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Welcome to Season 6 of the IDEAfit Pro Show!
Host Amy Boone Thompson, CEO of IDEA Health and Fitness Association, shares some groundbreaking initiatives set to shape the future of the fitness industry. From the highly anticipated IDEA World 2025 in Sacramento to the launch of the IDEA Mentorship Network, which connects emerging fitness professionals with industry veterans, this season is full of opportunities for growth.
Tune in for an exciting season ahead, and remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Amy Boone Thompson; executive produced by Rominna Rufin; engineered by Michael Hilding.
About IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association has served as the World’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals for over 43 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 IDEA Fitness Journal. We also power fit pros through our fitness, business and nutrition conferences, most notably our IDEA WORLD Convention and with hundreds of digital courses available on ideafit.com. We Inspire the World to Fitness® with the passion and dedication of IDEA Members in more than 80 countries.
For further information contact:
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
www.ideafit.com
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thanks to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2025 by IDEAfit, Inc.. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Host Amy Boone Thompson welcomes special guest Kia Williams to the IDEAfit Pro Show to discuss everything you can expect at the 2025 IDEA & ACSM Health & Fitness Summit, taking place March 6-9 in Denver, Colorado. Kia, an integral part of this event’s programming, shared insights on what makes this summit unique, the exciting lineup of presenters, networking opportunities, and the hybrid in-person and virtual format.
The conversation highlighted the incredible collaboration between IDEA and ACSM, bringing together top fitness professionals, researchers, and industry leaders. Attendees will experience deep networking opportunities in an intimate setting, allowing for meaningful conversations and mentorship.
For those unable to attend in person, a virtual track will be available one week later, featuring exclusive pre-recorded sessions covering Fit Pro Focus, Science to Practice, Movement Workshops, and more. Participants will have access to content for up to nine months and can earn CECs.
To register for the in-person or virtual event, click here.
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IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Amy Boone Thompson; executive produced by Rominna Rufin; engineered by Michael Hilding.
About IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association has served as the World’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals for over 43 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 IDEA Fitness Journal. We also power fit pros through our fitness, business and nutrition conferences, most notably our IDEA WORLD Convention and with hundreds of digital courses available on ideafit.com. We Inspire the World to Fitness® with the passion and dedication of IDEA Members in more than 80 countries.
For further information contact:
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
www.ideafit.com
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thanks to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2025 by IDEAfit, Inc.. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Join Host Amy Thompson for this episode of the IDEAfit Pro Show featuring Dr. Darian Parker, an IDEA Award Recipient and Program Administrator for IDEA’s Fitness Mentor Network.
Find out how mentorship is transforming the fitness industry and why IDEA has created a structured mentorship program to help professionals grow, connect, and thrive. Dr. Parker shares how the 12-month program, 8-week deep dive cohorts, and one-on-one mentoring are uniquely designed to support fitness professionals at every stage of their careers.
Hear insights on how this first-of-its-kind mentorship network can help you navigate the industry, elevate your career, and increase your success.
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IDEAfit PRO SHOW is hosted by Amy Boone Thompson; executive produced by Rominna Rufin; engineered by Michael Hilding.
About IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association has served as the World’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals for over 43 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 IDEA Fitness Journal. We also power fit pros through our fitness, business and nutrition conferences, most notably our IDEA WORLD Convention and with hundreds of digital courses available on ideafit.com. We Inspire the World to Fitness® with the passion and dedication of IDEA Members in more than 80 countries.
For further information contact:
IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
www.ideafit.com
Email: [email protected]
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit PRO SHOW is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thanks to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2025 by IDEAfit, Inc.. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Join Host Madeleine McCormick for the IDEAfit Pro Show #3! Catch the full podcast episode featuring IDEA’s Content & Education Manager, Vivian Griggs, and the Owner of Ageless Training Academy and Bender Ball, Leslee Bender.
Find out how IDEA provides science-backed educational programs to cultivate educated, experienced, and empathetic coaches. Hear from Vivian Griggs about IDEA’s mentorship program and how it supports fitness professionals in their growth and development!
Dive into Leslee Bender’s dynamic journey in the fitness industry, her contributions to education, and her role in shaping trainers into exceptional educators. Don’t miss her insights on IDEA’s Fall Sale and the value it offers to fitness professionals.
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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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
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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™!
