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NEW DVD Series for Fitness
Management
Dr. Rodney Gaines led the 6 week series of
lectures. The 10 session DVD series helps enlighten serious
trainers, sales representatives on what and how to succeed
in preparing for management of a dpartment or an entire
club operation. | 
Train
Clients At Home- 3 CEC’s
Wes Norris, CSCS, President and owner of PersonalTrainerTips.com
and long-time WITS instructor has created a kit
that includes everything you need to start training
clients in their homes or offices. |
Business and Selling Skills
for Personal Trainers - 3 hours
The course
teaches Personal trainers strategies and business plans on
starting their own business as an independent contractor
in health clubs, or to run your
own private studio. |
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*Only authorized To W.I.T.S. certified graduates.
DVD - Core Knowledge Lectures for the
Group Exercise Instructor:
Learn all the essentials of the body,
exercises and how a fitness professional to leads an exciting group
exercise class.
With Michelle Matte, ME. CPT
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Step up to Step for Fitness Professionals (New)
Learn 10 techniques demonstrating correct posture and body mechanics
specific to stepping and 5 essential safety guidelines. |
DVD
- Group Exercise Practical Skills & Drills:
Learn how to put
a class together from start to finish
With Darlene Davis & Lauren Lewis, ACE, AFAA, W.I.T.S.
* Want learn to work with groups for warm ups or to
just teach a class? You know the theory, but need the practical
skills. These DVD's come complete with an outline for your
studies
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CARDIO BOX 101 DVD:
with Lauren Lewis and Lillie Brown
Learn all the essential fundamental punches, kicks
and boxing moves to lead a safe and energetic group exercise class. |
Step Basics
Would you like to teach step or just have a private lesson on basic step at home? You can use this course either way. The course will take you through a step-by-step procedure to teach the basic movements and how to execute them properly. |
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DVD
- Nutrition Strategies for Performance:
This workshop With Abby Hoffman, MS Ed is for health and
fitness professionals who want to learn more about how nutrition
influences physical performance. The DVD comes with a student
workbook and a bonus continuing education exam upon request.
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Nutritional
Concepts for Success! – 6
hours
Presented by Sheila Bailey RD, ACSM
Maximize your success as a certified personal trainer by
helping client's with their nutritional needs. Student
handouts will guide you on how to set up a game
plan for your clients’ health.
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Nutritional Supplements:
What Works and Why
Nutritional Supplements What Works and
Why discusses not only the advertised claims of 119 dietary
supplements but compares those claims to what the clinical evidence
actually says. That way you lean the real facts. The book also
contains over 900 references so you can look up the facts for
yourself if you like. |
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NEW -
SrFit 2nd Edition- DVD, home study cec’s Course
materials include: 330 page manual, 60 page study guide,
2 1/2 hour DVD set featuring Wayne Westcott and a one hour audio
CD featuring Tammy Petersen and her husband Mark, a geriatrician. |
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DVD
- Lectures on Core Knowledge for the Personal Trainer:
Understand how the body works with exercise and
more
With Michelle Matte, ME. CPT
This is a great study tool for anyone trying to learn the essentials
of being a personal trainer. |
DVD - Practical Skills
for the Personal Trainer:
Learn all the key componenets to work with
clients with hands on drills
with With Abby Hoffman, MS Ed & Michelle Matte ME, CPT
This is a great study tool for anyone trying
to learn the essentials of being a personal trainer. |
DVD
- Introduction to Personal Trainer:
This 4 DVD course is designed for the novice who has not
had the benefit of formal training. |
Synergy of Human Movement
Advanced training for the experienced, certified personal trainers who wish to work with all post rehabilitative populations, baby boomers, high-risk population, sport specific clientele. Before you can train any client, you need to understand the science behind the movement, otherwise why are you training? |
VHI Trainer's Exercise
Toolbox
Designed specifically for the personal trainer. It includes 414 strength
training, flexibility, medicine ball, and functional exercises you
can use to create exercise routines your clients will love.
