Live In-Person Courses
Minimal Equipment Home Workout
September 5th 10:00 AM
Practical Hands-on Course - Learn New Exercises with minimal equipment perfect for home workouts.
Practical hands-on course.
2.5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Theresa Cordova
Muscles and Motion: Lower Extremity
September 8th and 12th HYBRID - This two-part course: PART -1 September 8th 6:30 pm Theory via ZOOM meeting. PART -2 September 12th 9:00 - 12:30 100% on the GYM floor hands-on.
5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter: Vincent Carvelli
Optimize Strength
September 12th Through discussion and practical application of exercise analysis students will learn how to optimize strength by manipulating an exercise. Students will also be able to answer:
3.75 AAPTE CEC's Presenter Theresa Cordova
Cardiorespiratory Structure and Function
October 17th Comprehensive examination and explanation of the physiological responses during aerobic and anaerobic exercise. 2.5 AAPTE CEC's Presenter Theresa Cordova
Practical Skill Training
This course is for the certified personal trainer's hands-on skill training. The course includes two student lectures on exercise tools and three days of hands-on labs.
10 CEC for AAPTE certified or Expired Certificants.
Responsible Decision Making for the Exercise Professional
December 1st 6:30 PM December 5th 9:00 AM
HYBRID Two Part Course
Part 1 -Zoom December 1st 6:30 pm
Part 2 Hands-on December 5th 9:00 - 12:30
This course is for the fitness professional that has a strong desire to make sensible and strategic decisions related to teaching exercise with sound principles that optimize results and sustainability.
Be very careful as to what you consider a "good form" and a "safe exercise" Legal examples will be referenced.
5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Vincent Carvelli
Webinars
Business Building Workshop
September 12th, 10:00 - 1:30 pm
During the seminar, you will learn the elements necessary to build a business plan, reflect on professionalism and service, set goals for business growth, and gain a better understanding of how to communicate to potential clients during various stages of the business-building process.
2.5 AAPTE CEC
Presenter: Jessica Maziekas
CPT RTS1 Refresher Course
October 26th - December 16th Course schedule
This promotion is designed as a personal trainer refresher course for continuing education credits or for those wishing to sit for the AAPTE certification Examination. 10 CEC for AAPTE certified or Expired Certificants.
Price includes:
Access to full virtual course, all reviews, and certification examination
Does not include:
Access to live hands-on practical skill training.
NOTE: If you are taking for cec credits the course will include a 30 question quiz.
Special Population Certification Course
Oct 21st - 26th Varied times
The Certified Special Population Specialist (CSPT) course is designed for the exercise professional who wants to gain a better understanding of disorders and chronic conditions and to obtain the skills necessary to appropriately evaluate, assess, and prescribe exercise as an intervention to this population. 15 AAPTE CEC
Presenter: Michael Maziekas
Home Study Courses
Journey into Tranquility Meditation Certification Course
Mental fitness is the perfect complement to physical fitness. By learning to calm and refocus the mind, one can take their personal fitness, goals and life to a new level.
10 AAPTE CEC
Plant Based Nutrition
This course is designed to go over
- plant-based diet
- where to begin
- how to maintain health
1.75 AAPTE CEC
Stress and Exercise
This course is designed to provide a greater understanding of the body’s response to stress.
1.5 AAPTE CEC
Exercise Mechanics Part 1
Coming Soon
Live Course Library Dates TBD
Bodyweight - Tubing - Bosu Training
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Date TBD
Dynamic methods of resistance training exercise using tubing, Swiss Ball, Bosu, and body-weight exercises. This course focuses on utilizing everything but free weights & machines. 2.5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Theresa Cordova
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Date TBD
This course assists the exercise professional in understanding the physical demands of the sport and how to improve skills through concepts of anatomy, training and recovery.
2.5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenters Theresa Cordova and Chester Indiviglio
Muscles and Motion: Chest and Back
Karate Anatomy, Strength and Power Training
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Date TBD
Created for a hands-on skill-building experience (verbal, tactile, and mechanical) application.
This course is directed toward giving the participant an increased understanding of chest and Back Musculature, exercise application and methods of cueing through hands-on training.
5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Vincent Carvelli
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Date TBD
Created for a hands-on skill-building experience (verbal, tactile, and mechanical) application.
This course is directed toward giving the participant an increased understanding of arms and shoulder Musculature, exercise application and methods of cueing through hands-on training.
