Technical level: Intermediate Prior experience required: Low

Time: 10am - 2.30pm Earns 2 CPD Points

2015 Business Summit This year we are bringing you the very best experts from around the world, to present to club owners and managers. The topics covered will focus on ideas that will assist managers and owners of independent clubs, franchise clubs, and also large chains to grow their businesses and improve customer service.

Sessions will be presented by experts: Justin Tamsett (Australia)

Social Media, Sales and Club Management

Paul Timms (Australia)

Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

Joe Cirulli (USA)

Branding and Leadership

Mike Hill (UK)

Customer Service and the only Exercise/Fitness NPS expert

Date: Friday 20 November 2015 Time: 9am to 5pm Includes Morning and Afternoon Tea and a catered lunch

Earns 7.5 CPD Points Investment: $199 if an ExerciseNZ member attending FitEx $299 for all others

Gold Pass deals apply - see pg35

What you need to know

Great news!

For the first time ever we have all session and presenter information available to you at all times on our site:

www.fitex.co.nz

Accommodation

Where is the conference held? The conference is being held at the AUT University campus on Auckland’s North Shore. A map with full details will be provided closer to the conference date.

Subsidised accommodation is offered to all conference attendees who travel more than 75kms to attend the event and it is offered on a first in first served basis.

Getting to Auckland?

Accommodation is available for the night of Friday 20th November (the night of the pre-conference events and day before the start of FitEx), Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd.

Airlines/Airfares: Out of town and need to get to Auckland? We suggest you book your airfares as early as possible to secure the cheapest rate. Try looking online and shopping around with the best deals often on airnz.co.nz, grabaseat.co.nz or jetstar.com.

Getting to the venue? Rental Cars: We suggest booking with Thrifty. If you use the rate code ‘metro’ when booking they offer a car at $69 with no airport fee and 150km included each day, with a low $345 insurance excess.

We will be able to confirm that you have accommodation once you have booked and will provide additional information on the venue closer to the time of the conference.

About the Accommodation The accommodation for this year will be hosted off site, but near the AUT at the North Shore Holiday Camp and Motels. (see www.fitex.co.nz/accommodation for additonal information). To enable us to offer your the accommodation at the low rate of $39 per person per night, we are utilising the facilities of a nearby holiday park. In most cases the rooms come with linen and towels (there are a few exceptions). There are a range of rooms that you may be allocated, being one of the following:

Shuttles from the airport: Shuttles operate 24 hours a day. They have a range of prices and are often cheaper when sharing with others. This is a great option if you are coming as a group. Check out Supershuttle 0800 748 885 www.supershuttle.co.nz

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A room with a bed (varying sizes) - with own shower/bathroom

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A room with more than one bed (some in the same room some in separate rooms) - with own shower/ bathroom

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A unit which includes

Public Transport: There is an Airbus which runs every 15 minutes and is $16 one way or $28 return. Then catch a local bus to the venue/accommodation.

- A bedroom (varying size bed)

- A bunk room for 4 people - Only 2 out of 4 bunks will be used only to enhance your comfort

- Some rooms also include 2 Bunk beds in the lounge area - only one of the 2 will be used for your comfort.

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A cabin type unit with a bed in the main room, bunks in the 2nd room - with own shower and toilet

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A cabin type unit with a bed(s) in the main room, bunks in the 2nd room - with toilet

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A bunk room with 6 bunks - only 3 would be used to give you some personal space

Taxis: We do not suggest using taxis. The fare can be over $200 depending on traffic so would strongly advise against this option. Parking: Parking is available onsite. Information on parking will be sent to attendees before the event.

Once you’re there Onsite gym: AUT has a gym for use between the hours of 6am-8pm Friday, 7am to 5pm Saturday and 7am to 2pm Sunday. Onsite food: In the same block as the gym (AH Block) there is a Subway who sell a range of subs and salads. There will also be a coffee cart for your coffee fix.

If you wish to have your whole team or all of your friends in one unit utilising more of the beds, then you can request this when you have booked all attendees. The max is 7 people per unit. Note this may not be possible if booked/requested late. To do this all people must be staying the same nights. To make things easier when there is more than one person in a unit/room, ExerciseNZ will supply tokens to allow access to the communal showers. Closer to the time of the conference, you will be advised of your rooming allocation/room number and the configuration of the room. You are under no obligation to stay at this accommodation and if you wish to look at alternatives you can consider www.expedia.co.nz or www.wotif.co.nz to find a hotel or motel.

Saturday 21 November Schedule GROUP EXERCISE

MIND BODY

8.45am to 10.00am

10.20am to 11.20am

NUTRITION / WEIGHT LOSS

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

EXERCISE PERSCRIPTION

EXERCISE REHABILITATION

Erin Raines Step inspiration

Persephone Singfield Power vinyasa yoga rave

Phillipa Batts Fit for the Rest of Your Life

Ian O’Dwyer Generation transformation the mature age market

Marietta Mehanni Balance = Strength *Gymstick*

Katrina Cochrane Advanced programming concepts for business growth & client retention

Dave Liow Movement Platforms -the steps to great movement Pt 1

Marietta Mehanni Functional training for group exercise

Kayla Duke Repetition Pilates

Bill Sukala Carbohysteria the scary truth about sugar alarmism

Cody Sipe Exercise to enhance gait and mobility in mature adults

Suzanne Cox Exercise for brain and mental health

Dave Liow Movement Platforms -the steps to great movement Pt 2

John Polley Outdoor connection

Al Neale Pump Squad 1

Fiona Ross Intuitive and whole self approach to Personal Training

Candy Wegener Nourish your body - motivate your clients to change

Jennifer SchembriPortelli Ladies and gentlemen - take your seats

Ashley Gluchowski Resistance training in the older adult

Mark Davis PT Spree - the 5 essential tools to get your clients moving well

Ian O’Dwyer Performance to play

Kayla Duke Take steppers to the next level

Sandy Leo Powerful performance pilates

Nick Kimber High performance nutrition coaching

Angela Jenkins Adrenal fatigue the 21st century epidemic

Steve Seth Indoor cycling let the games begin

Erin Raines Step inspiration the method

Maree Frost Pelvic Floor Focus

Cody Sipe Functional power training for mature adults

Justin Tamsett Do you want to sell PT or people buy?

Scott Gardiner Spend less time worrying about the accounts and more time running your business. *MYOB*

Bill Sukala Blogging strategies for fitness professionals

Shawn Stuart Team Building win-win thinking in a win -lose world

B R E A K Katrina Cochrane Women’s Business - Training Female clients

Marietta Mehanni The whole package

Cody Sipe Functional Abdominal and low back training

Andrew Chadwick Foot fitness foundations

B R E A K 4.10pm to 5.10pm

Joe Cirulli Brand is what you see, culture is what you get

L U N C H

B R E A K 2.50pm to 3.50pm

Paul Timms How to become a global fitness industry leader

B R E A K

L U N C H 1.30pm to 2.30pm

CLUB BUSINESS

WELCOME & KEYNOTE ADDRESS - GUY LEECH see profile page 34

B R E A K 11.40am to 12.40pm

PT BUSINESS

Paul Timms 5 Ways to make an extra $1000 a week

Frank Smarrelli Jedi Marketing

B R E A K Katrina Cochrane Women’s Business - Training Female clients - Continued

* SESSION IS BASED AROUND THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICE

Rob Bone Boot camp reenergiser

Gareth Houley Fascial freeing

Matt Williams Build strengthen and maintain your client motivation to change

Shawn Stuart The mindset of the buyer has changed - so should you!

Sunday 22 November Schedule

9.00am to10.00am

MIND BODY

EXERCISE REHABILITATION

GROUP EXERCISE

Kayla Duke Resistance band Pilates

Sandy Leo Spot sports performance fix & faults

Erin Raines SpInteraction

Maree Frost Pelvic floor focus

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

NUTRITION / WEIGHT LOSS

Angela Jenkins Know the inside of your client the gut- adrenal thyroid link

Nick Kimber Keep the carbs!

B R E A K 10.20am to 11.20am

Stephanie Melbourne Booty Barre Plus

Mark Davis Priming your clients for rapid skill development

Daniel Thomson Advanced band training

EXERCISE PERSCRIPTION

John Polley Contractile vs. tensile - are you training all the tissues

Angela Jenkins Exercise & lifestyle plans for hormonal balance

PT BUSINESS

CLUB BUSINESS

Broni McSweeney Fitness challenge

Andrew Simmons How to build a multi million dollar business

Norm Phillips Making the customer service experience memorable

Amanda Bracks 10 steps to improved client and member retention

Ian O’Dwyer Retaining clients for sustainable business

Frank Smardelli How to attract online leads in 6 easy steps

Matt Williams Motivational interviewing for PT’s

Amanda Bracks How to develop a marketing mindset and strategy to attract fitness members to your business.

Bill Sukala Increase your profile as an author, speaker and media health expert

Andrew Simmons 5 reasons why PT’s fail

Lauren Parsons Getting clients hooked

David Norman Boost your bottom line with Team Training

B R E A K

Suzanne Cox Doing it for the kids!

Aviv Danin The low down on diets

Andrew Chadwick High intensity = good, but is it good all the time?

Kerry Johnson Be pre-natal fitness savvy

B R E A K 11.40am to 12.40pm

Mana Fleming Tai Qi - the supreme ultimate

Dave Liow How to solve movement problems in the gym

Kayla Duke Ballet in the gym

Mike Fitch Animal Flow Workout an introduction *Animal Flow**

Jennifer Schembri-Portelli Something for the less fit immerse yourself

Candy Wegenar Back to basicswhat is your body designed to eat?

L U N C H 1.30pm to 2.30pm

Persephone Singfield Yin Yoga

Johnny Bucknell Lost muscles of modern society

Al Neale Pump Squad 2

Stephanie Melbourne Booty Barre Flex & Flow

Johnny Bucknell Lost muscles of modern society continued

Marietta Mehanni Hi low road map

Vicki Zumbraegel White pants- your clients worst nightmare or best dream?

Jeff Willoughby Ultimate client journey Pt1

Mana Fleming Do I have to sit still to meditate?

Angela Jenkins & Dave Liow The Kaizen approach in action

Rob Bone The 2nd dimension - creative conditioning

John Polley Desk Posture - practical movement solutions for coaches

Jennifer SchembriPortelli Aquatic PT

B R E A K Wendy Sweet Health, hormones & Menopausal women

Jeff Willoughby Ultimate client journey Pt2

B R E A K 4.10pm to 5.10pm

Kerry Johnson Be post-natal fitness savvy

L U N C H

B R E A K 2.50pm to 3.50pm

Mish Wright Pelvic floor porridge

Gareth Houley Intensity thresholds

David Norman FUNctional rig training

B R E A K Wendy Sweet Health, hormones & Menopausal women Continued

Katrina Cochrane Inspired Group Training

Paul Bulatao The Upper Cross Syndrome. Balancing the imbalanced.

Mish Wright Scope of practise the inside story

Session Descriptions

LEARNING OUTCOMES: • To provide delegates with practical take home suggestions on how to implement effective water exercises for clients. • To encourage PT’s to identify the diversity of training in water. • To provide an in depth look at the physiological adaptations of water immersion and the effects of exercise at differing depths and temperatures. • To identify aquatic concepts and learn how to use them effectively.

Exercise Prescription Katrina Cochrane Advanced Programming Concepts for Business Growth and Client Retention SESSION DESCRIPTION: Peak athletic performance is a result of effective and engaging advanced programming concepts that have the athlete inspired to reach their ultimate level of fitness and conditioning. Join Katrina as she demonstrates the programming secrets of athletic success that can be implemented easily into your business, to not only enhance your clients results and provide your group training sessions with a new creative direction, but have your business grow instantly. Have your clients inspired to train the athlete within. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Delegates will understand the concepts of periodised programming and how to apply these to clients individual goals in one on one, small and large group training sessions to balance all components of fitness and programming concepts.

