Primal Movement Drills-n-Thrills for Small Group Training & Group Ex (Saturday, May 4th) and Pretty in Pink Gets TUFF (Sunday, May 5th). Register HERE or call 480-461-3888.

Pre-Orders for Lebert Training Systems can be made via tracey@lebertfitness.com. Regular price – $119/set, FitnessFest Pre-Order price – $99. Save $20/set plus shipping!

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We come to the practice as we are and let the beauty we are unfold. Mary Bruce will always be a student first. Her passion for understanding and knowledge is vast. The more she explores and knows, the more she will be able to share these ancient wisdoms in a new and radiant light.

Join Mary for a transformative vinyasa practice dedicated to the teachings of ParaYoga®. Dynamic movement, longer holds, all level postures as well as bandha and mudra prepare us for deeper pranayama and meditation techniques to awaken the supreme power of subtle forces.

Register NOW for Mary Bruce’s Tantric Hatha Vinyasa workshop at FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013 on Saturday, May 4th.

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FitnessFest welcomes Dr. Michelle May, a family physician and recovered yoyo dieter. She is the founder of the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Workshops and Facilitator Training Program.

Dr. May is the award-winning author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle. TIME.com selected Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat as one of its Top 10 Notable New Diet Books, and it has also received seven publishing awards, including best health book, best nutrition book, best body-mind-spirit, and best self-help book.

Dr. May has been featured on the Discovery Health Channel, Dr. Oz, Oprah Radio, and quoted in Health, SELF, Redbook, WebMD, Woman’s Day, and numerous other magazines. Her personal success story is featured in Chicken Soup for the Dieter’s Soul. Michelle’s unique yet common-sense approach will change the way we think about eating.

Register NOW for Dr. Michelle May’s Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat workshop at FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013 on Friday, May 3rd. Dr. May will also be signing her book at the Expo following her workshop.

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NASM presenters Mike Fantigrassi and Erin McGill will deliver THREE great workshops at FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013: May 2nd – 5th. Basic Myofascial Release (Friday, May 3rd), Using Movement to Assess Clients (Friday, May 3rd), and Advanced Self Myofascial Release (Saturday, May 4th). Register HERE or call 480-461-3888.

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Body Bar is bringing all kinds of awesome workshops to FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013: May 2nd – 5th!

• Try AquaFLEX on Friday, May 3rd – a shallow-water, low-impact fitness class that uses a flexible resistance bar to strengthen your muscles.
• Experience the debut of A Bar Beyond on Friday, May 3rd – a workshop that blends the versatility of the Body Bar FLEX with the exercises and choreography of barre classes.
• Join industry powerhouses June Kahn and Sherry Catlin for Body Bar – Bar None! on Saturday, May 4th – a wonderful full-body exercise program that addresses the needs of the maturing body.
• Meet Sherry Catlin in Body Bar Power & Grace on Sunday, May 5th – where athleticism meets power and grace by defining your line, activating muscle fibers, and awakening powerful movement skills you never knew you had.

Define your fitness and shape your life with Body Bar! Register HERE or call 480-461-3888 to attend one or all of these great sessions.

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Do you tincture ready for this?! FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013: May 2nd – 5th has SW Herb in the line-up! Join Herbalist Kathy Gould for Witch Be Gone: Balancing Hormones for a Happy Life (Friday, May 3rd) and Working Harder, Recovering Faster with Herbs (Saturday, May 4th). Register HERE or call 480-461-3888.

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Look what’s coming to FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013: May 2nd – 5th — TOTAL BODY TABATA! Join Vicki Moen and Autumn Skeel for Total Body Tabata HIIT (Friday, May 3rd) and Total Body Tabata REPS (Saturday, May 4th). These workshops are filling quickly! Register HERE or call 480-461-3888.

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Check out this personal training workshop at FitnessFest Scottsdale 2013: May 2nd – 5th. Watch this sneak peek of some of the great workouts you will see during Dynamic Variable Resistance Training with Ultimate Sandbag Training!

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At any rate, when we open up registration for FitnessFest Conference & Expo twice each year, we tend to have quite a few phone calls regarding the continuing education credits (CECs) that our conferences have to offer. CECs are required to be renewed by all legitimate certifying organizations every two years, and that requirement is really why FitnessFest was founded. Rather than search high and low for workshops over the course of those two years and ‘piece’ CECs together — this online workshop is worth .15, this workshop in Phoenix is worth .2, this workshop in Flagstaff is worth .15 — FitnessFest allows you to knock ‘em all out in one shot (in one weekend, at one venue).

