Vous passez vos journées par encourager vos clients a dépassé et a repoussé de façon continuelle leurs limites ! Mais qu'en faites-vous des vôtres ! Comme entraîneurs c'est votre devoir de montrer l'exemple et voici un entrainement qui vous permettra de gouter à votre propre médecine ! Seul ou en gang, entre confrères ou consœurs de travail, mettez-vous au défit et donnez-vous a fond lors de ce boot camp.
3002
Rise 'n Shine: Teaching the Early-Bird Class (W/S)
Anthony Singelis
Whether they rise early to meet their schedules or because they feel more energized in the morning, early-bird spinners are among the most dedicated of all participants we see in our classes. It takes a special kind of instructor with a class formatted in a specific way to get - and keep - the early morning riders coming to classes. This workshop covers four essentials to draw in and keep the early a.m. spinners at your gym. Come for the experience of an early morning ride and bring a towel and water bottle: this workshop includes a complete ride experience.
3003
Resist-A-Ball®: Hard Core (W/S)
Rebecca Cleary
Everyone wants one: a hard core. Your clients are looking to you to get their abs tightened, strengthened and defined. Can you deliver? Whether they want improved posture, relief from back pain, or simply a better physique, they need a workout that really works. This course will show you why the ball challenges the abs and back like no other equipment can. You'll learn the most effective trunk exercises with an emphasis on biomechanics and the reasons why these exercises work so well. Get ready for some new moves that will truly result in a hard core! Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL®.
3004
Zumba Gold® (W/S)
Karine Opasinski and Tamara Saïd
Did you know that the number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double to over 70 million by 2040? This population grew up dancing and helped create the fitness industry as we know it today. This population still has energy, passion, and the need for fun! Zumba Gold is specifically designed to take the exciting Latin and international dance rhythms created in the original Zumba program and bring them to the active older adult, the beginner, and special populations. This workout is created to emphasize the basic skills of Zumba movements modified for the senior population. Sponsored by ZUMBA FITNESS.
3005
BOSU® Pilates 3-D (W/S)
Helen Vanderburg
Are you ready to dimensionalize your pilates repertoire? The BOSU® Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball are the perfect accessories to bring a wide range of pilates exercises into the third dimension. In this workshop, you'll experience ways to execute traditional mat- and equipment-based pilates exercises, coupled with the Balance Trainer and Ballast Ball. From the least experienced to the most advanced, this workshop will leave you with unlimited ideas and dynamic and fresh content to use with clients in one-on-one training or group settings. Come challenge your core and train the whole body! Sponsored by BOSU®.
3006
StepTonic (W/S)
Melanie Douglass
Love step? Hate step? Never done it before? It doesn't matter, because this cool new way to step will rock your socks off! You'll learn cutting-edge "step dance" moves along with innovative power moves to create an empowering, doable workout for all fitness levels! StepTonic is a mix of dance, cardio, strength, and boot camp. With spine-tingling music and a brand-new teaching method, this workshop will help you pack in oldies, newbies, and fresh new faces.
3007
Yoga - Bender Ball Style (W/S)
Laura Warf
Come enjoy a yoga session using the Bender Ball as a supportive prop. This versatile little ball will help enhance your practice by helping with spinal alignment, supporting your body in certain poses, and providing a focal point in balancing sequences. Experience a well-rounded practice including meditation, breath work, and a variety of seated, standing, and balance asana which will be sure to complement your current routine. Leave feeling strong, centered, and energized. Sponsored by FITNESS MARKETING GROUP.
3008
La respiration dans flexions avant, source de vitalité (A)
Lyne St-Roch
Quel que soit le type de yoga que l'on explore, les flexions vers l'avant restent incontournables, qu'elles soient pratiquées debout, assis ou couché. Combien de débutants sont incapables de toucher leurs pieds sans plier les genoux ? Beaucoup. Cette raideur peut venir de plusieurs blocages, que ce soit au niveau des jambes, du bassin ou du dos. Nous verrons comment proposer des postures sécuritaires qui restaurent la vitalité en utilisant la respiration. Ces postures permettent de s'abandonner en toute confiance.
