IDEAfit Pro Show

Todd is the founder of Fitness Quest 10 here in San Diego. He works with high-profile clients and elite athletes including more than 75 NFL and 25 MLB players. He was a finalist on the 2016 NBC TV Series STRONG; he holds a coveted spot on the UnderArmour Training Team, and he travels around the world for speaking engagements and keynote talks both inside and outside the fitness industry. He also reaches more than 250,000 people through his social media feeds, his “Dose of Durkin” emails, and with his TODD Durkin Impact Show Podcast.He was IDEA’s 2004 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year and the 2017 recipient of the IDEA Jack LaLanne Award.

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!

Contact Todd Durkin: IG: todddurkin; LI: Todd Durkin; FB: Todd Durkin; Book: Get Your Mind Right; Podcast: Todd Durkin IMPACT show; website: todddurkin.com

Contact Sandy Todd Webster: IG: sandytoddwebster; LI: Sandy Todd Webster; FB: Sandy Todd Webster; TW: @fitnesseditor

The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is 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.

Today on the IDEAfit PRO SHOW, we welcome Nicki Anderson, who spent 20 years in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, entrepreneur and subject matter expert on the business of fitness. In addition to owning and operating her unique training model at Reality Fitness for 19 years in Naperville, Illinois, Nicki was one of the earliest women leaders on the fitness event circuit to emphasize the importance of studying business fundamentals and running a tight, profitable model. She was named IDEA’s 2008 Personal Trainer of the Year.

What’s so special about talking to Nicki today is that she’s been outside of fitness for the past 9 years. After selling her brick & mortar in 2012 she took on successive leadership roles beyond fitness that challenged her to problem solve on many levels. We’ll get the benefit of her view on the fitness industry through the lenses of hindsight and learned experiences as the President and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, and as the director of the LEADS program at Benedictine University.

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!

Contact Nicki Anderson: IG: nanderson61; LI: Nicki Anderson; Website: nickianderson.com

Contact Sandy Todd Webster: IG: sandytoddwebster; LI: Sandy Todd Webster; FB: Sandy Todd Webster; TW: @fitnesseditor

The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is 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.

On today's episode, IDEA's Editor in Chief Sandy Webster and the amazing Dr. Len Kravitz have a fascinating discussion on two topics Len covered in the Research column for the award-winning Fitness Journal. First, they dive into a study that identified the top 5 resistance training workouts that improve VO2Max, which was covered in the March-April issue of the journal and which can be found here. Next, Len unravels new evidence surrounding the two-decade controversy surrounding eccentric training, which he wrote about in the May-June issue of Fitness Journal (to be published soon).

Dr. Kravitz is the program coordinator of exercise science and a researcher at the University of New Mexico, where he recently received the Presidential Award of Distinction and the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. He has served as a subject matter expert at IDEA events and as a prolific and perennial author of research and continuing education packages for IDEA Fitness Journal. He was a 2016 inductee to the National Fitness Hall of Fame. You can reach him by contacting him on his website.

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!

The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is 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.    

On today's episode, IDEA's director of event programming Ryan Halvorson guest hosts and speaks with Katrina Pilkington, Ilya Parker and Dynasti Hunt about diversity, equity and inclusion in the fitness industry. While these are not new terms to most people, the conversation heated up considerably last year and catalyzed change across many businesses. Scores of fitness entrepreneurs and organizations were quick to address the issues. Some have been successful while others have had missteps. Our panel of three fit pros, who also are DEI experts, share their experiences of the past year. They also discuss common mistakes they’ve seen others make in their DEI efforts, and outline what everyone can do to create spaces where ALL people feel safe, welcomed and celebrated.

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!

Contact Katrina Pilkington: FB: fittykat; IG: fittykat_; LI: katrina-pilkington-a6642760; website: https://www.fittykat.com/

Check out Katrina's IDEA World Virtual Video Course: https://pro.ideafit.com/pro/grow-your-business

Contact Ilya Parker: FB: decolonizingfitness; IG: decolonizing_fitness; LI: ilya-parker-41911159; website: https://decolonizingfitness.com/

Contact Dynasti Hunt: FB: dynasti.hunt; IG: dynastihunt; LI: dynastihunt; website: https://www.dynastihunt.com/

Contact Ryan Halvorson: FB: ryhalvey; IG: rywhalvorson; LI: ryan-halvorson-02523a4

The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is 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.    

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.
• 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™!                                                 

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™!