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Experience the latest, cutting-edge health and fitness information and techniques from the USA, South Africa and Australia. |
PT Academy proudly presents the PT Summit for 2008. The Summit will be 2 jam packed days of the latest industry theories and practical sessions so you can start applying what you’ve learnt with your own clients. If you can’t make the 2 days you can always attend either the Saturday or the Sunday.
If you want to be inspired and challenged as a Personal Trainer, then experience the knowledge and expertise of these amazing presenters:
EARN 7 CECS AND 3 PDPS OVER THE TWO DAYS
Click here to view the full schedule or to register online
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Activation secrets for your clients and business.DOUGLAS HEEL, physiotherapist, kinesiologist and founder of the BE-ACTIVATED Technique |
Using the bodies’ incredible abilities we can make significant changes in the performance of our clients, whoever they may be. The activation system is about immediately tapping into this potential, exciting and inspiring the client to want to change. We change physiological measurable systems of strength, power, flexibility, endurance as well as balance speed and co-ordination by identifying and changing the bodies’ defense patterns. In so doing our clients can see and feel the changes for themselves.
Douglas will show you how to create immediate, measurable changes in everyone from the high performance athlete to the weekend warrior, the very young and the very old. Raising their performance is about making them the best they can be at what they are doing. He will look at how the principles of his activation techniques can address the true individual need of a range of clients, using concrete concepts and techniques – this part of the presentation with be practically based, with all participants applying the work to themselves.
Douglas began teaching his system over 4 years ago. It began as training for pilates instructors and personal trainers and has now developed into courses for physiotherapists and biokinetisists, as well as a joint venture with the international golf training group, Logicalgolf.
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Coordination development – The key to athletic success and a functional future.BRIAN GRASSO, founder and CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association, USA. |
Youth Fitness and Sport Training have exploded worldwide and become two of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches within the entire industry. Very few Fitness Professionals have ever been exposed to the exercise science and development of children and youths. The results are increases in injuries due to overzealous training habits which have become a rather disturbing trend.
The reality is that 'training' youths for performance and fitness has nothing to do with performance markers or biomotor gain focus - it has to do with developmental habits and skill acquisition that reflect natural human growth patterns.
This seminar will teach you both the broad and finite points associated with development aspects of training, nervous system organization and programming for young athletes and participants aged 6 - 18.
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Putting the fun back into “fun”damental training.IAN O’DWYER, international presenter. |
Ian has the unique ability to turn research into practice and produces amazing results with his clients. This interactive workshop looks at how clients can regain the fun aspect of their training session helping them to achieve better results in all aspects of their lives. Understanding the body better allows us to implement simplistic drills or games into our sessions which enhances the client’s enjoyment of exercise whilst improving their fundamental movement. Research shows us that fun and laughter decrease stress in the body. Come and experience simplistic fun filled challenges that will have you laughing and puffing whilst improving fundamental movement.
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Beyond personal training.CRAIG HARPER, presenter, educator, motivator and founder of Harpers Personal Training. |
In this entertaining, insightful and provocative presentation one of Australia’s most successful Trainers will pull no punches exploring:
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Age-proof your body and brain.PAUL TAYLOR, CEO of PT Academy, international presenter and Adjunct Professor of Functional Neuroscience at the University of San Francisco |
We have learned more about the human brain in the last decade than we did throughout the entire history of mankind, and this new knowledge has powerful implications for ourselves and our clients. In this session, Paul will combine powerful insights into the workings of the brain with practical and theoretical knowledge on how to build physical, emotional and cognitive reserve – the result will be a take-home plan with ways to age-proof both your brain and body, enabling you to have a powerful impact on the future morbidity and mortality of both you and your clients.
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Isolation is dead - long live integration.OLIVER SCOTT, accredited Exercise Physiologist and the Education Manager of PT Academy. |
In this thought-provoking lecture, Oliver will pose the question: Why do we train the way we train? Is it because we employ exercises that work with the anatomy of the body, or are we still using dysfunctional movements that are based on an outdated understanding of anatomy? By comparing old-school table-top anatomy to recent advantages in global functional anatomy and giving practical exercise examples, Oliver will change the way you look at training forever.
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