2021 Personal Trainers Virtual Conference

Registration closes at 5 PM eastern, Thursday, October 21. 

Please join us to discuss current issues in our field.  Come with questions and solutions - as a community, we can work together to improve the profession.  

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Meeting ID: 878 6352 0622
Passcode: 689093

1. Deep dive into the saying “Your clients don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”
2. Explain what it means when you say “This is a service industry you must be willing to serve your clients”
3. Learn how to connect with your clients as individuals

1. Better understand HRV as it related to recovery and readiness.
2. Apply ANS Balance techniques to training programs for improved readiness and overall health.
3. Learn, easy to implement techniques, for balancing stress within a training session and at home.

1. Personal Trainers will be able to identify the various factors that lead to burnout.
2. Personal Trainers will be able to describe the warning signs, both physical and behavior, that are often associated with burnout.
3. Personal Trainers will learn different methods to minimize the likelihood of experiencing burnout.

1. Review relevant anatomy pertaining to the spine
2. Present normal and dysfunctional cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine kinematics
3. Demonstrate effective functional exercise to improve the mobility and stability of the spine.

1. Identify key competencies that are foundational to long-term success in the strength and conditioning field.
2. Understand why developing differentiating skills is more advantageous than just “following passion”
3. Learn how to be professional in an industry that has historically been lacking in professionalism
4. Appreciate financial basics that provide for a viable career in fitness

1. Identify training program variables that can impact metabolic responses and adaptations influecing fat loss and muscle gain.
2. Describe nutritional approaches that can maximize both favorable body composition changes as well as health outcomes
3. Understand the relationship between dietary strategies and training programs that can impact performance and body composition differentially as well as synergistically

1. Describe how attentional focused cues affect performance based on exercise modality and intensity.
2. Identify how and when to apply cues that target internal or external focus to optimize training for clients.

1. Identify typical barriers to entry and how to overcome them
2. Gather an introduction to personal branding and how personal trainers and coaches can stand out in a crowded market
3. Learn options available for online coaching delivery and business models
4. Gain a summary of the most important details for standing apart in this space and delivering credible and professional coaching

1. Create an inclusive training environment
2. Implicit bias and how it effects our coaching and communication
3. Self-awareness, personal communication style and reacting to emotion during training.

1. Understand the personal attitudes and professional behaviors necessary for sustained, long-term success as a personal trainer.
2. Understand the common mistakes in attitudes and actions that most often derail personal training success.

1. Discuss and expand on key attributes of both roles.
2. Explore and understand ways to integrate the best of both worlds into your training practices.
3. Learn Key actionable skill points to add to your training toolbox.
4. Learn the top 5 ways to take your training sessions to the next level.