Reach Greater Heights at 2024 IDEA® World

We are calling all fitness and wellness practitioners, coaches, educators, enthusiasts, learners, leaders, legends and rising stars, to the longest-running and most epic fitness conference event of the year. 2024 IDEA® World, held in Los Angeles, California, awaits you.

Whether you are running a successful fitness business, seeking to elevate your professional experience, leading the hottest fitness classes, aspiring to be an elite personal trainer, training Division I athletes, establishing new goals, or looking for career inspiration, this year’s IDEA World Fitness and Wellness Convention es brimming with unexpected delights. It features some of the most innovative workshops ever at a fitness event. You’ve just got to be there.

What to Expect at 2024 IDEA® World? Knowledge, Community, Inspiration

IDEA Health & Fitness Owner and CEO, Amy Boone Thompson says, “2024 IDEA® World promises to exceed your expectations. We’re elevating the event experience to load your mind with knowledge, fill your heart with community, and uplift your spirit with inspiration.”

With nearly 300 credible sessions to be delivered by 150+ of the most esteemed professionals in the fitness, wellness, nutrition, and business industry, an exclusive platinum exposition hall, pre- and post-conference intensive training for extended learning, and mesmerizing local entertainment, you can expect EXCELLENCE. 2024 IDEA® World delivers mind-blowing education, impactful community support, and moving inspiration over this 4-day conference-event weekend of fitness, nutritional science, behavioral change, and business explorations, along with obtaining up to  24 CEUs and lasting memories. Leave this event with more impactful knowledge, a tighter community connection, and inspiration that will spark transformational action.

Knowledge: Enhance your knowledge, skill, offerings and expertise, with the latest and leading in cutting-edge research and development and the highest level of education. Attendees at IDEA World recognize the importance of education for sharpening specific skill sets and qualifications, boosting critical thinking and decision-making, advancing industry standards and practices, and contributing to credible, reliable, and safe health and wellness services worldwide. Learn in ways, and in spaces, that yield immediate career advancements and unlock discoveries and potential. And not to be overlooked, you can obtain up to 24 CEUs to apply for most of your trusted certifying agencies in one weekend.

Community: Meet, connect, socialize, engage, and build meaningful and supportive relationships with thousands of leaders, advisors, doers, and impact-makers throughout the conference event weekend. Take advantage of the invaluable opportunity to join an incredible community, spark new collaborations, and engage with brilliant, like-minded people who share commonalities, interests, and goals. Don’t be surprised if you meet your future business collaborator or encounter recognizable faces from past conferences. IDEA World brings people together and advocates for belonging and inclusion; we are better together.

Inspiration: Reinvigorate your enthusiasm and burning passion for fitness and creativity. Unlock self-realization, career potentials, new developments and newfound goals, through the many inspiring opportunities at IDEA World. Get inspired and motivated by the future of fitness.

Expect to experience newness, realness, relevance, top-tier professionalism, showmanship, and blasts from the past–because nostalgia feels so good.

Amy Boone Thompson says, “Our lineup promises to ignite the spark within you, driving you to reach your highest potential. This isn’t just another fitness event; it’s a transformative experience that will leave you energized, connected, and BETTER than when you arrived.”

Distinguished brands and captivating presenters bring diverse perspectives, thought-provoking and relevant topics, innovative approaches, reimagined exercise programming, creativity, and peak education to IDEA World. Word has it that fan favorites will return, and first-timers will gear up to make a big splash.

“Experience the excitement as some of the industry’s foremost brands debut at the event, including EXOS, StrongFirst, and YogaWorks,” says IDEA Event Programmer and 2020 IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year, Tricia Murphy-Madden. “Joining them are fan favorites like Zumba, Schwinn, Keiser, and many more, making this year’s gathering an eagerly anticipated celebration of innovation and excellence.”

What’s Different in 2024?

“We have scrutinized and then modernized our program offerings to ensure attendees will gain the most relevant and applicable insights, enabling them to deepen their understanding and immediately see ROI for their businesses,” says Amy Boone Thompson.

