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Presenter: Mark Fisher (US)
Success as a personal trainer or gym operator requires standing out from the pack. To grow your business, you’ve got to connect with your clients and build a brand that’s authentic to who you are, and resonant with the people you feel called to serve. But it can feel daunting to put yourself out there. In this keynote presentation, Mark Fisher will share his unlikely journey into the fitness industry and the rise of Mark Fisher Fitness, arguably the most unusual ninja-unicorn gym in the industry. Attendees will leave with proven marketing strategies and action steps for building a personal brand that magnetically attracts their dream clients.
Presenter: Christine Conti (USA)
This workshop is designed to provide fitness and medical fitness professionals an introduction to the tools needed to safely and effectively design and implement exercise programs for arthritic populations. Gain understanding of various types, symptoms, and causes of arthritis, as well as how it affects joints and organs in the body. Examine exercises to create safe and effective fitness programs to improve range of motion, flexibility, strength, and overall health and wellness for arthritic clients.
Join Christine Conti, first time presenting at FILEX, for this special active aging session.
Presenter: Brittany Bennett
In this session join Brittany Bennett, PR expert for the fitness industry, to learn about the benefits of getting media coverage for your brand. Find out the various ways it can help your business, the types of coverage you can get and why that type of coverage would be beneficial.
Also uncover how to come up with relevant story ideas to attract your target audience and some tips on how to do your own PR, work with journalists, influencers and other brands to get your voice out there.
Presenter: David Liow
Athletic performance, keeping injury free, and the ability to look buff in a pair of jeans are seriously compromised when your glutes aren’t working well. Squats, dead lifts, and lunges are great for glute development, but we’ll show you more tools to get your glutes working well. This session will help you create buns of steel for your clients.
Presenter: Dr. Mark P Kelly (USA)
An estimated 924,000 Australians have osteoporosis, representing 3.8% of the population. In 2017–18 there were 93,321 hospitalizations for minimal trauma fractures in people over 50 years. Osteoporosis is most common in older women, affecting over 1 in 4 women aged over 75 (https://www.aihw.gov.au/). Many fitness professionals lack the knowledge to safely and effectively design fitness programs that specifically meet the needs of those diagnosed with Osteoporosis, or at risk of getting Osteoporosis. Because of this knowledge gap, many trainers are intimidated to take on clients with osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and other bone-related issues.
These clients can benefit from a sound, sensible, bone-enhancing fitness program – like Project BONE. This course will go over the basic physiology of bones, it shows the trainer how to assess someone with osteoporosis or osteopenia, how to assign them to a certain level with a BONE SCORE and then how to train them at that specific level including regression and progression. A complete turn-key program will be discussed by Dr. Mark Kelly, the developer of the MedFit Osteoporosis Fitness Specialist course.
Presenter: Barrie Elvish
Fitness Australia commenced consultation on the appetite/need for increased oversight and/or regulation of the fitness industry at the September 2020 FILEX Virtual Summit.
Since then, a survey, undertaken by Latrobe University, has been circulated to ascertain stakeholder’s thoughts on whether there was a need or appetite for regulation. Survey questions included what regulation would look like; the role Fitness Australia would play, if any; and what stakeholders felt were important issues worth addressing.
This session will detail the outcome and findings of the survey, as well as touch on next steps and how members can continue to be involved in this process.
COVID-19 caused massive upheaval in the Australian fitness and exercise sector raising many questions, challenges and opportunities. Unlike our Allied Health and other “essential service” counterparts, we were shut down in March 2020 with little notice and no consultation. Accordingly the Fitness Australia Board determined that the case, or not, for regulation should be canvassed and this was completed in late 2020. This FILEX session is the next step in member consultation.
Presenter: Dr Cam McDonald
Every person has a unique driving motivation as to why they will keep coming back to you as the fitness professional. This unique driver is built into their genes and is predictable. If you experience gaining a client only to have them move on, or if you find that clients aren’t adhering to your programs this session is for you. This session will skill you in understanding the different neurotypes, guide you on how to communicate with them, and how to support them so they feel safe staying with you in the long term!
Presenter: Ian Clayton
From Elite to the Street: Training for Recovery will showcase the latest practical methods for enhancing the forgotten side of exercise programming, the Recovery window.
Brought to you by the Recovery Team, this session encapsulates the latest science supporting the best approaches to recovery. It will detail specific protocols used by fitness, sports enthusiasts and professionals worldwide, including the latest blood flow restriction approaches to managing fatigue and maximising training effects.
At the end of this session, participants will be armed with the ability to enhance recovery, monitor fatigue status and deliver more effective results for their clients and athletes.
