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2009 Conference-at-a-Glance

Wednesday, May 27

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM    All-Day Session (with 1-hour lunch break)
A01        Training from the Ground Up

 

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

B01        Anatomy of a Profitable Fitness Budget

B02        Hiring Right: 32 Tools
B03        Things They Never Tell You About the Secrets of Marketing & Selling Yourself

B04        There's a Hole in My Bucket! Plugging the Retention Leak
B05        What the Personal Training Certifications Will Never Teach Your Trainers

B06        Aquatic Fitness for Older Adults

B07        Sports Nutrition - Promises and Pitfalls of Supplements

 

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

C01        How to Finance Your Company Expansion or Start Up Club

C02        Your Business is in Their Hands - Managing the "Net" Generation

C03        Tapping into the Corporate Sales & Marketing Opportunity

C04        Fun, Fitness and Financial Success Through Retention Programs

C05        "I Want More Muscles" - Training Your Clients for Shape and Size

C07        Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Loss: Perspectives on Decreasing Fat Mass and Improving Muscle Development

 

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM    3-Hour Session (with 30-minute break)

C06/D06  Strong Women; Strong Members

 

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

D01        How to Renovate Your Club Successfully

D02        Stop Revolving. Evolve! Become a More Effective Manager

D03        Generating Memberships with Word of Mouth Marketing

D04        Improve Your Member Experience Delivery in 10 Innovative Steps

D05        From Good to Excellent - Training Strategies to Improve Your Practice

D07        Cutting-Edge Nutrition for Your Clients


 

Thursday, May 28

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM     All-Day Session (with 1-hour lunch break)

A02        Customer Service and Communications Skills: Creating a Culture of EXCELLENCE in Your Club

 

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

E01        The Fitness Business Has Changed. Can You Stay on Top?

E02        How to Avoid the 5 Deadly Sins of a Club Start-Up

E03        150 Ways to Generate Leads

E04        This is How We Roll – Medicine and Stability Ball Training

E06        Programs to Increase Your Non-Dues Revenues

E07        Employer-Driven Wellness - Current & Future Trends

E08        Roundtable: Group Fitness Programming for the Future

 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM    3-Hour Session

E05/F05  Turning Club Members into Personal Training Clients

 

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

F01        Paving a Career Path: Tying Staff Compensation and Incentives to Performance

F02        Legal Issues for Individual Clubs, Personal Trainers and Other Small Businesses

F03        10 Biggest Marketing Mistakes Club Operators Make

F04        Healthy Back: From Post Rehab to Sports

F06        How 'Fit' is Your Group Fit? Make It a FORCE

F07        Jump Training for Prevention of ACL Injuries

F08        Roundtable: Strengthening Your Personal Training Business in a Weak Economy

 

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

G01        Club Success Through Powerful Financial Spreadsheets and Data Analysis

G02        Setting Up an Effective and Revenue-Generating Functional Training Department

G03        Mastering the Marketing Mix-Proven Strategies to Pump Up Your Profits!

G04        Zero Resource Exercise Training

G05        Time-Efficient Strength Training for Advanced Participants
G06        Generate Revenue from Semi-Private Personal Training and Small Group Training

G07        Successful Wellness Programming

G08        Roundtable: Managing Sales and Marketing in a Multipurpose Facility

 

 

Friday, May 29

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM     All-Day Session (with 1-hour lunch break)

A03        Functional Training and Sports Conditioning

 

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

H01        Critical Ways to Cut Costs During These Difficult Economic Times

H02        Networking - The Key to Your Net Worth

H03        Social Media Marketing Strategies: Making Sense of Web 2.0

H05        High-Intensity Training

H06        Youth Fitness – The New Horizon for Personal Trainers

H07        Fitness to Wellness: How Your Facility Can Join the Revolution!

H08        Roundtable: How to Optimize Your Fitness Career

 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM    3-Hour Session

H04 / J04  Sales and Retention: The Key Dynamics to a Successful Club

 

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

J01          Competing with a Low-Cost Competitor

J02          Be Your Own CEO While Working for Others

J03          Marketing on a Budget

J05          Strength Training for Real Weight Change

J06          Fun and Fitness for Baby Boomers and Beyond

J07          How to Establish a Powerful Medical Referral Program

J08          Kids' Fitness Center Roundtable

 

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

K01         Winning the Weight Loss Customer

K02         Become a Thought Leader in the Fitness Industry: How to Get Yourself Published

K03         Membership Sales - The 2009 Model

K04         Member Retention - The Financial Equation

K05         Posture & Body Alignment: Analyzing, Assessing and Developing Corrective Exercises

K06         Building Blocks: Building a Profitable Post-Rehab Program
K07         Alternative Therapy: The Road to Wellness

K08         Roundtable: Corporate Fitness and Wellness Programs

 

 

Saturday, May 30
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

L01         THE Retention Strategy for Future Success

L03         Maximizing Membership Sales Opportunities within Your Club!

L04         Dynamic Flexibility for Function

L05         How to Make Your Personal Training Program Your “Million Dollar Baby’!

L06         Creating a Prenatal & Postpartum Training Niche Market

L07         Great Weight Challenge - The Team Approach to Weight Loss


9:00 AM - 12:30 PM    3-Hour Session (with 30-minute break)

L02 / M02    7 Habits of Highly Effective Health Club Managers

 

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

M01       Case Study: Discovering Customer Service Excellence from a Pizzeria

M03       Sales with Integrity: Turning Prospects into Members and Members into Clients

M04       Become an Expert in Teaching Resistance Training Exercises

M05       Core Training with Small Balls
M06       The 4 Billion Dollar Youth Sports Performance Market - Take Advantage of an Exploding Youth Market Inside Your Existing Health Club

 

 

 

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