Bokwa® is a completely different approach to group exercise, where participants draw letters and numbers with their feet while performing an energising and addictive cardio workout. Bokwa does not require you to count steps; simply feel the music and freely move with the beat. Because the steps are structured as letters and numbers, everyone can do Bokwa. The energising music, fun and predictable steps and great motivation ensures participants become addicted to Bokwa.
In this high-energy, fast-paced and engaging talk, one of the UK's top entrepreneurs, Nigel Botterill, shares with you 18 secrets that super-successful PTs know! In the last 8 years Nigel has built 8 seperate £1m+ bsuinesses from scratch so he knows a thing or to how to build big business fast. If you’re the decision maker in your business, this really is the perfect way to start FitPro Convention.
Join us on a journey of intelligent motion and let us jumpstart your Convention experience with movement, laughter and practical education. Learn how to apply useful exercises relating to fascia, games, group training, programmeme design and new exercise techniques such as osteofascial techniques™.
Join two leading fitness pioneers who have taken the high-intensity model of HIIT, Tabata and metabolic training, and crafted a session for instructors to teach in clubs, one-to-one, and community sessions. Learn how to maximise results and calorie consumption, and satisfy the psychological and emotional requirements of your target market.
Join John, Zosha and Geoff for an amazing step session with creative, dynamic and energy-filled choreography. DJ Decks will be spinning the music live and you can guarantee this will be one pumping session. Let the party start!
Steve focuses on the mental preparation involved in performing and offers a revealing insight into his ability to peak for major championships. The team-building presentation concludes with a small practical demonstration where Steve introduces his gravity-defying javelin, highlighting the essential components necessary for success within any team.
You know that you’re fit, but how far can you push yourself? This year at FitPro Convention, we’ll be holding a Convention ViPR Challenge. Fitness professionals – this is your opportunity to perform a series of exercises against the clock, prove your fitness and win a fantastic prize. Do you believe you can go to your limits and beyond? Please be aware that this is not a bookable session – just turn up and test yourself!
A good understanding of the aetiologies of knee pain helps with exercise selection and programmeme design, for both athletes and deconditioned clients. Discover how a holistic approach that considers nutrition and lifestyle factors, combined with corrective exercise and soft tissue therapy, can be effective and help your client avoid surgery.
Whip, snap and get into serious shape with high-intensity cardio drills using strength ropes and a fast-moving conditioning circuit. We’ll alternate comprehensive full-body exercises and creative core moves – this is hard work, sweat and fun mixed with good music and all you’ve got to give.
Keiser cycling (hour one). Ride and deliver. While enjoying a well-planned cycle class, bring knowledge to the ride. Using heart rate, RPE, Watts and RPM, this class covers all areas.
Most of us will never feel the weight of a gold medal around our necks or hear a crowd’s thundering applause. Yet, in each of us lies the heart of a champion. The difference between those allowing their inner champion to express itself and those who remain spectators: a decision.
This workshop explores training women through their pregnancy and what exercises are appropriate throughout the trimesters. Zosha also discusses what red flags to look out for, so that the movement choices are safe for both muma and baby.
This session looks at play as a critical link for effective physical training protocols. Whether in the gym, outside or in a group setting, ViPR Playout gives you the scientific rationale and structure of how to create a playout, plus myriad examples to include in your own play session.
This workshop demonstrates fascial freeing: powerful, suitable methods for your clients. We will equate traditional research and application to a more integrated approach, experiencing how the body can change instantly if we feed it what it needs. Fascial freeing is necessary for all clients: chronic, sedentary, active and elite.
NPE remains the world leader in walking thousands of clients step-by-step through the exact strategies, tactics and tools proven to quickly build a sustainable business of 40-100+ clients who you'll love working with. In this marketing session you’ll learn how it’s done with speed and sustainability.
In this innovative session, Lesley gives you heaps of ideas to stand out from the crowd. She will show you how to generate more leads and sales with modern strategies so you can stride ahead with your marketing.
Movement preparation, done right, creates instant change. Those first minutes dictate the entire purpose of the session. This workshop explores four components of movement preparation: mobilisers, osteofacial techniques, activation drills and play. Learning to connect the human being to the human body is crucial for world-class coaching.
‘Forced reps’ is when a trainer provides manual resistance to the exercising person, with or without equipment. Learn ways to challenge clients and facilitate positive changes by targeting specific muscles and movement patterns. This is great for performing activation exercises for under-active tissues and challenging the myofascial and energetic systems.
This session demonstrates functional assessment techniques of the back and applies function to enhance movement. Understand the interaction of the lumbar and thoracic spine, and its relationship with the lower to upper extremity, to develop a true functional training programmeme. Learn how the feet, lower extremity and pelvis are integrated.
TRX® Group Rip Power is possibly the most dynamic music-driven group exercise class ever. This motivating class capitalises on the speed, power and rotation inherent in Rip™ training and sets it to music in a way that ensures high-quality movement, individualised training and an absolutely killer workout.
Group Power® is your hour of power! This 60 minute barbell programme strengthens all your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating group environment with fantastic music and awesome instructors. With simple, athletic movements such as squats, lunges, presses and curls, Group Power is for all ages and fitness levels. Discover results, discover Group Power!
This session will focus on using Twitter to raise your profile, gain new clients and maintain relationships. It is relevant for both fitness professionals who work independently and those who work for gym chains. It will give those new to twitter the confidence to start using the platform and help those already using Twitter to produce stronger content and increase follower numbers. The session will include a large number of actionable tips, tactics and interactive elements
Explore the 321 Training Method workoutcreated by Ramona while working with clients on remote film locationswith limited time and equipment. The workout builds a Hollywood body while promoting total fitness. This is a high-energy, fun class that can be used in personal training and group X classes
Kevin McLernon publicly fought to lose weight on ITV’s Biggest Loser and now motivates others to do the same as a fitness professional. This session will teach you how to set up a challenge with empathy for long-term results, as Kevin teams up with Jayne to provide a HIIT workout that every demographic will take part in. This is the perfect opportunity to see fitness from the ‘other point of view’ and turn your sessions around to attract those who really need it.
Physical qualities like speed are required for successful athletic performance; however, how do we maximise the transfer of training effect with kinematic crossover from gym to track? Learn how to exploit and capitalise on human movement patterns through multiplanar kettlebell training for a realistic, sport-specific transfer of training effect.
Explore power standing and floor sequences that can be added to fitness Pilates for your advanced participants.
Everyone finishes first in Group Ride®! Pedal in groups, roll over hills, chase the pack, climb mountains and spin your way to burning calories and strengthening your lower body.