Presenter: Heath Jones
Aging successfully means to not outlive our bodies. As the average lifespan increases year upon year, it is important for older adults to not only live longer but to live well. To enjoy the fruits of our lives and in particular with mature adults, it is imperative that our bodies have the physical functionality to allow us to not only remain independent but to be an active participant in life’s activities.
Presenter: Steve Grant
Participants will learn the proven 5 step formula to recruit and develop an elite PT business. Steve will use his 22 years in the fitness industry and his own gym in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney as a case study. Come along to uncover the 5 steps in detail:
AWARENESS – build followers on social media and a big email list
ATTRACT – Point of difference, irresistible offer, traffic, qualification
CONVERT – Pricing, packs and creating an ‘experience’
ONBOARD – ‘the first 30 days’ and stacking the deck
RETAIN – the three e’s and keeping more members.
Presenter: Angela Lee Jenkins
Is it a coincidence that we are living in an ever-increasing world of toxicity and obesity?
On a daily basis we are exposed to up to 80,000 different chemicals all of which need to be detoxified.
That’s a high toxic load and toxins love fatty tissue.
In this presentation Angela will take your through an overview of the detoxification process and the detoxification organs involved.
She will discuss pros and cons of common detoxification techniques our clients spend $1000’s on while neglecting simple daily detoxification techniques. You will learn and understand these simple exercise, nutritional and lifestyle techniques to implement.
Presenter: Hon. Pat Farmer AM
Australian Adventurer of the Year Pat Farmer is no stranger to feats of endurance. Whether its running from the North Pole to the South Pole for 10 months, running the length of Vietnam or running through the Middle East for peace how does an ultra-endurance athlete persevere when facing such enormous challenges? What does it take to be successful?
The awe-inspiring Pat Farmer will be closing out Day 1 with a thought-provoking keynote on Success Incrementally. A truly unmissable session.
2 DAY TICKET - BEST VALUE!
MEMBER*
$159
NON-MEMBER
$259
- WATCH LIVE OR ON-DEMAND WITH REPLAYS
- 18 x breakout sessions
- 2 x networking sessions
- Session notes
- 10 CECs
- Opening Keynote Address
- Mastermind panel discussion & Power session
- Replays - watch at your own pace!
- 12 months FILEX Membership valued at $269 (incl 20 CECs earnt throughout the year!)
- BEST VALUE TICKET INCLUDES 30 CECs!
2 DAY TICKET
2-DAY + MEMBERSHIP^*
$149
2-DAY STUDENT
$99
- ^WATCH LIVE OR ON-DEMAND WITH REPLAYS (with $149 ticket)
- 18 x breakout sessions
- Networking sessions
- Session notes
- 10 CECs
- Opening Keynote Address
- Mastermind panel discussion & Power session
- Replays - watch at your own pace!
- *Includes 12 mth FILEX Membership valued at $269 (incl 20 CECs earnt throughout the year!)
- *BEST VALUE TICKET INCLUDES 30 CECs!
While the virtual summit will be streamed live on Fri 30 April from 9am AEST – 5pm AEST and Sat 1 May 2021 from 9am AEST- 4.30pm AEST, if you purchase a 2 Day ticket you will receive all session recordings to the event so you can watch the replays at a time that suits you, which means you don’t need to cancel or reschedule your clients or take time off work.
If you need to earn your CECs you have 2 weeks from the date the recordings are available to complete the session surveys.
Access to the replays will be available via an online portal.
Our discounted member rates are available for current Fitness Australia members or FILEX Premium Members.
When you are completing your registration either enter in your Fitness Australia membership number, or if you are a FILEX Premium Member please enter the email address associated with your FILEX membership (there is no membership number for the FILEX Premium Membership). This allows us to verify your membership prior to the virtual event.
Please note: Current FILEX Premium Members who purchase a 2 day early bird ticket will receive 12 months extension on their existing membership subscription from the date of this virtual summit.
Early bird tickets are available until Friday 9 April.
Early bird 2 Day tickets include access to session replays so you have the choice to watch the event as its streamed live or later at a time that suits you.
How many CECs can I earn?
For the FILEX Virtual Summit – Stronger Together you can earn 5 CECs* per day, so a total of 10 CECs* for the whole event.
If you purchase a 2 Day Pass you can earn up to an additional 20 CECs as the 2 Day Pass includes 12 months complimentary access to the FILEX Premium Membership. So you can earn up to 10 CECs for the FILEX Virtual Summit plus up to 20 CECs over the course of a year through the FILEX Premium Membership online masterclasses.
To learn more about the FILEX Premium Membership visit www.members.filex.com.au.
NOTE: If you purchase a 2 Day Pass your membership access will be set up the week following the virtual event and will be available for 12 months.
How do I earn CECs?
To obtain the CECs you need to complete at least 3 short session surveys per day of the event. The surveys will be sent to you via email and take no more than 2 minutes each to complete.
