IDEAfit Pro Show

Today on the guest mic, we have the fabulous Kia Williams, the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, hosting Tanci Maree, CEO and Founder of Turn Up DaFitness, a program designed to motivate people to get active and dance their way to fitness. 

 As Tanci describes it, the program mixes athleticism, dance, performance and—of course—fun! Tanci is the first to admit that it took her a while to find her groove after her college athletic career as a basketball player—and school—were over. But eventually, she defined a niche for herself and honed her mission, which is creating a space for women to celebrate, challenge each other and to Live Out Loud! 

 Listen in as Tanci describes her determination to shape a world-wide community of courageous women who want to shake up the world, turn it upside down, and show our fellow humans the difference between merely breathing and being alive! Wow! Are you ready?  

Connect with Tanci Maree  

• Facebook: @Tanci Maree 
• YouTube: Turn Up with Tanci 
• Instagram: @turnupwithtanci 
• TikTok: @turnupwith tanci 
• Website: turnupwithtanci.com  

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

We are once again lucky to have the multi-talented Kia Williams, the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, as guest host for the podcast! Today, Kia talks with Chris Stevenson and Steven Trotter, two big picture thinkers and leaders in the fitness industry. They have a new book coming out that provides a step-by-step roadmap on how to launch, operate and be a successful fitness business owner. Chris and Steven provide some solid preview notes on what to expect from the upcoming book. 

Chris Stevenson is the founder of The Empower Group, a full-service consulting firm, with expertise ranging from individual coaching, staff training, workshops, full facility management and more. He is an international speaker who regularly presents for IDEA, IHRSA, Athletic Business, Club Industry, and many other fitness and business events. In addition, he is on the IHRSA board of directors and the IDEA Club & Studio Owners Committee. 

 Steven Trotter has 20 years of fitness and wellness experience, and was a finalist for the 2017 IDEA Health & Fitness Program Director of the Year Award. With a Master’s degree in health and physical education from Virginia Tech, he is a thought leader, consultant, writer, adjunct faculty member, and principal for Globetrotter Wellness Solutions. He also serves as the director of well-being at East Carolina University and chairs the Well-Being Collective, a university-wide advocacy team, for which he strategically leads well-being initiatives at all ECU campuses.   

We hope their conversation will inspire you about the possibilities of commanding your worth as a fitness pro, and making your career a joyous and successful journey.  

Connect with Chris Stevenson  

• LinkedIn: @Chris Stevenson  
• Facebook: @Chris Stevenson 
• Instagram: @the_empower_group 
• TW: @StevensonStrong 
• Website: stevensonempowers.com 

Connect with Steven Trotter  

• LinkedIn: @Steven A. Trotter, MS 
• Facebook: @Steven Trotter 
• Instagram: @satrotte @globetrotterwellness 
• Website: globetrotterwellness.com 

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Today on the guest mic, we have the multi-talented Kia Williams, the 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, hosting Maricris Lapaix, who was a 2022 finalist for IDEA’s brand-new Emerging Trailblazer of the Year Award. Known globally as “The Traveling Trainer,” Maricris tapped into her dual loves of globetrotting and fitness to create a business model that reflects ALL the possibilities fit pros have today, to do what they love, on their terms to inspire a world audience to fitness and wellness.  

 Maricris infuses all of her work with positive intentions and a strong knowledge base of movement, nutrition and corrective exercise, to name but a few of her specialty areas. Her deep appreciation for other humans feeds her generous spirit and compels her to lead up to 30 weekly personal training and group sessions, as well as serve as a brand ambassador and social media influencer. Listen in and learn more about her global mission to motivate people to discover their catalyst for regular movement, and a healthy mindset to be strong in life.  

Connect with Maricris Lapaix  

• Facebook: @Maricris Lapaix 
• Instagram: @maricrislapaix 
• TW: @maricrislapaix 
• TikTok: @maricrislapaix 
• Website: www.maricrislapaix.com 

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Today our sensational guest host Kia Williams, 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, has the mic again. In this episode, she welcomes Alessandro Pisanu, who was a 2022 finalist for IDEA’s brand-new Emerging Trailblazer of the Year award. This man’s journey to international recognition began in his college dorm room when COVID first broke out in Italy—and he’s been a star on the rise ever since! 

Pisanu broke onto the global scene by hosting Facebook live classes as a way to keep himself and his students in Italy moving while all the gyms were closed during pandemic. Now, as a group fitness instructor, personal trainer and fitness presenter and influencer, he teaches 12 weekly group fitness classes in person and another 4 from his online platform.  

Even more impressive? Pisanu quickly learned English during this phase and began teaching classes in English in order to communicate universally with his new, online global audience. Let’s learn more about his mission to connect people around the world through fitness, with 100% inclusivity as his objective.  

Connect with Alessandro Pisanu  

• LinkedIn: @Alessandro Pisanu 
• Facebook: @Ale Pisanu Fitness Trainer, @Alessandro Pisanu 
• Instagram: @ale.pisanu_trainer 
• TW: @pisanu_a.   

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Today, guest host Kia Williams, 2022 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, has the mic. She welcomes Dr. Darian Parker, an NSCA-certified personal trainer, who earned his doctorate in sports education leadership with an emphasis on behavior modification from the University of Nevada–Las Vegas.

In their conversation, Kia and Dr. D explore many topics important to contemporary fitness pros as viewed through his expert lens and leadership experience. If you’re interested in the multi-faceted world of behavior change science and how you might enhance your skills and offerings with it, tune into this chat.