Jennifer Schembri-Portelli Aquatic PT SESSION DESCRIPTION: To the untrained eye, identifying the muscles used when performing water-based exercise can be confusing. Is it possible for gym-based exercises to be successfully transferred to the pool? Is the aquatic environment effective and efficient for weight management programs. Avoid that sinking feeling when a client, athlete or sporting team requests a detailed water program by absorbing valuable take-home information from aqua guru, JSP. Leave confident in your ability to prescribe water exercise for all your clients.

Marietta Mehanni Balance = Strength *GYMSTICK* SESSION DESCRIPTION: Balance training is usually left to the end of a workout or something that we focus more on as it becomes more important to our aging clientele, yet it is an integral part of everyday life. Using the Gymstick – balance becomes a part of the workout alongside strength and muscle endurance. Find out how to implement balance training into any workout where muscle and cardiovascular conditioning is the focus without taking away any intensity. The balance is having your cake and eating it too. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • To demonstrate that using the Gymstick and increase resistance enhances balance. To show a variety of exercises that use a balance component that will challenge the stability of the body. • To demonstrate how balance training with the Gymstick also incorporates cardiovascular conditioning without increased stress on the joints.

Kerry Johnson Be Pre / Post Natal Fitness Savvy SESSION DESCRIPTION: In these sessions you will discover how the physiological changes associated with pregnancy may influence the design and effectiveness of exercise programming for this special population. You will explore the benefits and risks of exercising during pregnancy, as well as workout recommendations and look at the most popular exercise regimens, equipment etc. We will also discuss how to work with midwives and other medical practitioners – knowing when to refer etc. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • To understand benefits and risks of exercise during pregnancy • To develop exercise programs based on specific needs of pre/post natal women • Understand fetal risks associated with pre-natal exercise • Learn about the stages of pregnancy and how each stage affects exercise prescription • Gain knowledge of how to implement a pre/post natal programme within your facility/business – the business of marketing, planning, creating business partners and networks in your community.

Rob Bone Bootcamp Re-energiser SESSION DESCRIPTION: In need of some new inspiration for your bootcamps? This fun and interactive...ok, and a little bit tough session, will give you great ideas to use immediately. Up your game and increase your participant’s team spirit. Best of all, totally equipment free, so no costs to incur. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Attendees will leave this session with a whole host of new ideas that they can implement in their very next bootcamp session. Right from the start of the warm up, ideas for team training, partnering, as well as individual drills will be covered. These concepts can be used in a large bootcamp format, small group training, or even during PT sessions. Various moves can also be extracted and used in circuit and conditioning style classes to add a bit of flair and spice things up! Options within moves will also be discussed to ensure we stay results focused for individuals within a team or group.

John Polley Contractile vs Tensile – are you training all the tissues? SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this revolutionary session, JP wants to take you through a more complete understanding of what tissues we train with our clients. Contractile, or tensile? Which is best for what type of client, sport, fitness level, goal. What exercises suit a sand runner, as opposed to a road runner; a pole dancer to a podiatrist? What component requires muscular force and what requires elastic stiffness? Join JP for the answers in this very practical session. This session is designed to challenge your thoughts on why we train people the way we do, what elements we are truly addressing, how force is accepted by the human body and how best to apply this information. LEARNING OUTCOMES: This session is designed to: • Take you through a practical understanding of the concepts of contractile and tensile tissues and the way they accept and dissipate force • Discuss how this affects different types of client • Give you some useful guidance on how to assess how much of each element of contractile or tensile training is useful for different populations • Take you through a practical session so you can feel for yourselves the difference between contractile and tensile • Help you apply this new approach by developing a way forward balancing the blend of the two elements which exist in every client.

John Polley Desk posture – Practical Movement Solutions for Coaches SESSION DESCRIPTION: Our entire existence is being consumed by sitting. Working in an office, eating, resting, gaming, socialising, travelling – sit, sit, SIT! As exercise professionals we see our jobs as the opposite; to provide movement in an otherwise sedentary life. But without knowing how to combat the effects of all this sitting on the tissues of the body, we can exacerbate the many problems sitting has already had on our clients. These restrictions stop us from doing our jobs and are often causing pain in clients before we even get to work. Join JP for a better understanding of what is happening and how to help, by gaining real life simple movements designed to free the tissues for better mobility, wellness and then, performance at the highest level. This can be applied to all levels of client, from the severely restricted to the professional athlete, as JP can attest. LEARNING OUTCOMES: This session is designed to: • Identify the perils of sitting for the human being for posture and therefore, health and their ability to exercise • Understand what can happen in the body • Look at what our profession can do to help • Deliver a host of movement solutions for exercise professionals to apply with their clients immediately, targeting the most prolific client profile of them all, the sedentary worker.

Angela Jenkins Exercise and Lifestyle Plans for Hormonal Balance SESSION DESCRIPTION: This workshop will take you through practical programming for clients with hormonal imbalance. Angela will teach you and take you through some of her favourite exercises she regularly uses with clients to reduce stress and restore balance. She will also share her top lifestyle tools that get the biggest wins with clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Learn a program approach to use for hormonal balance. • Learn practical exercises for hormonal balance and understand why they are used. • Learn some lifestyle tools to use with clients and understand why they are used with clients.

Suzanne Cox Exercise for Brain and Mental Health SESSION DESCRIPTION: Increasing evidence tells us that exercise and a healthy lifestyle can largely affect our brain health in later life and our ongoing mental health. More and more research shows us why this can occur and what happens at a deeper level to make it so beneficial. In this session we will cover various conditions of the brain and how they become affected by a poor lifestyle. We will look at the science behind how exercise works, the best strategies for success and modalities for adherence so that you are comfortable in providing various programs, advice and information to people with these conditions. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Knowledge of the various brain degeneration conditions/mental health disorders that are affected by lifestyle related disease • Current research into brain degeneration and the pathophysiology behind this • Considerations in programming • Future research and it’s implications • Practical advice and information for clients with these conditions.

Cody Sipe Functional Abdominal and Low-Back Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: Core training is often misunderstood and inaccurate by clients and trainers alike. The primary responsibility of the abdominal and lowback muscles is to protect the spine during functional movement. Therefore the optimal way to train the core is through multiplanar stability and endurance exercise movements that have been shown to minimize spinal compression and stress. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Describe the musculature of the core and the functions of key muscle groups • Identify deficiencies with traditional abdominal exercises • Practice multiplanar exercise movements that train the core musculature safely and effectively • Determine which exercises to use for clients with low-back problems.

David Norman FUNctional Rig Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn how to maximise rig based training for greatest member engagement and programming variety LEARNING OUTCOMES: Pros and cons of various rig units for functional training spaces the benefits of group training and how to maximise spaces and group dynamics whilst providing progamming diversity and progression/regression.

Andrew Chadwick High Intensity = Good - But is it Good All the Time? SESSION DESCRIPTION: The current trend in fitness is High Intensity. You know that it burns more calories per the same duration. But is it good to do high intensity work all the time? Gain insight into the metabolic stress placed on the human system during HIIT. Learn other stressors that need to be looked at before you place your client under the demands of a HIIT session. Learn simple methods to adjust movement to “meet your clients where they need to be met”. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Understand some of the stress that is placed on the body. How that effects the ability of our clients to do HIIT and learn strategies to help adjust sessions to suit clients at that time.

Katrina Cochrane Inspired Group Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: Discover a variety of group training regimes and practical programming concepts that will have your clients inspired to show up every session, fully engaged and ready to perform. Katrina demonstrates how, by bringing a range of strength and conditioning components into everyday small group training. You will be able to deliver training that adapts and responds to clients of all levels and abilities within the group. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Delegates will take away from the session not only a variety of fun, interactive, challenging activities and training ideas but understanding the importance of programming specifically for components of fitness and how to relate these to individual and group goals and outcomes.

Gareth Houley Intensity Thresholds SESSION DESCRIPTION: With the fitness industry going down the path of higher and higher intensities of activities to achieve results for our clients we have lost sight of all but one threshold ABSOLUTE FATIGUE. In this workshop we will cover the numerous thresholds that the body has and use real life examples to discover which thresholds we need to work towards to create change with our clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Define physiological thresholds • Discover how the body changes at these thresholds • Experience and reproduce a number of thresholds to elicit change in the human body • Share new research on human movement and physiology.

John Polley Outdoor Connection SESSION DESCRIPTION: It’s said human beings are happier, better functioning adults if we commune with nature, spend time being social, move in ways that are authentic to our design and when we take time to give back to ourselves. Join JP as he takes you through a fun and practical session to connect you to the outdoors, to each other, and to yourselves, through the medium of movement. During the session, there is practical demonstration and explanation of how this all comes together to boost your client outcomes and in turn, your client retention, as they get more than work on their human body, and instead, enrich themselves as human beings, through enjoying movement. This is a very practical, interactive session and you should expect to get involved and feel the benefits for yourselves! LEARNING OUTCOMES: This session is designed to: • Give a broad range of new ideas which can be tailored to any group and any level of ability • Understand the integrated physical improvements through variability of movement for life and sport of this style of training • Understand the effects of fellowship in the group dynamic • Understand how this more connected approach to group training boosts business retention.

Mish Wright Pelvic Floor Porridge SESSION DESCRIPTION: Too weak or too tight – pelvic floor needs to be just right. Incontinence is not always related to a weak pelvic floor. This lecture will explain the differences and the implications and give practical strategies that will help tailor your exercise program to your client’s specific needs. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understanding the differences between hypertonic and hypotonic pelvic floor • Implications for developing ParQ forms and training clients • Importance of breath work and working within your scope of practice.

Ian O’Dwyer Performance to Play SESSION DESCRIPTION: Performance is everyday life, whether you are a parent, corporate, child, athlete, elderly or coach it affects each human being differently. Here we will experience how to reset the fuses, precondition the client and finally prepare them for their outcome. One exception it will be done through PLAY! Challenging the human being with tasks, games and drills the body recognizes and enjoys!

LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Define each group of clients and their fundamental needs • Observe what movements and forces are required for success • Define a metric for the client to use prior to their performance • Experience the challenges and feel the changes • Become empowered with applications that create enjoyment in performance.

Ashley Gluchowski Resistance Training in the Older Adult SESSION DESCRIPTION: This is a practical session looking at resistance training for older adults, with a focus on eccentric exercises. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Understand the advantages for prescribing eccentric exercise for older adult populations.

Mish Wright Scope of Practice – The Inside Story SESSION DESCRIPTION: Often Fitness Professionals are criticised for working outside their scope of practice. Are our best intentions putting our clients at risk? Discover how to determine parameters yet deliver the best possible service to your clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Identifying the shades of grey in your practice • Formalising boundaries of safe practice • Marketing a win/win situation.

Paul Bulatao *Sponsored by Australian Fitness Network* The Upper Cross Syndrome - Balancing the Imbalanced. SESSION DESCRIPTION: From the beginner to the advanced client, it is essential that you address how each client holds their posture both at the gym and outside the gym. Without this assessment, you may be exacerbating further conditions and/ or not prescribing the most effective exercise program to both your client’s postural, health and fitness goals. This session will focus on the number one common condition of desk workers who display the symptoms of tightness of the traps, shoulder, headaches, tension headaches, shoulder pain, upper back, and neck pain The Upper Cross syndrome. In this session we uncover how the neck, traps, chest and upper back muscles interplay with each other.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Identify the common causes of poor posture. • Provide strategies to address poor posture and reduce the likelihood of injury. • Identify exercises or activities that may further exacerbate any postural variance. • Learn how to use the New York modified posture profile tool to conduct a static postural appraisal for your client. • Analyse the symmetrical development of muscles to identify any muscular deficits. • Identify joints, muscles and connective tissues that may require strengthening and or stretching.