This 60-minute cycling programme is geared for anyone that can ride a bike. Motivating music, awesome instructors and an inspiring group environment lets you Ride On!
Which assessments to determine how well a client’s core is functioning give the most information in the least amount of time? Learn which tests the CHEK approach considers mandatory, how to determine the best assessments for different clients and how to use your results to create personalised core conditioning programmemes.
How great would it be to wake up in the morning, check your account, and see that clients had paid you for services you had delivered to them while you slept? This session outlines how the use of technology can significantly change the way you deliver service to your clients.
Why and how do your clients want to exercise? If you want to make a difference to your clients, you need to know the answer. Discover a powerful strategy to unlock your clients’ why, how and what. Leave with an immediate process for developing intelligent motion to revolutionise your business.
Your athletic training just got legally juiced! Experience challenging new exercises and drills focused on integrated strength and power. This practical session is designed to crank up energy, motivation and results. Simple and unique, this hard-core training and challenging workout ‘brings it’!
Lee’s coaching method defies conventional wisdom but is deeply rooted in the scientific principles of biomechanics and evolutionary biology. The Barefoot Science lecture bridges the gap between consumer and science. Lee explains the history of barefoot,an introduction to biomechanics, evolutionary anatomy and motor control theory, the importance of gravity in shaping human anatomy and why movement is important for metabolism and the brain andwhy humans experience pain. Barefoot Science is the foundation of the practical application of barefoot movement. Visit the Barefoot Science lecture for an introduction to Lee Saxby's philosophy and education and to find out how to register for courses.
In this hands-on ViPR session, you will learn techniques to facilitate improved shoulder thresholds that are based on strategies consistent with the principles of true human motion, including exercises for the foot, hip and thoracic spine, designed to maximise a shoulder workout and eliminate pain.
Take your bodyweight training to the next level with the latest, most innovative and effective drills to expand your exercise library and multiply your results. Learn the theory and methods used to unlock the mastery of your own bodyweight. Great for PTs and group fitness instructors.
Learn how to effectively communicate the value of your services and how to package your services to make them easier for prospective clients to understand. Improve your sales results (and client roster) and learn immediately actionable strategies for converting more prospects into clients and increasing your bottom line.
Bringing back the Funk as the award winning Urban Funk hits the stage, taking you back to a time of smooth grooves, funky tunes and a dance class that leads you to a mouth watering finale.
From the Paleo Diet and Intermittent Fasting to beetroot juice and vitamin D, they sound so promising but do the latest nutritional fixes deliver? This presentation updates you on the latest nutrition trends in the fitness business, investigates the science behind them and tells you what really works.
Discover Tabata™, the exciting group exercise brand launching at Convention. It’s scientifically proven to be THE most effective HIIT system and is exclusively endorsed by creator Professor Izumi Tabata. Take part in our demonstration and seminar to find out why Tabata is 2013’s hottest new fitness trend and the ultimate programmeme to get you fit fast.
This interactive discussion on the tri-plane movement patterns of the abdominals and core explores how the abdominals and core actually lengthen in all functional movements before producing functional work, and will incorporate the upper and lower extremities to accomplish enhanced performance and a workout that has a truly three-dimensional feel.
Train like a Hollywood superstar with the best Equinox has to offer. Get stronger with pure bodyweight training and primal moves, faster with speed drills, and more agile with simple martial arts combinations and conditioning. Finish with slinky stretches to leave you svelte, nimble and powerful.
Marilyn Monroe once said, “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” And teach a girl how to strut and she will be unstoppable! Find your inner Marilyn in this innovative dance and conditioning class: prepare to wear heels more comfortably and gain confidence in abundance.
Learn how to weave much-needed postural correction into your clients’ training with rapid analysis and exercise solutions that compliment rather than control the delivery of each training session, allowing you to emphasise clients’ higher training priorities. Find out what analytical tools work best and how to correct postural dysfunction.
Learn how to build a high-energy workout while maintaining control and abiding by the principles of CoreFitnessRoller® training. Progress a balanced total mind-body workout to a cardio crescendo before you regress the pace and iron out stress.
Vibe Cycle is fast becoming the No.1 indoor cycling concept in the UK and is a firm favourite at FitPro Convention. Rhythm Theatre shows all the moves and activities displayed within the Vibe Cycle genre. Music, rhythm and fun are the aims of the ride. Don't just ride ...
Few people realise that technology eats away at our vitality. Discover the six classes of stressors, the difference between physiological and non-physiological stressors, and how the body creates a total stress picture that dictates how you respond to exercise and how food intake can change during stress.
Do you love what you do, the vision you hold and the people you serve so much that, when you are tried as a leader, you will not be shaken?
Help your clients make common sense, common practice by helping them master the Magnificent 7: eat right, think right, sleep right, move right, drink right, talk right and poo right. Pete explains the science behind the Magnificent 7 and helps you develop strategies for clients, so they can achieve their goals.
Do you use social media to promote your business and interact with potential clients? Are you quite confident when using Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and other networks? If you are that’s great but what are you like in real life social situations? Do you know how to approach people you’ve never met before? What do you do when you attend events like this? How should you act when you walk into a room full of strangers? How should you engage with people? During this session Graeme will explain the dos and don’ts of real-life social networking and will use some thought provoking examples to help you to network more effectively.
Why and how do your clients want to exercise? To make a difference to your clients, you need to know. Discover a strategy to unlock your clients’ why, how and what. Leave with a process for developing intelligent motion through practical application of Power Plate, ViPR, Kinesis and Biofeedback (HRT).
Your client retention percentage can be a reality check. What are you doing to make sure your clients are satisfied with your service? Discover a checklist of things you can integrate into your business practices to stack your books and have a waiting list instead of a calling list.
A 60 to 70-hour working week is unsustainable and you can become a prisoner of your own success. Your health and relationships suffer and you face career burnout. Learn how to build a team so you can live your dream lifestyle and serve more people, making a bigger difference in the world
The TRX Training Zone is a new anchoring solution that provides a revolutionary environment for functional circuit training. Learn how to skillfully use all the elements of the TRX® Training Zone to bring the best of suspension training, Rip™ training and functional conditioning together in one effective, high-energy workout.
Group Kick® brings it on! This electric 60 minute fusion class of martial arts and boxing movements will kick your cardio fitness to the next level while defining and shaping your body and self confidence! Energetic music, awesome instructors and a group environment will keep you punching, kicking and smiling! Group Kick will knock you out!
A challenging, 30-45-minute, high-intensity workout set to retro 70s beats using Flowin', a unique, friction training device designed to efficiently work all your global muscle groups and challenge you to the extreme.
