All Small Ball

Learn why you want to train the muscles of the back and butt together will balls and how to get them to function more effectively by stabilizing, producing more force and ultimately aesthetically looking better.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Abbie Appel
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Bannister Method: Flexibility

Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) is one of the methods of stretching most used by today's athletes, massage therapists, personal/athletic trainers, and professionals. Active Isolated Stretching allows the body to repair itself and also to prepare for daily activity.

Anatomy :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Gail Bannister-Munn
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Best Corrective Exercise Strategies for Low Back Pain

During this video, the fitness professional will discover the the biggest myths surrounding low back pain and dysfunction and why this myth may be the exact reason their clients experience low back problems.

Anatomy :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Evan Osar
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Bombshell Back & Butt

With special focus on the abs, back and butt, this beyond-the-basics, small weight-less ball only training session will show how to teach to optimize strength and posture.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Abbie Appel
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Building A Fitness Brand

"Brett Hoebel, celebrity trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser season 11, creator of RevAbs® from Beachbody, and lead judge on Fit or Flop: America's Next Fitness Star, shares his tried and true secrets of building a successful fitness brand. Brett will cover topics including: brand core values, unique selling proposition, demographics, competition, star power, concept, marketing, user base, personality, technology, and social media. "Every great brand has a story behind...what is yours?" - See more at: http://www.ecaworldfitness.com/thrive/sessions/#sthash.X0CkRujz.dpuf

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Brett Hoebel
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
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Classic Flow Pilates Matwork

As all elements of our lives continually change we should also change how we challenge what we do in our teaching. Come explore the possibilities with this workshop of taking the Pilates Principles and variations of the original moves to new choreographic variations. Reaching the ultimate goal of improving people's posture by challenging them off the mat in standing variations. The sequences together with motivational music to help with the flow makes this session creative and challenging.

Pilates :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Michael King
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Corrective Exercise Strategies for Common Shoulder Condition

Shoulder pain and tightness are common complaints with many of our clients, limiting both their ability to exercise and live the quality of life they desire. This session will describe common shoulder injuries including impingement syndromes, rotator cuff dysfunction, and scapular control issues that lead directly to many of our client's problems. While these problems seem varied in nature, they share one thing in common - poor scapular stability. During this video, the fitness professional will discover the primary cause of poor shoulder stability and the corrective strategies required to improve their client's scapular control. Additionally, the will discover how to teach proper shoulder exercises so that they can help their clients accomplish their health and fitness goals.

Anatomy :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Evan Osar
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Corrective Exercise Strategies for Improving Thoracic Rotation

If you want to help your client improve their golf or tennis game you must improve their thoracic rotation. If you want to improve your athlete's performance whether they play baseball, lacrosse, or soccer, you must improve their ability to rotate their thorax. If you want to help clients walk, move, and live life with greater ease and less discomfort, you must improve their thoracic rotation. In this interactive session, you will discover the reason why so many individuals lose rotation and how by understanding and applying the principles of the Integrative Movement System� you can improve your client's thoracic rotation. You won't think the same about thoracic rotation after this session.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Evan Osar
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Corrective Exercises to Save Your Clients Knees

If you work with the baby boomer and senior populations you understand that knee pain is one of the most common orthopedic issues keeping individuals from walking, biking, and/or performing daily activities. The fitness professional can be instrumental in helping these individuals to discover solutions to improving their knee function while helping them progress towards achieving their goals. During this session, you will learn why your clients develop knee issues and discover a corrective exercise strategy to improve your client's stabilization and movement patterns.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Evan Osar
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

How to Attract New Clients Without Selling

Is your club manager or owner asking you to walk the floor, talk with club members and sell them into the personal training program? What if you could attract more clients without having to sell? Dr. Perlus is here to share with you specific techniques that will make recruiting personal training clients simple. At the end of the presentation, you will know exactly what to do to fill up your training schedule and put more money in the bank.

Business :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Haley Perlus
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Kata-bo-lic training Bootcamp

An explosion of martial arts katas are fused with intensive cardio and body weight exercises make this work out one you won't soon forget. Different styles of Martial arts will influence this workout and bring your from one place to another while challenging and channeling the inner ninja inside you.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Joëlle Menard
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Paleo Diet: Yes, No, Maybe So

Paleo advocates support the notion that hunters and gathers did not suffer from chronic diseases, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease or cancer. Can this dietary philosophy avoid the pitfalls of auto immune diseases and disorders that are a direct result of foods that must be processed to be made edible? Currently, there are numerous options for tweaking your approach based individual differences and athletic goals, so let's dive in head first and figure out the pros, cons do's, don'ts trade-offs and compromises.

