EMD UK official pre-con – upgrade your group exercise knowledge and IFS experience!

One event, two incredible speakers, your career boosted – just £59.99!

Learn first-hand how to adapt your classes for those with back pain and long-term health conditions. These carefully curated sessions are brought to you by renowned fitness industry educators, Alex Drummond B.Sc. (Hons.) MCSP and Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hons.) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA.

Activate more people in your community through your high-quality group exercise classes.

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Your EMD UK official pre-con sessions

Limited spaces available!

Session one – 1.00pm

Unlocking lower back pain: a practical guide for group exercise instructors

Presented by Alex Drummond B.Sc. (Hons.) MCSP

If you teach clients or class members who suffer from lower back pain this workshop is for you. Whether you teach Pilates, yoga, aerobics or PT taking this deep dive into the lower back will leave you feeling confident and skilled when working with clients who present with this condition.

Join Alex in his interactive deep dive into lower back pain and build your confidence to work with clients with lower back pain in your sessions.

Alex will take you on a journey of understanding the deeper anatomy and biomechanics of the lower back, what  causes back pain and how you can use movement to relieve or prevent lower back pain in your participants. His unique delivery style makes understanding deeper issues simple and fun.

Session two – 3.00pm

Confidently Adapting Group Exercise Classes for Long-Term Conditions

Presented By Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hons.) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA

This session is proudly brought to you by Reach Up, in collaboration with This Girl Can.

All exercise teachers are faced with clients who present with long term conditions who need specific class adaptations that can challenge an instructors knowledge and confidence.

In this session, Gill will unpack a deeper understanding of long term conditions, how you can confidently open your classes to clients safely. This unique session will take you from effective questioning, to deeper understanding of long term health conditions and how to safely adapt your classes. You can bring all the benefits of exercise to your clients with skill and knowledge from this session.

This is a must for any teacher who wants to upskill to work with clients who suffer from long term health conditions.

Two career boosting topics at one fantastic price.

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Meet our pre con presenters

Alex Drummond B.Sc. (Hons). MCSP

Alex is the clinical director of Drummond Education and Drummond Clinic. An HPC registered Clinical Physiotherapist and Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy who actively promotes wellness activities within the sport and exercise industry. With over 30 years of clinical and educational experience, together with industry recognition as a leading educator and exercise rehabilitation specialist Alex shares his deep understanding of the body and brings it alive in a simple and interactive way. As the majority of patients that visit the clinic exhibit chronic dysfunction, his treatment focus is centred around postural & movement correction to rehabilitate and or prevent injury.

Gill Cummings-Bell BA (Hons.) M.Sc. PGCE. MBA

Gill is a clinical exercise physiologist who specialises in using exercise as therapy for the management of musculoskeletal, neural and physiological conditions. Gill has been a leading exercise educator for over 40 years and has travelled the world sharing her vast clinical exercise experience with coaches and instructors across the globe. Gill is unmatched in leading the field of education in the UK fitness sector and brings her unique delivery style to complex subjects making them easy to understand and take away.

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We anticipate this being a busy event and due to venue space, we can only offer a limited number of spaces. Don’t miss your chance to guarantee your space.

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Why choose the EMD UK official pre-con?

  • Enhance your current knowledge

    Expand your knowledge in specific areas that affect many of the general population.

  • Low cost CPD with maximum impact

    For just £59.99, you can access a high-quality, in person learning experience that boosts your CPD.

  • Extend your IFS experience

    Add another day to your awesome IFS experience and get the party started early.

  • Connect with other instructors

    Expand your friendship group and professional network with passionate group exercise instructors like you.

  • The chance to ask questions

    In a world of virtual learning, in-person events are golden. Ask education experts the questions you need answering.

  • Expand your positive impact

    Discover how small changes to your current class delivery can and will make a big impact to current and potential clients.

Upgrade your group exercise knowledge and IFS experience with the EMD UK official pre-con!

Get your ticket today and secure your seat from just £59.99!

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