For which certifying organizations does FitnessFest offer CECs? How many CECs are available? What if you’re not certified through those organizations? What if you’re not certified at all?

Here, your answers (in brief). Not that we mind relaying this information over the phone, but sometimes it’s just easier to see it in writing. You can also share this post with co-workers or friends that may have the same questions.

For which certifying organizations does FitnessFest offer CECs?

FitnessFest currently offers CECs for the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In a nutshell:

ACE: ACE-certified instructors and trainers are probably the largest group we reach. ACE has been around since 1985 and has become a highly respected and established resource for fitness professionals. We see that both group exercise instructors and personal trainers are often certified through ACE and are qualified to teach everything from Pilates to TRX.

AFAA: AFAA began in 1983 and has issued over 300,000 certifications to fitness professionals worldwide. Noted as the world’s largest fitness educator, AFAA delivers comprehensive cognitive and practical education for group exercise instructors and personal trainers; however, in our experience we do not see many personal trainers who are AFAA certified these days. With other personal training-specific organizations, most of our AFAA-certified participants have been AFAA certified for quite some time and are generally all group exercise instructors.

NASM: Probably the leading organization for personal trainer certification to date, NASM was established in 1987 and has quickly become a popular certification among our FitnessFest attendees. To ensure that we bring to the table what NASM-certified participants need, we have added many more personal training-related workshops over the past few years, along with NASM presenters in our line-up.

AEA: Incorporated in 1984, AEA is an organization committed to the advancement of aquatic fitness worldwide. I don’t think we’ve ever had a water aerobics instructor who attended FitnessFest for CECs and wasn’t AEA certified. This is THE certification for aquatic fitness.

NSCA: Founded in 1978, the NSCA has been serving its members by bridging the gap between science and application. NSCA brings together a diverse group of professionals from the sport science, athletic, allied health, and fitness industries. Look for workshops geared toward personal trainers that carry NSCA CECs at FitnessFest.

How many CECs are available?

Possibly the most-asked question when it comes to CECs and FitnessFest, people always need to know how many CECs are available. The minute we decide on our conference schedule and compile all the required information, we send applications away to the certifying powers that be. As soon as we receive the CEC award amounts from ACE, AFAA, NASM, AEA, and NSCA we post them online and print our brochures.

What if you’re not certified through those organizations?

Don’t sweat it! We have several conference participants that are not certified through ACE, AFAA, NASM, AEA and NSCA. Some of the other certifications we tend to see are the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the International Sports Science Association (ISSA), and so on. Every now and then we have participants that aren’t certified at all. But, if you ARE certified with an organization other than ACE, AFAA, NASM or AEA and you DO want/need CECs, the process is usually pretty simple. Contact your certifying place, tell them you would like to attend our conference and petition for the CECs to be accepted, and ask them what information they need. I’ve seen a few places charge a $10 fee to petition and ask for a conference brochure with workshop descriptions, or some may ask for a certificate of completion, but whatever it is (okay, not the $10…) — we’ve got you covered. Give us a call and we’ll send you any documentation you need to get you through the petition process. Because we work with ACE, AFAA, NASM and AEA, the other organizations know we’re legit!

What if you’re not certified at all?

There’s an easy answer and a hard answer to this one.

Easy Answer: Fine with us! If you want to come spend a weekend with a whole bunch of awesome fitness enthusiasts, learn a lot of amazing stuff from leaders in the fitness industry, shop the Expo, do some insane workouts and go home feeling like a whole new you…come on down!

Hard Answer: As fun as that all sounds, there’s still registration and payment…so you will need to decide if it’s still something you want to do for the weekend, even though you’re not earning CECs. While we try to keep our pricing extremely affordable so that we can keep bringing this conference to the masses, it may not be as exciting for those that aren’t certified if they have to fork over some cash and get a whole lotta sore muscles in return. That being said — it would definitely be worth it if you are strongly considering a career in the fitness industry. In fact, it would be a wonderful place to ‘get your toes wet’.

So there are some basics. Again, please share with those who may be interested or who may need some clarification on ‘all that CEC stuff’. And remember, we’ll always be by the phone to assist you when you have any questions or concerns about FitnessFest (or just want to chat). That’s right, LIVE assistance. No recordings here. We like to talk to you.

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