Continuing Education Webinars

Exercise ETC is pleased to be able to offer the latest in on-line education. What's a "webinar?" A webinar is a continuing education program conducted in real time over the Internet. Just like a traditional classroom training program, you will watch the presentation on your computer while you listen to the program presenter over your computer’s speakers. Have a question? Ask your instructor and hear your answer in real time, all from the privacy and comfort of your home or office. If you have a computer with a wired, high-speed internet connection, come try one of our webinars!

Please note that registration for all webinars closes 2 hours prior to the start of the webinar.

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Weight Management Webinars

ProgramDate or DayFaculty
The Entire 8-week Weight Management Webinar Series
Take the entire 8 week series for only $149.99. You will earn 16 CEUs through CDR, ACSM, AFAA, AMFPT, BOC, IFPA, ISSA, NATA, NCSF, NFPT, SCW, SFA, WITS and/or 1.6 CEs through ACE, CSCS, NASM & NSCA-CPT and many more!
Price $149.99
Tuesday January 27, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Assessing the Overweight Client Webinar: 1-27-09
Using exercise science as a foundation, this class will teach you how to determine if your heavy client needs to be evaluated by a physician prior to beginning an exercise program. You'll learn how to administer user-friendly health history and quality of life assessments for the heavy client as you also determine whether your client is committed to making the necessary lifestyle changes to achieve and maintain weight loss.
Price $19.99
Tuesday January 27, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Exercise, Diabetes & Heart Disease Webinar: 2-3-09
This riveting course will explore the relationship between obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Discover how high triglycerdides and cholesterol increase the risk for both diabetes and heart disease and how diet and exercise affect these risk factors. You'll also learn current exercise guidelines for the at-risk client who has been cleared to exercise by their physician, including how to evaluate blood pressure and blood sugar levels before, during and after exercise.
Price $19.99
Tuesday February 3, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Women, Exercise & Metabolism Webinar: 2-10-09
You know the pattern: Women are so desperate to lose weight that they over-exercise while simultaneously starving themselves. And then they wonder why they can’t lose weight! Often, the female exerciser is unaware of the effect of metabolism on her weight loss. This cutting edge workshop will show you how to make diet, exercise and metabolism work together for lasting weight loss. You may also be surprised when you learn that for many females, once they begin an exercise program they may need to eat more to weigh less.
Price $19.99
Tuesday February 10, 2009
7:00 pm - 6:59 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Analyzing Popular Diets Webinar: 02-17-09
Who has time to read all the many diet books that are available? We do! This fast paced class evaluates the most popular and controversial books that your clients are reading and evaluates them based on science, research and the authors' credentials. You'll explore old favorites such as "Volumetrics," "The South Beach Diet," "Atkins" and "The Zone." You'll also get acquainted with new best-sellers such as "The Perricone Prescription," "The Macrobiotic Way," "Eat, Drink and be Healthy," "The Raw Foods Diet" and more -- in all, over a dozen of the most timely weight loss books and programs available today.
Price $19.99
Tuesday February 17, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Exercise After Bariatric Surgery Webinar: 2-24-09
The incidence of different types of bariatric surgery, such as "stomach stapling" or the "lap band" is on the increase, but many of the clients who have these procedures may not be aware of how their life will change afterwards....permanently! This fascinating program uses the most current research to teach you about the lifelong dietary needs of these clients, including their need for nutritional supplementation. You'll also learn how to design exercise programs for this client both before and after the surgical procedure.
Price $19.99
Tuesday February 24, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Healthy Eating for the Obese Client Webinar: 3-3-09
The average overweight American eats out almost 9 times per week, and fully 20% of all meals are consumed in the car. Understanding your client's eating habits is vital to helping them control their weight. This engaging class will teach you how to help your client make wise dietary choices. You'll learn about the effect of eating out on the American waistline and how to teach your client to make educated decisions when in a restaurant. This important class will help your client to better understand how to make wise decisions when eating out, taking out or pigging out!
Price $19.99
Tuesday March 3, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Exercise for Obese Children & Adults Webinar: 03-10-09
It is no surprise that the majority of overweight children become obese adults; this is part of the reason why the majority of Americans are now overweight or obese. As the incidence of childhood obesity skyrockets, the incidence of obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer's increases in the adult and young-adult population. This fascinating course will help you discover real-world methods to integrate activity with sustainable dietary changes and healthful lifestyle habits. You'll also discover specific exercise modalities for clients diagnosed with obesity-related diseases.
Price $19.99
Tuesday March 10, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD
Facilitating Lifestyle & Behavioral Change Webinar: 03-17-09
This program will teach you step by step how to put it all together! It's a fascinating approach that will allow you to really understand the decisions your client makes and the "scripts" that can sabotage your client’s results. You'll discover how well-meaning friends and family can hinder your client’s attempts to make long-term behavioral changes. You'll investigate the cultural, emotional and psychological roots of poor eating behaviors and grasp why, since the dawn of human history, eating has always been about more than nutrition.
Price $19.99
Tuesday March 17, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD

Guest Speaker Webinars

ProgramDate or DayFaculty
The Core Training Revolution: 1-14-09
Your participants want results and they want them fast! Unfortunately, without a strong “core” your participants will not achieve their goals. This high-octane workshop will pump up your core training routine. You’ll learn to progressively integrate dynamic and static strength & stability exercises to fuse a solid midsection. Your participants will notice the difference immediately. Prepare yourself: This is not your mother's core training program!
Price $19.99
Wednesday January 14, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Nutrient Timing for Optimal Performance Webinar: 01-21-09
Discover how to adjust your diet based on your past, present, and future physical activity levels. Learn how to develop optimal ratios of carbs, fat and protein as well as how to time the consumption of these nutrients to achieve desired metabolic effects such as muscle repair, improved endurance, and weight loss.
Price $19.99
Wednesday January 21, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
High Intensity Interval Training Webinar: 01-28-09
Save 25%! Regular $19.99! High intensity interval training is the ultimate fat-loss tool. Explore how to design interval programs that accelerate fat loss by harnassing the power of the afterburn. This eye opening class will revolutionize your cardio programming!
Price $19.99
Wednesday January 28, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
The Hottest Trends in Fitness: 2-04-09
Kettlebells. Vibration plates. Burst training. Delve into why these and 9 other training techniques are on the cutting edge of progressive fitness training. This class will keep you at the top of your profession!
Price $19.99
Wednesday February 4, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
Exercise & Women's Health Concerns: 2-11-09
This important class will concentrate on exercise modifications for the health concerns common to women. You’ll learn exercise modalities appropriate for clients who suffer from fibromyla, chronic fatigue syndrome and anemia. You'll also discover the effect of exercise on PMS and menopause. Finally, you'll explore appropriate exercise programs for women who are going through treatment for breast cancer.
Price $19.99
Wednesday February 11, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Laura Abbott, MS
Using Exercise to Prevent Knee Pain: 2-18-09
Intercept knee pain before it happens! This brand new course will teach you how to detect and avoid the factors that contribute to knee dysfunction while you learn specific exercises to maximize the knee’s stability. If your client has knees, you need this class!
Price $19.99
Wednesday February 18, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Exercise & the Aging Baby Boomer Webinar: 02-25-09
Did you know you can use exercise to prevent as well as to control chronic illness? This riveting course willshow how exercise and lifestyle change can reduce the risk for diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and other chronic illnesses.And, forthe client already diagnosed with this diseases, learn to use exercise for disease management.
Price $19.99
Wednesday February 25, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Guy Andrews, MA
Boot Camp Workout Drills Webinar: 03-04-09
The “boot camp” approach to fitness is heavy on body weight conditioning programs. This dynamic class will give you the tools you need to whip your private and small group clients into the best shape of their lives with a clever combination of strength and cardio training.
Price $19.99
Wednesday March 4, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
New School Strength Training Webinar: 3-11-08
Welcome to the 21st Century! Your workout routine will never be the same again after this new school makeover. Squats, deadlifts, bench presses and other traditional exercises will be vitalized with this fresh, updated approach.
Price $19.99
Wednesday March 11, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
Revelations: Training the Hip Webinar: 03-18-09
Gluteal domination and muscular imbalances in the hip joint contribute to back pain, impaired walking and jogging abilities and overall poor performance. This cutting edge workshop will teach you to integrate strength and flexibility training for the hip joint to improve performance and minimize chronic pain.
Price $19.99
Wednesday March 18, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Pain Free Shoulders = Happy Clients Webinar: 03-25-09
Shoulder dysfunction is a common complaint in the weight room and in this webinar, maintaining and increasing shoulder function take center stage! Learn how to use specific exercise modalities to improve the interface between the scapula and humerus and how to maintain pain-free function, range-of-motion and performance throughout life.
Price $19.99
Wednesday March 25, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Exercise & Cardiovascular Disease: 04-01-09
This program will teach you exercise protocol for the client with heart disease who has been cleared to participate in an exercise program. You'll learn how to design and implement programs for clients who have had a heart attack or a bypass or who have a pacemaker. Guidelines for clients with angina, mitral valve prolapse, stents and PVD are also discussed.
Price $19.99
Wednesday April 1, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Laura Abbott, MS
Stretch Yourself Strong Webinar: 4-08-09
If you’re looking for an innovative twist on flexibility training, look no further! Discover how to use flex training to make your clients stronger and more functional.
Price $19.99
Wednesday April 8, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Please Pass the Sugar Webinar: 04-15-09
Americans have a notorious sweet tooth and it shows -- around our ever-increasing bellies! This electrifying course will explore the biological roots of our need for sweets and then explore modern trends. You'll discover the perils of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and learn whether or not Aspartame REALLY causes brain cancer. You'll get the buzz on honey and the research on stevia. You'll also compare and contrast the pros and cons of popular sweteners such as Equal, Splenda and Sweet & Low. This fascinating class should be a "must-take" for all Fitness Professionals!
Price $19.99