Marietta Mehanni The Whole Package SESSION DESCRIPTION: The challenge is on! This presentation will demonstrate that resistance bands can provide an intense, full body workout that will target every group and movement pattern. Find out how all movement patterns whether it is moving against or with gravity can have resistance applied that will challenge your clients for a high intensity workout. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • To demonstrate how to use resistance bands in a variety of movement patterns that add rotation, balance and coordination to create more functional exercise. • To demonstrate how resistance bands can add creativity to traditional movement pattern as it is not restricted with working against gravity.

Katrina Cochrane Women’s Business – Training Female Clients SESSION DESCRIPTION: Gender specific training is no longer as seperate as once believed. More females are undertaking higher intensity resistance training and cardiovascular conditioning. Join Katrina as she discusses the major concepts of hormonal response to training and how important it is to program effectively to enhance production and results. She will also discuss the effects of common women’s health concerns such as endometriosis, PCOS and how regular exercise can minimise the severity of these. Leave this session with information you can implement immediately with your female clients to enhance their overall results. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Delegates will leave understanding the endocrine system and how it affects the hormonal response and outcomes specifically related to the female cycle, and how training concepts such as duration, intensity, and repetition can affect their individual result. They will also leave understanding how specific conditions such as PCOS, endometriosis can influence training regimes and results and strategies they can implement immediately.

Marietta Mehanni Functional Training for Group Exercise

Group Exercise Daniel Thompson Advanced Band Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: Demonstrating advanced resistance band training methods using the latest designs and tools. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the session the participant will have a knowledge of how to implement advanced resistance band training methods across multiple contexts.

Kayla Duke Ballet in the Gym SESSION DESCRIPTION: Have you ever dreamed of being a ballet dancer or wished you had done ballet when you were younger? Or maybe you learnt ballet as a child and now find that as an adult there is no where to go. Kayla has had many participates like this, so she created a program called Ballet Flow which is for anyone and everyone wanting to explore the essence of ballet. From stretches to centre practice and finishing with a classic ballet dance, Kayla will have you prancing like a prima ballerina with a class plan ready to take back to your centre. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Learn a class plan for taking ballet to the gym in its traditional form but making it accessible for all.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Functional movement craze has opened a whole new space in training methods that are predominately gym and small group training. This session demonstrates how to take elements of functional training into a group exercise session that is both achievable and safe for the general population. With very little equipment this is a group exercise session that will appeal to not only group exercise instructors but also personal trainers who prefer not to carry a whole gym to the park. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Discuss the functionality of training with body weight & how this can be as intense a workout as using weighted resistance • To demonstrate how familiar and traditional muscle conditioning exercises can be freshened up to provide a more functional approach for a group exercise class.

Marietta Mehanni Hi Low Road Map SESSION DESCRIPTION: Teaching a successful choreographed class is a like driving a taxi. Your destination is in sight and you want to make sure that your passengers have a great ride. Learning curves are the focus of this master class. Find out the easiest way to ensure a great workout with any choreography that you wish to teach. Join Marietta in a driving experience not to be missed – a smooth ride without round abouts, speed humps or lots of stops and starts. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Explain what learning curves & how they are used to achieve the end product • Demonstrate different methods of developing learning curves so that the choreography is taught logically • Demonstrate effective use of repetition to achieve cardiovascular benefits as well as providing the opportunity to develop mastery of each learning curve.

Steve Seth Indoor Cycling – Let The Games Begin! SESSION DESCRIPTION: Leading an Indoor Cycling class is all about taking your participants on a journey: a journey to fitness, health and wellbeing. In this session Steve will share a number of games he and his participants play as well as other motivational tips and tricks he has picked up over his 12 years as an indoor cycling instructor. Attendees are asked to bring a sense of humour and adventure. Be prepared to have fun (and perhaps even work hard). LEARNING OUTCOMES: Attendees will have an understanding of how games can be used within a spin class and come away with a brace of ‘games’/ motivational tools they can play with their class participants to increase engagement, effort and enjoyment.

Al Neale PUMP SQUAD 1 & 2 – x-factor music makes the difference! SESSION DESCRIPTION: Master pump class for fitness leaders using weights resistance with a bar and plates. Variety of music makes the difference! Session 1’s music will be different to session 2’s music…. LEARNING OUTCOMES: That exercise to real music from the ORGINAL Rock and pop artists is exciting, engaging and attainable. Track by track pump class that has classic, current and original artist music, choreographed, to extract the greatest enjoyment, personalised experience association and feel good factor.

Erin Raines Spinteraction SESSION DESCRIPTION: Spin is a gruelling workout, and a fabulous way to burn loads of calories. But how can we balance this while keeping it light-hearted and fun? Let Erin take you on an interactive cycle experience using a variety of games, tools and tricks you can easily pop into your own classes to lighten up the mood and keep even the most tired participant smiling throughout the session. Finish off with a discussion encompassing and sharing other ideas that can work within a class to gain the feeling of working as one unit. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Experience a variety of games to use within a cycle class • Witness a variety of communication techniques to get the group aspect back into cycle group fitness classes.

Erin Raines Step Inspiration SESSION DESCRIPTION: When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. Join Erin for a session that focuses on the journey, not the final destination LEARNING OUTCOMES: • To demonstrate how complex choreography can be achieved by layering incremental changes to basic choreography. • To demonstrate how step choreography can be infused with dance influences such as disco, salsa and funk. • To experience how rhythmical use of beats can be used to develop dance-inspired, but achievable choreography.

Erin Raines Step Inspiration – The Method

Mike Fitch Sponsored by: ANIMAL FLOW The Animal Flow Workout: An Introduction

SESSION DESCRIPTION: As a group fitness instructor you are continuously looking for fresh ideas for choreography. But sometimes it is challenging to understand how they ‘got there’ and how to apply complicated steps into a way which suits the needs of your own participants at home. This practical session is designed to help unlock the secret of how to create exciting and fresh choreography without totally confusing yourself or your participants. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Gain a better idea of how to take complicated ideas we see from external resources and practically apply them into your own classes • Understand how to extend the length of fresh ideas by integrating them at your own pace versus ‘copy and pasting’ entire parts into classes at home.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Animal Flow® is an innovative new fitness program that combines quadrupedal and ground based movement with elements from various bodyweight-training disciplines to create a fun, challenging workout emphasizing multi-planar, fluid movement. Animal Flow can be utilized as a stand-alone workout or as a group class format, or can be integrated into existing fitness routines by utilizing various components for dynamic warm-ups, interval training, circuit training, and skills building. Athletes and fitness enthusiasts of all levels will realize significant benefits from the practice, including increased mobility, flexibility, stability, power, endurance, skill and neuromuscular development. Easily tailored to individuals of all fitness levels, Animal Flow is an incredibly versatile workout that makes a great addition to any trainer’s arsenal of fitness tools. You’ve seen the workout in Men’s Health, Fitness Magazine, and Shape Magazine, as well as on Good Morning America, The Doctors, CNN Espanol, and LIVE with Kelly and Michael – now come check it out for yourself!

Kayla Duke Taking Your Steppers to the Next Level SESSION DESCRIPTION: Cardio and creative! Join Kayla for a great step workout with a little extra flair. The choreography will be challenging but achievable, because Kayla teaches you how to break down every move, enabling your basic steppers to progress to intermediate and your intermediate steppers to become advanced. All is in the break down and the speed of the build up. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Learn how to take each step routine to the next level: basic to intermediate and on to advanced.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: During this interactive session, Mike Fitch will lead participants through an extended Animal Flow class, covering each of the Animal Flow program components: Wrist Mobilizations; Form Specific Stretches; Activations; Traveling Forms; Switches and Transitions; and the Flows. Participants will not just get to experience an Animal Flow class first hand, but will also learn about the purpose and function of each Animal Flow movement, with options for integrating the components into overall fitness program design. By the end of the session, participants will be able to perform their first Flow.

Rob Bone The 2nd Dimension – Creative Conditioning SESSION DESCRIPTION: With “high Intensity” being a buzz word at present, how do we ensure that we attract some of that market to our Conditioning, BAT style classes but without excluding or losing some of our loyal participants? This session will show you how to effectively create and manipulate exercises to cater for a wide audience without exclusions. The result – greater participation numbers and a challenging workout for each individual. As a Group Fitness coordinator and Personal Trainer, I have seen first hand the sometimes negative effect that high intensity training can have on timetables. There has been such a buzz around this type of session that we have sometimes become guilty of going over the top and forgetting some of our target audience. LEARNING OUTCOMES: This session will take a dual purpose format and highlight sequencing, impact, intensity, and technique. A session that will give you creative ideas and help you to deliver the right product to the right people, all at the same time.

Club Business Amanda Bracks 10 Steps to Improved Client and Member Retention SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn how to halve the industry average attrition and really give your business the edge it needs to grow whilst giving the members and clients the best possible solution to sticking with their exercise program. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Learn how to design different programs to improve the experience of your client or member and improve the retention of your business as a result.

Frank Smardelli How to Attract Online Leads in Six easy Steps

Andrew Simmons How to Build a Multi Million $ Business

SESSION DESCRIPTION: How to Attract Online Leads in Six Easy Steps is based on my 10 year experience in being an online marketer. I take this information and package it up in six easy steps for club owners and personal trainers to understand and implement within their fitness business. Now days health club owners and personal trainers must have an online presence and more specifically, have online funnels to be able to capture leads and turn those leads into paying clients or members. This session will show the attendees exactly that, in an easy to understand system. LEARNING OUTCOMES: All attendees will come out with a better understanding of online marketing and more importantly how to immediately apply the learnings into their fitness business to maximise online lead generation and client/member conversion results. Each of the six online marketing steps shared within the session will be followed up with specific industry case studies that will help further break down how easy it is to create the perfect online sales funnel, whether you’re a health club owner, manger or a personal trainer starting out in the industry.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: I will share how I built my business from $50 to $50 million dollars. I will give simple strategies that can be used by trainers at all levels of the PT journey. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Trainers will understand how to consistently achieve great results for their clients. How they can leverage their time so that they can help more people achieve their goals to grow their business.

David Norman Boost your Bottom Line with Team Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: A thorough understanding on the key components to making a successful small group training business. A detailed review of the industry businesses that are successful to date in this field. Application suggestions for applying various business models of small group training to other existing business platforms. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Review of pro’s and con’s for Small group and Team training (SGT). How to get best result from the hottest industry trend.

Joe Cirulli Brand is what you see, culture is what you get SESSION DESCRIPTION: A thirty year-plus veteran of the industry and former president of IHRSA, Joe Cirulli is commonly recognised as one of the world’s leading club owners. His clubs, Gainesville Health & Fitness in Florida, have over 27,000 members in three locations. To have reached the top is hard enough but to have stayed there for so long is quite remarkable. In this presentation Joe looks at the role that the culture he and his team has developed has played in building a brand that is arguably his strongest asset and which has certainly stood the test of time.

Amanda Bracks How to Develop a Marketing Mindset and Strategy to Attract Fitness Members to Your Business SESSION DESCRIPTION: Want to get inside the head of a marketing guru so you can put together your own successful client and member acquisition plan? Learn from Amanda Bracks with over 20 years experience marketing in the fitness, leisure and personal training industries growing businesses and implementing customer acquisition strategies for ongoing success LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Learn how to think like a marketer • Design a marketing calendar with confidence • Attract new clients and members to your business easily.

Frank Smarrelli Jedi Marketing SESSION DESCRIPTION: Become a Jedi Marketer is based on the 10 Key Universal Laws of Marketing and how they directly apply to health clubs and personal trainers. This is a high energy presentation with real life case studies and world class content (previously presented a Filex Australia 2014) LEARNING OUTCOMES: They will come out with a better understanding of fundamental marketing laws and more importantly how to immediately apply them into their fitness business to maximise lead generation results. Each marketing law explained will be followed up with three ways that it can be implemented within any fitness business. All attendees will receive the sessions slides.