Learn the training tips and eating plan Ramona’s celebrity clients use to keep fit.Discover the struggles celebrities face and the importance of setting goals and pushing boundaries.Explore fitness for the body, wellness for the mind and peace for the spirit, and how to achieve the life you want.
There is a shift in the fitness industry towards group training. Learning how to best manage group training and achieve maximal results is based on efficient planning and structure. In this session, Michol will show you how to build an effective group circuit for various populations.
Jam-packed with action, learn the science of high-intensity interval training and its application to fitness and sport. Take home short, plug-n-play, high-intensity interval sequences that are realistic for both high-level athletes and mere mortals, and guaranteed to raise your heart rate, fitness level, calorie expenditure and the fun factor.
Pussycat Dolls, Britney and Christina eat your heart out! This class brings the sexy back into fitness. It’s suitable for all abilities, with user-friendly choreography that everyone can master.
It’s tough out there! The market for mixed martial arts training is growing and the competition for clients is fierce. Beat your rivals to the punch: come along to this session and get ready to rumble with Ultimate Fighting Fitness – MMA for Fitness Professionals.
Freestyle Fitness Yoga (FFY) is designed for and champions the fitness professional who wants to teach a results-driven yoga practice. You can experience FFY with its creator Jayne Nicholls in this flow class that moves with strength, grace and confidence through traditional yoga postures and sequences.
Using multiple planes of movement and addressing several biomotor abilities at once, Big Bang exercises condense the benefits of many exercises into one, saving time and making efficient use of space and equipment. Learn techniques to ascend (make harder) and descend (make easier) Big Bang exercises to suit clients’ needs.
Aimed at PTs or instructors working long hours and struggling to overcome limitations, learn how to leverage other people’s time and effort, and create a model for others to follow. Discover how to attract other fitness professionals to work with you as a team and grow your business.
Ever fancied taking your knowledge to an audience? You need careful planning to make a lasting impression and get yourself noticed. Paul shares secrets he’s learned from many years in broadcasting that can turn your video, radio or public appearance into a successful and professional performance.
If exercise is medicine, why are pills a doctor’s prescription of choice? Why is exercise not prescribed? Learn the top 10 reasons why doctors don’t prescribe exercise and the top five ways to get them to buy into exercise. Discover how to show physicians the value of working with PTs.
Bring us your biggest challenge and jump into this open hot-seat and laser coaching session. We’ll tackle anything you can bring to the table in this session. Warning: Do not come to this session if you’re scared to be challenged. We’re all about straight talk and moving forward fast!
The End is Just the Beginning in the new, variable intensity interval training class that is taking the UK by storm. Experience a full body workout matched with personal training and awesome music.
The days of the low fat diet are numbered as mounting evidence points to the failure of such diets to combat obesity and heart disease. Find out why mainstream media condemned fat, what they got wrong and why you should still eat it
Discover Tabata™, the exciting group exercise brand launching at Convention. It’s scientifically proven to be THE most effective HIIT system and is exclusively endorsed by creator Professor Izumi Tabata. Take part in our demonstration and seminar to find out why Tabata is 2013’s hottest new fitness trend and the ultimate programmeme to get you fit fast.
Ramona shares her personal journey as a PT and looks at activating mind, body and spirit in order to empower yourself and achieve your goals. Discover Ramona’s marketing strategies and how she grew her business and her brand successfully
Super charge your core training and amplify athletic balance! Experience challenging new movement sequences and drills focused on balance from head to toe and functional core integration. Discover new ways to challenge your “power center” and link your core training to whole body movement.
Learn how to foster motivation, success and adherence and become the coach everyone wants to train with. Integrate unique programmeming to enhance autonomy, mastery and purpose within a group setting. Build on ideas for movement and integrate emotional connections with clients, creating a mental stimulus that keeps them engaged.
Proper movement preparation is essential before any training bout. It helps prepare the body's systems for optimal movement and efficiency. In this session, learn how to use ViPR to properly prepare the muscular, fascial and neural systems in a flowing routine from beginner to advanced.
Train like a Hollywood superstar with the best Equinox has to offer. Get stronger with pure bodyweight training and primal moves, faster with speed drills, and more agile with simple martial arts combinations and conditioning. Finish with slinky stretches to leave you svelte, nimble and powerful.
Inspired by stretching from yoga, athletics and rehabilitation, learn cutting-edge stretch sequences that take under 10 minutes in almost any setting. Perfect to compliment the end of a workout, or strung together into total-body, yoga-inspired routines, these sequences transform your body, relax your mind, and improve your posture and strength.
Food quality has dropped, stress levels are high and parasites are easily transferred, often causing fatigue, confusion, poor sleep quality, weight issues, inability to increase muscle mass and susceptibility to illness. Some ‘health and performance foods’ are parasites’ favourite foods. Learn the signs of infection and resources for removing parasites.
Discover how to triple your income by delivering a bigger percentage of health and wellness to a larger audience. Become a leader by cultivating your circle of influence and shaping your information to suit the needs of every client. Create a brand new legacy for large, small groups and one-to-one business.
Injury is a result of the body’s tissues breaking down, having exceeded their capacity to handle stress. This presentation looks at corrective exercise with a new lens, illuminating the stress response and its effects. Learn techniques to counter the stress response and discover tools to use with clients.
Explore the impact of feet, hips and thoracic spine on low back biomechanics. Develop functional strategies to improve sacroiliac dysfunction, low back pain, spinal fusion, scoliosis, spinal stenosis and the chain reaction on spinal movements. Learn a regressive to progressive approach to improve functional strength in clients with back pain.
Considered by many as one of the best in his field, Lee has been described as “The World’s Best Running Coach” by Christopher McDougall, author of the international bestseller, Born to Run, and by Harvard Professor, Daniel Lieberman as “exceptional”. The coaching drills he uses are based on a deep understanding of the biomechanics of movement and his extensive practical experience with athletes of all abilities, from beginner to elite. Lee has developed a coaching programmeme to educate fitness professionals on the science and application of barefoot movement. The education is an intensive programmeme designed to instruct the science and coaching of the physical and mental components of barefoot movement. Lee Saxby will introduce the complex skills required to diagnose and correct running form using his coaching methods. Saxby-educated coaches can be found all over the world. Visit the Coaching Barefoot Running workshop to learn more about Lee Saxby's training techniques and to find out how to register for courses.
A 60 to 70-hour working week is unsustainable and you can become a prisoner of your own success. Your health and relationships suffer and you face career burnout. Learn how to build a team so you can live your dream lifestyle and serve more people, making a bigger difference in the world.
