Sunday, August 30
Welcome to the Saturday Sessions, included with your Mania® registration! Learn what’s trending and what matters most — all from the best in the business.
= Indicates session is being recorded live at Dallas Mania®.
SU1A: Functional Fitness Flow – NEW
Amber Toole
Get ready for a lively fusion of strength, cardio, and mobility designed for active agers who love to move! Each block builds stability, lifts the heart rate safely, and restores fluid movement. Leave with playful alignment cues, creative modifications, and fresh programming ideas to help older adults feel strong, capable, and energized.
Want more? Check out the Online Functional Training Cert HERE.
SU1B: How-To-Hinge – NEW
Nina McGoff
Master the hinge, one of the most essential yet mis coached movement patterns. Learn powerful cues, smart progressions, and quick fixes for deadlifts and swings. This session equips coaches with practical tools to improve client performance, build strength safely, and reduce injury risk. Perfect for trainers ready to level up their coaching skills.
Want more? Check out the Online Kettlebell Cert HERE.
SU1C: PALANGO! Cardio 
Felix Ojeda, MS, MBA
A simple, fun, and intense Latin dance-inspired workout that blends rhythmic moves with kickboxing and bodyweight exercises. This high-energy session torches calories, boosts endurance, and strengthens the entire body while keeping you engaged with infectious beats. Perfect for all levels, it’s an exciting way to sweat, sculpt, and have fun!
SU1D: Personal Training Meets Stretch Therapy – NEW 
Evans Armantrading, Jr.
Discover how stretch therapy elevates personal training results. Learn to blend assisted and self-stretching methods to boost mobility, reduce injury risk, and improve recovery. Guided by Evans Armantrading, owner of three thriving studios, this session provides strategies to enhance client care, expand service offerings, and create profitable new revenue opportunities. (Lecture)
Want more? Check out CNU Stretch Programs HERE.
SU1E: Pilates Reformer: Strong Arms, Shoulders, Back – NEW 
Leslee Bender
Focus on upper-body strength using the Reformer’s unique resistance capabilities. Target arms, shoulders, chest, and backs with purposeful sequences designed to tone and stabilize. Explore creative prop integration and cueing strategies to add variety and challenge while maintaining proper alignment and precision. Sculpt strength with every pull and press.
Want More? Check out the Online Pilates Reformer Cert HERE.
SU1F: Aqua Intervals: Timed to Perform – NEW
Heather Rhodes
Crank up your results with timed aqua intervals that push effort, then demand recovery. Harness water’s resistance to build strength, endurance, and cardio power—without pounding your joints. This high-energy, beat-the-clock session keeps you locked in, challenged, and progressing through bold, purposeful intervals.
Want More? Check out the Online Aqua PT Cert HERE.
SU1G: Creatine & Protein for Healthy Aging – NEW
Melissa Layne, MEd
Discover the latest research on creatine and protein supplementation for active aging adults. Explore benefits for muscle preservation, strength, cognition, and recovery, along with safe, effective dosage guidelines. Fitness professionals will gain practical, evidence-based strategies to support healthy aging, enhance performance, and help older clients stay strong and capable. (Lecture)
Want More? Check out the Online Active Aging Nutrition Cert HERE.
SU1H: Building a Meaningful Fitness Career – NEW
Kevin Mullins
Discover how to turn your passion for fitness into a meaningful, sustainable career. Explore the many paths within the industry and learn how to develop your own professional identity and personal brand. Gain practical strategies to grow your presence, serve your community, and build long-term success in personal training and beyond. (Lecture)
SU2A: Training the Active Aging Female Upper Extremity
Keli Roberts
Training the upper extremity of active aging women requires skill and observation. Start with posture assessments and movement screens. In this interactive workshop, explore common postural compensations, biomechanics, and kinesiology, while learning effective techniques for training upper body strength in active aging female clients.
Want More? Check out the Online Active Aging Cert HERE.
SU2B: Ultimate Core Strength Revolution – NEW 
Earl Jenkins
Ignite deep core activation with the Core Champion system. This focused session strengthens abdominals, obliques, hips, and lower back through controlled, multi-grip bodyweight resistance. Improve balance, posture, and functional stability while protecting joints. Expect powerful core engagement and smarter movement patterns that translate into everyday strength.
Want more? Check out the Core Champion Products HERE.
SU2C: Contrasting Circuits: Creative Full-Body Training – NEW
Laura Yasinitsky, MA
Break free from repetitive workouts with high-energy contrasting circuits that keep clients motivated and progressing. Experience creative pairings of strength, cardio, and functional training while learning simple ways to scale for any level. Leave with exciting, ready-to-use programming ideas that add variety, purpose, and results to every session
Want More? Check out the Online Group Ex Cert HERE.
SU2D: Everyday Stretch – NEW
Keli Roberts
Improving mobility and flexibility is essential! This interactive workshop explores joint stability/mobility relationships and how to develop flexibility that enhances daily activities and sports performance. Learn a dynamic stretching and mobility program that will transform your approach to flexibility.
Want More? Check out the Online Stretching & Flexibility Cert HERE.
SU2E: Pilates Reformer: Glutes, Quads & Hamstrings Burn – NEW
Amber Toole
Zero in on lower-body power as you activate glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves with precision. Learn progressive sequences and tempo variations that bring the burn and build functional leg strength. Ideal for athletes, cross-trainers, or clients looking to strengthen and define their lower half.
Want More? Check out the Online Pilates Reformer Cert HERE.
SU2F: Aqua Strength, Toning, and Stretch – NEW 
Cheri Kulp
Elevate your water workout with Indigo Aquatics’ Liquid Gym Acqua Toner Bands and Bar. Harness water’s resistance to build strength, tone muscles, enhance flexibility, range of motion, proprioception, and circulation. Finish with a refreshing Liquid Stars stretch for a full-body aquatic experience that revitalizes and strengthens.
Learn more about Indigo Aquatics Exercise Equipment HERE.
SU2G: The Trainer’s Edge: Measuring Nutrition – NEW 
Dr. Tracy Offerdahl, PharmD, FAAO
Discover how internal nutrition affects energy, endurance, and performance. Learn to evaluate antioxidant balance using noninvasive measurement methods and explore how cellular health connects to recovery and client success. Gain evidence-based strategies to personalize fitness programming and elevate professionalism through measurable, science-driven insights into body composition and function. (Lecture)
SU2H: From Good Trainer to Great Coach – NEW
Nina McGoff
Learn the communication, connection, and coaching skills that transform a competent trainer into a truly exceptional coach. Explore techniques that enhance client results, strengthen trust, and elevate your professional reputation. Build lasting relationships, create deeper impact, and develop a sustainable career with a client-focused approach that supports both success and balance. (Lecture)
Want More? Check out the Online Personal Training Cert HERE.
SU3A: Aging with a Vengeance – NEW
Kevin Mullins
Stop treating age like a diagnosis. Forget the overly gentle approaches of the past. Aging is a process you can defy through strategic power work, strength training, integrated mobility, metabolic conditioning, and mindful practice using kettlebells and dumbbells. Learn how to help active older adults stay strong, capable, and resilient. Never surrender.
Want more? Check out the Online Active Aging Cert HERE.
SU3B: SOULMashup – NEW 
Michele Park & Lindsey Coleman, MA
Experience a high-energy mash-up of SOULstrength, BARREfusion, SOULkickboxing, and SOULfusion FLOW. Learn to blend strength, cardio, and flow with music-driven transitions and easy-to-teach choreography. Leave with tools to boost engagement, deepen connection, and elevate your classes with the magic of movement and music.
Want more? Check out the Soul Fitness Online Trainings HERE.
SU3C: HIIT Factor – NEW
Tara Turner
Blast calories and push your limits with fast-paced intervals that mix explosive cardio with muscle-building moves. This high-intensity, full-body session boosts stamina, speed, and power while keeping your heart rate up long after class. Scalable for every fitness level, it’s the ultimate workout for energy and results.
Want more? Check out the Online HIIT Cert HERE.
SU3D: Everyday Stretch – NEW
Keli Roberts
Improving mobility and flexibility is essential! This interactive workshop explores joint stability/mobility relationships and how to develop flexibility that enhances daily activities and sports performance. Learn a dynamic stretching and mobility program that will transform your approach to flexibility.