3009
C.H.E.K. Points in Shoulder Training (L)
Yves Ethier
Take a trip through the functional anatomy of the shoulder and discover how you can develop preventative, performance, and corrective exercise programs better than ever before. As with any part of the body, the shoulder must be considered in conjunction with the rest of the musculoskeletal structure, along with the organ and hormonal systems. Building upon the foundation of functional anatomy, you will understand how to "assess, not guess" before designing exercise programs that are based on the interactive anatomy of the shoulder. Sponsored by CHEK INSTITUTE.
3010
Motivating the Inactive Market (L)
Sherri McMillan
Most people know they should exercise, but just don't. Imagine tapping into the 80% of society that don't exercise enough to achieve any health benefits. The key to helping this segment of our population is finding out how to motivate them to take action. We'll define the issues that need to be considered and give you the tools to design fitness programs for beginners. You'll walk away with an eight-step process for helping clients develop the foundation for success, the questions to ask clients, the drills to take them through, and motivational tips and goal-setting techniques that actually work.
3011
Movement to Mastery (L)
Shannon Fable
Remember stumbling through your first group fitness teaching experience and realizing you had 20 minutes left, but were all out of moves? What did it take to move from those days of "conscious incompetence" to where you are now? What will it take to move towards mastery? We tend to be just shy of this goal when we are asked to teach several formats at a moment's notice with little or no preparation and a lack of consistent evaluation tools. We'll discuss the benefits of mastery and you'll leave with a road map for the journey from movement to mastery.
3012
Vegetarian Cafeteria - Veggie Essentials (L)
Teri Gentes
A natural nutrition cooking and eating coach, Teri provides a complete menu of full-spectrum vegetarian foods. If you, your clients, family, or friends are vegetarian or vegan this session is a must. Learn how to find all the amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and fibre your body needs in a plant-based dietary approach. Supplementation will also be discussed to ensure that complete nutrient requirements are met. Meat eaters, this session has essential information for you too! Learn how to eat for positive impact on all you do personally and professionally.
8h30 - 11h30
3013
Le développement de la vitesse de sprint (A)
Alexandre Paré
La course de vitesse est une qualité athlétique à travailler si on veut l'améliorer. Les entraîneurs développent l'agilité, la puissance et la coordination en s'assurant que le joueur sait manier le ballon, frapper la balle, lancer au panier, mais il est rare qu'on s'attarde à la technique de démarrage et à la phase d'accélération de la course. Les meilleurs athlètes sont ceux qui démarrent rapidement pour aller chercher l'objet ou encore pour se démarquer de leurs opposants. Dans les sports de déplacement, tous les athlètes peuvent courir, mais peu courent rapidement. Changez la donne grâce à cet atelier ! Ce cours est de type conférence et est suivi d'une activité.
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9h00 - 12h00
3014
Comment utiliser efficacement les outils en aquaforme (A)
Marie-Claude Leblanc
Venez avec nous, pour mieux comprendre les principes en lien avec l'utilisation efficace de l'équipement aquatique, tout en développant des cours d'aquaforme sécuritaires. Et mettre tout cela en pratique ! Fondé sur les principes de la méthode Kopansky. Ce cours est de type activité et est suivi d'une conférence. Séance aquatique en dehors du site principal.
3015
Water Running - Take It Deep, Keep It Shallow (W/S)
Charlene Kopansky
Get ready to run with the intention of improving cardiovascular fitness, releasing stress and burning calories. Experience a combination of fierce anaerobic intervals interspersed with bouts of active recovery! Learn to integrate the essential biomechanics of water running with effective motivational cues for the best possible results. Educate your participants and clients about the magic of cross training in water - unloaded, multidirectional with huge core activation. Based on the Kopansky methodology. This session is a lecture, followed by a workshop. Off-site aqua workshop.