Dr. Parker has worked in both the academic and private club sectors in roles such as director of education for a career college, a general manager of a high-end luxury residential fitness club, and a national director of fitness for a global leisure management company. Dr. Parker was well ahead of the virtual curve that transformed our industry during the pandemic. He started a live virtual personal training business several years ago, through which he provides real-time personal training, coaching and behavior modification services for many prominent business leaders across the United States.

He is also the host of Dr. D’s Social Network, a podcast devoted to genuine, open, and honest conversations with people from all over the world. 

 Connect with Dr. Darian Parker  

• LinkedIn: @Darian Parker PhD, NSCA-CPT 
• Website: doctordarianparker.com 
• Podcast: Dr. D’s Social Network

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 4 of the IDEAfit PRO SHOW! Today IDEA welcomes 2022 IDEA Emerging Trailblazer of the Year, Lacee Green. Lacee, also known as “The Curvy Girl Trainer,” delivers high energy, a great career story and—I think you’ll agree—one of THE best feel-good laughs you’ll ever hear!  

Though she has been making impact in the fitness industry for some time, her star truly began rising recently. Lacee has made it her mission to help women feel that there is a place for them to be their own version of healthy and fit. Through her fitness programs, classes and social media platforms, her message is to learn to love yourself enough to want to be the happiest and healthiest version of yourself. As she says—that looks different for every individual—and that’s OKAY! Her approach aims to raise self-confidence, self-love and generational health for women and girls internationally. 

 Connect with Lacee Green   

• IG: @TheCurvyGirlTrainer 
• LinkedIn: @Lacee Green 
• TW: @LaceeGreen3 
• FB: @Lacee Green 
• Website: laceegreen.com  

    Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Today on the IDEAfit PRO SHOW we skip across the pond to the UK via Zoom to speak with fitness pro and international educator Joanne Groves.   

Joanne has been in the industry for over 26 years. She built and runs Female Fitness Trainer, a membership group that features over a 100 hours of workshops, interviews, podcasts, with a thriving supportive community of nearly 4,000 trainers, all promoting each other. As a presenter and author for FASTER she has been involved in building course content including topics which range from research in the fitness industry to presenting with story, confidence and conviction.   

Connect with Joanne Groves 

• Tik Tok: @JoanneGrOves 
• LinkedIn: @Joanne Groves  
• TW: @Joanne Groves   
• IG: @Joanne Groves  
• Website: JoanneGroves.com 
• Email: [email protected] 

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!     

Today on the IDEAfit PRO SHOW we welcome Anthony Carey, MA, CSCS, to the show.  

Anthony holds a master’s degree in biomechanics and athletic training and is recognized internationally as a leading expert on biomechanics, corrective exercise, functional anatomy and motor control, and their relationships to musculoskeletal pain and function.   

Founded in 1994, his company Function First has drawn clientele from 17 countries and 33 states. He invented the both the Core-Tex® and Core-Tex Sit.  He was Personal Fitness Professional Magazine’s 2009 Personal Trainer of the Year, 2017 Finalist for IDEA’s Personal Trainer of the Year and 2020 IDEA China Innovation Award recipient.  Anthony has developed the Pain-Free Movement Specialist curriculum now available internationally. 

Connect with Anthony Carey, MS, CSCS 

• LinkedIn: @Anthony Carey @Reactive Training 
• FB: @Anthony Carey; Core-Tex 
• IG: @ @function.first; @reactive_training 
• Websites: functionfirst.com; coretexfitness.com 
• IDEA Webinar: Pain Changes the Game. Here’s How to Help Your Clients Win

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Welcome to SEASON 4, episode #1 of the IDEAfit PRO SHOW! Today we welcome 2022 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, Dr. Rick Richey. Rick has been in the fitness industry since 2002 in various roles, including certified personal trainer, training manager, educator, orthopedic massage therapist, college and university professor, industry presenter, as well as a subject matter expert and talent for fitness industry educational videos and written content.   

 He is the host of the NASM CPT Podcast with Rick Richey and he is regularly called upon by media outlets for quotes and content regarding fitness and wellness. He has also written chapters in the NASM Essentials of Personal Training and Corrective Exercise textbooks. His Master’s degree is in exercise science and his Doctorate of Health Science and Exercise Leadership is from the California University of Pennsylvania.  

If you’re not familiar with Rick’s teaching style, you’re in for a treat! He has a knack for simplifying complicated material through humor, personal experience and great story telling.  

Connect with Rick Richey, DHSc, MS, LMT  

• LinkedIn: @Rick Richey  
• FB: @Rick Richey 
• IG: @dr.rickrichey 
• Website: independenttrainingspot.com  
• Podcast: NASM CPT Podcast with Rick Richey 

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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™!  

Incredibly, we are just two weeks out from IDEA World Convention, our first in-person World event since 2019! Today, we huddle with two of her teammates—IDEA’s new owner and CEO Amy Thompson, and Steve Roth, our veteran sales manager. They describe all of the exciting things that will be happening in the IDEA World Fitness & Nutrition Expo on July 29-30 in Las Vegas.

The Expo gives fitness pros and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to learn about the latest innovations on everything fitness, wellness and nutrition under one giant roof. Discover your favorite new training tools, sample delicious nutrition products and experience the hottest new workouts in the Showcase Arena.

You’ll find everything you need to support your fitness career—while taking advantage of event-only discounts, and getting face time with vendors to uplevel your product knowledge. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out the latest releases from hundreds of the most popular fitness, health, wellness, technology, apparel and nutrition brands on the market.

Connect with Amy Boone Thompson 

• LI: @Amy Thompson
• FB: Amy Boone Thompson
• IG: @amyboonethompson
• Website: ideafit.com  

Connect with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association  

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

IDEA upcoming events:

• IDEA World
• IDEA ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
• PTI Virtual

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):

• 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

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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™!