Norm Phillips Making the customer service experience memorable. See Page 26

Scott Gardiner Sponsored by MYOB Spend Less Time Worrying About the Accounts and More Time Running Your Business SESSION DESCRIPTION: You will come away from this session with the knowledge and tools to allow you to confidently run your business which will allow you to spend less time on the books and more doing what you love. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Connect your world with online and mobile accounting software that simply offers more. Whether you offer services such as personal training or manage a gym, MYOB has the solutions that provide everything you need to take care of business, including time saving features to help take care of the day-to-day bookwork, mobile solutions to enable you to work on the go and take payments instantly.

Shawn Stuart Team Building, Win-Win Thinking in a WinLose World SESSION DESCRIPTION: Exercise professionals are not the easiest people in the world to develop into a team but if you can get them working together, the energy is priceless. In this presentation Shawn Stewart the General Manager at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Florida reveals how he builds teams that deliver an innovative product to nearly 30,000 members across three locations and have been doing so for the last 30 years or more.

Shawn Stuart The Mindset of the Buyer Has Changed - So Should You! SESSION DESCRIPTION: The world is changing and so is how people buy. This session is a training program the provides frontline sales people, sales managers, and marketing with proven skills, knowledge and tools they need to drive bottom line performance. This program includes proven methods for gaining referrals and cover four critical sales management abilities: managing sales performance, sales coaching, recruiting and selecting sales ‘STARs’ and sales leadership. Sales training involves the personal devolpment of skills and techniques related to creating and exploring new lead opportunities, as wel as techniques for closing a sale. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Increase sales by overcoming the challenges of a changing economy. • New ways to sell- Letting the Customer Make the Sale. • Powerful and innovative sales tools and techniques. • Yearly marketing and prospecting calendars that work. • Simple tips for increasing your Corporate Membership.

Andrew Chadwick Foot Fitness Foundations

Exercise Rehabilitation Gareth Houley Fascial Freeing SESSION DESCRIPTION: This is an inclusive workshop using diverse approaches for fascial freeing, powerful, simple and suitable for you and your clients. We will equate traditional research and application to a more integrated approach, experiencing how the body can change instantly if we feed it what it needs! This comes from a different perspective of knowledge and application. Empowering the client to regain “responsibility” for their own health and wellbeing by implementing strategic tools and movements that enhance optimal fundamental effectiveness and efficiency. We will understand the basic necessities that Fascia desires to be healthy and happy. We are now aware that we can enhance Fascia through implementing certain foods, types of hydration and optimal movement patterns that are necessary for optimal “slide and glide” of this ubiquitous fabric. Finally we will look at the locations in the body that need to be addressed to improve the communication of the major complexes, allowing optimal mitigation of stress. Fascial freeing is necessary for clients across the board; chronic, sedentary, active and the elite. After all everything in the body that is NOT a cell is fascia! It doesn’t take weeks to help someone “change” if you give him or her what they need; it takes minutes! Wouldn’t you like to know how to empower you and your clients instantly? LEARNING OUTCOMES: A traditional understanding and application of fascial freeing compared to a more integrated approach • Implementation of strategic tools and movements that create change instantly • Understanding the basic requirements of fascia as a healthy tissue through nutrition, hydration and movement • Locations that need to be addressed to create instant change in the body. • Strategies for clients across the board to implement this information

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Foot fitness. When is the last time anyone discussed the role of the foot in exercise? In this session we will take a look at the structures of the foot and how if there is an issue at the foot, there is an issue with the whole body in movement. We will also learn how to help empower people to help there feet with mobility (using a specific tool from Trigger Point Performance) and some simple exercises. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Gain a better understanding of the structures in the foot and how to improve their ability to transfer the force of movement throughout the body using a specific release technique and simple exercises.

Dave Liow How to Solve Movement Problems in the Gym SESSION DESCRIPTION: Your client has a sore shoulder when they’re doing overhead presses today. Your 6am client runs in the door at 6.05 with a sore back from deadlifting 2 days ago. What are you going to do? Dave will take you through his practical systematic approach on how to identify, measure and solve / circumnavigate common movement problems that you see in the gym. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand the concept of meaningful movement • Understand red flags to exercise • Understand the test , treat, retest model • Ask the question “Why?” when you see a problem.

Dave Liow and Angela Jenkins The Kaizen Approach in Action SESSION DESCRIPTION: Come and learn about Kaizen’s holistic proven model that is changing the face of health and fitness. With 40 years of combined experience Angela and Dave will take you through a model that will help you get the results your clients dream of. We will take you through what we do when we first see a client and how we integrate working on inner health with exercise programmes. We will show you how we pull everything together into a simple workable programme. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand the importance of a holistic approach to health and fitness • Understand the interplay of inner health and musculoskeletal function.

Johnny Bucknell The Lost Muscles of Modern Society – Pt 1 & 2 SESSION DESCRIPTION: The objective of this workshop is to create an intuitive awareness of how our modern lifestyles have effected our musculoskeletal movement and functionality, highlighting key muscles that have taken the most negative impact of our sedentary lifestyles. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Attendee’s will come away from this workshop with a deeper and more actualized paradigmatic view of how to treat, mobilize, and strengthen injuries, plateaus and chronic sedentary fatigue. Using a trilogy of theories based on mobility, flexibility, and strength. Attendee’s will leave this workshop series with a functional mobility screen, restorative exercise solutions, and a comprehensive understanding of how to overcome our increasingly one dimensional view of the body.

Dave Liow Movement Platforms – The Steps to Great Movement Pt 1 & 2 SESSION DESCRIPTION: 80-90% of our movement problems can be resolved by working on 3 key areas. When these “movement platforms” are working seamlessly you can build excellent movement on them. Without the platforms operating well you’re reps away from a train wreck. Learn how to view the body through a new lens which will have practical applications on how you get your clients to move. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understanding the concept of movement platforms • Identify and justify each movement platform • Understand common problems and solutions for movement platform problems.

Mark Davis Priming Your Clients for Rapid Skill Development SESSION DESCRIPTION: Vestibular input is a key contributor to motor learning and human performance. Strategic placement of exercises that facilitate the vestibular system can have a profound effect on your client’s ability to “get it”. In this user friendly session you will discover ways to stimulate the vestibular system to prime the entire nervous system for exercise and enhance your client’s skill development. We will workshop lots of value-adding activities that are easy to use with your clients straight away. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • An understanding of vestibular drive as a contributor to the encoding and retrieval of motor programs. • Development of a system that incorporates vestibular priming when teaching exercise. Practice of key movement pathways that enhance vestibular contribution.

Mark Davis PT SPREE – The Five Essential Tools to Get Your Client Moving Well. SESSION DESCRIPTION: Personal Trainers are teachers of skilful movement. Regardless of the training goal, all clients should move better as a result of their PT experience. In this interactive session we will work from postural assessment, to muscle activation and beyond. Add another dimension to your PT sessions with a system using five tools that will improve CNS recognition of key activation patterns, and quickly and effectively get your clients moving well. Tremendous take home value for all levels of PT. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • An understanding of the principles of skill acquisition. • Development of a strategic plan for correcting movement. • Application of movement priming techniques. • Practice of skills using lower limb control as a case study.

Sandy Leo Spot Sports Performance Fix & Faults SESSION DESCRIPTION: Team training or individual, for all sports, how to view biomechanics and performance required to reduce injuries and keep our players in their game pain free and functional. Special focus on rugby & tennis performance. LEARNING OUTCOMES: New concepts and ideas on how to ensure correct training on and off field to ensure less down time – reduce pain and injuries so that the athlete can get on with the game. Spot the fault and skills how to fix with simple proven exercise and stability mobility work.

Mind Body Stephanie Melbourne Booty Barre Flex & Flow SESSION DESCRIPTION: In the Booty Barre Flex & Flow session we start with a warm-up in the centre then head to the barre for our arm workout using therabands attached to the barre. We stay at the barre for our isometric, flexibility, and side line series work. For our “Pure Booty” section we help isolate muscles with the use of a small pilates ball, then finish off with abdominal, back extension and flexibility work again using the therabands attached to the barre LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Spinal Placement • How to Stand at the Barre • Lower Body Ballet Positioning • Using the Therabands for resistance training.

Stephanie Melbourne Booty Barre Plus SESSION DESCRIPTION: The Booty Barre is a fun, energetic, workout that fuses techniques from Dance, Pilates, and Yoga that will help tone, define and strengthen the whole body. In the Booty Barre Plus session we start with a warm-up in the centre and use light free weights during our arm section. We then head to the barre for our isometric, flexibility, and side line series work, with an added cardiovascular element utilising the barre. For our “Pure Booty” section we help isolate muscles with the use of a small pilates ball, then finish off with abdominal, back extension and flexibility work. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Spinal Placement • How to Stand at the Barre • Lower Body Ballet Positioning • Abdominal Engagement.

Mana Fleming Do I Have to Sit Still to Meditate?

Sandy Leo Powerful Performance Pilates

Mana Fleming Tai Qi – The Supreme Ultimate

SESSION DESCRIPTION: This is an experiential workshop that introduces various ways to meditate so that if sitting still is a problem you will have other options to try. Whether it is sitting, standing, walking (moving) or lying down each method has a resource it develops. Come and enjoy the experience of meditation. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • An overview of the reported benefits of meditation • Learn standing meditation • Learn sitting meditation • Learn walking/moving meditation • Learn lying meditation.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: A class designed to show evolved Pilates teaching at its best focusing highly on technique breath alignment control concentration and breath to ensure all clients are challanged and corrected into perfect posture for each movement. Included is small aparatus to assist or resist participants. Take Pilates to next level teaching learning advanced skills and imargery to ensure all participants work to the optimum level and heading towards great posture and removal of pain due to postural and movement faults and how to spot and correct. LEARNING OUTCOMES: A new advanced skilled way of teaching participants in any movement whether pilates or bootcamp this class will encourage new thinking and teach skills to improve and understand importance of breath alignment technique, and all movement patterns pilates and more.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: As Tai Qi can take many years to learn well, this is an introductory workshop full of participation. This will include body alignment, breathing and stepping. Some Qi Gong exercises for health preservation will also be presented LEARNING OUTCOMES: • A brief history of Tai Qi • An overview of yin and yang • Breathing and alignment to link body and mind • Qi Gong exercises • The foundations and basic movements of Tai Qi.

Fiona Ross An Intuitive and Wholeself Approach to Personal Training SESSION DESCRIPTION: As we work with our clients through all planes of motion…Frontal, Sagittal and Transverse….do we take as much consideration of their emotional, mental and spiritual needs. The connection between our emotions and our physical body is so strong. Using colour therapy let me introduce you to another tool in your tool box to assist both you and your clients in developing more self awareness and equanimity. Understand yourself more deeply than you do now enabling you to coach your clients to reach their highest potential. LEARNING OUTCOMES: This workshop is intended to make you think, share and grow. Assisting you on your journey as a personal trainer. How can we coach our clients successfully and stay in this fast moving industry maintaining balance in all aspects of our lives? This workshop is interactive and includes activities to challenge you, maybe take you out of your comfort zone. Remember ‘The road to success is always under construction’…we grow primarily through our challenges!

Persephone Singfield Power Vinyasa Yoga Rave SESSION DESCRIPTION: An athletic session for all levels. Yoga poses integrated into a fun, playful and challenging flowing sequence to the tune of funky music. Get your sweat on with a smile, this session pushes the boundaries into loosening up Yoga with music and fitness and laughter. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Develop a new relationship with Yoga which is playful and fluid. Learn about posture alignment and how it supports faster transitions in a Power Vinyasa style of Yoga. Experience how Yoga when taught in this style creates a great cardio workout as well as all over the body muscle tone.

