Active Aging Playground
Amber Toole
Explore dynamic game-based training methods designed specifically for active agers. Discover how to infuse playfulness into fitness routines, promoting social engagement, mobility, and health. Learn the art of adapting traditional games and creating new ones to make exercise enjoyable and effective for older adults.

Aging Shoulder: Exercise to Function!
Dr. Aaron Aslakson, PhD
Proper function of the glenohumeral joint is crucial to the activities of daily living in middle age and older adults. This presentation will focus on simple exercises that can provide valuable results to help maintain function of the shoulder and translate this function to their activities of daily living.

Athletic Aging
Tricia Madden
Unveiling the “Perfect 60-Minute Challenge” – a groundbreaking exercise regimen meticulously crafted for the specific needs of physically active adults over the age of 45. This dynamic workout is designed to strengthen bodies at any age, offering a straightforward format, this challenge makes consistent workouts easily achievable, empowering your members.

Creative Programming 55+
Billie Wartenberg
Americans age 55+ are feeling more alive and active than ever! In fact, this age group makes up the largest segment of our population going to fitness facilities. Don’t just give them boring fitness programming – get creative and make your fitness classes fun, energizing and engaging! It will not only meet their needs for an active lifestyle, but it will keep them coming back for more.

Hip Mobility for Active Aging
Gail Bannister-Munn
Prolonged sitting and inactivity can reduce lower body function and contribute to discomfort or pain. This session focuses on strategies to improve hip mobility, flexibility, and strength, helping you stay mobile, independent, and pain-free. Learn techniques to prevent lower back pain, knee discomfort, and injuries while enhancing functional movement for daily life activities. Keep your hips healthy and your body moving with confidence and ease!

Strength Training for Longevity & Vitality II
Sara Kooperman, JD
Whether a personal quest or a way to engage the fastest-growing segment of the population, this incredibly creative bodyweight, light hand weight and foam rolling workout presents effective and manageable training techniques for the 50+ population. Led by an icon in the fitness industry, Sara takes you through this Group Strength Class using unique multi-joint, rhythmic exercises for a total body strength workout. Endurance, flexibility, and balance are the lenses we use when analyzing our programming. It’s not about how long or hard you train; it’s about exercising smart for longevity and vitality.

Senior Circuit
Tanisha (Tani) Haggard
This balance of cardio and strength fitness is chocked full of fun and folly. Experience this successful senior program direct from Trilogy Adult Living Community which includes a variety of 9 circuit stations where participants target different muscle groups, customized for seniors with moderate and intense bursts of exercise.

Optimal Mobility: Enhancing Functionality
Ann Gilbert
This presentation illuminates the significance of exercise, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement in maintaining independence and vitality. Practical tips and lifestyle adjustments are shared, fostering a holistic approach to aging gracefully with optimal functionality.

Balance & Coordination for Active Agers
Manuel Velazquez
The active aging population grapples with an array of dysfunctions, affecting their capacity to remain steady. Improve balance and coordination and walk out of this session with at least ten movement patterns and a few extra games that are going to positively impact your clients gate stability, “action-reaction’ engagement, physical balance, and mental coordination.

Bone Health Boot Camp
Christine Conti, MEd
Are you looking to take proactive steps to prioritize client bone health and well-being? This session is designed to educate and empower fitness professionals to better design and implement programs that serve the needs of aging clients. Learn safe and effective skills to achieve optimal bone strength and vitality!

Everyday Strength: Coaching the Active Aging Female
Keli Roberts
There are many considerations in program design when coaching the ageless female client. This workshop provides essential safety guidelines, regressions, and progressions for critical body alignment. In an interactive hands-on environment, learn endless programming options, ideal for coaching women of a certain age!

Active Aging Latin Joyful Mix
Zoraida Sepulveda
Fire-up your Active Agers with energizing, dynamic Latin-based patterns in a powerfully cultural movement experience. This program incorporates both seated and standing components, cardiovascular Latin movements, neuroplasticity, core-conditioning, and a total mind-body approach. Perfect for most active aging fitness levels, we enjoy easy-to-follow progressions and transitions.

Smart Warm-Ups for Active Aging
Eric D’Agati
Prepare your body for movement with safe, effective warm-up techniques designed for active aging. Enhance mobility, reduce injury risk, and boost confidence with simple strategies that improve flexibility and strength. Walk away with practical methods to make every workout smoother, safer, and more enjoyable. Stay active, stay strong!

Renew & Restore: Flexibility for 50+
Kylie Ross, MSM, MBA
Move with ease and feel your best! This gentle flexibility session blends modified stretches and functional movements to improve mobility, reduce stiffness, and enhance posture. Designed for adults 50+, it helps you stay active, balanced, and pain-free. Rejuvenate your body and restore flexibility for a healthier, more vibrant life!

Brain Balance Training
Emily Splichal, DPM, MS
The seemingly simple task of balancing on one leg or walking across the room is actually a complex, integrated, sensory experience with stimulation coming from the eyes, ears, joints, and foot. Join Dr. Emily to experience sensory-stacked exercises that will improve body perception, balance, and movement in all clients.

Marketing to Active Agers Panel
Sara Kooperman, JD, Ann Gilbert, Amber Toole & Cosmo Wollan, MA
Discover effective strategies to engage the growing 50+ market. Learn how to craft compelling messaging, leverage social media, utilize referral programs, and create community-driven experiences. This panel explores proven techniques, successful samples, and actionable strategies to attract, retain, and inspire active aging adults while positioning your business for long-term success. (Lecture)