Food / Nutrition :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Scott Josephson
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

PHI Pilates For Men

In this workshop you will learn how to communicate the significant benefits of the Pilates method for men. After all, Pilates was created by a man for men! Leave with workout ideas to challenge the men in your classes and keep them coming back.

Pilates :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Ariel Hernandez
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

PHI Pilates Movement with Meaning

In this workshop you will experience how practicing healthy movement through Pilate exercises can enhance the ability of your clients to do anything from household chores to sports.

Pilates :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Ariel Hernandez
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Plyo Pilates

Plyo Pilates is a unique blend of exercises that fuses Pilates, yoga, martial arts, dance and athleticism into one powerful and inspiring mat class. Plyometrics are introduced within the workout to increase the intensity, calories burned, and to train the body to be explosive and powerful in its movements.

Pilates :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Maria Sollon Scally
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

PLYOGA Fitness

This program, complete with modifications, enables you to go one step further than you thought possible! PLYOGA Fitness will begin your journey towards a more agile, flexible, stronger, and balanced athlete. Experience a fitness system of incredible energy, insane exercise, and an amazing feeling of accomplishment! Ladies and Gentlemen, "EXCUSES HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING!"

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Stephanie Lauren
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Power Pilates Spice Up Your Mat Class

Come add some "spice" to your mat workout! This class will follow and Intermediate/Advanced level adding in Magic Circle and Hand Weights. Add some resistance and challenge your Powerhouse to the "edge!"

Pilates :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Veronica Combs
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

PR 101: Tips & Advice You Need To Get The Word Out About Your Brand

Marni Salup, CEO and Founder, The Salup Group, brand communications and PR agency will talk to OBOW conference attendees about creating brand messages, organizing publicity tools, identifying key media, leveraging social channels, and spreading the word about your company.

Business :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Marni Salup
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Pure Foods for Optimal Living!

Sometimes the more you try to find the right foods, the more confused you get! Stop the mystery and get the facts! Learn how to increase energy, strength, endurance, emotional balance and mental clarity. It's time to eat right, as the power lies in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.

Food / Nutrition :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Scott Josephson
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Secrets Revealed: How to Make Your Brand a Religion

A mix of multi-media presentation and interactive discussion with real-world and live examples from participants, this session will help you understand, build and execute a brand that will drive revenue and stand out from your competition. This workshop is for anyone needing to develop or implement a successful brand and business

Business :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Ben Bidlack
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Street Kata (Martial Movement)

STREET Kata incorporates martial arts styles from around the globe. Come enjoy unique choreographed fight sequences (katas) that have no boundaries in their innovative progressions. Driven by a fierce musicality that is just as refreshing as the techniques intertwined, you'll be ready to move and groove like a warrior and take the heat to the streets.

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Bishop Garland
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

The 2 Most Important Hormones for Weight Loss

This talk outlines how INSULIN and CORTISOL dysfunction impact your waistline, performance and overall health. You will understand how poor insulin function contributes to accelerated weight gain and how stress can sabotage your weight loss goals.

Food / Nutrition :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Marc Bubbs
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

The Seven Secrets of Success

Learn the seven proven secrets to success! Unlock your potential. Learn how to avoid all the pitfalls that stand between you and your dreams. Drop all the barriers that get in the way of you obtaining more money, happiness and opportunity. This lecture will give you the tools to enable you to grow and head toward the goals that drive your passion and make you happier and wealthier. What more can you ask?

Business :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Carol Scott
Leaders CEU's: 1.25
Continuing Education Credits:

Vbarre® Burn

This Vbarre� workout definitely amps up the cardio! By utilizing additional glide board exercises coupled with body chiseling choreography, Vbarre� Burn turns up the volume on your workout. Come sweat, sculpt, and feel the burn!

Barre :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Veronica Combs
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

willPower & Grace

Barefoot Cardio is gaining traction because it's smart, safe and interesting! willPower & grace� is an easy-to-follow, high-energy cardiovascular workout that that stimulates your body (literally) from head to toe. This intense, sweaty workout builds body awareness and muscular endurance for an efficient calorie burn. This intense sequence builds body awareness and endurance for an efficient calorie burn. With its integration of sports psychology you'll leave feeling inspired and physically complete from the ground up! In this session, learn more about The willPower Method�, and gain some unique takeaways that you can start using in your class "on Monday"!

Fitness :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Stacey Lei Krauss
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits:

Xen Strength Yoga with Weights

Learn the benefits of this revolutionary yoga method that combines all 5 elements of fitness that professionals recommend: flexibility, strength training, balance training, aerobic fitness, and core exercise.

Yoga :: ECA World Fitness
Instructor: Danielle Diamond
Leaders CEU's: 1.00
Continuing Education Credits: