Today on the podcast, IDEA editor in chief Sandy Todd Webster talks with 2020 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, Leslee Bender. They cover Leslee's tips for working successfully with active agers and also discuss how habit change can help us to live, move and feel eternally young.

Links to contact Leslee Bender: FB & LI: Leslee Bender; website: www.bendertraining.com

Video replay of Leslee's webinar: Training the Dysfunctional Knee

Link to Leslee's Online Course: I Am Ageless Now

IDEA World Virtual Returns July 9-11, 2021: Learn More Here

Hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, ideafit.com; executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2021 by Outside Interactive, Inc.

Connect with Sandy Webster at FB: Sandy Todd Webster; IG: sandytoddwebster; LI: Sandy Todd Webster; TW: @fitnesseditor.

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 39 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness!

Today on the podcast, IDEA editor in chief Sandy Todd Webster talks with Mark Fisher of Mark Fisher Fitness in New York City. They discuss topics ranging from the importance of creating an unforgettable culture among your members, to doing business during COVID in the nation’s largest city and how the principles of growing your business--even during pandemic times--have not changed. Then Sandy catches up with IDEA event programming director Ryan Halvorson and 2007 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, Fred Hoffman. Learn more about the session Fred is planning for 2021 IDEA World Virtual on "Five Winning Strategies for Customer Service in the Digital Age." Check out this trove of information, resources and inspiration!

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 39 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness!

Links to contact Mark Fisher: FB: Mark Fisher Fitness; IG: @markfisherhumanbeing @mffclubhouse LI: Mark Fisher Links to contact

Fred Hoffman: website: fredhoffman.com; FB: Fred Hoffman; IG: @fredhoffparis; LI: Fred Hoffman Link to IDEA World Virtual: https://www.ideafit.com/fitness-conferences/2021-idea-world-virtual/

Link to Mark Fisher's Article in Fitness Journal: https://www.ideafit.com/business/21-best-practices-to-help-you-survive-the-new-normal/

Hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, ideafit.com; executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2021 by Outside Inc.

IDEA editor in chief Sandy Todd Webster talks with 2019 IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year Tricia Murphy Madden, a global group exercise program creator, educator and top presenter. Tricia has developed many highly acclaimed programs, including Barre Above®, Urban Striptease Aerobics, and HOMEROOMfit, among others. This is the second of a two-part episode (there was much to unpack from a crazy year) in which Tricia describes her mindset for success during the pandemic pivot and talks through strategies fit pros can use to launch their virtual Zoom studio.

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 39 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness!

Hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2021 by Outside Inc.

Connect with IDEA on all SM platforms: @ideafit.com; website: ideafit.com

Connect with Sandy Todd Webster: TW: @fitnesseditor; FB: @Sandy Todd Webster; IG: @sandytoddwebster; LinkedIn: @Sandy Todd Webster 

Connect with Tricia Murphy Madden: FB: @tricia murphy madden, @Homeroom Fit; IG: @murphmadden, @homeroomfit; website: homeroomfit.com                                                                                                                             

Link to Tricia's IDEA Fitness Journal article: Ramping up Your Zoom Studio

Link to Tricia's 2020 IDEA World Virtual Course: How to Lead Unforgettable In-Person and Virtual Group Fitness Classes

IDEA editor in chief Sandy Todd Webster talks with 2019 IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year Tricia Murphy Madden, a global group exercise program creator, educator and top presenter. She has developed many highly acclaimed programs, including Barre Above®, Urban Striptease Aerobics, and HOMEROOMfit. This is the first of a two-part episode in which Tricia describes her mindset for success during the pandemic pivot. 

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 39 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness!

Hosted by Sandy Todd Webster, Editor in Chief, IDEA Publications, executive produced by Jordan Leeds; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2021 by Outside Inc.

Connect with IDEA on all SM platforms: @ideafit.com; website: ideafit.com

Connect with Sandy Todd Webster: TW: @fitnesseditor; FB: @Sandy Todd Webster; IG: @sandytoddwebster; LinkedIn: @Sandy Todd Webster

Connect with Tricia Murphy Madden: FB: @tricia murphy madden, @Homeroom Fit; IG: @murphmadden, @homeroomfit; website: homeroomfit.com                                                   

Link to Tricia's IDEA Fitness Journal article: Ramping up Your Zoom Studio

Link to Tricia's 2020 IDEA World Virtual Course: How to Lead Unforgettable In-Person and Virtual Group Fitness Classes

Today on the pod, the IDEAfit Pro Show talks with 2019 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year Brian Nunez, owner of FNS Training Center in Santa Clara, CA. Brian’s inspirational story and high-energy business model have he and his team busier than ever through this pandemic year. Tune in to learn more about how he's doing it. Huddle with IDEA’s director of event programming Ryan Halvorson to talk with 2018 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year Doris Thews and global educator Kia Williams, MS, host of the podcast Fit and Fierce on the Mic. Doris and Kia share insights about the session they’re co-presenting at IDEA World Virtual on Navigating Career Reroutes.

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Enjoying our content? Become an IDEAfit Plus member and receive our award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal, the gold-standard publication of the fitness industry. We have membership plan options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.

Benefits included (varies by plan):

• Unlimited CECs
• Discounted health and liability insurance
• Digital publications that focus on current challenges, nutrition and behavior change, and the latest insider fitness trends
• Ungated access to over 15,000 fact-based articles from our award-winning editorial team
• Access to deals and discounts from IDEA’s trusted partners.
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• Program Builder - Build and deliver custom workouts for clients
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IDEAfit Inspired Service: 800-999-4332

IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Madeleine McCormick, Digital Marketing Manager, ideafit.com; executive produced by Allyssa Ertz; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2024 by IDEA Health & Fitness Association. All rights reserved.  

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 42 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness™!                                                 

Connect with Brian Nunez: FB: @brian nunez, @fns training center: IG: @coachbriannunez, @fnstrainingcenter

Connect with Doris Thews: FB: @doris thews IG: @doristhews 

Connect with Kia Williams: FB: @kiawilliams; IG: @kiawilliams.fitness 

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

• FB: ideafit
• IG: ideafit
• LI: ideafit
• TW/X: @ideafit   

Enjoying our content? Become an IDEAfit Plus member and receive our award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal, the gold-standard publication of the fitness industry. We have membership plan options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.

Benefits included (varies by plan):

• Unlimited CECs
• Discounted health and liability insurance
• Digital publications that focus on current challenges, nutrition and behavior change, and the latest insider fitness trends
• Ungated access to over 15,000 fact-based articles from our award-winning editorial team
• Access to deals and discounts from IDEA’s trusted partners.
• Client NewsletterNewsletter - Hand curated email delivered monthly to your imported client list
• Discounted IDEA events
• FitPost - Hand curated content delivered seamlessly to your social channels
• Program Builder - Build and deliver custom workouts for clients
• 50% OFF Music Licensing with Vibes

IDEAfit Inspired Service: 800-999-4332

IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Madeleine McCormick, Digital Marketing Manager, ideafit.com; executive produced by Allyssa Ertz; produced and engineered by Michael Hilding. Copyright 2024 by IDEA Health & Fitness Association. All rights reserved.  

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals and has been for more than 42 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our publications, including the award-winning Fitness Journal; our fitness, business and nutrition conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and online courses available on ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we host the largest national industry-wide directory, linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness™!