Kayla Duke Repetition Pilates SESSION DESCRIPTION: Using the method of repetition Pilates, classes can be created and structured with ease. We start with one or two basic leg and arm movements. These are repeated in systematic combinations with different Pilates body positions and levels. Kayla will give you three different options for each exercise, catering for all participants. Your Pilates classes will be new, fresh and effective. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Understand and grasp the method of Repetition Pilates by learning Kayla’s basic class structure and then adding a repeated move with one focus for the full class.

Persephone Singfield Yin Yoga SESSION DESCRIPTION: Finish the weekend off with a relaxing Yin Yoga class which will help to restore the body and mind after much movement and learning. Yin Yoga aims to slow everything down, drop into the breath through meditative exercises. Stretch deep into muscle tissue with Yoga poses designed to open the body to suppleness. Yin Yoga is a complementary practice to every style of fitness. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Learn to soothe the nervous system and therefore relax muscle tissue through breathing exercises. Calm the mind and regulate heart rate and breath. Stretch the body deeply improving suppleness, detoxification and blood flow.

Kayla Duke Resistance Band Pilates SESSION DESCRIPTION: Work with Kayla through a Pilates master class incorporating the resistance band. Learn how the band can be used as an aid for supporting and assisting some clients, while adding more resistance and challenges for others. This session gives you tools to make your Pilates classes suitable for all levels and ability of clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand how to use the resistance band safely and effectively • Gain tips on how to add variety and enhance your Pilates classes • Learn how the band can assist you through exercises • Learn how the band can make exercises more challenging.

Special Populations Angela Jenkins Adrenal Fatigue – The 21st Century Epidemic SESSION DESCRIPTION: 70% of trainers we tested in 2013/2014 had phase 3 adrenal fatigue. This number was even higher for our clients. This stress epidemic is only becoming more prevalent in our fast paced world. Learn what adrenal fatigue is, what causes it and how to best approach working with your clients with adrenal fatigue. If your client has adrenal fatigue this completely changes the game plan. If you don’t change your approach ultimately you will harm you clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand what Adrenal Fatigue is • Understand how to identify a client with Adrenal Fatigue • Understand how to approach training and programming an adrenal fatigue client.

Suzanne Cox Doing it for the Kids! SESSION DESCRIPTION: Healthy habits start young and a strong, fit and confident kid will have lifestyle habits that set them up for life. Keeping parents informed of the right information and convinced of the benefits can be challenging and keeping children interested and excited to want to exercise requires a different focus from you as a personal trainer. This session covers all you need to flourish in this untapped and rewarding market from programming considerations to marketing focuses. You will leave this session with fresh ideas, sample plans for all ages of children and detailed programming suggestions to give you confidence in working with our younger generations. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Knowledge of special considerations and conditions when working with children • Ideas for programming and keeping children engaged • Knowledge of the developmental stage that will influence a child’s capability and understanding • Knowledge of the most successful marketing strategies in attracting children and parents to your business • Creating a culture and community that kids want to stay with.

Suzanne Cox Exercise for Brain and Mental Health - See Pg14 Cody Sipe Exercises to Enhance Gait and Mobility in Mature Clients SESSION DESCRIPTION: The ability to get up and move around is essential to the continued health and well-being of mature adults. Many age-related changes in proprioception, motor control and strength can impair proper gait patterns, decrease overall mobility and increase risk of injury. Learn how to identify gait and mobility impairments, perform proper assessments and implement exercise strategies for enhancing gait and mobility in your older clients. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • List common age-related changes in gait and mobility • Demonstrate simple assessments of gait and mobility • Describe effective exercise strategies and movements that challenge the kinematic chain to enhance gait and mobility.

Phillipa Batts Fit for the Rest of Your Life - See Pg 24 Cody Sipe Functional Power Training for Mature Adults SESSION DESCRIPTION: Muscle power has been identified as a critical component of an older person’s ability to perform functional tasks. The research indicates that explosive power training may be a more effective strategy for increasing function in older adults compared to traditional progressive resistance training that is “slow and controlled”. However, there are many safeguards which must be taken to ensure that power training is safe and well tolerated. This session will explore the most current research and provide practical application that trainers can start using with their clients immediately. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand the relationship of muscle power to functional ability • Explain our current understanding of the benefits of power training for older clients according to the most recent research findings • Safely and effectively implement power training techniques with older clients based on their level of functional ability.

Ian O’Dwyer Generation Transformation – The Mature Age Market SESSION DESCRIPTION: Working with the mature age population is an area that we are destined to do. The fifty and sixty something’s are more informed than ever before and we need to meet the “client where they need to be met”. They wont tolerate substandard outcomes from ill informed coaches meaning that a huge portion of your training income may disappear. Not an ideal outcome for a sustainable business. If you would like to understand how to “fool proof” yourself against this situation this session is for you. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Identify what type of client they are and their emotional anchor • Understand what their program should “really” include • Identify the challenges facing their age groups. • Learn simplistic strategies to meet their needs • Become a more effective coach in this area of expertise.

Wendy Sweet Health, Hormones & Happiness: Menopause Management for mid-life women SESSION DESCRIPTION: Women who are currently in their mid-life years are the next generation of older persons. In an ageing world, women will out-number men (WHO, 2012) but research supports that women in their mid-life years have a number of ‘barriers’ that impact on their ability to participate in exercise and manage the health risks associated with menopause. As mid-life women aged between 45-65 years (the ‘younger’ Baby-boomers) are the fastest growing sector of the gym-market in the USA (IHRSA, 2011) it makes sense that fitness professionals understand the support and lifestyle change that is necessary for assisting this important demographic to transition through menopause into healthier ageing. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • An understanding of the health risks associated with menopause. • An understanding why ‘health, hormones & happiness’ matter to mid-life women. • Attendees will take home an evidenced approach to supporting mid-life women to change their nutrition and exercise habits for better health.

Angela Jenkins Know the Inside of Your Client: The Gut – Adrenal – Thyroid Link SESSION DESCRIPTION: Your clients’ results are determined more by what is happening on the inside than what is happening on the onside. The gut, adrenal and thyroid are crucial to getting the inside functioning optimally. You will learn their key role, how they link together as well as tools and strategies you can use with clients to get the results they dream of. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand the importance of what is happening on the inside for determining client results. • Understand the key function of the gut, thyroid and adrenal • Learn how they work together. • Learn tools and strategies to use with clients to get them functioning optimally.

Jennifer Schembri-Portelli Ladies and Gentlemen - Take Your Seat SESSION DESCRIPTION: Exercising on a chair is finally gaining the recognition it truly deserves. Join JSP as she provides theoretical knowledge and practical exercise ideas using a ball, scarf and a chair to improve functional mobility, strength and fi tness – while still having a lot of fun! Take away the skills to work with those most in need of exercise, in retirement homes, community facilities and local gyms LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Provide an ‘educational’ approach to teach the movement pattern in a sequential method. • Be reminded that interval formats are recommended by physiologists, it provides participants with an adequate recovery time interrupted with high intensity exercises. • Have fun exploring group fitness creativity in a chair!

Maree Frost Pelvic Floor Focus SESSION DESCRIPTION: Understand: Basic Anatomy of the pelvic floor and abdomen Types of dysfunction and the implications for exercise. How to determine who are at risk of pelvic floor issues. What to consider when prescribing an exercise programme. LEARNING OUTCOMES: The pelvic floor is an area that is out of sight and therefore often out of mind! However a large population of both men and women who attends gyms or see personal trainers are putting their pelvic floor at risk. Both the client and the trainer are unaware of the potential for damage to the pelvic floor as a result of inappropriate exercise. This workshop will teach you what types of dysfunction can occur to the pelvic floor, how to screen clients who may be at risk and what to consider when prescribing an exercise programme.

Ashley Gluchowsky Resitance Training in the Older Adult - See Pg15 Jennifer Schembri-Portelli Something for the Less Fit - Immerse Yourself

Katrina Cochrane Womans Business - Training Female Clients See Pg15

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Physical activity is universally recommended for the maintenance of good health and well-being. Unfortunately, for people with a medical condition and or disability including injuries, options for conventional activity on land may be limited, however the aquatic environment in this case offers a viable solution! Gain knowledge of and an understanding of the benefits of exercising in water. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Optimise health and wellness opportunities for people with a medical condition and or disability • Promote aquatic accessibility for specific population groups • Encourage confidence for aquatic activity for the PT • Provide broad and balanced information for support people to be safe and effective in aquatic activity practice for people with a disability and or medical condition.

Vicki Zumbraegel White Pants – Your Client’s Worst Nightmare or Best Dream? SESSION DESCRIPTION: Empowering women who are experiencing pelvic floor issues in the menopausal stage of their lives so that they can feel confident in participating in activities/exercise is key to aging health and wellness. Have you ever noted in a group session clients heading for the toilet just after the warm up session, or half way through an energetic routine, or maybe you have noticed during a PT session that someone stops, grimaces and dares not to move for a moment or two. I can almost guarantee that person has something going on with their pelvic floor. Will they come back again? Are they getting benefit out of their session? Are they increasing the risk of damage to their pelvic floor? What can you do to improve their fitness, health, well being and enjoyment of what they do? LEARNING OUTCOMES: • We will have a quick look at the pelvic floor, it’s function and why pelvic floor matters to menopausal women • We will discuss what you need to be aware of when working with this client? • You will understand the implications of poor pelvic floor health and how this effects health outcomes for the menopausal woman. • You will have a greater understanding of how to create an environment that feels safe to those with pelvic floor issues or are at risk of. • You will have the opportunity to participate in exercises for women who have pelvic floor issues and/or are at risk of pelvic floor damage to incorporate into your professional repertoire.

Phillipa Batts Fit for the Rest of Your Life

Nutrition/ Weightloss Candy Wegener Back to Basics – What is Your Body Designed to Eat? SESSION DESCRIPTION: A session where we go back to nutrition basics and looking at what nutrients our body really needs to function and to thrive LEARNING OUTCOMES: Magazines, books and nutrition bloggers promote a lot of different diets to lose weight, be more healthy and look more beautiful. All those information can trick you and make you think that you would need a university degree to understand nutrition. But have you ever asked yourself what your body is designed to eat? We will go back to the basics of nutrition and will show you what nutrients your body needs to function properly and to heal itself from stress and every day life. This session will show you on what to look for when you plan your meals and how simple it can be to keep your body healthy and look your best.

Dr Bill Sukala Carbohysteria: The Scary Truth About Sugar Alarmism SESSION DESCRIPTION: Sugar has been cast out as a dietary demon, but is it really as bad as everyone says? In this eye-opening session, Dr. Bill Sukala breaks down the myths around sugar and provides an evidence-based and balanced perspective on “the white stuff.” LEARNING OUTCOMES: Attendees will: 1) Understand what sugar actually is 2) Understand the science on the health effects of sugar 3) Understand why most sugar claims are alarmist 4) Develop a balanced and responsible view on sugar intake

SESSION DESCRIPTION: This group challenge provides a fun, educational and inspirational way to engage older adults in making some healthy changes to their exercise and nutritional habits. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Participants will gain understanding and ideas for working with older populations to support them with healthy lifestyle choices.

Dr Nick Kimber High Performance Nutrition Coaching SESSION DESCRIPTION: Help your clients achieve outstanding results by becoming a highly effective nutrition coach. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Understand the fundamentals of coaching. Using mindset strategies to help clients take action and become more confident with nutrition. Learn techniques to ensure clients achieve sustainable nutrition success.

Katrina Cochrane Inspired Group Training - See Pg 14 Dr Nick Kimber Keep the Carbs! SESSION DESCRIPTION: Resolve your frustration and gain clarity on all of the confusing information about cutting carbs. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Understand the importance of nutrient timing. Develop a simple yet highly effective nutrition plan based on exercise and carbohydrate intake. Learn to adjust carbohydrate foods to feel energised, improve health, enhance recovery from exercise and assist with optimising body fat levels.