10h10 - 10h40
3016
Session d'information pour devenir un PRO FORMATEUR
Certification Team
Vous vous passionnez pour la santé et le conditionnement physique et vous désirez aider la prochaine génération de professionnels de conditionnement physique en leur enseignant? Nous sommes à la recherche de PRO FORMATEURS pour enseigner tous nos programmes de cours incluant la RCR. Venez à cette session d'information pour en apprendre davantage.
3017
Become a PRO TRAINER Information Session
Certification Team
Passionate about health and fitness and have a desire to help educate the next generation of fitness professionals? We are looking for PRO TRAINERS to deliver all of our world class programs including CPR. Come to this information session to learn more.
10h45 - 12h15
3101
Periodization and Your Cycle Classes (W/S)
Kirstin Schell
Periodization is an organized approach to training that involves progressive cycling of various aspects of a training program during a specific period of time. This session will review how periodization can be applied to your cycle classes to allow participants to expand their cardio capacity effectively and safely.
3102
Transformez votre vie en rebondissant (A)
Sharron Ribeiro-Pitre
Vous avez déjà fait un exercice complet du corps d'une période d'une heure. Mais avez-vous déjà fait un exercice complet qui couvrait les 100 trillions de cellules de votre corps en 10 minutes ? Il n'y a rien de tel que le rebondisseur pour obtenir ce résultat. Le rebondissement permet de brûler le gras trois fois plus vite, favorise la circulation et élimine les toxines du corps plus rapidement et efficacement que n'importe quel autre sorte d'exercice. L'essayer, c'est l'adopter ! Commandité par EXERCELL.
3103
Batuka Dance (W/S)
Nathalie Lacombe and Carole Woodstock
The evolution of movement is the perfect integration of dance styles from around the world into one hypnotic class. These pre-choreographed dance routines are driven by amazing original music written by Grammy Award winner Kike Santander. This easy-to-follow workout will rekindle your inner passion to move your body! Sponsored by BATUKA.
3104
BOSU® Athletic HIT Cardio (W/S)
Shannon Fable
The BOSU® Balance Trainer is an amazing cardio training tool, and can be used to add intensity, power, and fun to your cardio conditioning programs and classes. In this workshop, you'll learn short cardio sequences intermixed with strength and balance recovery sequences that will challenge even your fittest participants. Perfect for personal training, interval training, H.I.T. training, boot camp, circuit training, and sport conditioning programs. Get ready, because this workshop will leave you breathless! Sponsored by BOSU.
3105
Metabolic Disturbance 2012 (W/S)
Steve Maier, Frances Michaelson and Rob Turcotte
Come join the Muscle Up team as they lead you through grueling metabolic conditioning tabata sequences, athletic drills, and crossfit-style training that you'll be able to start using right away to inspire your clients and students. Brief high-intensity workouts with measurable results will keep them coming back for more and keep you coming back for more education! Sponsored by MUSCLE UP.
3106
YogaCore® (W/S)
Lisa Greenbaum
From the creators of YogaFit comes a great new way to work your entire core centre, the strength of which is crucial to any yoga practice. A strong core provides mind and body enhancement. YogaCore follows the traditional fitness format of warm up, work, and cool-down as well as deep relaxing stretches and final relaxation. Sponsored by YOGAFIT.
3107
Pilates au sol en profondeur et sans accessoire (A)
Ann McMillan
Cet atelier est pour ceux qui donnent des cours au sol pilates sans accessoire. Venez apprendre à aider vos clients à raffiner la mobilisation de leur musculature profonde. L'accent sur mis sur l'utilisation du sol et des murs pour accentuer le travail des chaînes musculaires. Nous verrons des variations subtiles et puissantes des exercices au sol pilates connues. Commandité par ANN MCMILLAN PILATES.
3108
The Beginner's Mind - Insight for Success (L)
Rod Macdonald
Join Rod for this thought-provoking session that will give you the insight to take any program, business initiative, or class and increase customer satisfaction and your bottom-line success. Whether you're an owner, manager, personal trainer, or group fitness instructor, if you do not possess "the beginner's mind" you can't achieve success. Attend this session and you'll start your day feeling more connected and in control of all your relationships.
