Fitness Collective Summit
August 22nd & 23rd: Concord, CA
Join an unforgettable weekend of learning, connection, and inspiration at the Fitness Collective Summit, presented by In-Shape Fitness. This high-energy event brings together industry leaders Mindy Mylrea, Bruce Mylrea, Leslee Bender, Roberto Melani, and Jessica H. Maurer for an immersive experience designed to elevate fitness professionals at every stage of their career.
With 18 workshops and lectures and 4 career-advancing certifications, the summit delivers practical education you can apply immediately. Explore the latest in programming, coaching, business growth, and wellness while earning valuable CECs to support your professional development.
Expect hands-on sessions, fresh ideas, and powerful connections with a community of passionate professionals who are shaping the future of fitness. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, expand your offerings, or reignite your inspiration, the Fitness Collective Summit is your space to learn, grow, and thrive together.
Saturday Sessions
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Price Increase April 1st
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CECs Available
EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday 8am
HIIT Reinvented: Mindy Mylrea
Combine high-intensity intervals with recovery practices like mobility, breathwork, and mindfulness. Teach HIIT that not only challenges the body but also enhances mental resilience, reduces stress, and improves overall wellness. Focus on sustainable, full-spectrum fitness rather than just calorie burn.
Pilates Reformer on the Mat: Leslee Bender
This progressive session brings the essence of Pilates apparatus to the group training environment, offering a safe approach that is applicable and functional for all levels. You will utilize small equipment to simulate a reformer. Experience a progressive way of training that enhances posture, core strength, and flexibility necessary for all activities.
The Carb and Protein Myth: Bruce Mylrea
The low-carb, high-protein diet is all the rage and many of your clients are asking your opinion. Let’s not follow opinion – let’s look at the science and the facts. You will walk away with a clear understanding of where to steer your clients and yourselves for weight loss and health gains
Saturday 9:30am
Barefoot Strong: Roberto E. Melani
BAREFOOT STRONG is a dynamic, science-backed workshop designed specifically for fitness professionals who want to elevate their programming by training the body from the ground up. Explore how intentional barefoot training can dramatically enhance foot strength, sensory awareness, core and glute activation, posture, and single-leg stability—all critical components of efficient, resilient movement.
Participants will dive into the foot-to-core connection, learning how the feet influence alignment, force transfer, balance, and total-body strength across fundamental movement patterns.
Through hands-on drills, progressions, and coaching strategies, you’ll experience how barefoot loading, proprioceptive input, and controlled instability improve neuromuscular coordination and movement efficiency.
How to Wow for Indoor Cycling: Mindy Mylrea
Learn the secret to creating buzz in the locker room and a wait list for your class! You’ll discover how to build class designs that WOW your participants by integrating the latest cycling protocols through Schwinn’s proven system. Get ready to have your mind blown and your classes sold out!
5 Hidden Retention Gems: Jessica H. Maurer
Discover the secret strategies that can transform your client retention rates to keep your sessions and classes full and thriving. In this workshop, we’ll dive into five often-overlooked yet powerful techniques for boosting member loyalty and engagement. From creative community-building approaches to innovative follow-up methods, you’ll walk away with practical tips that go beyond the basics and make a lasting impact. Perfect for fitness professionals looking to pack their classes, this session will provide actionable insights you didn’t even know you were missing. Get ready to unlock hidden gems that will keep your clients coming back for more!
Saturday 11am
Kick Camp: Jessica H. Maurer
Kick Camp blends the high-energy power of kickboxing with the strength and conditioning of bootcamp into one simple, easy-to-follow class format that anyone can succeed in. Designed for all fitness levels, this workshop shows instructors how to create an exciting, results-driven workout that requires no prior kickboxing experience for participants.
You’ll learn a streamlined class structure that combines basic punches, kicks, cardio intervals, and functional strength training in a way that feels approachable, scalable, and fun. Walk away with plug-and-play class templates, coaching tips, and energizing ideas to help you deliver a Kick Camp experience that builds strength, boosts confidence, and keeps participants coming back for more.
Ageless Barre: Leslee Bender
Experience barre that protects your body and transforms your movement. This session eliminates hip tucking and pulsing that strain the back and knees, and instead teaches how to elongate and lengthen the body with efficient, functional movement. The result: greater resilience, flexibility, and mobility at any age.
Every exercise is purposeful and backed by easy-to-implement choreography your students will love. Clean, effective sequencing builds real-world strength and graceful range of motion — no gimmicks, just lasting results.