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Personal Trainer Key Assessment
CD
W.I.T.S. and Musicflex have combined efforts to replace
the old metronome and bring these tests back into standard practice,
with an easy CD. |
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RUNNERS CLINIC 101 DVD:
with Buddy Canady, MS, Track Coach and Triathelete
A basic but challenging lecture and
practical approach to designing and implementing a running workout
for yourself or
a client. |
Pilates-Based Sculpting Techniques
67-minute DVD workout sample by Norma Shechtman |
Indoor Cycling Basics
Designed specifically for the entry-level instructor, teach others to safely use the bike and components, proper form and riding techniques and the benefits of cycling. Learn creative formats to make your class a fun-filled fitness experience. |
Functional
Flexibility - 3 hours
Michelle Matte MS, CPT & Sherry McCormack M Ed, CPT
Special emphasis on sport types of stretching, as well as recreational
fitness. This workshop will teach you how to stretch all major muscle
groups for increased flexibility and range of motion. |
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Golf Wellness Specialist - 5 CEC's
The Golf Wellness Specialist Course is made up of
a series of effective golf fitness moves and essential wellness
tips to help clients play better, safer and have a more enjoyable
round of golf. |
Core Training Specialist
- Level One - 6 CEC's
Learn to teach your clients how to effectively recruit the trunk
musculature and control the position
of the lumbar spine. |
Longevity
Wellness Specialist - 17 CEC’s
This comprehensive program is designed to teach
the ten biological processes involved in aging, the culprits largely
responsible for aging, the pros and cons of hormone therapy and
how to naturally stimulate your hormone production. |
Exercise
Development Specialist - 12 CEC’s
This comprehensive course incorporates the use of
the stability ball and resistance cord and offers over 125 specific
exercises and variations for training the shoulders, upper and lower
back, and the neck. |
Total
Body Flexibility Specialist - 4 CEC’s
This comprehensive program is divided into 3 different stretching
segments and includes illustrations and exercise charts. This program
is great for group fitness and personal trainers. |
Lower
Body Ball Specialist - 5 CEC’s
This comprehensive program is specifically
designed to teach lower body ball techniques to encourage neutral
spine first for a healthy lower back. |
Posture
Analysis Specialist - 6 CEC’s
This comprehensive program has great illustrations and exercise charts
arranged to target postural problems. |
Enlighten Your Body
This inspirational course blends the principles of Mind Body fitness with Yoga and Pilates mat exercises to create a mindful form of body sculpt. |
Practical Yoga for Personal Trainers
Learn 50+ yoga postures and the basic tradition, psychology, and techniques of yoga. Explore the power of meditation, visualization, affirmations, and other yogic methods for managing stress and building champions. |
The Vinyasa Specialist
Develop mindfulness and a sense of effortlessness through Vinyasa - a dynamic and challenging yoga-fitness modality that links one pose to the next. |
Holistic Fitness Specialty Certificate
Use holistic fitness protocols to support the therapeutic process of recovery from eating disorders, traumatic stress, depression, and the acute grief syndrome. |
Asana Excellence - Alignment Two Course Combo Package
Basic Alignment is a great starter course for new yoga instructors! In ‘Refining and Energizing Alignment,’ you will learn a variety of interesting alignment strategies for the feet, core, hips, and shoulders. |
Asana Excellence Series: Balanced Hips and Shoulders
Enliven your curiosity and respect for the hips and shoulders with this refreshing, innovative, Mind-Body approach to anatomy and physiology. |
Mind Body Healing
This course offers practical information that promotes wellness and healing of the body, mind, and spirit through the medium of the body. |
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Children's Fitness Specialist DVD
Educational Series
Cindy Elsberry from Georgia State University
As a leading
expert, Cindy breaks down key areas to consider in her lectures
and practical labs so you can reach kids. Cindy's insights will
help your children/clients improve their health through games
and more. |
JrFit™
JrFit provides advanced
training for experienced, certified personal trainers who