Aviv Danin The Low Down on Diets SESSION DESCRIPTION: A detailed description, background and overview of various popular weight loss diets around today – including paleo, 5:2, hcg and atkins. LEARNING OUTCOMES: You will gain a working understanding of the different popular diets around today. Understand the rationale/concept and background to each one so you can adequately and knowledgably advise clients who are often looking for a ‘quick fix’.

Candy Wegener Nourish Your Body – Motivate your clients to change SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this workshop you will learn strategies of teaching your client how to nourish their body. A step by step plan will help you how to support your client in changing diet and how to implement those changes in every days life and stay motivated with it. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Magazines full of diet tips, the paper shops full of diet books, weight loss gurus everywhere…. What diet is the best for us and how do we influence our clients nutrition choices? The session will give you a strategy and structural plan how to teach your client a nourishing diet, how to prepare simple recipes, how to implement the knowledge in their everyday lifestyle and how to motivate them to stick with it. We also give you tips how to avoid marketing traps in the food industry and how to chose the right foods. Using the ideas you will gain in our session, you will support your clients with a clear guideline how to change nutrition and nourish the body. They will experience more energy, a less bloated feeling, weight loss and more happiness.

Jeff Willoughby Ultimate Client Journey Pt 1 and 2 SESSION DESCRIPTION: Come and learn how to maximise client results by offering a 12 week process that takes the clients through phases of Decreasing Inflammation, Gut Rebuillding, Detoxification and Optimal Fat Loss. This 12 week process will allow you as a trainer to maximise results and maximise your income. LEARNING OUTCOMES: To understand the many holistic considerations to achieve maximum results.

Dr Bill Sukala Blogging Strategies for Fitness Professionals

PT Business Amanda Bracks 10 Steps to Improved Client and Member Retention - See Pg18 Andrew Simmons 5 Reasons Why PTs fail SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will focus on the 5 stages of a buying cycle that Trainers overlook when trying to grow their Personal Training Business. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Trainers will know how to develop their Strategy for growth. They know why people buy, what motivates them, how they now search for information, how they evaluate and seek alternatives during the buying process, what Trainers need to ensure they are confident with when the prospect makes the decision to purchase and how to ensure that clientts stay long-term.

Paul Timms 5 Ways to Make an Extra $1000 Per Week SESSION DESCRIPTION: Most fitness leaders start in the industry due to their personal passion for health and fitness. It’s all about making a living while you do what you love. At some point, we realise that we need to focus on the business side. LEARNING OUTCOMES: This session will share with you some fresh strategies so you can build additional revenue and cash-flow in your fitness business. This session is not simply about getting more clients or charging them more money. It is about developing and expanding your offerings to give more value to the market place and make more money. I will be sharing what I have learned personally over the past 15 years in the Australian Market, and one idea that generated over $16 Million in revenue over the period of 5 years.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: You want to start a blog but don’t know where to begin? Do you want to share your wisdom with a wider audience? Dr Bill Sukala shares his blogging secrets about how to set up a blog, prepare, write, publish, and promote blog content. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Learn the basics of how to set up a blog • Learn how to develop topic ideas • Learn how to write headlines that attract attention and rank in Google • Learn how to write content so it indexes well in Google. • Learn how to publish and promote your content to a wider audience.

Matt Williams Build, Strengthen and Maintain Your Clients’ Motivation to Change SESSION DESCRIPTION: So your client has made an effort to turn up to the gym and pay you for a session. Does that mean they’re motivated to change? While they could be, the answer is probably more complicated that. Motivation like many things in life fluctuates. Therefore as fitness professionals we too need to adjust our approach to motivating clients in order to help them succeed over time. In part one of this two part series we will look at a unique model of change (the Exercise Motivation Change Cycle), which will explain the many and varied motivational positions your clients will inevitably find themselves occupying. It will also cover a range of basic techniques that can be used to build an initial impetus to change. Part two will examine a range of specific techniques and strategies that fitness professionals can use to assist clients to strengthen and maintain their motivation over time. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Acquire a basic understanding of the processes and stages of change and the implications for you and your clients at each • Understand the motivational tasks required at each stage in order to move clients successfully through the change process • Implement several key strategies and techniques used to build and strengthen motivation to change.

Justin Tamsett Do You Want To Sell Personal Training OR People Buy? SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this session we’ll discuss the difference between buying and selling training to your members and the general public. You’ll walk away with a formula for success to ensure you close more prospects.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: In this session we’ll discuss the difference between buying and selling training to your members and the general public. You’ll walk away with a formula for success to ensure you close more prospects.

Broni McSweeney Fitness Challenges SESSION DESCRIPTION: If your 12 Week Challenges are not reaping the success you had hoped for i.e. you’re not getting new clients, rave reviews, great results and higher retention, then you wouldn’t be alone but rest assured you can turn it around. Discover 5 key steps to fire up your Challenges, no matter how long or short they are, so they are a real winner for those that do them and for those that run them. Based on the journeys of more than 2000 fitness challenge entrants, this session is bound to give you some surprising insights and the beginnings of a solid platform from which to launch your own successful challenges from. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Greater knowledge about how to set up, promote and run successful fitness challenges.

Lauren Parsons Getting New Clients Hooked SESSION DESCRIPTION: Would you love to have every new potential customer become a long-term highly motivated client? In this practical session you will learn how to use body language and questioning techniques in your introductory PT session to maximise motivation and get new clients hooked on their new fitness journey with YOU. Learn the art of communicating to break down barriers and overcome fear so you massively improve your conversion rate. Learn the most common mistakes most PTs make in a first session and how to avoid them. Come away with practical steps to put in place to boost your business. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Understand the importance of F-B-F-A and future pacing to really engage your client. • Learn the essentials of body language to connect emotionally and put people at ease • Understand the “dos and don’ts” in order to build trust. • Have an unbelievable conversion rate from initial PT sessions and be able to grow your business by getting and keeping more clients. • Unlock the keys to motivating your clients to achieve more & see even better results.

Paul Timms How to Become an Global Fitness Industry Leader SESSION DESCRIPTION: New Zealand is well known for producing a lot of World Class Performers over the years, particularly in the Fitness Industry. This session is designed to give you a step by step game plan to build your personal both in New Zealand and overseas. LEARNING OUTCOMES: In this session, you will learn the following 7 Key Steps: 1. Clarify your Purpose, Passion and Message 2. Speak at International Fitness Industry Events 3. Publish Your Own Book 4. Design and Deliver a Workshop 5. Create High End Training Programs 6. Coach Others to Achieve Success 7. Connect with Other Industry Leaders.

Bill Sukala Increase your Profile as an Author, Speaker, and Media Health Expert SESSION DESCRIPTION: Your name in print as an author, speaker, or media expert can help increase your profile and generate more client leads. Dr Bill Sukala brings over two decades of experience to the table and will share with you strategies and tips for getting your name on the radar LEARNING OUTCOMES: Attendees will: 1) Learn how to approach editors of websites, magazines, and other print media and pitch article ideas. 2) Learn how to develop and organise ideas to package into presentations 3) Learn how to approach producers of different media outlets to get quoted as an expert on health topics.

Norm Phillips Making the Customer Service Experience Memorable SESSION DESCRIPTION: What makes you and your team stand out when it comes to delivering a memorable customer centric experience. Learn from one of leaders in his field, who deals with up to 3500 members and staff a day. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Dealing with unhappy staff and customers • Understanding what defines GREAT customer service • Learning simple steps to problem solving staff and member issues.

Matt Williams Motivational Interviewing for PT’s SESSION DESCRIPTION: Motivational interviewing (MI) began as a professional counselling technique and can be described as “a collaborative, person‐centred form of guiding, to elicit and strengthen motivation for change”. MI aims to enhance self-efficacy and personal control for behaviour change. It uses an interactive, empathic listening style to increase motivation and confidence, by specifically emphasising the discrepancy between personal goals and current health behaviours. While a fantastic technique for fitness professionals the use of MI can be challenging during sessions, as the focus can often shift from exercise execution to conversation. Part one of this two part series will provide a basic introduction to MI, including what it is and how it works. In part two, several intermediate techniques will be examined and applied to practical situations within the industry. Participants will be encouraged to identify some of the more common motivational problems they face day to day and will get an opportunity to practice this. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Acquire a basic knowledge of what MI is and how it works • Identify the situations and circumstances in which the use of MI would be beneficial • Apply the basic skills of MI with clients when appropriate • Understand the fundamentals of how to recognise, enhance and elicit change talk • Identify some common traps that promote disengagement • Demonstrate an ability to respond effectively to resistance discord • Learn about various techniques and strategies the MI practitioner can utilise to assist clients to make positive changes.

Ian O’Dwyer Retaining Clients for Sustainable Business SESSION DESCRIPTION: In this ever-changing world, businesses are going broke at a ridiculous rate. If we can identify what we do and then understand how to get it out to our markets, success is imminent. Coaches need to understand fundamental principles to achieve longevity in this challenging market. This session will give you some “gold nuggets” that will enhance your business sustainability and success…knowing these principles and applying them will certainly make this process more enjoyable and profitable. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Define our roles • Identify why clients leave. • Implement behavioral change principles for better outcomes • Understand the ODOM philosophy that creates business success • Have the tools to take home and use.

Mish Wright Scope of practice - the inside story - See Pg15

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FitEx Presenter Profiles

This section contains the presenters profiles. These are listed alphabetically by first name. Each presenters profile will also list their session titles..

Al Neale

Andrew Simmons

Bill Sukala

Fitness to me is three fold EQemotional quotient PQ- positive and physical quotient It’s connecting with people and making them feel good that feeds my soul and helps to exercise my passion of making a difference with people in fitness. I present fitness classes to willing and able participants through, PUMP SQUAD, a group fitness class that is mobile and gives people the opportunity to do weights to REAL music.

Andrew Simmons (B.Sp.Sc) is the founder and Managing Director of Vision Personal Training. He is highly respected in the Health and Fitness Industry, being inducted into the Fitness Australia Roll of Honour in 2013. In 2014 he was also made a “Paul Harris Fellow” by Rotary International for his work in the community. He is a sought after presenter/lecturer at Business, Health & Fitness conventions, both nationally and internationally. Andrew is also the author of two books “Fat Loss: Take Control”, with sales well over 35,000 and “Ready Set Go - 3 Steps to Better Health” with sales of more than 15,000.

Dr Bill Sukala is an exercise physiologist, media health expert, writer, speaker, and consultant. He has over two decades of combined experience from the fitness industry to cardiac rehabilitation to clinical research to tertiary education. Bill holds a PhD in Exercise Science with a research focus on the therapeutic benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity. He has a masters degree in Exercise Physiology and a bachelors degree in Nutrition. He is also an Accredited Exercise Physiologist through Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

SESSIONS PUMP SQUAD 1 x-factor music makes the difference! PUMP SQUAD 2 - x-factor music makes the difference

Ashley Gluchowski BMSc (University of Western Ontario), MSc (McMaster University), PhD candidate (AUT University), REPs Certified. Ashley is currently investigating the effects of eccentric exercise on the physical and physiological profile of the older adult.

SESSIONS Resistance Training in the older adult

SESSIONS 10 Steps to Improved Client and Member Retention How to Develop a Marketing Mindset and Strategy to Attract Fitness Members to Your Business

Andrew Chadwick With a decade of fitness industry experience to draw on, Andrew is a PTA Global Faculty Member, TRX and Trigger Point Performance Master Instructor, , ViPR pro trainer, SandBells and Kettlebell instructor. A former soldier, Australian Rules player and coach, and current martial artist, he has the ability to apply science to movement and make it fun.

Broni McSweeney

Angela Jenkins

Amanda Bracks The Director of Bracks Consulting and the author of several books has a hands on approach to successfully selling health club memberships”. She has managed many fitness businesses and has sold over 20,000 memberships , spends her time showing clubs how to generate leads, implement systems and grow their business. She has won many business awards.