3109
Analyse de la composition corporelle: comment s'y retrouver? (D)
Maxime St-Onge
Tout le monde cherche à connaitre son fameux pourcentage de gras. Plusieurs méthodes de mesure de la composition corporelle sont désormais accessibles. Cependant, les valeurs qu'elles donnent sont-elles valides ? Que faire avec les résultats ? Peut-on aller plus loin que le simple pourcentage de gras ? Cette conférence vous permettra de bien maîtriser les concepts essentiels de l'analyse de la composition corporelle. Vous comprendrez les principes derrières les méthodes de mesure les plus populaires et vous pourrez mieux exploiter les résultats pour vous et vos clients.
3110
Slap, Tap, Clap Cardio (L)
Lisa McLellan
A rhythmic cardio chair program based on choreographed slapping, tapping, and clapping movements, set to music older adults love. This program allows people with balance, knee, feet, and back issues to raise their heart rate, have fun, and participate in group cardio. We'll discuss the multiple benefits inherent in the program (heart health, coordination, memory, stimulation of the meridians, the power of rhythm, and modifications for contra-indications) and you'll receive a suggested song playlist. This class can also be adapted to standing. Offer this joyful and effective training program to your clients and uplift their lives! This is an interactive lecture with movement.
3111
The Invisible Service (L)
Helen Vanderburg
Success in business depends not only upon your ability to provide quality training programs but on delivering your service in a way that differentiates you in the market place. Learn how paying close attention to the "details" of your service will keep your clients coming back for more. Retain clients and get more referrals by applying the simple yet often forgotten skills of "invisible service."
3112
Santé optimale : Conseils pratiques pour entraîneurs seulement! (D)
Sophie McGreevy
En tant qu'entraîneur, maintenir son équilibre de vie et être à son meilleur sont une priorité constante. Nous devons gérer des situations stressantes et faire face à l'adversité, tout en demeurant au sommet de nos performances. Venez enrichir vos connaissances personnelles sur les nouvelles tendances au niveau de l'alimentation crue, les super-aliments et les suppléments naturels. Cette session vous offre des solutions pour la gestion de la douleur et des blessures sportives à l'aide de la naturopathie. En jouissant d'une santé optimale, vous serez en mesure d'inspirer, de motiver et de répondre aux besoins de votre clientèle.
13h00 - 14h30
3201
FKCI™ "What Women Want" (W/S)
Staci Bland and Joanne O'Donnell
Let's face it guys and gals, 90% of group fitness class and boot camp participants are women. The two FKCI "Wonder Women" will teach you how to develop an ultimately intense "Butts 'n Guts Circuit" formatted workout. They will include a cutting-edge circuit workout, designed to focus on those all important butts 'n guts that includes innovative cardio drills and resistance training formatted in progressive stations that incorporate the use of kickboxing, MMA-style drills, and free-body drills. Guys, don't skip out on this one - this is need-to-know stuff! Sponsored by FITNESS KICKBOXING CANADA INC.
3202
Cycling: Communication through Coaching and Cueing (W/S)
Laura Warf
Creating an effective ride begins with clear objectives and how you communicate with your participants. Understand what they need and what motivates them to get through all types of terrain and intensity levels. Learn new vocabulary for effective cueing and understand coaching strategies to guide riders into the cardiovascular zones they should be working in for each drill you teach.
3203
Resist-A-Ball®: Strength in Numbers (W/S)
Rebecca Cleary
Partner exercises add interest to your strength training classes and enhance your teaching. Students interact while they learn to recognize good form. Class focus shifts away from you and allows you to coach and individualize your teaching. Use groups of pairs, threes, or fours, play games and inspire regular attendance. Sponsored by RESIST-A-BALL®.
3204
Cardio Groove (W/S)
Carole Woodstock
A fun, upbeat twist on 1980s low-impact classes, this high-energy workout re-packages classic "aerobics" moves into a modern, groovin' dance party. Set to the beat of today's pumping tunes, this class is guaranteed to fill you with energy and have you cheering for more as you move and sweat it out on the dance floor!