In this session Kevin will share his story including his life before The Biggest Loser and his journey and his mindset that led toBiggest Loser victory. Kevin inspires positive action, speaking from the heart, his feelings and past experiences strike a chord with many audience members in all environments. Moving, personal, detailed and peppered with good humour, he motivates and inspires in equal measure
Take your bodyweight training to the next level with the latest, most innovative and effective drills to expand your exercise library and multiply your results. Learn the theory and methods used to unlock the mastery of your own bodyweight. Great for PTs and group fitness instructors.
The hip complex is intricate, with many roles. We’ll define the pelvic ring and use various perspectives to ‘ask’ what it needs to feel better and how to apply them, implementing techniques such as hands-on, movement and tools to unravel some issues and ‘change’ the pelvic ring in motion.
In this hands-on ViPR session, you will learn techniques to facilitate improved running ability that are based on strategies consistent with the principles of true human motion.
Keiser cycling (hour two). CV. Develop speed and technique and work on your cadence in the session. The music leads this session and creates your ride; be creative!
Ladies and gentlemen, step this way for the fantastic John and his magical step. Magic, because you won’t believe what you can do on it. In the blink of an eye, you will be transported to choreographic heaven. This class gives you months of ideas to implement in your sessions.
Join Andy Wake for a Boxercise masterclass. The session encompasses new ideas for your class, personal training and a special boot camp section, plus footwork drills from the Boxercise Footwork Training System. Also showcased will be some legendary 'Ali moves' from the Muhammad Ali boxing trainer course run by Boxercise, such as the combination that ended the Rumble in the Jungle! Don’t worry if you’re new to boxing – all levels are welcome!
Learn the importance of creating a fusion of functional training, rehabilitative movement and Pilates while learning to use the CoreFitnessRoller. Through the use of this innovative new tool, you will discover exercises and movement flow to dramatically enhance physical performance, balance and core strength.
Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain has many causes, and asymmetrical flexibility increases the likelihood of dysfunction. Learn to identify clients suffering from SI joint pain and avoid creating problems in clients at risk. Discover the C.H.E.K Institute formula for effective stretching, stabilisation and strengthening programmemes for clients with SI joint problems.
Fitness professionals are moving beyond weight loss and increasing muscle mass, to helping clients be as physically, mentally and nutritionally healthy as possible to combat disease. Learn more about cancer and how to develop protocols and programmemes to help people with these conditions.
There is no evidence that any form of running is the best. Explore the options and a programmeme of screening to establish which form of running should be used with which individuals. Surely clients’ running programmemes should come down to more than which coach they use and personal preferences?
Creating an energy deficit seems to be the only focus in managing bodyweight today. This plays a smaller role in successful weight management than is acknowledged. There are five nutrition and lifestyle principles that must be applied for truly successful, long-term weight management. Join Ben for straight-talking, scientifically supported evidence.
The most underused marketing tool is the online newsletter (ezine). Follow Lucy’s system to create a weekly ezine that generates one or two enquiries weekly, gives great value to its readers, and takes less than 30 minutes to create. This is essential to any marketing plan and immediately generates enquiries.
Learn how to effectively communicate the value of your services and how to package your services to make them easier for prospective clients to understand. Improve your sales results (and client roster) and learn immediately actionable strategies for converting more prospects into clients and increasing your bottom line.
Group Power® is your hour of power! This 60 minute barbell programme strengthens all your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating group environment with fantastic music and awesome instructors. With simple, athletic movements such as squats, lunges, presses and curls, Group Power is for all ages and fitness levels. Discover results, discover Group Power!
Do you over-pronate? Since 80% of people do, the odds are you're one of them! If you're in the remaining 20%, you either have perfect form or you over-supinate. In this session, Matt will explain why any imbalance can lead to problems throughout the body, and how to assess them, correct them and ensure a smooth and comfortable transition to optimal running performance.
Explore the 321 Training Method workoutcreated by Ramona while working with clients on remote film locationswith limited time and equipment. The workout buildsaHollywood body while promoting total fitness. This is a high-energy, fun class that can be used in personal training and group X classes
Are you ready to double the intensity, interaction, results and fun? Discover dozens of new drills, skills and sequences using two BOSUs. Learn how to exponentially expand the utility of the BOSU simply by doubling down, and walk away with exciting ideas for solo drills, partner drills and team drills.
This cardio class explores specific choreography to music and easily layered routines that can be mixed and matched for a finished product. Music and low-impact moves guarantee to get people motivated and release their inner dancing queen.
Balance, strength, power, speed, agility, cardio conditioning, co-ordination: all key components of athletic conditioning. No other workout based on a single machine comes close to the CoreFitnessRoller total-body challenge in tackling all fitness components head on in a breathtaking, high-energy, controlled workout.
Created in 2011 to reflect the ever-changing skills of fitness instructors, the UNITE brand delivers a mix of fitness Pilates and Freestyle Fitness Yoga in a fast-moving, exciting and feel-good group format. This programmeme allows you to personalise content to suit your target market and typical demographic.
Everyone dreams of flat abs but, often, they see little or no results from exercise or dieting. Learn the common problems that prevent people from achieving flat abs, including ineffective exercise programmeming, poor nutritional habits, hormonal imbalance, and gynaecological and gastro-intestinal disorders. Discover how multidisciplinary programmemes work to condition abdominals.
Few people join clubs, even fewer get PTs, and most trainers don’t survive. Scott discusses a proven solution to creating more revenue using the five pillars of engagement. Rarely are we paid what we’re worth, so we need effective solutions to achieve this. Earn more money while creating more value.
Discover the financial benefits of having ViPR in your club.
Understand the science behind targeting lactate threshold heart rate (LTHR) training zones. Learn how to manipulate energy zone training and develop high-tempo endurance, strength and power to maximise athlete and client success. Review the science and learn how to determine LTHR, independent of the style of training or equipment used.
Injury is a result of the body’s tissues breaking down, having exceeded their capacity to handle stress. This presentation looks at corrective exercise with a new lens, illuminating the stress response and its effects. Learn techniques to counter the stress response and discover tools to use with clients.
Every client wants to look better naked. Learn how to apply TRX® training principles to guarantee your client’s body transformation. This session unveils the best practices for weight loss and provides programmeming strategies and techniques to ensure success.
Everyone finishes first in Group Ride®! Pedal in groups, roll over hills, chase the pack, climb mountains and spin your way to burning calories and strengthening your lower body.
This 60-minute cycling programme is geared for anyone that can ride a bike. Motivating music, awesome instructors and an inspiring group environment lets you Ride On!