5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Vincent Carvelli
Optimize Strength
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Beginning Personal Trainer
Date TBD
Through discussion and practical application of exercise analysis students will learn how to optimize strength by manipulating an exercise.
Students will also be able to answer:
3.75 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Theresa Cordova
Beginning Personal Trainer
Muscles and Motion: Arms and Shoulders
Beginning Personal Trainer
Date TBD
This course is designed for the novice personal trainer interested in developing practical skills and training techniques. Bringing the personal trainer from classroom theory into practical application.
Presenter Theresa Cordova
Exercise Prescription
The Hip: Structure Function and Pathology
The Hip: Structure Function and Pathology
Dates TBD
Presenter Michael Maziekas
The Hip: Structure Function and Pathology
The Hip: Structure Function and Pathology
The Hip: Structure Function and Pathology
Dates TBD
Presenter Michael Maziekas June 24th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
- Signs, Symptoms and Clinical Aspects of Common Hip Pathologies
- Assessment and Treatment Overview in a Rehabilitation Setting
- Arthrology (ligaments, cartilage, labrum, key features, etc)
- Osteokinematics (Femur on Pelvis, Pelvis on Femur)
· 1.75 AAPTE CEC. Presenter: Dan Anderson
Webinars Course Library Dates TBD
Motor Development and Learning Through The Lifespan
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Motor Development and Learning Through The Lifespan
Date TBD
This course includes a comprehensive overview of motor development across the lifespan from infancy through older adulthood. There will be a focus on movement pattern development and the underlying mechanisms that are related to changes in these pathways. This is essential knowledge to understanding how to assist a client in the development and performance of neuromuscular awareness.
5 AAPTE CEC
Presenter: Michael Maziekas
Stress Friend or Foe
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Motor Development and Learning Through The Lifespan
Date TBD
This seminar will cover the many aspects of stress it will focus on defining stress, differentiating between eustress and distress, how the body responds to stress, and how mindset affects the body’s responses.
The seminar will also provide strategies to help improve/manage stress, including; mindset, breathing, movement, nutrition, and sleep.
2.5 AAPTE CEC
Presenter: Michael Maziekas
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Date TBD
Red Flags for Fitness Professional
- When is it appropriate to refer your client to a physician or other healthcare professional?
- What are the signs and symptoms of common systemic pathology?
Common Pathologies of the Shoulder Complex 2.5 AAPTE CEC. Presenter: John Petrizzo
Program Design
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
Medical Aspects and Exercise Considerations for Fitness Professionals: Upper Extremity
Date TBD
A course on the development and implementation of a safe, effective, and efficient fitness program based on clients’ goals and needs.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, the attendee will be able to:
- Understand the sequential method with regard to training new and/or existing clients
AAPTE CEC 2.5
Presenter: Michael Maziekas
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
Date TBD
- What are levers and how do they impact human movement?
- The musculoskeletal system structure and function.
- Joint structure and function.
The Shoulder Complex
- What are the bones and joints that contribute to the shoulder complex?
- How do the bones and joints of the shoulder complex interact?
2.5 AAPTE CEC. Presenter: John Petrizzo
Behavior Change for the Personal Trainer
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
Anatomy and Kinesiology Structure and Function: The Upper Extremity
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Date TBD
This course will cover psychological techniques to assist our clients in behavior change.
2.5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter: Evan Lawrence LMHC, CPT,
Nutritional Quality of "Food"
Understanding Effects of Trauma; Informed Education for Personal Trainers
Understanding Effects of Trauma; Informed Education for Personal Trainers
Date TBD
Understanding food quality is essential to physiological, neurological and metabolic health. Knowing what constitutes QUALITY OF FOOD is more than "clean eating".
This course is intended to present the essential components necessary to identify key elements of nutrition. We will discuss and elaborate on food versus non-foods that are often underlying causes of pathophysiology.
2.5 AAPTE CEC
Presenter: Michael Maziekas
Understanding Effects of Trauma; Informed Education for Personal Trainers
Understanding Effects of Trauma; Informed Education for Personal Trainers
Understanding Effects of Trauma; Informed Education for Personal Trainers
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Date TBD
Trauma survivors can potentially carry lifetime emotional scars such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, shame, guilt and more. In this workshop, you’ll learn the science behind how trauma alters the brain, PTSD and depression.
2.5 AAPTE CEC's
Presenter Judy Gettner