If you’ve thought about doing a triathlon before, what better place than San Diego—birthplace of the sport and home to some of the world’s top pros! Enjoy the natural beauty of the area as you participate in a “race-like” experience that will give you the confidence you need to compete in the upcoming triathlon season. This workshop will take you through a super-short swim-bike-run course, as you are guided by top area coaches and seasoned veterans of the sport. Learn open-water entry and exit techniques, transition tips, running and cycling secrets, equipment/clothing choices, and lots more. You’ll have some serious fun and leave with some serious motivation. Note: Fees include transportation, equipment and safety gear. Please bring: SPD cleats or hard-sole shoes, rash guard, cap and goggles.

Explore the functional anatomy of the foot, leg and hip, and explore useful assessment techniques you can use to determine the action of the foot and its chain reaction upon the leg and hip. Examine the expected biomechanical reactions of movement and common compensations exposed by implementing these useful assessment tools. Create program design strategies to address the issues and goals of each client. Upon completion of this workshop, you will view movement from an entirely different perspective and develop a new thought process for program design and exercise prescription.

Accurate assessments are the key to designing effective exercise programs and group fitness classes. However, the overwhelming amount of information available about assessment can make the process confusing, and often key components get overlooked. This session will teach you the basics of performing a musculoskeletal assessment and provide you with a step-by-step format to use with every client.

Discover the functional anatomy of the lumbar and thoracic spine and explore useful assessment techniques that can be used to determine the action of the back and its impact upon nearly every movement of the body. Explore the expected biomechanical reactions of movement and common compensations exposed by proper implementation of these assessment tools. Based upon these findings, you’ll learn to create thoughtful strategies that successfully address the issues and goals of each client. Upon completion of this workshop, you will view movement from an entirely different perspective and develop a new planning process for program design and exercise prescription.

Core training for real life! Learn 20 total-body core exercises designed to improve strength, balance, coordination, muscle control and posture. Get a fresh new look at the biomechanics of our daily (and habitual) movements as they apply to standing, sitting and lying positions. Learn to incorporate core FORM into morning-to-night FUNCTION!

With a special focus on lower-body work, this program discusses the benefits of glute training on an unstable surface. Incorporating mind, body and traditional training methods, progress from the least challenging base movements to the most difficult progressions. Learn proper technique using the Resist-A-Ball® and create effective lower-body exercises utilizing body weight and minimal external loads.

Wham! Rick Springfield. Culture Club. Duran Duran. C’mon 80s babies! Let’s dance like we did back then. The tempo was upbeat, the song lyrics were fluff and dancing was completely cardio. Come learn simple routines to the 80s hits you love, each broken down in a way that’s entertaining and painless to teach. These routines are perfect to use in any cardio-style class.

Challenging hills and powerful sprints actually have more in common than you might think! In this workshop, you will learn how an indoor hill and an indoor flat are similar and different from the same terrain outdoors. Learn to teach these two great components and ensure they are effective, safe and powerful. Enhance your knowledge of cycling and apply outdoor riding principles indoors to produce exceptional results. Repeated as session #476.

This session provides several water-specific functional exercises designed to improve ADLs (activities of daily living) on land, as well as cardiovascular and muscle conditioning for overall fitness. Your clients and students over 55, who are independent and not frail, will reap the benefits.

Join us for an awesome abdominal and back session designed for all ages and fitness levels. Recent published research has proven that the ball is the most effective tool for training the abdominals. Understand the mechanics behind the exercises that support this research and are critical for strengthening the back and core. Teach your clients techniques for focusing on their core. They will see marked changes and get results.

As a Pilates, yoga, spinning, dance-based or other group fitness instructor, you often see clients in your classes with musculoskeletal imbalances. Finding time to address these problems during the class is difficult. This session teaches you how to identify imbalances in a class setting and also how to communicate and incorporate appropriate corrective exercises into your group sessions.

The first session may be the most important group reformer class you teach. This workshop will give you the tools to ensure a motivating and stimulating class. Selected reformer exercises will be examined with an eye to maintaining pace and flow so the group can “feel” the workout while still ensuring proper technique. The use of demonstration, imagery and concise cuing and correcting will be discussed.

This workshop will introduce participants to a variety of exercises on the split-pedal stability chair. The capabilities of the chair will be described and demonstrated. See how this modality offers your clients/students the opportunity to perform functional work against spring resistance in a variety of positions (sitting, standing and lying). Here is an opportunity to train core stability while working bilaterally, unilaterally or reciprocally with the limbs. Repeated as session #464.

Faithful to our principles of both functional alignment and core stability, we incorporate breathing techniques, yoga, tai chi, Pilates-inspired movement, and Feldenkrais® techniques. Experience yogic sun salutation as it is adapted for the stability ball! We will examine and apply mind-body principles so you have the tools to take your stability ball class into the next dimension of mind-body fitness! BYOM

For those who thrive on the exhilarating feeling of riding a wave, regular workouts just don’t promise enough excitement—but clients who surf need serious, land-based training. Learn the physiological requirements for surfing and find out how to train for strength, endurance and balance on land. Note: Highly recommended for those participating in the IDEA Adventure Experience’s “Learn to Surf” session on Saturday, July 7. Limited to 30 people. There is no extra charge for this session.

Learn revolutionary step choreography combined with dance. Whether you like funky rhythms, a touch of jazz, power moves or athletic accents, this choreography will add world-class creativity and intensity to your step workouts.

An eclectic mix of dance styles are combined to give you continuous hi-lo-impact choreography that will give your classes an added flare. Movements are selected to mimic the expression of dance, while maintaining heart-pumping cardio. Bring your energy to this explosive workshop and transform your hi-lo classes.