From the Paleo Diet and Intermittent Fasting to beetroot juice and vitamin D, they sound so promising but do the latest nutritional fixes deliver? This presentation updates you on the latest nutrition trends in the fitness business, investigates the science behind them and tells you what really works.
Freez Fitness: Fitness with the flavour of hip hop Freez is a brand-new, high-energy exercise to music class that’s a blast of fun! Freez has transformed authentic hip hop moves into a fantastic, edgy aerobic workout – it’s fitness with a feel-good factor so high it’s utterly addictive. We’re thrilled that SunandaBiswas, internationally acclaimed break-dancer, choreographer of the London 2012 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony and teacher, will lead our FitPro Freez Fitnessmasterclass. If you’re looking to teach something completely different, try Freez Fitness!
Learn how to teach the ultimate group fitness workout, which builds community, interaction and competition, and increases fitness, retention and adherence. Take home ideas that can be executed with minimal equipment and learn how easy (and fun) it is to lead this workout. Bring your attitude. Be prepared to sweat!
One of the largest groups of clients seeking a PT is women between the ages of 40-60 years old. This is also a key age in the female lifespan where menopause occurs. Discuss the symptoms, process and what it means when programmeming, both in terms of intensity and exercise selection.
KBC is a new, innovative group X programmeme, using kettlebell, cardio and results-based training to unleash your inner athlete! • Participants get above and beyond traditional workout boundaries with athletic programmeming • Integrates results-based training to drive your fitness forward • Uses intelligent formatting, so you can train smarter and harder in less time Ready to join the results revolution?
Understanding the interaction of the lower extremity to upper extremity is key to a functional shoulder training programmeme. Analysing functional integrated movement patterns of the legs and core enhances shoulder function, yet must include force reduction, stabilisation and force production movement patterns. This session integrates lower-extremity advantages to shoulder function.
Bokwa® is a completely different approach to group exercise, where participants draw letters and numbers with their feet while performing an energising and addictive cardio workout. Bokwa does not require you to count steps; simply feel the music and freely move with the beat. Because the steps are structured as letters and numbers, everyone can do Bokwa. The energising music, fun and predictable steps and great motivation ensures participants become addicted to Bokwa.
Meet your goals head on and fully amped in body and mind. Perfectly scripted, this high-intensity metabolic conditioning workout taxes all three energy systems and acts like a fat incinerator to ensure results that leave you fit and motivated for the demands of life.
Most people spend hours on a computer daily, so it’s unsurprising we see increased amounts of forward head carry. What do you do to solve this and prevent the problem reoccurring? Identify what helps the cranium maintain its optimal position and the knock-on effect of this process.
This complete conditioning class uses the foundations of Pilates while exploring other movement techniques such as myofascial lines and mobilisers, Feldenkrais and the Alexander technique. Discover how to apply principles of posture to 3D movement for both group exercise and mind/body classes, as well as in personal training sessions.
Join Delvin for more of the very best in Vibe Cycle, with amazing music to boot, in part 2 of the journey. Feel the vibe ...
As athletes, golfers require well-designed conditioning programmemes in order to excel at their sport. PTs are in a unique position to offer customised programmeming for serious golfers in this lucrative market. In this hands-on session, learn how to design effective programmemes by implementing the ‘flexibility-stability-strength-power’ principle developed by Paul Chek.
Being good at what we do will no longer get us noticed; we must be unique or risk being commoditised. Find out why being the leader you’re looking for, rather than being moulded into someone else’s image, is an indispensible position to put yourself in over the next five years.
Personal and small group training are the fastest growing areas in the fitness industry today. Why then do few trainers really succeed to the level they could? This session shows trainers how a few simple processes can significantly simplify, enhance and take their business to the next level.
Expert opinion largely agrees that the idea of managing the site of pain is flawed. Let’s explore why and look at the credible alternatives, understanding why the client has pain and looking to manage that. This approach helps with injury management without stepping over clinical boundaries and injury prevention.
Help your clients make common sense, common practice by helping them master the Magnificent 7: eat right, think right, sleep right, move right, drink right, talk right and poo right. Pete explains the science behind the Magnificent 7 and helps you develop strategies for clients, so they can achieve their goals.
NPE remains the world leader in walking thousands of clients step-by-step through the exact strategies, tactics and tools proven to quickly build a sustainable business of 40-100+ clients who you'll love working with. In this marketing session you’ll learn how it’s done with speed and sustainability.
If you’re looking for a fun dance class that incorporates styles from ragga to pop, Latin to hip hop, this class is for you. It comprises simple choreography to energising tracks. Let Kelly show you how to create a class that has something for everyone.
Tilting and flipping are just two of the many categories of exercises we can perform with ViPR. This session gives you the opportunity to learn how to systematically regress and progress exercise selections in order to build and perform exercises within these two series.
Soar to new heights as you are navigated through a creative mix of today’s latest aerobic moves. User-friendly choreography, logical progressions and slick teaching skills are all on board this supersonic experience. Buckle up, there may be some turbulence.
Optimal health is achieved through myriad conscientious actions that engage mind and body. Discover how to blend functional training movements, balance challenges, self-myofascial release and trigger point techniques to create workouts that put your clients on the path to optimal health, and empower them to reach higher levels of wellness.
Learn why you must evaluate your client’s readiness for exercise and simple techniques for choosing the best workout for your client. Explore the effects of stress and exercise on the autonomic nervous system and how overloads affect different people. Discover how to manipulate your existing programmemes to create energy uplifts.
Learn how to make a massive impact on your community by moving beyond the standard mode of exercise provision. See how fitness professionals have increased their businesses by helping people obtain healthy, active lifestyles. Gain a simple model and a set of tools, enabling you to introduce the concept easily.
Get to grips with the myths and misconceptions of the running world, as we delve into the relationship between the ground and the foot as they work together. With many different angles on running performance, you’ll be given a pathway to ensure you get the most from every stride.
What is enough and what is too much stress? Are we over-training, over-reaching or simply under-recovered? How we programmeme for mindset, mechanical and metabolic stressors is crucial when it comes to results. Discover two powerful and proven systems for creating instant change in our programmeming.
Need a quick boost of additional clients and need to be told exactly what to do?This session gives you fast-paced, no-nonsense, grass-roots marketing tactics on a plate with no guesswork involved. Walk out with a 30-day action plan guaranteed to bring you three new clients in record time.
Bring us your biggest challenge and jump into this open hot-seat and laser coaching session. We’ll tackle anything you can bring to the table in this session. Warning: Do not come to this session if you’re scared to be challenged. We’re all about straight talk and moving forward fast!
