The Art of Teaching Seniors

Teaching older adults is rewarding and impactful when you have the right tools. This workshop helps instructors understand senior-specific needs, design movements that improve quality of life, and use engaging icebreakers to build social connection, confidence, and fun—creating inclusive, supportive, and effective classes for aging participants.

Three Moves for Functional Fitness

Learn how to build effective routines around three foundational movements—sit-to-stand, push/pull, and marching patterns. Explore how these essential actions strengthen major muscle groups, support balance, improve gait, and boost confidence for active aging adults. Gain practical tools to enhance strength, mobility, and independence in daily life.

Exercising With Chronic Conditions

Explore common chronic conditions affecting older adults and learn how to design safe, effective activity plans that meet each client’s needs. This session equips you to recognize limitations, modify exercises, and build confidence so clients can stay active, supported, and successful in their fitness journey.

Expanding in Senior Fitness

As the oldest Baby Boomers turn 80, opportunities in senior fitness continue to grow. This session helps instructors new to active aging understand three key older-adult segments, who they are, and how to successfully serve them across multiple fitness and community settings.

Aging Without Limits

Enjoy this fireside chat with the former Head of Sports Medicine for the Mayo Clinic. Bring your questions and explore the latest research on exercise and aging—benefits, smart approaches, key training principles, effective modalities to incorporate, common pitfalls, and practices to avoid. Learn what to prioritize and how to deliver safer, stronger outcomes for active agers.

Five Key Strategies for Longevity

Discover five evidence-based strategies proven to enhance longevity and quality of life. Explore fitness-focused principles including strength training, daily health habits, sleep hygiene, and nutrition, and gain practical tools you can immediately apply to support long-term health and well-being.

Protein and Creatine Research in Aging

Discover the latest research on creatine and protein supplementation for active agers. Explore how these nutrients support muscle preservation, strength, cognition, and recovery, plus evidence-based dosage and safety guidelines. Walk away with practical strategies to help older adults age strong, stay active, and perform at their best.

Spinal Mobilization for the Aging Adult

Explore how age-related spinal changes impact mobility and balance. Learn safe, effective mobilization strategies to improve posture, reduce stiffness, and enhance daily movement. Ideal for fitness and movement professionals supporting older adults in maintaining comfort, confidence, and lifelong mobility.

Inside-Out Fitness: Assessing Antioxidant Balance

Explore how antioxidant status impacts recovery, inflammation, and overall performance. Learn to assess oxidative stress using innovative noninvasive tools that measure skin carotenoid levels—a validated marker of nutritional health. Understand how internal readiness influences training outcomes and discover practical ways to integrate this insight into client programs.

Coaching Mental Fitness in Active Aging

Aging well means thriving—mind, body, and spirit. Learn how coaches can boost mental resilience, sharpen cognition, and enhance emotional well-being through movement and mindful strategies. Discover powerful tools to optimize performance, recovery, and overall vitality while creating holistic wellness plans that energize both body and mind.