Teach a truly functional approach to barre — safer, smarter, and irresistibly fun.
Top Foods for a Healthy Gut Microbiome: Bruce Mylrea
A healthy gut microbiome is an essential component for long-term health. Your microbiome is a complex community of over 100 trillion microorganisms with diverse health effects that were recently identified by nutritional scientists.
Saturday 1:30pm
Seated, Assisted, Standing Solutions for Active Agers: Mindy Mylrea
Teaching multilevel active-aging classes can be tricky. This workshop breaks down safe, practical exercises for seated participants, those needing balance support, and fully independent movers. Learn appropriate progressions and regressions for each level, and discover practical strategies to integrate all participants seamlessly. Walk away confident in your ability to teach this growing population.
Slow Flow Yoga: Jessica H. Maurer
Slow Flow Yoga is a calming, intentional class that blends gentle movement, breathwork, and mindful transitions to create a welcoming experience for every body. This workshop teaches instructors how to design and lead a slow, accessible flow that helps participants build strength, improve mobility, and reduce stress without feeling rushed or overwhelmed.
You’ll learn how to sequence simple, purposeful poses, cue breath and alignment with confidence, and create a supportive environment where beginners and experienced participants can move together successfully. Leave feeling refreshed and restored.
Foods to Eat for Optimal Health: Bruce Mylrea
Plant-based foods have been shown to reduce the risk of chronic disease. However, transitioning to this type of diet can be a significant challenge. Armed with the latest research on behavioral change and nutrition, Bruce has packed this lecture with simple behavioral change strategies and nutritional tips to help your clients overcome unhealthy dietary habits and transition to a healthier lifestyle.
Saturday 3pm
Strength in Motion: Roberto E. Melani
Strength in Motion is a dynamic, full-body strength training class that blends resistance, control, and fluid movement to build real-world strength. Using dumbbells, gliding discs, and Bender Balls, this class challenges muscles through multiple planes of motion while improving balance, coordination, and core stability. Expect a smart mix of strength exercises, slow-controlled transitions, and flowing sequences that train your body to produce and control force efficiently. Gliding discs add an element of instability and mobility, dumbbells build functional strength, and the Bender Ball enhances deep core engagement, alignment, and joint support.
Riding It Real: Leslee Bender
Ride the real road—no gimmicks, just grit. This session drills true zones, wattage, and RPMs through climbs and rolling hills that mirror what you’ll face outdoors—minus the heart-pounding club music. Expect focused, road-tested effort without jumping, pulsing, or other moves that compromise the knees. If you want an authentic, performance-driven ride that builds power, endurance, and confidence, this is the one to attend.
Future-Proof Your Career: Jessica H. Maurer
This workshop helps fitness professionals build long-term success on their own terms. In this dynamic session, you’ll explore how to adapt to industry shifts, leverage emerging trends, and strengthen essential skills like business strategy, personal branding, and client retention. Whether you’re launching a new program or growing an existing business, you’ll discover practical ways to diversify your services, increase client engagement, and protect your energy to prevent burnout while creating a sustainable, thriving career.
Saturday 4:30pm
Class Planning Made Simple: Mindy Mylrea
Stop struggling to design engaging fitness classes. Learn a step-by-step system to plan safe, effective, and dynamic sessions quickly. Discover how to structure exercises, manage intensity, and adapt for all participant levels. Walk away with strategies that save time, boost confidence, and make every class a hit.
Restore and Recovery: Leslee Bender
This session is the most important part of anyone’s fitness regime. You can only push the body so long before it breaks down. In this session, learn techniques for self-myofascial release, tapping, and movement to leave your body resilient for the next adventure. Learn the importance of calming the nervous system to reduce stress and pain with this unique approach you can use daily.
The Why and How of Fasting: Bruce Mylrea
Intermittent fasting is all the rage currently, but before you jump onto this latest trend, learn the science, the history, the benefits, and how to do it right. Bruce will uncover the key components to this amazing healing practice and how to use it safely and effectively for you and your clients.
SUNDAY CERTIFICATION SCHEDULE
Sunday 8am-12pm
Bender Ball & Gliding Disc Toolbox: Mindy Mylrea & Leslee Bender
This workshop gives fitness professionals a practical, creative toolkit for using two small but powerful pieces of equipment: the Bender Ball and Gliding Discs. Learn how to use instability, leverage, and controlled movement to challenge the core, improve mobility, and add fresh variety to any class or training session.