3205
Maximize Results in Minimal Time (W/S)
Peter Twist
Your challenge is to create a purposeful workout that delivers maximum results in 20 minutes or less. When training time is compressed, use this easy-to-implement four-step workout design system to create multiple workouts jam-packed with both inspiration and perspiration. Ignite your creativity and discover how combining simple strategies produces great results. Sponsored by TWIST SPORT CONDITIONING.
3206
Step Duo (A)
Arnaud Cior
Il faut être deux pour faire du tango, n'est-ce pas? Alors, peut-être faut-il être deux pour faire aussi du step! Apprenez pourquoi le step est deux fois plus plaisant avec un partenaire. Basé sur des principes d'enseignement simples et sur de nombreuses interactions, ce cours vous ouvrira les yeux sur de nouvelles possibilités en step.
3207
From Pain to Freedom - Therapeutic Yoga for Lower Back Issues (W/S)
Jennifer Horvath
Lower back pain is undoubtedly the most often encountered complaint from clients. Whether it be structural or muscular imbalance, sciatica, or one of many other back issues, simple therapeutic movements can help your client move from pain to freedom. This workshop is ideal for yoga teachers, pilates teachers, and personal trainers. Never feel ill-equipped again when a client comes in with lower back pain. You'll gain the right tools to treat the pain and empower your client while adding value to your role as a trainer.
3208
Vishranta yoga (yoga détente) (A)
Lyne St-Roch
Lyne vous invitera à explorer une série de postures simples de récupération qui revigorent et rafraîchissent à la fois le corps et l'esprit. Cette pratique vous apprendra à vous détendre, tout en prenant conscience de la respiration et des sensations physiques. Afin de parachever cet atelier, Lyne vous guidera vers une relaxation profonde conduisant à la détente complète. Le corps reste totalement passif tandis que l'esprit est présent et en alerte. La déconnexion générale de l'organisme induit un état de calme et de détente, empêchant ainsi les mouvements émotionnels de devenir pathogènes.
3209
Fit over Forty (L)
Sherri McMillan
Do your clients complain that the instant they turned 40, their bodies changed? This engaging session will shed some light on the variables that influence an individual as they age and on how our program design can help reverse or better manage many of these changes.
3210
Efficacité et équilibre musculaire par l'analyse des erreurs techniques (D)
David Dulude
Comme entraîneur personnel, il est important de pouvoir faire comprendre à nos clients que nous ne sommes pas qu'un compteur de répétitions ou un laveur d'appareils. Dans cette conférence, vous verrez comment analyser les erreurs techniques de quatre mouvements musculaires de base pour en découvrir les muscles à étirer, activer ou renforcer. Cela vous aidera grandement à améliorer votre crédibilité et vous bâtir une clientèle rapidement.
3211
De la passion au profit : faites de la mise en forme votre carrière (D)
Nathalie Lacombe
Vous rêvez de gagner votre vie dans le domaine du conditionnement physique, sans trop comprendre comment physiquement endurer 30 cours d'exercice en groupe par semaine ? Nous avons la réponse ! Une carrière en mise en forme est non seulement possible, mais à portée de main. L'entraînement personnel, le conditionnement spécialisé, les programmes corporatifs, la PRO Formation, la présentation de conférences... Les possibilités sont infinies. En tant que directrice de la certification chez canfitpro,, Nathalie partagera avec vous les plus récentes tendances du domaine, dans le but de faire croître votre entreprise et ainsi réaliser la carrière de vos rêves.
3212
Power Foods You Need in Your Diet (L)
Kirstin Schell
We'll discuss the best foods to include in your everyday diet and why they stand out from the pack. In this fact-filled session, we'll look at macro- and micro-ingredients along with the importance of phytochemicals and much more. Power nutrition can make all the difference!
13h30 - 16h30
3213
La salle de musculation liquide: Entraînement musculaire en aquaforme (A)
Chantal Laporte
Les propriétés physiques de l'eau permettent aux participants de tous les âges et niveaux de forme physique de s'exercer en sécurité, sans compromettre l'intensité. Cet atelier interactif vous proposera une utilisation concrète de notions théoriques pour vous aider à faire un choix d'exercices éclairé lors de la conception de vos cours d'aquaforme. Fondé sur les principes de la méthode Kopansky. Ce cours est de type activité et est suivi d'une conférence. Séance aquatique en dehors du site principal.