Take core conditioning to an entirely new level with this practical session. Participants learn how to build the most powerful, stable and athletically capable core possible by blending TRX® suspension and Rip™ training in a highly effective fusion that culminates in an unforgettable workout.
Group Kick® brings it on! This electric 60 minute fusion class of martial arts and boxing movements will kick your cardio fitness to the next level while defining and shaping your body and self-confidence! Energetic music, awesome instructors and a group environment will keep you punching, kicking and smiling! Group Kick will knock you out!
Do you over-pronate? Since 80% of people do, the odds are you're one of them! If you're in the remaining 20%, you either have perfect form or you over-supinate. In this session, Matt will explain why any imbalance can lead to problems throughout the body, and how to assess them, correct them and ensure a smooth and comfortable transition to optimal running performance.
Join Andy Wake for a Boxercise masterclass. The session encompasses new ideas for your class, personal training and a special boot camp section, plus footwork drills from the Boxercise Footwork Training System. Also showcased will be some legendary 'Ali moves' from the Muhammad Ali boxing trainer course run by Boxercise, such as the combination that ended the Rumble in the Jungle! Don’t worry if you’re new to boxing – all levels are welcome!
It’s good to talk. It’s also good to listen and interact with peers in this ever-moving industry. Here, we all get to air our views and have our say on where the industry stands and where it’s going. This is your opportunity to shape the future for fitness instructors nationwide.
Multi-directional sports require many different and unique loading patterns, timing patterns and force requirements. Low body position training, mobility training, authentic GRF training and deceleration are just a few aspects that are critical so the athlete can excel in their sport. Learn more in this interactive session.
This super sexy dance class really pushes the boundaries of conventional classes. Learn how to smoulder, ooze sexiness and unleash the tigress within!
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Andy Wake is the inventor of Boxercise. Now in its 21st year, with over 1.6 million participants, Boxercise is the world’s best known boxing fitness brand. A former international pole vaulter and professional boxer, he’s taught over 11,000 instructors and been responsible for the development of 18,000 coaches.
Anita is an award winning nutritionist, author and presenter, best known for her practical style. She has written over 20 books on nutrition, including The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition, now in its 7th edition. A former British bodybuilding champion, Anita also writes for many health and fitness magazines, and broadcasts regularly on BBC radio.
Ben has worked for Premier Training International since 2003 and co-manages the Premier tutor team. He is a regular presenter at national fitness conventions and has presented internationally from the USA to the Far East. Ben authored Premier’s Level 4 qualification in Exercise and Nutritional Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes.
Bill is an exercise physiologist and fitness educator. He is a spokesperson for and winner of the 2007 IDEA International PT of the Year and the 2007 NASM Pursuit of Excellence award. Bill is the founder of Catalyst Fitness – the only fully accredited performance enhancement facility in Georgia, USA.
Brian has been a Nike athlete since 2009 and is a master trainer for the Nike Training Club, TRX and Virgin Active health clubs. Brian has trained hundreds of instructors and also works on a consultancy basis for high-profile fitness/lifestyle publications, and frequently offers advice on exercise, diet and training.
Chuck has a master's degree in exercise physiology from George Williams College and specialises in applied biomechanics. He is presently the director of Human Motion Associates in Florida.
Dan holds an MSc in physical therapy from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, a BSc in athletic training, and is a member of the C.H.E.K faculty. He combines orthopaedic rehabilitation, fitness programmemes, golf-specific conditioning biomechanics, nutrition and lifestyle programmemes with his clients.
Delvin has been in the industry for 15 years and has over a decade of experience as an international presenter. He specialises in step, hi/lo Latino and conditioning. Delvin is director of Fitbods Fitness, West Midlands, and is creator, presenter and master trainer of the vibe cycle indoor cycling programmeme.
Douglas is director of programmeming for BOSU and RealRyder Cycling, and director of athlete development for the Sugar Bowl Ski Academy. He was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2007, and is a Can-Fit-Pro International Presenter of the Year.
You know that you’re fit, but how far can you push yourself? This year at FitPro Convention, we’ll be holding a Convention ViPR Challenge. Fitness professionals – this is your opportunity to perform a series of exercises against the clock, prove your fitness and win a fantastic prize. Do you believe you can go to your limits and beyond? Please be aware that this is not a bookable session – just turn up and test yourself!
A challenging, 30-45-minute, high-intensity workout set to retro 70s beats using Flowin’, a unique, friction training device designed to efficiently work all your global muscle groups and challenge you to the extreme
Geoff is one of Canada’s most inspirational fitness leaders. He presents workshops for the world's top fitness associations, has featured in fitness DVDs and regularly appears as an expert in magazines and on TV. Geoff was twice named Can-Fit-Pro's Fitness Presenter of the Year and currently works for EQUINOX, Florida.
Graeme has launched 14 sports and fitness venues in the UK, and now advises operators and business owners on a wide range of business matters.
Hayley is an author, educator, presenter and personal trainer. She is the co-founder of Advanced Training Performance (ATP), the training and education co-ordinator for PTA Global, master trainer for TRX and master trainer for Technogym®.
Helen is a master trainer, delivering the Keiser programmeme and teaching at exhibitions, demonstrations and conventions in the UK and Europe. As an international tutor, she educates instructors for indoor and outdoor cycling and is known for her inspirational sessions and eclectic music choices, which show how much she enjoys delivering her classes.
Ian’s knowledge and experience of looking at and listening to the body (and how to improve it) has allowed him to help clients across a spectrum of pain and dysfunction – from the sedentary to the chronic and elite.
Imelda leads the UK CoreFitnessRoller™ education team. A practicing physiotherapist and fully certified STOTT Pilates® instructor, Imelda is the UK master trainer for The Pink Ribbon programme: Rehabilitating Breast Cancer Survivors.
Jay has been an IDEA and Can-Fit-Pro Instructor of the Year, and has starred in 30 critically acclaimed videos. He is a Nike elite athlete, programmeme developer for Schwinn indoor cycling and Indo-Row, and a consultant for BOSU.
Jayne is creator of the UK’s leading fitness yoga programmeme. Through Group X Ltd, she provides training in group exercise via national tours, online courses and DVDs. Jayne has written for the press, including Fitpro, and has appeared on TV.
John presents at conventions around the world and was named International Presenter of the Year 2007 by Can-Fit-Pro. Choreographer of five DVDs and contributor to TV and radio, John is also a sponsored member of JUMPYBUMPY’s TEAM JB.
Jon Lipsey is the editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, the UK’s biggest fitness title, and the author of four training books. He has worked in fitness publishing for eight years, during which time he has interviewed and trained with the biggest names in sport and fitness. He is also a qualified personal trainer and a brand development consultant for fitness professionals.