You’ll explore simple, effective ways to incorporate both tools into warm-ups, strength work, core training, and functional movement patterns. The focus is on smart progressions, easy regressions, and coaching cues that help participants of all levels feel successful and supported.
Leave with ready-to-use exercise ideas, class templates, and programming strategies that help you deliver engaging workouts without complicated setups or heavy equipment. This toolbox is designed to spark creativity, elevate your programming, and help clients experience powerful results with minimal gear.
Additional Price: $79 until April 1st. $99 after.
Mobility, Stability and Balance: Roberto Melani
Get people to move and discover effective strategies to enhance your clients’ physical capabilities and maintain an active lifestyle as they age gracefully. Explore exercises and techniques that improve mobility, enhance stability, and optimize balance. Learn how to prevent falls, increase confidence, and promote overall well-being and longevity. Discover how to blend the principles of physical therapy while minimizing the risk of injury. Learn a variety of exercises and modifications tailored to the unique needs and abilities of active aging clients, focusing on joint mobility , stability, functional movement patterns, and balance. Don’t let age limit your clients’ abilities—empower them with knowledge and practical skills to stay active and independent. Help them embrace the joys of active aging and unlock their full potential.
Additional Price: $79 until April 1st. $99 after.
Sunday 1-5pm
SASS: Mindy Mylrea
SASS combines cardio, strength, balance, and skill-building into dynamic workouts that deliver results. With creative rest intervals designed to challenge proprioception and enhance functional fitness, this program keeps clients engaged and progressing. You’ll gain access to ready-to-use class templates, innovative exercise ideas, and a teaching license, equipping you to confidently lead transformative sessions.
Additional Price: $79 until April 1st. $99 after.
Ageless Training: Leslee Bender
Revolutionize the way you train and teach with Ageless Training: Essentials—a transformative education experience designed to elevate how you understand, move, and coach the human body. This course dives deep into the science and research behind the Ageless Training framework, revealing why and how the body responds to our distinctive blend of dynamic training stimuli. You’ll gain a powerful understanding of 3D movement mechanics and the intricate connection between muscles and fascia, empowering you to create movement experiences that promote strength, freedom, and flow.
Additional Price: $79 until April 1st. $99 after.
Saturday Sessions
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Price Increase April 1st
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Choose Your Sessions
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CECs Available
Learn Together. Grow Your Career. Elevate the Future of Fitness. Join Us.
Leslee Bender
Leslee Bender is an internationally recognized fitness educator, presenter, and movement innovator known for blending science, creativity, and contagious energy into every room she enters. As the creator of the Bender Ball Method and a longtime industry leader, she has spent decades empowering fitness professionals with practical tools rooted in biomechanics and functional training. A sought after speaker at major conferences around the world, Leslee is celebrated for her ability to translate complex concepts into accessible, results driven programming. Her passion lies in elevating the standards of education in the fitness industry while inspiring instructors to teach with confidence, precision, and purpose.
Bruce and Mindy Mylrea
Bruce and Mindy Mylrea are internationally respected wellness educators, Gliding Disc inventors, program developers, and industry innovators whose combined influence has helped shape the landscape of group fitness and professional education for decades. Together, they have created impactful programs, mentored thousands of instructors worldwide, and raised the bar for excellence in both performance and entrepreneurship. Their shared mission is to equip fitness leaders with the tools, confidence, and clarity needed to grow thriving careers while delivering meaningful results.
Jessica H. Maurer
Jessica H. Maurer is a nationally recognized wellness business consultant, keynote speaker, and Director of Education for the Mental Wellbeing Association who helps professionals move from burnout to clarity and sustainable success. With more than 20 years of experience in the fitness and wellness industry, she has evolved from award winning group fitness instructor to international presenter, program developer, and strategic advisor. Jessica is known for blending science backed mental wellness strategies with practical business tools, empowering organizations to cultivate resilience, retain top talent, and elevate performance.
Roberto Melani
Roberto Melani is an internationally respected fitness presenter, educator, and master trainer whose career spans both high performance training and active aging innovation. With a long standing leadership role at In-Shape Health Clubs in California, Roberto has helped shape programming, mentor instructors, and elevate standards across one of the state’s most recognized fitness communities. Beyond the club walls, he is a sought after presenter worldwide, known especially for his work in active aging. Roberto brings strength, vitality, and dignity to movement for older adults, delivering education that blends science, safety, and inspiration.
Saturday Sessions
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Price Increase April 1st
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Choose Your Sessions
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CECs Available