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit Pro Show is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thank you to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2024. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Co-hosts Amy Boone Thompson and Madeleine McCormick hosted the IDEAfit Pro Show LIVE #2! The full livestream is available on Instagram, YouTube, or Facebook and features IDEA's Mentorship Program Administrators Debbie Bellenger and Dr. Erin Nitschke, IDEA's VP of Operations Phil Malavenda, and IDEA's Director of Events Matt Taylor, who revealed the dates and location for 2025 IDEA® World.
The livestream shared how IDEA's Mentorship Program supported fitness professional growth and development. It also provided an inside look at the future of fitness education from IDEA's VP. Attendees were encouraged to mark their calendars for upcoming IDEA fitness professional events, including the 2024 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute Virtual, 2025 IDEA® & ACSM Health & Fitness Summit, and 2025 IDEA® World Health & Fitness Convention.
The winner of a FREE full registration to 2025 IDEA® World was also announced during the event!
Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit Pro Show is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thank you to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2024. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Join IDEA CEO/Owner Amy Boone Thompson and the team for the IDEAfit Pro Show LIVE – back and better than ever! The full livestream is available on Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook, featuring fitness industry leaders and exclusive insights from our partners: CoverMe Fitness, VAULT Strategies, and Lockton Professional Liability Insurance.
We announced fresh career resources and opportunities, plus details on how to become a member of IDEA's global fitness community.
We also revealed the winners of FOUR $25 Amazon gift cards and exclusive new member discounts. Don’t miss this incredible event to kick off the NEW and improved IDEAfit Pro Show!
Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. The IDEAfit Pro Show is part of the IDEA Podcast Network. A big thank you to our entire team at IDEA Health & Fitness Association. Copyright 2024. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Today on the guest mic, we have the multi-talented Kia Williams--the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year--hosting Cary Williams. Cary is the founder and CEO of Boxing & Barbells, which is a boxing education company offering her B&B Method certifications to trainers and licensing opportunities to gyms. She certifies trainers around the globe to teach the B&B Method.
Her entrepreneurial spark was lit 25 years ago when she founded PRIME TIME BOXING, INC. Cary, who competed in amateur boxing and is now a level 4 Olympic boxing coach, grew PRIME TIME to 4 boxing clubs in California and even began franchising in 2008. Since then, Cary has sold all of her clubs and now focuses solely on her boxing/fitness education company, B&B Method. This dynamic star has been featured across an array of broadcast media as well as print giants such as Shape, Men’s Fitness, USA Today and The New York Times.
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Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
Today on the guest mic, we have the multi-talented Kia Williams, the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, hosting Kimberly Spreen-Glick. Kimberly has been a fitness industry leader for over 30 years, presenting workshops on fitness, yoga, wellness, leadership, and personal growth at conferences around the world.
She was the group fitness director for LifeTime for over 10 years and was anmed the 2015 IDEA Program Director of the Year. In 2017, she stepped away from her corporate role and created The Inspired Life University to expand the healthy living conversation from physical fitness to holistic well-being. Kimberly’s primary focus is helping fitness professionals elevate their careers and become wellness leaders so they can live their best lives while being the difference makers they came here to be.
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Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
Today, IDEA's CEO Amy Boone Thompson and IDEA’s Event Programming Director Ryan Halvorson will be sharing news about some exciting 2023 planning we’re doing here at the mother ship in San Diego, and we’ll get an overview of our first 2023 event, IDEA Personal Trainer Institute upcoming March 9-12 in Alexandria, Virginia.
For more information about the event, please go to: www.ideafit.com/fitness-conferences/2023-idea-personal-trainer-institute/
Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association
IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
Guest hosting the show once again, the passionate and talented Kia Williams, the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, interviews her long-time friend, colleague and fellow dance aficionado Ashley Carter.
Hailing from the great state of Texas, Lady Carter is a dancer, dance instructor, model, coach and creator of CweensGuard Step and Dance, a dance business that specializes in step, heels and hip hop. Ashley teaches classes to both children and adults with the beginner in mind. Her welcoming and inclusive philosophy emphasizes fun and aims to build confidence in new dancers. As she says, “I am not trying to turn you into a dancer, I am trying to build your confidence to dance.” She often refers to her classes as the scrimmage. They are designed so new dancers can mess up, learn, challenge themselves and build up their self-esteem in dance to feel the joy of movement. It really boils down to having fun!
Listen in to learn more about Lady Carter and CweensGuard.
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IDEA upcoming events:
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 options to meet your needs. Visit IDEAfit for more information.
Benefits included (varies by plan):
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™!
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