The KBC presenter team has over 10 years’ experience in delivering group exercise, small group personal training and training elite sports teams. Putting all this knowledge and experience together means we can deliver a programmeme that is innovative, fun and extremely effective.
Kelly has 16 years' experience in the fitness industry. She works as a master trainer for Choreography To Go, as well as delivering workshops for CYQ Fitness Qualifications throughout Europe. Kelly is part of the Fitness FX team, designing the choreography for the Groove FX programmeme.
Kevin is the winner of ITV1's The Biggest Loser. The heaviest man ever to enter the competition at 32 stone and 2lbs, losing 40% of his starting weight in 24 weeks.
Lee is at the forefront of applied barefoot science. He has been coaching movement for 20 years and has spent the last 10 years coaching barefoot technique to help runners overcome injury and increase performance.
Lesley has inspired professionals across the world, working internationally with sales people in private and local authority sectors. Lesley is known for producing quantifiable results in the real world and is in high demand in the health and fitness industry.
Lisa is an international dance professional and senior national creative manager for Equinox. She has appeared in over 20 DVDs and choreographed many more, including Dancing with the Stars and The Biggest Loser. Lisa co-hosts The Method Fitness Show and hosts fitness programmemes for the NFL Channel and CNN.
As Europe’s most successful business mentor, Lucy’s specialty is increasing any fitness professional’s or personal trainer’s income by £1,000 to £2,000 in five weeks or fewer with her step-by-step marketing methods.
Martin has trained many elite sports professionals, including Olympic gold medallists, Formula 1 drivers and premiership footballers. He biomechanically tested 4,000 sportspeople, linking his findings with work by McGill, Twomey, Taylor, Bergmark and others, creating a unique biomechanical screening system.
Matt Brown originally trained as a PE teacher, and has been a member of the Premier Training lecturing team for almost a decade. He has a background in personal training and sports massage, specialising in sports performance and functional solutions for non-elite exercise participants, and an easy-to-understand approach to client work.
Matthew originally qualified as an osteopath and naturopath in London. Later, he completed a post-graduate master’s degree in osteopathic medicine before embarking on the C.H.E.K practitioner programmeme. Matthew has spoken at international conferences, runs professional forums and has written peer-reviewed articles. He is also a member of the C.H.E.K faculty.
Michol is an international lecturer, educator, author, trainer, inventor and industry leader in human movement and performance training. Michol has authored numerous articles on human design and function and created an athletic model for high-performance training (the RMA model). He is also the inventor of functional training tool ViPR™.
Nic has gained great success working on a one-to-one basis with company executives to improve their health and well-being. He has also developed a 'specific coaching skills for personal trainers' programmeme – the first of its kind – for those who want to understand change.
Nigel Botterill has built eight separate million pound plus businesses – from scratch – in the last eight years, so he knows what it takes to build a big business quickly. Nigel’s refreshingly blunt analysis and straight-talking style ensures his talks fill up quickly. He’ll give you tips and guidance that make implementation easy.
Paul has been running Mumford Phys Ed for seven years, working with clients aged 16 to 66. He has experience as a journalist and broadcaster, and has hosted breakfast shows for the UK’s biggest radio group. Paul is a regular contributor to Fitpro magazine and loves barefoot running.
Pete’s motivational techniques help people control their well-being and realise their full potential. He has authored 11 best-selling books, including Sort Your Life Out, Life DIY and Habit Busting Fear Busting. Pete has been a peak performance coach to sportspeople and Olympians, including Sally Gunnell, Ellen MacArthur and Arsenal FC.
Over the last 20 years of presenting, Rachel has developed many group X concepts. She is one of the UK’s most successful female presenters and a regular presenter at FitPro Convention.
Recognised as one of the top personal trainers in the world and most known for sculpting Hollywood bodies, Ramona has worked with many A-list celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and Ryan Reynolds. Many of her famous clients were shaped using her signature workout, the 321 Training Method.
Richard has worked in the health and fitness industry for 15 years and set up Results personal training studio,where he is based today. Combining his fitness knowledge and martial arts experience with a love for MMA (mixed martial arts), he created the high-intensity circuit workout called Ultimate Fighting Fitness.
Richard Callender is a fitness presenter/trainer who features across the media and is known for being a trainer on ITV1’s
Richard is a health, fitness and nutrition lecturer for Premier Training, author of the Tri-planar Kettlebell training course, and an international presenter. He holds an MSc in high performance physiology and, as a strength and conditioning coach and PT, Richard helps people achieve optimal health, vitality and performance.
Rob is a personal trainer and NLP master practitioner. Rob first qualified in 1993 and built up a successful business as a personal trainer, averaging over 210 appointments per month. Rob is the founder of Fisikal.
Robert is one of the leading international presenters in the fitness industry. He has designed and implemented sales, customer relations, management and personal training systems for leading industry organisations seeking to exponentially increase profitability, growth and retention.
Rodney is co-founder of PTA Global and is on the Kinesiology Department Advisory Board at California State University. He is also an adjunct faculty member at California University of Pennsylvania, University of San Francisco and Globe University. Rodney is also a published author.
As a co-founder of PTA Global, and a coach and educator in the fitness and performance industries, Scott’s work has been accepted and integrated into leading universities, professional performance organisations, global health club chains and school systems. He has created multiple accredited programmemes, certifications and workshops.
Sean Greeley far surpassed what many of his peers dreamed of accomplishing in the fitness industry, creating a two-location, 653-strong client base in three years. Now with NPE, Sean has started a second business and turned it into a company recognised worldwide for helping coaches master the business of fitness.
Stefan followed his sports science degree with military training as a remedial instructor and PTI. His multi-disciplinary qualifications have led to a focus on functional training for maximum performance gains.
Steve Backley was a firm fixture in the national athletics team for over 15 years and is the only British track and field competitor to win medals at three different Olympic Games. Steve also won four straight gold medals in athletics at the European Championships between 1990 and 2002.
Steve is the southern tutor manager and studio instruction co-ordinator for Premier Training, and a fitness presenter. He incorporates into his classes his background in elite sports (as former track and road cyclist national champion, and member of the British squad) with his love of effective and innovative training methods.
Steve holds a BSc Hons in sports science and qualifications in functional body movement and anatomy and physiology. He’s a level 4 PT and fitness presenter, specialising in HIIT training. He teaches Chi Gung and developed a training programmeme for people with neurological diseases. He won the British Karate championships five years straight.
