Brandon Wagner is a certified personal trainer through NASM and AFAA, as well as 
Brett Klika is the Director of Athletics at Fitness Quest 10 and is an international speaker, educator, author, and motivator with 17 years experience in the realm of training and coaching. 
Carol Murphy, 2010 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, is the owner and education coordinator for FitLife, a fitness and wellness consulting company.
Cindy Kozacek is a master trainer, curriculum designer and senior fitness programs coordinator for the nationally-recognized SilverSneakers Group Exercise Program.
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. 
Donna Horwitz, B.S., is the creator of Healthy Back Yoga and three YogaStretch training workshops for the SilverSneakers® Group Exercise Program.
Heidi Benson has been an American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Lifestyle Fitness Coach for over 20 years.
Jackie Camborde has been a fitness professional for over 15 years. She is the creator of MUEVE Fitness, a dance fitness instruction and instructor mentoring service. 
Dr. Jason Karp is the 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year and holds a PhD in exercise physiology.
Jennifer Sage has been actively involved in the fitness industry for 25 years and has been a fitness presenter and coach of instructors for at least 13 of those 25.
Josh Stone is the Sports Medicine Program Manager for the National Academy of Sports Medicine. 
Kathleen Gould, RH, AHG,has studied, taught and lived herbalism for more than 25 years. 
Kyria Sabin directs Fletcher Pilates® International and its affiliated professional Pilates teacher training program, The Ron Fletcher Program of Study®. 
Leeann Carey is the creator and founder of the Leeann Carey Yoga School, and Yaapana Yoga, a Yoga Alliance registered school providing inspired continuing yoga education for teachers in studios, wellness, fitness and athletic facilities.
Lorey Pro, MS Kinesiology & Recreation, has over 20 years of experience in the fitness field. 
MaryBeth Marotto is a global aquatic training specialist for the Aquatic Exercise Association. 
Stephanie Kreun received her Exercise Science Degree from Illinois State University.
Tricia Murphy Madden began teaching in 1991 and never looked back. 
Gabrielle Loomis, named after the great archangel, is a Messenger for our modern day world. 
Mary Bruce, is a senior student of Rod Stryker’s and a Level II Certified Teacher of Para Yoga, a 500 hr ERYT Yoga Alliance teacher and Anusara certified. 
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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