Your FILEX Virtual Summit CEC digital certificate will be sent within 2 weeks of the surveys being completed.
If you purchased a 2 Day ticket then to obtain the additional 20 CECs available as part of that you take part in the twice-monthly online masterclasses that are included as part of the FILEX Premium Membership. With all 2 Day tickets you receive 12 months complimentary access to the FILEX membership (valued at $269!). The online masterclasses come with 1 CEC each and similar to the short session surveys there are short masterclass surveys that you complete in order to obtain your CECs.
Note: the 20 CECs for the FILEX Premium Membership are earnt over the course of a year by taking part in the masterclasses. The masterclasses can be watched live or you can catch up at a time that works for you via the masterclass replays.
*CECs are allocated to content that remains within the Registered Exercise Professional scope of practice
We use the video conferencing platform Hopin for our FILEX Virtual Summits.
To access Hopin you only need to create a Hopin account and use the latest version of Google Chrome as your web browser. There is no need to download anything as it’s run online from your internet browser.
IMPORTANT! Google Chrome must be used as your internet browser for this event. Other browsers don’t offer the full functionality and can be unreliable so please use Chrome when you start the below process.
Having trouble with access? Make sure you have completed all of the steps below – if you’re still experiencing issues please contact us via info@filex.com.au and send us a screenshot of the error you are seeing.
TROUBLESHOOTING HOPIN:
– Confirm you are using the latest version of Google Chrome
– Reload the Hopin web page
– Restart your computer
– Ensure your laptop/computer audio is not on mute and that it is turned up
– Follow the steps to check your audio and video is set up correctly
– Can’t see the main stage, sessions or other areas on the left of the screen? Make sure you are logged in.
– Logged in but the main stage, sessions or expo areas are greyed out and you can’t enter them? That means we’re not yet live. These areas will open up once the event itself commences.
– Check no one else is streaming video content on your internet connection
– Can’t find where to go? Once you are signed in on Hopin and in the FILEX Virtual Summit event, on the left hand side you’ll see the menu so you can navigate from reception to main stage, sessions and the expo
– Additional support: Hopin attendee troubleshooting resources
Please read our Terms and Conditions Policy for registering for a FILEX Virtual Summit. This policy includes information on cancellations, refunds and no-shows as well as other important information.
Check out the full FILEX Virtual Summit PDF schedule or for detailed descriptions and presenter bios head to the individual day pages to see the speakers and sessions presenting on each day.
The fantastic thing about our virtual summits is you can enter in and out of any session as it’s happening, there is no requirement to book into sessions!
So you have the flexibility to hop into any session that is running at any given time.
Just another positive of attending a virtual FILEX event – you don’t have to commit to a session ahead of time, or worry about rooms filling up!
Our virtual event programs incorporate a mix of lecture style educational sessions, panel discussions with industry experts with real-life experience, keynotes, networking and move sessions to get you up and out of your chair to stretch your legs between learning. Plus we even have a virtual expo featuring a broad range of fitness products and services!
Another great feature our attendees love is the chat function which allows you to catch up with fitness friends and family, old and new. Plus offers a great way to engage with the presenters during their sessions.
We put the program together with our attendees front of mind to ensure an engaging, fun and dynamic experience during our virtual events with the best presenters and highly relevant content particularly due to these unprecedented times.
If you purchase an early bird 2 Day ticket you will receive all session recordings to the event so you can watch it at a time that suits you, which means you don’t need to have to watch the event on 30 April and 1 May 2021 but rather can watch at a time that works for you.
If you purchase a early bird 2 Day ticket to the FILEX Virtual Summit your membership access will be set up the week following the virtual event and will be available for 12 months.
Please note: Existing FILEX Premium Members who purchase a 2 day early bird ticket will receive 12 months extension on their existing membership subscription from the date of this virtual summit.
If you purchase a 2 Day early bird ticket to the FILEX Virtual Summit you receive 12 months complimentary access* to the FILEX Premium Membership. Your membership access will be set up the week following the virtual event and will be available for 12 months.
The FILEX Premium Membership is an industry leading digital membership that offers twice-monthly CEC-accredited online masterclasses with industry experts, discounted tickets to all FILEX events, members-only resource library full of tools, articles, notes and more, as well as exclusive members-only offers from FILEX partners.
*if you are a current FILEX Premium Member your 12 month subscription will commence from the end of the FILEX Virtual Summit on 1 May 2021.
Plus more benefits! To learn more head to www.members.filex.com.au.
We sent an email titled Important Update to Our Valued Ticketholders on 16 February to our 2020 Convention ticketholders with information about your package inclusions and our 2021 events.
If you missed that email or require any clarification about the package please email us at info@filex.com.au or call us on +61 (0)2 7911 3110.