SESSIONS How to build a multi million dollar business The 5 Reasons why Personal Trainers Fail

SESSIONS High Intensity = good. But is it good all the time? Foot Fitness Foundations

Angela Jenkins is a Holistic Health expert and co-owner of the Kaizen Institute of Health in Australia. Angela specialises in holistic programs for optimal health and reaching your potential. She has a particular interest in adrenal stress, hormonal balance, executives and women’s health. Angela has been in the industry for 15 years and has a combined training of exercise physiology, functional diagnostic nutrition and holistic lifestyle coaching. Here her main work is mentoring and coaching executives, changemakers and trainers to manage their stress, health, business and themselves.

SESSIONS Exercise & Lifestyle Exercise and Lifestyle Plans for Hormonal balance Kaizen Appriach in action (co-hosting) Know the inside of your client: The Gut – Adrenal – Thyroid Link Adrenal Fatigue - The 21st Century Epidemic

Aviv Danin Aviv has been a PT and Group Fitness Instructor for over 10 years. Being overweight and unfit in the past has given her an insight into the struggles many people face with exercise and the right food choices. Over the years of working with people who predominantly want to lose weight, Aviv became interested in the psychology of weight loss, the ‘quick fix’ a lot of people are looking for, the ‘fad’ diets that come and go, and the overwhelming pressure on many to look a certain way.

SESSIONS The low down on diets

SESSIONS Increase your profile as an author, speaker, and media health expert Carbohysteria: The Scary Truth About Sugar Alarmism Blogging Strategies for Fitness Professionals

Broni McSweeney (Cert FIT, LLb, REPs. Winner of the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Fitness NZ Award in 2011) Broni now runs Catch Fitness which has delivered hundreds of mostly free workshops in Canterbury for activity providers and created the unique 20 Week Challenge which has grown in size each of the 12 times it has been rolled out. At last count SESSIONS the Challenge had been delivered Fitness Challenges by more than 100 PTs to some 2000 people. Broni is an ex PT and group fitness instructor herself, who believes in sharing her knowledge to support fitness professionals to do what they do best.

Candy Wegener Candy has was working as a Personal Training Manager in Fitness First Germany. In 2009 Candy moved to Australia to learn more about Personal Training. With mentors like Ian O’Dwyer and Corey Bocking she designed own Fitness and Nutrition Programs for her clients and other trainers. Through her observations of clients over the years, she discovered that, sadly, the majority of people are stressed, starved of nutrients, low in energy and even feeling sick much of the time. From this point Candy dedicated much of her time to researching the effects of unhealthy living and, most importantly, what changes can be made for people to live a healthier lifestyle.

SESSIONS Nourish Your Body Motivate your clients to change Nutrition Back to BASIC

Presenter Profiles Cody Sipe

David Norman

Frank Smarrelli

Cody Sipe, PhD is a recognized leader in developing safe, effective and evidence-based exercise programs for mature adults. He is co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute and creator of the Functional Aging Specialist Certification program. He has over 20 years of industry experience and is past winner of the IDEA Program Director of the Year award. He is currently Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research at Harding University.

David Norman (BPhEd) University Of Otago, NZ has been applying his trade in Australia since 2000 and formed the Company EYE fitness in 2004. servicing Australia, NZ and South East Asia with innovative, niche and engaging products and programming to make a difference to facilities and businesses and their members. David’s passion is to engage more people into exercise so they can find a happier and healthier lifestyle balance. EYE fitness now has over 16 brands they represent as well as consulting and presenting to the industry.

Frank understands the ‘business’ of Health Clubs and Personal Training like no other, having taken over 20,000 personal training coaching sessions himself between 1992 and 2004, and also employing 14 personal trainers through his fitness business that consistently averaged well over 1100 personal training sessions per month. He is also a Co-Founder of PT Business Coaches. Now the world’s leading online membership and business training program for personal trainers.

SESSIONS Functional Abdominal and Low-Back Training Functional Power Training for Mature Adults Exercises to Enhance Gait and Mobility in Mature Clients

SESSIONS Advanced Band Training

Dave Liow Dave is a holistic corrective movement expert specialising in exercise rehabilitation and athletic training. He is the co-director of the Kaizen Institute of Health in Australia. Dave was a senior lecturer in Exercise Rehabilitation and Resistance Training in Exercise Rehabilitation for 10 years and completed a Masters degree in Physical Education researching explosive training techniques. Dave was the head trainer for the NZ Black Sox for two successful World Series campaigns, and worked with NZ hockey for several Commonwealth and Olympic Games. He was also the head trainer for the NZ Men and Women’s Golf Academy for several World Championships.

Erin Raines, MSc (Biochemistry) NZ Award-winning Group Fitness Instructor and presenter from Christchurch New Zealand, Erin was named the National Group Exercise Instructor of the Year 2010-freestyle. Her classes are well-known throughout New Zealand for her ability to combine dance and fitness to create effective, achievable and inspired choreography. Erin has been teaching and managing group fitness programmes for over a decade, and has presented both nationally and internationally.

SESSIONS How to Attract Online Leads in Six easy Steps Become a Jedi Marketer

Gareth Houley

Erin Raines

Daniel Thomson My name is Daniel and I am the Creator and Director of a New Zealand company called Circuband. The best part of my career is that I am able to bring exercise and activity to the masses. Over the years I have been actively involved in sport, recreation, fitness, the army and teaching. This diversification has allowed me to work successfully with many different types of people from many different walks of life.

SESSIONS Boost your bottom line with team training FUNctional Rig Training

SESSIONS Step Inspiration Step Inspiration the method Spinteraction

Gareth is a Director and movement coach with OD on Movement using education, empowerment and enjoyment to achieve results with any kind client. With a BSc in Anatomy and Structural Biology from Otago, he has a different perspective on Science and its application for clients results. His passions are for helping people regain independence, purpose and fun in their everyday life and enhancing the standards of the service in the health and fitness industry.

SESSIONS Intensity Thresholds Fascial Freeing

Ian O’Dwyer Fiona Ross

SESSIONS How to solve movement problems in the gym The Kaizen Approach in Action (co-hosting) Movement Platforms Part 1 - The steps to great movement Movement Platforms Part 2: The steps to great movement

Fiona traded her midwifery skills for the fitness industry 22 years ago. She earned a postgraduate diploma in sports medicine from Otago University and after, opened Rampage Fitness. Rampage Fitness has since expanded to four locations focusing on group fitness, personal training and crossfit.

SESSIONS An Intuitive and wholeself approach to personal training

Ian O’Dwyer (OD), director of OD on Movement, is a Movement Coach, Mentor, Author, Co-Founder and Presenter. OD has a unique ability to observe movement and create instant change through innovative and practical techniques but best of all he makes it FUN. OD is a common sense, positive guy who has worked with and learnt from some of the world’s best to become an effective and successful coach.

SESSIONS Retaining clients for sustainable business Performance to play Generational Transformation

Presenter Profiles Jeff Willoughby

John Polley (JP)

Katrina Cochrane

Jeff Willoughby - Australasian College Of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition & Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist. Jeff comes from New Zealand originally but has spent close to 10 years in London where he presented at the Fitpro conference for 5 years. He currently owns the Studio41 facilities in Wellington and comes with not just knowledge, but how to practically apply that knowledge into real life. He has studied under Charles Poliquin, Gary Gray, Paul Chek and comes as one of the most qualified trainers in NZ.

John Polley (JP), Movement conditioner, educator & presenter. JP is the owner of JP Active Movement & Treatment in Perth, Western Australia, where he specialises in helping people move as effectively as possible. His client base stretches from people with previously debilitating conditions like osteoarthritis, through to professional sports people. His mantra is “train or treat the human being, not the human body”.

With over 18 years industry experience Katrina has worked both nationally and internationally with elite athletes and sporting teams and special populations. She is managing director of her own personal training and strength and conditioning business, Sports Training Solutions where she specialises in Small Group Training and athletic performance. Katrina is also the Master Coach with the Australian Institute of Fitness NSW/ACT.

SESSIONS The Ultimate Client Journey PT 1 The Ultimate Client Journey PT2

Johnny Bucknell

Jennifer Schembri-Portelli Resilience, passion, knowledge and genuine interpersonal skills have seen Jennifer Schembri-Portelli (JSP) active in the Fitness and Aquatic industry for over 25 years. As a skilled and creative Australian presenter, JSP consistently delivers and share tips and techniques to empower the audience. JSP immersed herself in developing a highly successful aquatic training company - WETS and now has recently been appointed as AUSTSWIM General Manager (Development and Communications).

Joe Cirulli Joe has focused his life working on two things; helping people become healthy and building a company culture that inspires people to become their best. The experiences he gained working for multiple companies that went bankrupt simply drove him forward. Living in his car, closed down buildings and open ones too, getting down to his last 12 cents forced him to dig deeper inside himself. He started learning about human potential through the books he read and the speakers he listened to. Determining his major goals when he was 21 and starting a business at 24 with only $1700 helped him move toward those goals? Joe always had clarity on what he wanted to accomplish but one day realized that unless everyone on his team had the same clarity Gainesville Health and Fitness would never reach it’s true potential.

SESSIONS Aquatic PT Something for the less fit Immerse yourself Ladies and Gentleman Take Your Seat

With a decade of fitness industry experience based within three commonwealth countries, Johnny has gained valuable international experience, expertise and skills throughout his fitness career. Since returning to Aotearoa in 2012, he has refined his philosophy through a Bachelor Degree in Sports Coaching at Canterbury University. Culminating into holistic pedagogical approach to personal training, using a post modern foundation for program design and implementation. Owner of Pure Activation Coaching Ltd, and current P.T, coach and philosopher, he is excited to share his theoretical approach and findings among the Oceanic Fitness Community

SESSIONS Desk posture - practical movement solutions for coaches Outdoor connections Contractile vs Tensile – are you training all the tissues?

Kayla Duke

SESSIONS The Lost Muscles of Modern Society Pt 1 The Lost Muscles of Modern Society Pt 2 advanced

SESSIONS Brand is what you see but culture is what you get

Based in Singapore Kayla is the Group X Country Manager of California Fitness. She is an international presenter, master trainer, writer, fitness model and expert who regularly appears in the media. Kayla is passionate about growing the fitness industry through Group X which she feels is the most powerful and enjoyable part of our industry. She is the creator of an in-demand group Pilates instructor training course designed for those teaching Pilates in the gym.

SESSIONS Taking Your Steppers to the Next Level Resistance band pilates Ballet in the Gym Repetition Pilates

Kerry Johnson

Justin Tamsett Justin is recognised world wide as a thought leader who challenges the status quo for the industry. He’s a highly sort after speaker because he shares practical ideas that can be implemented immediately. He has presented in 15 countries and has 100’s of clubs who are members of Active Management that receive monthly education to #GROW their businesses. As business coach, Justin runs the Industry Leaders Roundtable for club owners, personal trainers and Anytime Fitness franchisees. These groups have a clear agenda: stay ahead of the industry curve and grow profitability.

SESSIONS Inspired Group Training Advanced Programming Concepts for business growth and client retention. Women’s Business Training Female Clients

SESSIONS Do You Want To Sell Personal Training OR People Buy?

A Personal Trainer and Pilates Teacher, Ambassador of the PT Council NZ and Winner of Small Group Trainer of the Year Award 2014 - specialising in rehab, pre/ post natal, wellness GRAVITY Master Trainer and NZ Regional BOSU Master Trainer. Kerry brings a wealth of knowledge, passion and fun ideas to her presentations. With over 16 years experience in the fitness/pilates industry. Kerry enjoys seeing how the ‘fitness experience’ is evolving and improving health and fitness for all.