3214
Aqua Combinations (W/S)
Dylan Harries
Are your regular clients craving heavy-duty choreography combinations that will give them the workout intensity they've been looking for? Learn how to build routines that will challenge coordination, balance, strength, and cardio output. Explore teaching with different levels of intensity for the same combo so everyone in the group will get the benefits from the same workout. We'll rock to the music and get wild with the moves and grooves. Based on the Kopansky methodology. This session is a lecture, followed by a workshop. Off-site aqua workshop.
14h35 - 14h55
3215
Become a Presenter Information Session
Certification Team
Have you ever wanted to learn what it takes to become a canfitpro presenter? How do you take your passion and share it with your peers? Come to this information session to learn the steps to prepare your application and how to make yours stand out!
15h00 - 16h30
3301
Tour de France (A)
Arnaud Cior
C'est la course la plus exténuante du monde. Le New York Times le décrit comme étant : « l'événement athlétique le plus demandant physiologiquement de tous. » C'est le Tour de France, existant depuis plus de 100 ans et toujours aussi exigeant. Le champion français en conditionnement physique, Arnaud Cior, vous donnera un aperçu de la façon dont les coureurs se préparent pour cet événement. Vous voulez parcourir les Alpes? Suivez-le!
3302
Prenatal Exercise - Strength, Cardio, and Beyond (W/S)
Sarah Zahab
This workshop will focus on strength and cardiovascular exercises that are appropriate for the pregnant woman. We will touch on the physiological changes that occur during each trimester and appropriate exercises for each stage of pregnancy. Learn why the pregnant woman should never perform an abdominal crunch. Walk away with exercises that will increase functionality, improve posture, and reduce back pain in your prenatal clients and group fitness participants. Canadian and American guidelines will be covered as well as the most recent evidence-based literature supporting exercise during the prenatal period.
3303
Powerful Low Impact (W/S)
Sherri McMillan
As our population ages, participants are leaning towards workouts that offer minimal impact stresses. You need to ensure that your low-impact workouts will keep them returning. Sherri will teach you how to intensify and add variety to your low-impact workouts. She'll show you a format that provides a functional, simple, results-driven, and multi-level workout. This format will allow you to teach a workout that appeals to beginners and your most demanding, advanced exercise enthusiasts, all in the same class. It will definitely become one of the most popular classes in your facility!
3304
Buffet Danse (A)
Nathalie Lacombe
Suivez votre envie de danser, de l'écran télé jusqu'au plancher du studio. Découvrez comment faire de vos cours d'exercice à base de danse, une succulente combinaison de tubes top 40, de rythmes latins, de contemporain, de hip-hop, de Bollywood, etc. Vous ne tomberez plus jamais en panne d'idées ! Vous quitterez la session en sachant comment enseigner tous les styles avec authenticité. De l'apéritif au savoureux dessert, en passant par le plat principal, vous laisserez vos participants rassasiés, mais absolument accrochés.
3305
Assisted Partner Stretching (W/S)
Helen Vanderburg
This workshop will give you tons of ideas for assisted stretching techniques. Personal trainers and group exercise instructors will leave with a stretch program for the total body. You'll learn static and dynamic stretch techniques and exercises that are easy to use with your clients.
3306
Yoga version classique (A)
Marianne Regaudie
Une pratique de yoga traditionnelle sur de la musique non traditionnelle. Des pièces douces de musique classique, connues ou moins connues, ont été soigneusement sélectionnées pour créer une ambiance propice à la pratique du yoga et à la relaxation. Vous serez transporté !
3307
Total Fat Destruction (L)
Rod Macdonald
Learn what the latest research suggests about losing fat and keeping it off. Combining science with common sense, Rod will take you through recommendations you can use with your clients for diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes that are both attainable and sustainable. You will learn that Total Fat Destruction is as much a way of mind as it is a way of exercising.
