Once again, the Drummond Arena hosted some of the top presentations at this year’s Showcase – the ultimate fitness experience for fitness instructors and enthusiasts.
The Winter Gardens at Blackpool saw three amazing days of dance, aerobics, step, combat, conditioning and mind/body sessions that enthused, motivated and excited delegates, providing take-home choreography ideas and the latest in exercise prescription:
Friday
80s Party With Nicky Nock Session Notes >>
Get your leg warmers at the ready, this is gonna be one mega 1980s party! Using music and moves from the 80s Nicky has blended together a unique, fun dance experience suitable for everyone. It’s time to BOOGIE! – 80’s clothing optional!
Circles, Blocks & Triangles With Armand Botha Session Notes >>
This is a freestyle aerobics session with easy to follow fun choreography. Play the game and remember the choreography … is it a circle, block or triangle? Join me on a journey and experience the endless possibilities – introducing choreography in a different and playful way.
Nordic Walking With Gill Cummings-Bell
Join Gill for a fun and effective outdoor experience, using Nordic Walking with poles to challenge your heart, lungs and tone your whole body! Come with suitable clothing to allow for the bracing Blackpool weather! Meet at the Drummond Education stand.
Gliding & Bodyweight Conditioning With Greg Sellar Session Notes >>
Make use of the best tool you have for functional training – yourself! Explore bodyweight conditioning exercises for the lower body, upper body and core, as well as a dose of interval-based cardio conditioning. This studio-based class evolves traditional body conditioning classes and provides real improvements in muscular strength and endurance.
BodyStep With Ben
Join this energising workout that makes you feel liberated and alive using a height-adjustable step and simple movements on, over and around it. Cardio blocks push fat burning systems into high gear, followed by muscle conditioning tracks that shape and tone your body. Come and sing along!
Radical Results Core Conditioning With Michael Steel
This is Michael’s answer to bland abs classes. In 60 minutes of core-centric conditioning, Michael will introduce multi-planar functional core exercises in a variety of body positions to radically alter your attitude to ab training. The results – simply radical!
BodyBalance With Lee Hopkins
This yoga, tai chi and Pilates workout builds flexibility and strength, and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses to music create a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.
ViPR-4 With Gareth Nock Session Notes >>
Bridging the gap between movement and strength – ViPR is a truly functional, whole-body training tool. In this session you will learn how to strengthen, tone, shape and become more functional using the VipR. Experience this 60-minute, four stage workout and get a real fitness test!
Saturday
BodyCombat With Shaun Egan
An empowering cardio workout where you are totally unleashed! This fiercely energetic programme is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi and Muay Thai. Strike, punch, kick and kata your way through calories to superior cardio fitness.
Step Magamix With Greg Sellar Session Notes >>
This step experience fuses movement, training and a whole lot of fun! Striking the perfect blend between athletic and moves-based choreography, the Megamix is a ‘hands-in-the-air’ session from start to finish. Featuring one of the hottest dance soundtracks going, this workout is full-on and fierce!
The Ultimate Boot-Camp With Gill Cummings-Bell
Join ‘G I Gill’ for an intense, crazy creative and off the charts outdoor boot-camp. Utilising a range of portable equipment, come and experience a kick-butt interval training session with your own personal drill sergeant! Meet at the Drummond Education stand.
House Dance Aerobics With Lincoln Bryden
Leave your inhibitions at the door and have fun! Linx will put great aerobic moves together and combine it with house club movements, and great music, to leave you smiling from beginning to end. If you thought dance aerobics was dead, then Linx will definitely prove you wrong!
20/20/20 With Greg Sellar Session Notes >>
A simple 20 minutes of three different class types within the one larger class format. Using kettlebells, the Gliding sliding disc system and bodyweight-only training, gain the necessary skills to be able to deliver a broad cross-section of classes that deal with progression, overload and creativity.
Conditioning From Around The World With The Drummond Education Team
10 x stations; 10 x the fun with this weekend highlight using equipment from around the world! Are you up to the challenge?
BodyAttack With Shaun Egan & Jenny Jolliffe
A sports-inspired cardio workout for building strength and stamina. This high-energy interval training class combines athletic aerobic movements with strength and stabilisation exercises.
Master Of The Magic Circle With Jo Everill-Taylor Session Notes >>
Join Jo to experience a full-body conditioning workout using the Pilates resistance circle. Start with standing work, pushing your cardiovascular fitness, and progress onto the mat for a flowing sequence of Pilates inspired moves to target the abs, back and legs. See what the magic circle can help you achieve!
Sunday
Curvy Conditioning With Carole Frost Session Notes >>
Conditioning with curves using a variety of challenges, across a multitude of exercises. The T-Bow can be used as a step or as a wobble board, giving those core muscles extra to scream and shout about! A challenging session suitable for everyone who wants a full body workout…curvy style!
Soho Step With Michael Steel
A little twist, a turn or two but perfect for everyone! Soho Step is Michael’s favourite London step class, with all combinations having received the thumbs up by his participants – proving fitness and fun do go together!
Nordic Walking With Gill Cummings-Bell
Join Gill for a fun and effective outdoor experience, using Nordic Walking with poles to challenge your heart, lungs and tone your whole body! Come with suitable clothing to allow for the bracing Blackpool weather! Meet at the Drummond Education stand.
Aerobic Simplicity With Melanie Beves Session Notes >>
Simple yet interesting aerobic choreography fused with kick butt conditioning. A truly user-friendly class that’s fun, energetic and crammed full of personality, with a simplicity that makes it achievable for everyone. Join Mel for a truly inspiring experience, where you’ll want to keep going “from the top”!
Flexi-Bar Burn With Rebecca Small
Designed to give you a real challenge, FLEXI-BAR Burn will leave you in no doubt as to the effectiveness of this type of training. Shake out the cobwebs and get those muscles working like never before, with FLEXI-BAR.
Glee Mash-Up With Gemma Osman Session Notes >
Set to the soundtrack of the phenomenally hot US TV show, Glee, this dance aerobics class will have you movin’ and groovin’ your heart out. Fun guaranteed, singing optional!