IDEA World is keeping the best elements of years past while making appropriate changes for the new year, to better reflect the evolving industry.

Fitness Industry’s Highest Honors and Awards

There is much anticipation and buzz around the coveted honors and award recognitions: The IDEA Jack LaLanne Award, IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, IDEA Fitness Leader of the Year, and IDEA Trailblazer of the Year awards. The award recipients are recognized for their undeniable contributions, promise and dedication, to the success of the fitness and wellness industry and their communities. And these awards are voted on by a panel of their peers. Who will be recognized? We’ll have to attend to see.

IDEA World Welcome Party

The IDEA World Welcome Party is a super club and pulsating event of its own. Of course, there will be entertainment, music, dancing, food, drinks, and partying all night long. Enjoy the Los Angeles nightlife right in the heart of the conference-event space. It’s going to be a party to remember.

IDEA World Showcase Arena

The revitalized Showcase Arena will feature the much-anticipated Mega Circuit, Zumba ZIN Mini Jam, and surprise workouts led by top-ranked social media and community influencers. Industry-leading teachers, choreographers, instructors, and coaches will rock the stage. Be there! 

Collaboration and Partnership

This year presents new specialty partnership tracks that help you focus on topics that matter most to you and your clients.

• IMPACT Summit with Todd Durkin
• Functional Aging Institute Summit with Cody Sipe and Dan Ritchie
• Pilates Methods Alliance
• IDEA Club & Studio Summit

And many more…

Take your chance to experience top selections in fitness and wellness categories, carefully curated with you in mind. 2024 IDEA® World educational tracks include:

• One-on-One Client Experience
  • Topics include pure strength, sport-specific training, corrective exercise, and evolving personal training.
  • Gain more understanding about the most effective and evolutionary personal training strategies that will add value to your personal training services.

• Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Topics include but are not limited to, employee scouting and development, business offerings, marketing, online and digital programming, technological advancements, leadership, and startups.
  • Discover new potential for your thriving business, innovative ways to generate revenue, revitalize programming, build brand identity, brand presence, brand awareness, client retention, and more.

• Group Fitness Energy
  • Topics include Studio Fitness, Studio Cycling, Dance, Boxing, and more.
  • Group fitness experiences breathe an infectious energy that keeps people invested in club memberships. Find out how the most popular instructors from around the globe sell out spaces in-person and online. Explore how to complement in-person and online group fitness experiences.
     
• Specialty Populations
  • Topics include, but are not limited to, Longevity Training, Pre-Post Natal, Kids Fitness, Individuals with Disabilities, and Accommodations.
  • Meet the expansive needs of a diverse clientele through adaptive fitness, inclusive fitness, accessibility, and compassionate fitness coaching.

• Mind Body
  • Topics include Yoga, Mobility and Flexibility, Pilates Evolving, and Soulful and Barefoot Movers.
  • Mind, body, soul and sole. Talk about foot fitness and learn about current trends in your favorite modalities—like yoga, barre, Pilates, meditation, fusion formats, and other barefoot practices.

• Mental Health for Fit Pros
  • Find support regarding career pressures, stress, uncertainties, and insecurities. Prioritize emotional well-being, self-care, work-life balance, and addressing unhealthy wellness trends.

• Nutrition
  • Explore and challenge past and current information relevant to dietetics, healthy eating, food access, global food insecurities and more, with the latest nutrition and behavior change research.

IDEA World started the legacy that continues to Inspire the World of Fitness®. The most revered fitness and wellness event that delivers on knowledge–community–and inspiration returns to Los Angeles, July 10-14, 2024. IDEA World is the most important educational and celebratory global gathering of the year, where #IDEAMovers, doers, educators and life-long learners, unite to shape and shift the fitness industry. You’ve just got to be there to experience it for yourself.

To learn more about 2024 IDEA® World in Los Angeles, California, visit ideafit.com/world.

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