Sunanda Biswas From choreographing the triumphant 2012 Olympics’ opening ceremony to devising Freez Fitness, Sunanda is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and exciting break dancers. From gymnastics to dance to hip hop to Freez Fitness, her experience is unrivalled. We’re thrilled she will lead the Freez Fitness masterclass at Convention 2013
The official Tabata™ HIIT system is a new, inspirational and highly effective group exercise programmeme, developed by Professor Izumi Tabata (the scientist behind Tabata) along with world-class fitness trainers and educators. See it launched at FitPro Convention by an expert crew of fitness and academic professionals, who will present the scientific methodology and demonstrate these unique and exciting routines.
The UK team consists of the original and leading educators of ViPR™. With backgrounds ranging from sports and rehabilitation to biomechanics, the team is responsible for delivering ViPR training courses, workshops and training programmemes to fitness professionals and leading sports teams around the world.
Zoe is creative director of RaunchUK, an education and events company that helps women love the skin they’re in. Zoe and her business partner Jackie Diss have a growing number of Raunchettes and Stiletto In-strutters across the UK, as signature classes, The Stiletto Workout and Raunch, are fast gaining popularity.
Zosha is the Australian Fitness Network Presenter of the Year. She is co-host and writer of Pilates TV, shown in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK, and has produced and presented fitness and Pilates DVDs. Zosha resides in Hong Kong and works with specific populations and developing group X.
All FitPro Convention attendees will get a 10% off promotion code with www.boobydoo.com on Shock Absorber sports bras. We're not selling at the event but will be providing fittings. You'll also get the chance to enter our competition on the stand to win a year's supply of Shock Absorber sports bras (six bras in total)!
Win a place on the three-day Holistic Lifestyle Coach (HLC) advanced training programmeme in the UK worth £625! Fill in a prize draw slip on the CHEK Europe stand – the draw takes place on Monday 15 April and the winner will be notified by email.
Show promotions:
CHEK Europe Academy show exclusive:
Cut through all the red tape and apply to join our exclusive Academy starting June 2013 at our stand. Simply complete an application form, schedule an informal chat with Gavin at the stand and get instant approval (subject to your eligibility).
One year's FREE affiliation with FTC worth £1,320. Just place your business card in the fishbowl on our stand.
Benefits of Affiliating with FTC
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At BOXERCISE we're offering 10% off any courses booked at our stand throughout the event.
Enjoy special prices on Ramona Braganza DVDs:
Sign up to the 321 Training Method Level 1 or Level 2 instructor course at FitPro Convention and receive 25% off the course price, making it £74 instead of £99.
Get any of our titles at the show at Amazon prices or less.
Show exclusives and discounts:
We’ll also be running a number of prize promotions at the stand.
Get £1 per push-up off a new website – complete as many as you can within 30 seconds. This is on top of a £50 off show exclusive FitPro discount. For example, if you complete 100 press-ups in 30 seconds, that's a massive £150 off!
Ultimate prize draw:
Drop your contact details in the Startup Active box at our stand and the winner of the prize draw will receive a free, fully managed fitness website, including a year's free hosting (value of £943).
Also included in the draw is a copy of Dave Fletcher's Six-figure PT Personal Training handbook. You could also win an hour's worth of business mentoring with six-figure PT Dave Fletcher.
T&Cs for the competitions/show exclusives:
- Contact/business details must be submitted at the stand over the three days of FitPro Convention
- The winner will be announced on all social media platforms and must like our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StartupActive
Purition will be launching its new range of superseedbodysculpting smoothie blends at FitPro 2013 with a bang. They're giving away a month's worth of Purition goodies for the best health and fitness tips tweeted to the #PuritionTip. All you fit pros need to do is share your advice via #PuritionTips and you could be enjoying the full bodysculpting range in no time. Swing by stand 62 to find out more.
Buggyfit Discount offer – 10% off a Buggyfit license if you purchase before May 31 2013 quoting Fitpro.
We want you to keep active while at Convention so we have put together some things to keep you busy between sessions.
Talk to our in-house ViPR experts at the ViPR trade stand and find out how to make the most of your investment. Get advice from ViPR master trainers on exercise techniques and variations to progress your sessions, talk to our global ViPR marketing manager about the materials available to you to promote your ViPR classes, and speak to our ViPR sales team about the numerous ways you can use ViPR.
Need to relax after an intense session? Need an invigorating boost to get you through the day? Then why not treat yourself to a 10-minute massage from Mobile Massage UK.
You know that you’re fit, but how far can you push yourself? This year at FitPro Convention, we’ll be holding a Convention ViPR Challenge. Fitness professionals – this is your opportunity to perform a series of exercises against the clock, prove your fitness and win a fantastic prize. Do you believe you can go to your limits and beyond? Please be aware that this is not a bookable session – just turn up and test yourself!
FITPRO CONVENTION VIPR CHALLENGE | FRIDAY 10:00-10:45
We want you to have a great time at FitPro Convention, but in case things don’t go to plan, keep this info to hand and you’ll quickly get in touch with someone who can help you out.
Loughborough University
Epinal Way
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU
Loughborough is ideally located for convenient air, road and rail travel.
By air: East Midlands airport, around eight miles from the university, operates regular domestic and international flights.
Visa and other requirements: Overseas visitors should contact their travel agent for confirmation of visa requirements when entering the UK.
By train: The station is two miles from the university, with connections to London (St Pancras) in around 90 minutes and intercity links via Leicester and Derby. Contact National Rail Enquiries on +44 (0) 845 748 4950 for further details. Taxis are readily available at the station.
By road: The university is less than two miles from junction 23 of the M1, via the A512. Parking on campus is free for convention delegates.
For any enquiries relating to your on-campus accommodation, please call the university accommodation service, imago, on 01509 222 258.
Simply go to your FitPro account at
www.fitpro.com/login and log in using your FP
number and password. Click on ‘manage my
booking’, just remember to check out to confirm
your changes. You don’t need to reprint your
ticket; simply show the QR code on your ticket at
the session entrance.
You can also skip logging in to your account
completely – just attend the session you want to
go to, scan your QR code at the entrance and,
if there is space at the session, you will be
granted entry.
If you need medical assistance during any session, please find a member of the Convention staff, who will alert the on-site medical team or dial 999.
Food is available across the campus at a number of outlets – the main ones are in the retail village and Martin Hall. New for 2013, the retail village has a seated area and extra variety in the food selection.
ADT – +44 (0)150 926 0000
(based on campus)
Ace – +44 (0)150 921 5500
A1 – +44 (0)150 921 3333
11:30-15:00, Thursday 11 April
07:30-17:00, Friday 12 April
07:30-16:45, Saturday 13 April
