Connie Lagerhausen has been an aquatic fitness professional and swim instructor since 1978
Daniel Sawaya, BS, holds a degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Arizona.
Deborah Redder is the creator of the SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Program, a two-time recipient of ICAA’s Innovation Award for the SilverSneakers Fitness Program and 2008 winner of the Healthways ACE Award for Impact. 
Donna Adler, BA, AEA, ATRIC, is the owner of Liquid Assets for Fitness. 
Kyria Sabin directs Fletcher Pilates® International and its affiliated professional Pilates teacher training program, The Ron Fletcher Program of Study®. 
Lorey Pro, MS Kinesiology & Recreation, has over 20 years of experience in the fitness field. 
Margie Caldwell Cooper, BA. Rd., Aquatic Exercise Association Global Fitness Professional of the Year 2006.
Gabrielle Loomis Named after the great archangel, Gabrielle is a Messenger for our modern day world. 
Keith Allen Kay has been on a spiritual path most of his life, always seeking to understand the mysteries of life. 
Mary Bruce, is a senior student of Rod Stryker’s and a Level II Certified Teacher of Para Yoga and a 500 hr ERYT Yoga Alliance teacher.
Melissa Thornburg, BS, 200 RYT – Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor 
If you are exploring the exciting field of fitness and wellness, congratulations! What a rewarding experience it is to make a difference in people’s lives through fitness and wellness training! People have been coming to FitnessFest for over a dozen years for quality education, new ideas, motivation, inspiration, and for guidance to be the best that they can be in the fitness and wellness industry. Whether you are looking to become a personal trainer or group exercise instructor, need to renew your personal training or instructor certification, renew or receive your yoga certification, or are looking for fitness instructor courses, you’ve come to the right place.
FitnessFest was created in 1997 to give instructors and trainers a chance to get their continuing education credits in one place at one time. Since its inception, our original 66 participants have grown to 400 participants in the Phoenix area plus 200 or more participants at our Tucson, Arizona conference. Also, what was once a very locally-attended conference now boasts approximately 25% out-of-state participants. We attribute this to our friendly atmosphere and “everyone fits in” approach, the organization and structure of our event, the amazing variety of workshops to choose from, and our top-notch (yet down-to-earth) presenters. We hate to brag, but our participants love our event, our presenters love to speak at our conferences and our vendors love our expo!
We now boast an incredible expo, where shoppers can visit booths from apparel to music, equipment, nutrition supplements, skin care products, jewelry and even purses!
FitnessFest Conference and Expo is the largest fitness and wellness conference in the Southwest, attracting novice and veteran group exercise instructors, personal trainers, aquatic instructors and mind/body practitioners.
As we grow, we never want to lose the motivation that prompted us to begin our mission in the first place; to inspire the fitness community to be the best that we can be. Our workshops and lectures tend to be small enough in size to keep that personal touch and networking feeling, but our presenters and workshop topics are the hottest, most current in the business. FitnessFest IS your premier source for fitness and wellness training, certification and education.
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