wish to safely and successfully work with youth. |
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Weight Training/Programming
Resistance Training Instruction DVD: Lower Body
This DVD demonstrates exercises from the hip down. Since the hip’s primary function is to work with the knee and ankle during compound movements, numerous variations of squats, presses, and lunges are presented. |
Resistance Training Instruction DVD: Upper Body
This DVD begins with an examination of how the shoulder girdle is designed to function during an upper-body exercise. The DVD then demonstrates exercises that focus on the larger pushing and pulling movements. |
Resistance Training Instruction DVD: Trunk
This DVD focuses on strengthening and developing the trunk and core muscles. The core muscles, or “inner unit,” work interdependently with the outer abdominal and oblique musculature to stabilize the spine and produce a variety of movements. |
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Fitness Professional's Handbook-5th
Edition
Author Edward Howley, B. Franks
Every chapter has been updated based on the latest standards, guidelines, and
research, allowing readers to explore the newest theories, research findings,
and current issues in the field. |
Fitness
Management
Stephen J. Tharrett & James A. Peterson
Presents the most comprehensive blueprint ever created
for developing, leading, managing, and operating a successful health
fitness business. |
Methods
of Group Exercise Instruction, Second Edition
Carol A. Kennedy, Mary M. Yoke
Completely revised, Methods of Group Exercise Instruction,
Second Edition, highlights the commonalities of a variety of group
exercise formats through common training principles, correction
techniques, and safety |
Fitness Leader's Handbook-2nd
Edition
Author B. Franks, Edward Howley
Makes
an ideal reference for anyone charged with the task of leading
a fitness class.Written for those who haven’t had the
advantage of formal training. |
"GAMUT:
SrFit" - 2nd Edition
The SrFit textbook is used for advanced
training for Certified Personal Trainers who wish to work
with the older adult. 330 pages |
Fitness
for Children
Author Curtis Hinson
You'll find 45 activities and strategies as well as 80 exercises and 40 homework
assignments that furnish a variety of practical ideas to keep students moving,
thinking, and acquiring the skills needed for active living. |
Endurance
Sports Nutrition
Endurance Sports Nutrition
will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements
to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries,
and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor. |
The Aquatics
Instructor Manual (Aquatic Fitness Professional Manual)
Author Aquatics Exercise Association
A great reference source for all aquatic fitness professionals, managers,
facility operators and aquatic enthusiasts. The most current manual dedicated
entirely
to aquatic fitness. |
Lifestyle
Fitness Coaching
Lifestyle Fitness Coaching offers a systematic
approach to help fitness professionals understand their clients’ needs,
interests, and personal orientations and use the information to
direct clients toward achieving their health and personal goals. |
Successful
Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs
Sandy Coffman
Copyright 2007 ISBN: 0736059741
ISBN13: 9780736059749
224pp |
ABLE Bodies Balance Training offers an activity-based
program to improve balance and mobility for both fit and frail
older adults.This practical instructor's guide provides more
than 130 balance and mobility exercises |
Guiding Yoga's Light: Lessons for Yoga
Teachers moves beyond the anatomical aspects of asanas to help instructors
present the deeper concepts of yogic philosophy to their students
and offer insight into the integration of yogic teachings into
everyday life. |
Lifestyle
Fitness Coaching
Lifestyle Fitness Coaching offers a systematic
approach to help fitness professionals understand their clients’ needs,
interests, and personal orientations and use the information to
direct clients toward achieving their health and personal goals. |
Safe
Return For CPT’s E-book (download)
TheSafe Return for Certified Personal Trainers(CPT) uses an e-book designed
by Kinetic Integrations. Kinetic Integrations serves as a roadmap for
exercise specialists like personal trainers, to correct Movement Dysfunctions
seen in individuals that are recovering from injury or inactivity. |
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