Wednesday April 15, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
A Strong & Healthy Back Webinar: 04-22-09
This is a timely program that will teach you cutting edge techniques to keep your client’s low back strong, functional and pain free into middle age and beyond. If your client has, or fears, low back pain you need this class!
Price $19.99
Wednesday April 22, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Exercise & Osteoporosis Webinar: 04-29-09
As Baby Boomers continue to age, the risks for osteoporosis are sure to increase. This timely workshop explores the risk factors for osteoporosis and then gives specific exercise do's and don'ts for the client with osteoporsis who has been cleared to exercise by their doctor. You'll also learn programming guidelines for clients with osteopenia.
Price $19.99
Wednesday April 29, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Secrets of Strength & Conditioning Webinar: 05-06-09
This fascinating workshop will teach you ten new variations for strength training program design, all emphasizing change and variation. Learn to maximize training time for optimal results.
Price $19.99
Wednesday May 6, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
Exercise & Childhood Obesity Webinar: 05-13-09
It is no surprise that most overweight children become obese adults; this is part of the reason why the majority of Americans are now overweight or obese. As the incidence of childhood obesity skyrockets, the risk for obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even Alzheimer's increases in the adult and young-adult population. This fascinating course will help you discover real-world methods to integrate activity into your client's lifestyle for long-term weight management.
Price $19.99
Wednesday May 13, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Laura Abbott, MS
Anti-Aging Fusion Workout Webinar: 05-20-09
This unique program will give you the tools you need to slow down the aging process through careful manipulation of exercise technique. You'll learn to combine, or "fuse" cardio, strength and flexibility training for optimal hormonal response to reduce the risk of diseases while minimizing the outward signs of aging. And you'll do the whole workout in less than an hour! You'll be telling all your clients and colleagues about this program!
Price $19.99
Wednesday May 20, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Guy Andrews, MA
8 Things You Never Knew About Strength Training Webinar: 5-27-2009
Do you wear shoes while you train? Do you exhale on exertion while lifting? If so, be prepare' for a whole new approach to strength training that will rock your world! (And there's still 6 more things to go!)
Price $19.99
Wednesday May 27, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Designing Chair Exercise Programs Webinar: 6-03-09
Chair exercise programs are a growing fitness trend! Discover the variety of options you have for a client who is frail, ill, has impaired balance or may be in a wheelchair and is not able to participate in traditional exercise programs. You will learn how to design programs for chair cardio, chair flexibility, chair strength training....even chair yoga!
Price $19.99
Wednesday June 3, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Laura Abbott, MS
Exercise & Women's Special Orthopedic Issues Webinar: 06-10-09
This fascinating webinar will teach you about the special postural and orthpedic concerns unique to women. You'll learn how a woman's wider hips and increased "Q-angle" affect their lifting technique and their gait, and you'll learn how pregnancy, child-rearing, heavy pocketbooks and high heels all conspire to create a unique set of orthopedic issues. Finally, discover comprehensive techniques to adjust cardio and lifting program to maximize your client's results while minimizing injury and discomfort.
Price $19.99
Wednesday June 10, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Strength Training for Children & Adolescents Webinar: 06-17-09
Strength training for youthful clients has always been controversial, but new research is shedding more light on the subject. Learn the proper way to program children for strength development, based on their specific goals. You’ll learn tips for safe program design and explore how skillful manipulation of sets, reps and load can safely take your client to new fitness levels.
Price $19.99
Wednesday June 17, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
TBA
Strength Training for Women Webinar: 06-24-09
"I don't want to get big!" The benefits of strength training for women are well documented, yet we still hear this refrain. This electrifying course will explore how strength training will help your female client to not only look better but also to have better self-esteem. You'll discover how weight lifting can reduce the risk of different types of disease and you'll also learn how to develop a lifting program for teenaged girls -- to establish a foundation of fitness for life!
Price $19.99
Wednesday June 24, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
How to Get Big Webinar: 07-01-09
If your client's goal is to increase the size of their muscles, this course is what you have been waiting for. A skillful manipulation of sets, reps, nutrition and hydration, this webinar is heavy on real world lifting techniques that will result in hypertrophy. As an added bonus, you'll discover how to "lean out" before the competition -- or the pool party!
Price $19.99
Wednesday July 1, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Chris Marino, MS
Essentials of Strength Training Webinar: 07-08-09
Do you know the difference between squatting with your toes in or out? Does grip position make a difference in a tricep press? Are behind the neck lat pulldowns really contraindicated? This fascinating program will teach you proper form and variations for over 3 dozen upper and lower body exercises.
Price $19.99
Wednesday July 8, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Guy Andrews, MA
Supplements & Ergogenic Aids: 7-15-09
This fascinating workshop will give you the latest research about the risks and benefits of some of the hottest supplements on the market, including creatine phosphate, pyruvate, glutamine, chromium picolinate and much more!
Price $19.99
Wednesday July 15, 2009
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Ginger Patterson, Ph D, RD

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