Quickness, agility and reaction skills are the commonalities found in leading edge, professional athlete conditioning and everyday movement skills. Peter will introduce you to drills designed to increase athleticism, body awareness, and movement skills for kids; functional agility and reactive drills for adult fitness clients; and multidirectional movement patterns for elite athletes.

Re-examine how you use the medicine ball, stability ball and the fitball in your clients’ programs. This session will focus on balance, core stability, rotary power, force initiation and deceleration, and Linked System™ strength and how to invigorate your training sessions by providing you with new ideas and exercises incorporating these classic training tools. Progressions and modifications will be reviewed so you can design better programs for everyday clients, kids and athletes alike.

Learn how to best prepare kids for sports at different stages of their growth and maturation. These strength exercises challenge the body’s neural “software” programming and structural strength to build stronger and smarter muscles. This workshop includes theory, live demonstration and hands-on experience. Following this workshop, you will be better able to prescribe whole-body, multijoint lifts, as well as stability and power exercises using a variety of strength-related apparatus.

Boot camps combine strength training, yoga, Pilates, cardio and stretching to get everyday clientele into shape. For athletes, preseason training camps take it to the next level, utilizing drills focusing on speed, agility and quickness, Linked System(TM) Strength, integrated balance, core stability, rotary power and anaerobic energetics to help them be game ready. Experience athletic drills and sport-conditioning equipment ideal for use with athletically-inspired clientele.

Power and quickness is built from a foundation of strength and stability. Chances are your clients have a solid foundation and are now ready to take the next step. See how you can progressively implement plyometrics into their programs. Try new drills and exercises, as well as new physical challenges that will add excitement to their training sessions, helping to reinvigorate their minds and bodies and bust through plateaus.

The adult market for sport conditioning is growing at a fast rate as aging fitness and sport enthusiasts become more in tune with the benefits of a functional approach to training. A snapshot of fitness research with respect to the aging body is followed by exercises, training guidelines, scheduling considerations, program design and recovery requirements. Find out how you can market to and service your adult clientele.