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The IDEA World Fitness Convention recently announced the details for the upcoming global fitness event to be held August 13–17 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Over 180 of the world’s leading fitness, wellness, nutrition, business and mind-body experts will present the latest in-depth education to an expected audience of over 12,000 attendees from more than 60 countries.
This year’s convention theme, “Fuel Your Passion,” will focus on bringing career-changing knowledge and top new trends and research to personal trainers, group fitness instructors, mind-body professionals, and fitness facility owners and managers. Attendees can choose sessions ranging from the latest personal training techniques, to the top new trend-setting programs in group exercise, to comprehensive information and practical food and nutrition research, to business classes focused on social media, fitness technology, and creating new revenue streams. In addition, for the first time, IDEA is collaborating with Yoga Journal to offer a preconvention Yoga Journal LIVE! event, with more than 40 classes in a variety of styles of yoga including a keynote address by world-renowned instructor Seane Corn.
“The 2014 IDEA World Fitness Convention will bring the entire fitness world together for a broad variety of education, special events and Expo Hall experiences not available anywhere else,” says IDEA co-founder and executive director Kathie Davis. “This year over 80% of our program is brand-new and attendees will take home practical, career-changing tools and programs from the world’s top experts that will set them apart from the competition and help them to achieve greater success in their careers.”
Highlights of the 2014 IDEA World Fitness Convention include:
- Named “the toughest athlete in the world,” Diana Nyad will accept the 2014 Jack LaLanne Award during her keynote speech.
- Fitness celebrities such as Jillian Michaels, Tony Horton, Todd Durkin and Tara Stiles will be featured in the IDEA World Showcase Room for concert-style, multisensory workouts.
- Over 300 of the top industry brands in fitness, wellness and nutrition will participate in the IDEA World Fitness & Nutrition Expo Hall.
- The first-ever IDEA Summer Games, sponsored by Les Mills, where attendees can experience the thrill of competition on the outdoor Grand Plaza for a chance to win gold, silver or bronze medals.
- Augie Nieto, founder of Augie’s Quest, will share his moving story at the Opening Ceremonies.
- Attendees can take a personal journey with Transformation Saturday when Inner IDEA® partners with Hay House Publishing to bring four keynote presentations from best-selling authors in the field of personal transformation to the event for the first time.
- IDEA Inspiration Medals will emphasize recognition and inspiration during sessions, with a chance to win great prizes, including a spa vacation for two at the world-famous fitness resort and spa, Rancho La Puerta.
Since kicking off in 1984, the IDEA World Fitness Convention has grown from 600 attendees to more than 12,000. The 2014 IDEA World Fitness Convention is scheduled August 13-17, 2014, at the Anaheim Convention Center. For more information or to register, please visit www.ideafit.com/world.
About IDEA Health & Fitness Association
IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world's leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals through three channels: our seven publications, including the award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal; our world-class fitness conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and DVD courses available on our website www.ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we have created the largest national industry-wide directory linking over 250,000 fitness professionals to more than 16 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness®.