SESSIONS Be Pre & Post Natal Fitness Savvy

Presenter Profiles Lauren Parsons

Marietta Mehanni

Michelle Wright

A motivational & inspiring speaker, Lauren is a Life Coach & Wellbeing Specialist who has been a passionate member of the health & fitness profession since 2000. She has done it all from teaching aerobics to gym management, lecturing Personal Training through to running corporate wellness programmes. An army wife & mother of a young family she has evolved her business whilst re-locating around New Zealand and Australia several times. She is now based in Upper Hutt and focuses on writing, speaking and running wellbeing programmes & retreats.

Marietta is an award winning presenter and Australian Fitness Network Ambassador with over 20 years of teaching experience. From a grass roots level, Marietta is the course coordinator, lecturer and examiner in Australian universities and private businesses. As a Pelvic Floor First Ambassador, in conjunction with the Continence Foundation of Australia, Marietta has been an integral part of the development of pelvic floor awareness in the fitness industry and creating the link between physiotherapy and fitness. Having been program coordinator at 7 different health and fitness clubs, Marietta is considered to be an expert in instructor training and education.

Michelle Wright is the CEO and founder of mishfit – a fitness franchise specialising in providing safe exercise and education to pregnant and postnatal women. Mishfit provides a holistic approach to the recovery and rehabilitation of women. In both 2013 and 2014, mishfit franchising PTY Ltd was awarded GOLD and Highly Commended by Fitness Australia and Mish has been nominated for Telstra Business Women of the Year several years in a row.

SESSIONS Getting New Clients Hooked

Mana Fleming I have approximately 14 years experience teaching Tai Qi and Pilates and 10 years practice in Chinese medicine including formal lecturing. In my past life I was involved in sport to an elite level. My interests lie in the mind/body connection, the use of food as medicine and how we transfer from elite level fitness to an every day fulfilling life. I have a variety of treatment areas I specialise in. They include injury rehabilitation, addictions, mental health and menopause. After many years of working with people both individually and in groups I have discovered the joy of witnessing the empowerment of claiming our own body, mind, spirit and our own vital lives. The result is a desire to be part of a wellness culture where people are given accurate information and the ability to make choices on how to live their own health filled life.

SESSIONS Functional training for Group Exercise Hi Low Roadmap The whole package Balance = Strength

Dr. Nick Kimber Dr Nick is a leader in nutrition, founder of the NutriFit Programme, author, international speaker and marketing manager for a range of high quality nutritionals. Dr Nick has a vision to transform people’s lives through nutrition success by helping them to look good, feel great and be fully alive. Dr Nick has extensive experience as a university and fitness educator and has a PhD in postexercise fat metabolism from Deakin University in Melbourne.

Mark Davis

SESSIONS Tai Qi – The Supreme Ultimate Do I Have to Sit Still to Meditate?

Mark is a physiotherapist with an extensive background in gym-based rehabilitation and over 25 years experience in the fitness industry. A former master coach with the Australian Institute of Fitness, Mark has been involved with the preparation of thousands of fitness professionals. In 2011 Mark was the recipient of the Australian Fitness Industry Presenter of the Year award. Mark is currently undertaking PhD studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

SESSIONS Priming Your Clients for Rapid Skill Development PT SPREE - The Five essential tools to get your client moving well.

Matt Williams Matt is an experienced facilitator and programme developer who has spent thousands of hours training a wide variety of groups and individuals from all walks of life. Since graduating as a teacher (BTcLn) in 2004, Matt has worked for a variety of both public and private organisations. Much of his work has involved training people within the criminal justice sector about how to motivate themselves and others, with the ultimate goal being positive change.

SESSIONS Pelvic floor porridge! Scope of practice – the inside story

SESSIONS Motivational Interviewing for PT’s Build, strengthen and maintain your clients’ motivation to change

SESSIONS Keep the carbs! High performance nutrition coaching

Norm Phillips Recognised as an industry leader in his field with over 30 years experience in staff training, club management and day to day customer service. As the Service Director for Les Mills Auckland, Norm manages one of the largest team of personal trainers in the world, and overseas the day to day operations of one of the busiest and largest gyms in the world also. Described by Phillip Mills as the Worlds best gym floor Maitre’d.

SESSIONS Making Customer Service Experiences Memorable

Presenter Profiles Paul Timms

Phillipa Batts

Shawn Stuart

Paul Timms is a professional speaker and business coach based in Brisbane, Australia. Over the past 15 years, he has built several successful businesses in the fitness, weight loss and coaching industries. Along the way, he has become a published author, award winning fitness professional and respected as one of the country’s leading experts in training professional speakers, coaches and entrepreneurs.

Phillipa Batts is the Operations Manager for never2old Active Ageing, a programme designed and developed in AUT University’s School of Sport & Recreation. She has a nursing background and is a Graduate of the AUT School of Sport & Recreation’s BSR programme. She is currently completing post graduate studies in the area of Health of Older people.

Shawn Stewart began his career in the fitness industry in 1994 at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Gainesville, FL. Shawn quickly discovered his passion for operating with a set of core values and the power of company culture. He is both an accomplished speaker and educator for the health and fitness industry and the community. After 20 years in Gainesville and serving as the General Manager for all of the Gainesville Health & Fitness facilities, Shawn is now the Chief Operating Officer for O2 Fitness, based in Raleigh, NC. Shawn oversees the operations of 27 clubs in North and South Carolina.

SESSIONS 5 Ways to Make an Extra $1000 Per Week How to Become an Global Fitness Industry Leader

Paul Bulatao Paul has been the lucky few in being able to combine 2 of his passions into an occupation. Fitness and education. Paul’s has been in the fitness industry for 12 years with a focus on the education sector. Having obtained roles as an instructional designer, curriculum developer, lecturer and training manager for Australia’s leading fitness colleges, Paul’s key focus is ensuring that the delivery of the educational content remains real, relevant, meaningful and easy to understand by the student. Paul is currently National Vocational Education and Training Manager at fitnessU- passionate about educating the new generation of fitness instructors. He is also a hardcore freestyle cycle instructor with an aim to packing out his classes each and every time slot

Sandy Leo

SESSIONS The Upper Cross Syndrome. Balancing the imbalanced.

Sandy Leo has more than 30 years in the business. An international Fitness Presenter & Trainer who is passionate about empowering optimum performance in wellness & fitness. A pioneer in her ability to help rehabilitate, rejuvenate tone strengthen and weight loss and hormone balancing. Sandy currently runs an exclusive private/semi-private training business and rehab clinic in Albany, New Zealand, applying CHEK principles a Sandy is also teaching Master Pilates classes at Flexa Rehab Studio.

SESSIONS Power Vinyasa Yoga Rave Yin Yoga

Scott began in the chartered accounting sector, his more recent professional experience spans 15 years and three continents in the business services and IT industries. Scott joined MYOB in 2005 as Financial Controller before expanding into sales, marketing and general management. In addition to working in the UK, USA and the Asia Pacific region, Scott spent 5 years in Australia playing a role in establishing a profitable regional office for a fast growing software company, including a successful expansion into Singapore.

SESSIONS Team building - win win thinking in a win lose world The mindset of the buyer has changed - so should you !

Stephanie Melbourne

SESSIONS Powerful Performance Pilates Spot Sports Performance Fix & Faults

Scott Gardiner

Persephone Singfield Persephone was born and bred in contrast. Her upbringing consisted of organic wholefoods and church as well as fire arms and drug trafficking. She feels a sense of fulfillment in understanding people, their pain, and their inspiration. She is interested in what makes us tick and how both COURAGE and LOVE play a part in stepping outside of what we’re given, into what we choose to be. Persephone started practicing yoga in 1997 when she left Canada to live in New Zealand and her career turned to teaching yoga full time in 2011.

SESSIONS Fit for the rest of your life

Stephanie has a passion for dance, fitness and nutrition and combines these worlds to provide a unique experience to the classes and programmes she provides. Steph started out with a background in jazz ballet and commercial dance, and later delved into Group Fitness instructing at the University of Canterbury Recreation Centre while studying to complete her Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts degree. Steph completed her Pilates Matwork training in May 2014 with Studio Pilates International®, and became a certified instructor and licensee of The Booty Barre® in December 2014. Steph continues in her day job as a Solicitor specialising in Intellectual Property law at James & Wells, as well as teaching a combination of barre, pilates and DanceFit classes.

SESSIONS Booty Barre Plus Booty Barre Flex & Flow

SESSIONS Spend less time worrying about the accounts and more time running your business This session is sponsored by MYOB

Presenter Profiles

Keynote Speaker Profile

Steve Seth

Wendy Sweet

Guy Leech

Steve has been instructing Group Exercise classes for the last 22 years and has taught pretty much every class format going except Yoga and Pilates (they are on his instructor bucket list) as well as working as a Fitness Instructor, Studio Coordinator and Fitness Club Manager both in New Zealand and the UK. He has regular Zumba Fitness, Zumba Gold and Spinning classes and is a Fitness Industry consultant specialising in Group Fitness. Steve is also a Senior Assessor Mentor for Skills Active and is working on taking Drums Alive into schools as a fun alternative to P.E.

Wendy Sweet is an award-winning veteran of the NZ & Australian fitness industries, who continues to be one of NZ’s most popular fitnesseducation presenters. Re-knowned for establishing contracted personal training in NZ, Wendy continues to contribute to fitness education in a number of ways. Currently undertaking part-time PhD studies through Waikato University, Wendy is passionate about sharing her knowledge and research in practical, user-friendly sessions for all exercise professionals.

In front of 120,000 people on the Gold Coast, Guy Leech triumphed in the world’s first ever professional ironman race - The Coolangatta Gold in 1984. A 46km race of running, swimming and paddling in near 40 degree heat from Surfers Paradise to Coolangatta and back. That day the ironman sport was launched to the world and the ironman series was seen live on television most weekends over summer. Guy stayed at the top of the sport for the next decade cementing his name in the national psyche along with winning major ironman races all over the planet including the World Ironman title.

SESSIONS Indoor Cycling - Let The Games Begin!

Suzanne Cox Suzanne Cox (BHMS). Suzanne is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who has worked with a wide range clients in both clinical and gym environments. She is also the Online Learning Manager at the Australian Institute of Fitness in NSW and is the founder of Absolute Conditioning, a personal training business that specialises in corporate health, special populations and athletic strength and conditioning. Suzanne also runs a fitness and dancing school for children of all ages and abilities.

He retired from the sport having never lost a marathon ironman race during his career, something no other ironman has ever done!

SESSIONS Doing it for the Kids! Exercise for Brain and Mental Health

As one of Australia’s foremost advocates for a healthier nation, Guy is passionate about the challenges of childhood obesity, heart disease and raising awareness for communityfocused fitness. Guy is committed to building partnerships with companies that want to make a positive impact on the health of Australia and has launched his own personal branded signature range of fitness gear as well as a signature sports range including paddle boards, kayaks as well as his own high PH water! Guy has trained a wide range of individuals from world renowned celebrities like Madonna and George Clooney to 7 x World Surfing champion Layne Beachley & Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Pottharst. He has also improved the health of countless other Australian celebrities including Casey Donavan, Jono Coleman & Dicko.

Vicki Zumbraegel Vicki is the Director and Founder of Gratitude Fitness Ltd, specialising in Pelvic Floor Matters™. She is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Nursing Degree and a Post Graduate in Primary Health Care in the Community. Pelvic Floor Matters™ supports all women to practice pelvic floor safe exercise so they can feel confident in everyday activity and have good health outcomes. Vicki engages with a pelvic floor physiotherapist via mutual referral, to enable a holistic approach to women’s health and wellbeing.

SESSIONS Health, Hormones & Happiness: Menopause Management for mid-life women

SESSIONS White Pants – Your Client’s Worst Nightmare or Best Dream?

For the past decade Guy has trained thousands of people with his open to the public aquatic bootcamps on the picturesque Sydney Harbour. With fitness being such an important part of his life he turned his attention to breaking community fitness world records as a way of promoting health in Australia. Guy continues to lead the way as the voice of health and fitness in Australia. As a result – Guy is now known as Australia’s No.1 – Fitness Guy.

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