Want More? Check out the Online Stretching & Flexibility Cert HERE.
SU3F: HIIT the Flow – NEW
Cheri Kulp
Dive into HIIT the Flow, an exhilarating high-intensity, low-impact aqua workout! Harness the drag power of water to create resistance-packed combos for a total body burn. No experience needed—just bring your energy! Gloves are recommended for an extra challenge, but your body’s strength is all you need.
Want More? Check out the Online Aquatic Personal Training Cert HERE.
SU3G: Stress & Inflammation: Impacts & Outcomes – NEW
Melissa Layne, MEd
Learn how acute and chronic stress affect metabolism and drive the body’s inflammatory responses. This session highlights how prolonged stress can worsen inflammation, contributing to heart disease, autoimmune disorders, and mental health challenges. Gain research-backed insights into managing stress for improved health outcomes. (Lecture)
Want More? Check out the Online Chronic Disease Cert HERE.
SU3H: Build a Gym Community
Jake Trione
Fitness is more than workouts—it’s relationships. Discover how to be your community’s go-to expert by building trust, creating loyal connections, and transforming relationships into profit. Learn proven strategies to grow your business through authentic interactions and lasting client loyalty. (Lecture)
SU4B: Connection-Driven Class Design – NEW
Laura Yasinitsky, MA
Turn your classes into memorable experiences that keep participants coming back. Discover creative warm-up games, partner activities, and group-based formats that spark connection, boost energy, and create a welcoming environment. Leave with practical, ready-to-use ideas to strengthen class culture, increase engagement, and improve retention.
Want More? Check out the Online Group Ex Cert HERE.
SU4C: Crazy 80’s Cardio – NEW
Leslie Warren
Crazy 80’s Cardio is a high-energy fitness experience that fuses the vibrant spirit of 80s music with dance-driven, purposeful movement. This fun, effective full-body workout boosts energy, builds strength and endurance, elevates mood, and leaves participants feeling powerful, confident, and totally energized.
Want More? Check out the Online Group Ex Cert HERE.
SU4G: Nourish Through Menopause – NEW
Dr. Kella Price, MS, EDd
This practical nutrition program supports perimenopause and menopause by focusing on blood sugar stability, reduced inflammation, and hormone balance. Learn realistic, sustainable food strategies to manage common symptoms such as fatigue, weight changes, and brain fog. (Lecture)
Want More? Check out the Online Nutrition & Hormones Cert HERE.
SU4A: Flex & Power: Hip Mobility Mastery – NEW
Cheri Kulp
Unlock strength, flexibility, and mobility with this dynamic functional training session. Combining stretching, hip-opening exercises, and strength moves, you’ll enhance flexibility and core stability while boosting overall performance. Perfect for improving functional movement patterns, this session is designed to keep your body balanced, strong, and ready for anything.
Want More? Check out the Online Functional Training Cert HERE.
SU4D: Qigong for the Ages – NEW
Jacob Glassmeyer
Experience flowing Qigong movements that cultivate balance, energy, and mindful awareness. Learn intentional breathwork, smooth transitions, and practical teaching strategies to enhance class flow. This session blends clarity, energy, and technique to expand your skills, enrich your instruction, and inspire participants with transformative, engaging mind-body experiences.
Want More? Check out the Online Functional Training Cert HERE.
SU4F: Aqua Sit to Stand – NEW
Melissa Layne MEd
Improve functional strength and independence with Aqua Sit to Stand skill training. Learn how to use water resistance to safely optimize one of life’s most essential movements. Explore progressions, regressions, and cueing strategies to build lower-body strength, balance, and confidence for active aging clients in a supportive, low-impact aquatic environment.
Want More? Check out the Online Aqua Ex Cert HERE.
SU4H: The AI-Powered Personal Trainer – NEW
Miguel Johns
AI is reshaping how the best trainers program, coach, and retain clients. In this hands-on session, discover exactly where AI fits into your workflow today — from session prep to progress tracking — and leave with a practical system to coach more clients without burning out. (Lecture)
