CSEP Webinar Series
See below for the Webinar Schedule
$20 for members
$25 for IAP members
$35 for non-members3 PDCs per webinar
- Webinars will be recorded.
- Webinars will be presented in English but simultaneous interpretation will be available.
Upcoming Webinar Recordings
CSEP Webinar – Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Future of Exercise Selection: A Biomechanics-Driven Framework for Smarter Programming
Move beyond guesswork and strengthen your exercise selection process with a clear, biomechanics-driven framework. Join Alex Effer for a practical, application-focused webinar designed to support better programming decisions and more consistent client outcomes.
Speaker: Alex Effer, Founder of Resilient Training & Rehabilitation Inc. and Resilient Education
CSEP Webinar - January, 2026
The Future of Exercise Selection
A Biomechanics-Driven Framework for Smarter Programming
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Format: Virtual Via ZOOM
Language: English
PDCs: 3 PDCs
Exercise selection is one of the most fundamental skills in coaching, rehabilitation, and performance programming, yet many professionals continue to rely on rigid progression and regression models, personal preference, or intuition to guide their decisions. These approaches often fail to account for individual differences in structure, movement strategy, range of motion, and compensation patterns, leading to inconsistent outcomes and stalled progress. As clients move differently, traditional models frequently break down, leaving practitioners guessing rather than programming with confidence.
In this webinar, Alex Effer, founder of Resilient Training and Rehabilitation and a renowned specialist in biomechanics-driven education, presents a principle-based approach to exercise selection that moves beyond surface-level anatomy and one-size-fits-all progressions. Drawing on his work with coaches, clinicians, and performance professionals worldwide, Alex introduces the Resilient Roadmap framework, a practical system that helps practitioners understand not only how to perform exercises but also when and why to use them.
Using real-world coaching and clinical examples, the session will explore how factors such as center of mass, force demands, joint position, and tissue contractility influence exercise outcomes. Participants will learn to intentionally categorize, scale, and modify exercises, enabling clear progression and regression strategies that remain effective across rehabilitation, general fitness, and performance settings.
Designed for trainers, coaches, and clinicians seeking a stronger bridge between assessment and programming, this webinar provides practical tools to improve decision-making, enhance client outcomes, and create adaptable programs that hold up when movement does not go as planned.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify key limitations of traditional exercise progression and regression models
- Apply foundational biomechanics principles to guide exercise selection
- Categorize exercises based on how they load the body rather than how they appear
- Recognize common movement compensations and adjust exercises accordingly
- Modify and scale exercises using position, range of motion, and force demands
- Select appropriate exercises more efficiently and confidently for diverse clients
Move beyond guesswork and strengthen your exercise selection process with a clear, biomechanics-driven framework. Join Alex Effer for a practical, application-focused webinar designed to support better programming decisions and more consistent client outcomes.
About the Speaker
Alex Effer is the Founder of Resilient Training & Rehabilitation Inc. and Resilient Education, dedicated to advancing the fields of biomechanics, movement, and performance. As a CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist® and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Alex has worked with and consulted for elite athletes across the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, MLS, NCAA, and Olympic levels, as well as high-level executives and organizations.
Renowned for his integrative approach, Alex has delivered education and consulting to movement professionals, therapists, trainers, and strength coaches worldwide. He has presented at industry-leading conferences, professional sports organizations, and top training facilities, offering in-depth insights into human movement, biomechanics, pain management, sports performance, and return-to-play strategies.
With a commitment to elevating the standard of practice, Alex has developed innovative models that bridge the gap between rehabilitation and high-performance training. Through Resilient Education, he continues to mentor and equip professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to achieve exceptional results with their clients and athletes.
Previous Webinar Recordings
CSEP Webinar – Monday, November 24, 2025
Creatine and Cognitive Health: Enhancing Brain Bioenergetics and Function
In this 60-minute webinar, Dr. Darren Candow (PhD), a leading researcher in creatine metabolism and healthy aging, will explore how creatine supplementation influences brain energy capacity, neural function, and cognitive health under both acute and chronic stress. Dr. Candow will present the latest scientific evidence linking creatine to brain bioenergetics and function, examine proposed mechanisms of action, outline practical dosing considerations for different needs and populations, and discuss future directions in research and application.
Speaker: Dr. Darren G. Candow, PhD, CSEP-CEP, FISSN
CSEP Webinar - November, 2025
Creatine and Cognitive Health: Enhancing Brain Bioenergetics and Function
Exploring the Role of Supplementation in Performance, Mood, and Neurological Resilience
Date: Monday, November 24, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST
Format: Online / Virtual
The brain is one of the most energy-demanding organs in the human body, accounting for approximately 20 percent of daily energy expenditure. During periods of metabolic stress, such as sleep deprivation, neurological trauma, or age-related decline, this demand intensifies. When the brain’s energy needs are not fully met, cognitive performance, mood stability, and neural resilience can be compromised.
Creatine, a nitrogen-containing compound involved in the regeneration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), plays a vital role in sustaining cellular energy. While the brain can synthesize creatine, supplementation has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier and increase brain creatine stores, supporting improvements in memory, cognitive function, and mood, particularly when the brain is under strain.
Growing evidence suggests creatine supplementation may benefit individuals experiencing sleep deprivation, concussion, depression, and neurodegenerative disease. These findings highlight the importance of supporting brain bioenergetics for both clinical populations and anyone exposed to environments or conditions that increase cognitive load and stress.
In this 60-minute webinar, Dr. Darren Candow (PhD), a leading researcher in creatine metabolism and healthy aging, will explore how creatine supplementation influences brain energy capacity, neural function, and cognitive health under both acute and chronic stress. Dr. Candow will present the latest scientific evidence linking creatine to brain bioenergetics and function, examine proposed mechanisms of action, outline practical dosing considerations for different needs and populations, and discuss future directions in research and application.
Attendees will gain insight into:
- How creatine supports ATP regeneration and energy balance in the brain.
- The latest research and its demonstrated cognitive and mood-related benefits.
- Evidence related to sleep deprivation, concussion recovery, and aging.
- Best practice dosing guidance and safety considerations.
- Key gaps and emerging opportunities in creatine and brain research.
About the Presenter
- Dr. Darren G. Candow, PhD, CSEP-CEP, FISSN
Professor and Director, Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory - Director of Research, Athlete Health and Performance Initiative
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina
Dr. Darren Candow is a leading researcher in musculoskeletal and brain health, specializing in the interaction between nutrition, physical activity, and healthy aging. As Professor and Director of the Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory at the University of Regina, his work focuses on developing practical, clinically relevant lifestyle interventions to improve muscle, bone, and brain function across the lifespan. His research program emphasizes creatine monohydrate supplementation and resistance training as key strategies for supporting long-term health and performance.
Dr. Candow has published more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles, representing the largest body of research worldwide related to creatine supplementation. He has secured over $2 million in research funding and supervised more than 20 graduate students at the Master’s and PhD levels. His academic leadership includes serving as the former Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research within his faculty.
In addition to his university roles, Dr. Candow serves as Head of Sports and Wellness Supplementation for SinSeB in Italy and contributes his expertise through multiple editorial boards, including the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Nutrients, Frontiers, Advanced Exercise and Health Sciences, and Scientific Reports. He also provides scientific advisory services to AlzChem, Create, and Iovate.
Dr. Candow is recognized as a Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and holds the designation of Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. His international influence in the field of creatine research was recently recognized with his inclusion on Stanford University’s Top 2 Percent Scientists list for 2025.
Additional Details:
Presented by: Dr. Darren G. Candow, PhD, CSEP-CEP, FISSN
CSEP Members receive 3 professional development credits (PDCs) for completing this activity.
Format: Live webinar (with recording)
Duration: Approximately 1 hours of content
CSEP Webinar – Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Keep Your Personal Training Clients: Why They Leave—and How to Make It Stop
This session explores the deeper reasons behind client attrition in personal training, beyond workouts and meal plans. You’ll learn what drives long-term client relationships, how to create meaningful connections, and what actionable steps you can take to ensure more clients stay with you longer.
Speaker: Igor Klibanov, Founder, Fitness Solutions Plus
CSEP Webinar - June, 2025
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm EDT
You’re a skilled personal trainer. You stay current on the latest exercise science, your clients see results, and you take a professional approach to your work. Yet, your client turnover is higher than expected, and it’s starting to impact your business. Why does this happen? More importantly, how do you stop it?
This session explores the deeper reasons behind client attrition in personal training, beyond workouts and meal plans. You’ll learn what drives long-term client relationships, how to create meaningful connections, and what actionable steps you can take to ensure more clients stay with you longer.
What You’ll Learn:
- The three core prerequisites for strong client retention—one of which may surprise you
- How personal connection influences long-term loyalty
- Five practical strategies to boost your retention rate to 70% or higher
- How to align your pricing and marketing with long-term business sustainability
If you’re tired of constantly replacing clients and ready to build a more stable, profitable personal training business, this session will give you the tools and strategies to make it happen.
Speaker: Igor Klibanov, Founder, Fitness Solutions Plus
Igor Klibanov founded Fitness Solutions Plus, a company specializing in personal training and fitness education. Named one of Toronto’s top five personal trainers by Metro News, Igor is the author of 16 books—seven of which have reached Amazon bestseller status. His titles include High Blood Pressure Reversal Secrets, Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Secrets, and Osteoporosis Reversal Secrets, among others.
Since launching Fitness Solutions Plus in 2010, Igor has delivered over 450 health and fitness presentations for major organizations, including RBC, IBM, American Express, Qualcomm, and Intact Insurance. His reputation as an educator and practitioner uniquely positions him to help fitness professionals improve client retention and confidently grow their businesses.
CSEP Webinar – Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Working out during wildfires: Practical insights for CSEP practitioners and their clients about exercising in air pollution
Actionable guidance for CSEP practitioners to help clients exercise safely in polluted air conditions.
Speaker: Dr. Luisa Giles, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley School of Kinesiology
CSEP Webinar - May, 2025
Working out during wildfires: Practical insights for CSEP practitioners and their clients about exercising in air pollution
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm EDT
As air pollution concentrations increase, physical activity participation decreases. As the climate continues to warm, extreme wildfire seasons will likely increase; therefore, air pollution from wildfires may affect physical activity and the associated health benefits.
By guiding CSEP practitioners through current evidence, they will explore how to balance the risk of air pollution exposure with the benefits of exercise and how-to best advice clients during times of poor air quality, such as during wildfires. Participants will be introduced to the different types of air pollutants, their health effects, and implications of air pollution exposure during exercise. In addition, practitioners will learn about strategies to minimize the health impacts of air pollution during exercise.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
- Describe common air pollutants, their sources, and the health/ physiological impacts of air pollution exposure during rest and exercise.
- Interpret the Canadian Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) to draw actionable insights.
- Describe strategies that clients can implement to minimize the health impacts of air pollution exposure during exercise.
By completing this workshop, practitioners will be better positioned to counsel individuals about exercising in air pollution, which is particularly important in the era of climate change and the increasing prevalence of wildfires.
Speaker: Dr. Luisa Giles
Dr. Luisa Giles is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley School of Kinesiology. She holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia, where her research focused on the health impacts of exercising in air pollution. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Giles has served as a knowledge translation scientist at the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health and as an exercise physiologist with BMX Canada. Her primary research area explores the intersection of air pollution, exercise, and health. She also researches chronic pain management and nutritional strategies for health and athletic performance.
CSEP Webinar – May 7, 2024
Being Strong to Live Long(er): What’s the Key Formula?
Stuart Phillips, PhD, FACSM, FCAHS Director, Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) McMaster University, Department of Kinesiology
CSEP Webinar - May, 2024
Speaker bio
Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. Dr. Phillips’ work centres on the interaction of exercise/physical activity, aging, and nutrition in skeletal muscle and body composition. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). He has been in the top 1% of cross-field (nutrition and physiology) highly-cited scholars globally for six straight years 2018-2023.
CSEP Webinar: Being Strong to Live Long(er): What’s the Key Formula?
The ’other’ part of our 24h movement guidelines espouses the virtues of being strong. We are told to engage in strengthening activities twice weekly, and yet the number of people who engage in this portion of the guidelines is shockingly low. Is this a problem? New evidence sheds light on the fact that strengthening activities, including resistance training, share much more in common with aerobic activities in terms of health risk reduction than previously thought. In this webinar, the aim is to provide an up-to-date review of the health-promoting effects of resistance training and why it just might be as, or more, important as aerobic exercise for promoting health, especially as we age.
CSEP Webinar – June 18, 2024
Practice sleeping better to craft health and high performance
Dr. Greg Wells
Physiologist | 5X Best Selling Author | Peak Performance Expert
CSEP Webinar - June, 2024
Speaker bio
Dr. Greg Wells is a world-leading physiologist, keynote speaker and best-selling author. Dr. Wells has a PhD in Physiology, served as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Dr. Wells has participated in the grueling Nanisivik Marathon 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Ironman Canada and the Tour D’Afrique, an 11,000 km cycling race that is the longest in the world.
He is author of five best-selling books – Superbodies, The Ripple Effect, The Focus Effect, Rest Refocus Recharge & Powerhouse.
As a TV analyst, Dr. Wells hosted the award-winning Superbodies series, which aired on Olympic television broadcasts worldwide in 2010 and 2012.
He is currently the CEO and founder of Wells Performance, a global consulting firm committed to achieving the moonshot of helping teams, schools and businesses become places where people get healthy, perform optimally and ultimately reach their potential.
Dr. Wells has spoken to audiences all over the world at events such as TEDx, Mastermind Talks and The Titan Summit.
CSEP Webinar: The Science of Sleeping Soundly
Practice sleeping better to craft health and high performance.
Dr. Greg Wells presents a clear path towards exponential health and performance in this keynote based on his international best-selling book, The Ripple Effect. Discover how sleeping soundly more consistently can have an exponential impact on your overall health and performance.
Sleep serves as a cornerstone for brain health, and healing, repairing, and regenerative functions kick into high gear during our resting hours. Quality sleep can improve cognition, learning creativity and innovation making sleep a core practice for all who want to improve wellbeing and sustainable performance.
Drawing from his extensive background as a scientist and physiologist, Dr. Wells will guide you through the science of exponential sleep as it relates to health and performance, offering actionable insights and tactics you can use to optimize your wellbeing.
Dr. Wells will present the 7 keys to sleeping soundly, which are practices that can be installed in everyone’s daily routines and rituals to elevate the ability to rest and recharge via consistently sound sleep.
Audiences will learn:
- The physiology of how the brain heals repairs and regenerates when we sleep
- The 2 specific aspects of sleep that reduce mortality and extend lifespan
- How much sleep we really need and when the brain is most likely to sleep deeply and soundly
- What types of naps work and what type makes you feel worse and how to program these into your day and week if needed
- The key practices that you can install in your routines to improve your sleep quality and your recovery and regeneration
- The one habit that is the most damaging to your sleep
- What metrics to track when using a wearable device that tracks sleep
- The 7 keys to sleeping soundly
Presented by BMS.
CSEP Webinar – September 17, 2024
Bridging exercise science and rehabilitation science for stroke recovery
Dr. Ada Tang (she/her) is a physical therapist, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Rehabilitation Science) at McMaster University.
CSEP Webinar - September, 2024
Speaker bio
Dr. Ada Tang (she/her) is a physical therapist, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Rehabilitation Science) at McMaster University. Dr. Tang has extensive clinical experience in neurological rehabilitation, which she carries into her research program with the MacStroke Canada research team where they focus on the role of exercise and physical activity on cardiovascular health, fitness, function and recovery after stroke. Dr. Tang and her team incorporates important considerations of sex, gender, and other variables related to recovery after stroke, always with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion, along with environmental sustainability. Dr Tang received a YWCA Woman of Distinction for her work in stroke rehabilitation and recovery that has been recognized nationally and internationally. She previously held Clinician-Scientist awards with the Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation, and is an associate editor with Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.
CSEP Webinar: Bridging exercise science and rehabilitation science for stroke recovery
Limited mobility after stroke can contribute to physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours, which can compromise recovery and contribute to higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Exercise and physical activity can help improve many cardiovascular risk factors and may be an effective strategy for primary and secondary prevention. This webinar will explore new research in stroke and exercise that bridges exercise science and rehabilitation science to advance stroke recovery. We will discuss clinical considerations for prescription, effects of training intensity to optimize outcomes, approaches to promote physical activity, and knowledge translation to promote best practices in care after stroke.
CSEP Webinar – October 30, 2024
Overcoming strength training barriers in middle-aged and older adults
Ashley Gluchowski is a clinical exercise physiologist and certified special population specialist.
CSEP Webinar - October, 2024
Short Bio
Ashley is a clinical exercise physiologist and certified special population specialist. Although her background is in medical science and clinical trials in cardiovascular surgery, her PhD focused on eccentric resistance training in resistance-trained older adults. Her first post-doc position looked at the awareness, knowledge, and implementation of the strength component of the UK’s Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines in practice. Ashley’s current research fellowship takes a co-design approach to strength training messaging as she attempts to overcome barriers, raise awareness, improve knowledge, and increase participation in strength training in the general population.
CSEP Webinar: Overcoming strength training barriers in middle-aged and older adults
This session will bridge the research to practice gap by using the latest research findings as well as the collective experience of the room in order to help middle-aged and older adults overcome their barriers to strength training participation.
- Learn what the latest research suggests about overcoming barriers to strength training in the general population
- Learn from your peers about what works and what doesn’t when trying to encourage strength training uptake and adherence in your middle aged and older clients.
- CSEP Certified Personal Trainers®
- CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologists™
- CSEP Student Members
CSEP Webinar – January 22, 2025
From Skid Row to CEO – Stepping into Possibility
Joe Roberts went from Skid Row to CEO in 12 years. With this experience he helps companies and people redefine what’s truly possible.
CSEP Webinar - January, 2025
Bio
Joe Roberts went from Skid Row to CEO in 12 years. With this experience he helps companies and people redefine what’s truly possible. Having experienced both catastrophic failure and extraordinary success he teaches how anyone can overcome perceived limitations and create high performance results.
CSEP Webinar: From Skid Row to CEO – Stepping into Possibility
In this enlightening presentation, Joe imparts strategies for fostering adaptability in the face of
challenge and change. Sharing the story of his catastrophic failure and extraordinary success,
Joe inspires audiences to see beyond their perceived limitations to overcome life’s challenges
and embrace change.
This webinar is ideal for anyone who is:
- Trying to adapt to significant change or disruption
- Disconnected from their purpose and passion and showing signs of burnout or underperformance
- Feeling stuck or holding onto limiting beliefs and a negative outlook
- Struggling to see their potential and ability to accomplish anything!
CSEP Webinar – February 11, 2025
Sharpen your Skills – Unique Tailoring Considerations for Exercise Prescription in Cancer Populations.
Lauren Capozzi PhD, MD, FRCPC, CSEP-CEP. Dr. Lauren Capozzi is a Physiatrist currently doing a Clinical and Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Cancer Rehabilitation at the University of Calgary.
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Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD. Dr. Culos-Reed is a Professor of Health and Exercise Psychology in the Faculty of Kinesiology and a UCalgary Research Excellence Chair.
CSEP Webinar - February, 2024
Bio
Lauren Capozzi (PhD, MD, FRCPC, CSEP-CEP)
Dr. Lauren Capozzi is a Physiatrist currently doing a Clinical and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Rehabilitation at the University of Calgary, and has her PhD in Cancer, Exercise and Rehabilitation. She is also a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Co-Founder of Thrive Health, an innovative exercise company specializing in the training of fitness professionals. Lauren has dedicated her career research and clinical
career to improve the function and quality of life of those facing cancer.
For this work, she was honoured in Avenue Calgary’s class of 2015 Top 40 Under 40 and with a
Medical Hall of Fame award. She is active in medical education, and has played a key role in the development of national Physical Activity Curriculum objectives and Physical Activity as Medicine curriculum for undergraduate medical students at the Cumming School of Medicine.
S. Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD
Dr. Culos-Reed is a Professor of Health and Exercise Psychology in the Faculty of Kinesiology and a
UCalgary Research Excellence Chair; Adjunct Professor in the Department of Oncology in the Cumming School of Medicine; and Director of the Health and Wellness Lab and Thrive Centre. She holds a Research Associate appointment with the Department of Psychosocial Resources at the Tom Baker
Cancer Centre, Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services, and is a Killam Laureate.
Dr. Culos-Reed’s research takes a transdisciplinary approach to understanding and improving the quality of life of individuals living with and beyond cancer, developing, delivering, and evaluating physical activity programs to address the physical and psychological challenges experienced throughout treatment and into survivorship. This research includes national and international collaborations, working with populations from pediatric to adult, including those with advanced cancer, and most recently includes a Canadian Institute of Health Research-Canadian Cancer Society (CIHR-CCS) Cancer Survivorship Team Grant (2020-26), with additional support from Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF), to bring her team’s exercise oncology program to underserved rural and remote populations across Canada. Dr. Culos-Reed is the co-founder of Thrive Health, an online educational company building capacity in health and fitness professionals to deliver safe and effective exercise oncology resources. As a health behaviour change researcher, Dr. Culos-Reed is passionate about building capacity within the fitness industry to safely and effectively support individuals with cancer to live well and move more.
CSEP Webinar: Sharpen your Skills – Unique Tailoring Considerations for Exercise Prescription in Cancer Populations.
Did you know exercise is an evidence-based tool that can support the physical and psychosocial well-
being for all individuals living with and beyond cancer? Join us in this webinar with Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed (PhD) and Dr. Lauren Capozzi (MD/PhD, CSEP-CEP) for a presentation on the considerations for fitness professionals to work safely and effectively with individuals living with and beyond cancer.
Objectives:
1. Review Cancer & Exercise guidelines and an approach to exercise prescription in cancer populations
2. Discuss tailoring for clients with shoulder dysfunction, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy,
and lymphedema
3. Review the latest evidence on exercise prescription for people with bone metastases.
CSEP Webinar – March 5, 2025
Leveraging Data & Technology: How to Sustain Ongoing Client Physical Activity & Training Engagement
Elliott Richardson, Elliott Richardson, MSc, Strength & Conditioning *D, CSCS
High-Performance Manager, PSP | Founder, Richardson Performance Systems
CSEP Educational Webinar Series | Webinar #7
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Audience: Certified Personal Trainers and Clinical Exercise Physiologists
Registration Fee:
- CSEP Members – $20
- IAP – $25
- Non-members – $35
Transforming Data into Actionable Insights
Certified Personal Trainers and Clinical Exercise Physiologists often face the challenge of keeping clients engaged in physical activity and training outside regular supervised sessions. While structured workouts provide direct guidance, long-term success depends on maintaining motivation and adherence between sessions. How can professionals leverage data to personalize strategies, encourage consistency and drive meaningful engagement beyond the gym?
In this webinar, Elliott Richardson will share how data-driven strategies can help trainers and exercise physiologists keep clients engaged, accountable and motivated. He will introduce the fly-wheel system for data, explain the role of slow vs. fast data in influencing client behaviour, and discuss how contextualizing and personalizing data can lead to better decision-making and long-term program adherence.
Join us for an insightful discussion on moving beyond simple data collection and using it as a powerful tool to sustain client participation and improve outcomes.
Attendees will gain insights into:
- The importance of contextualizing and personalizing data to maximize effectiveness: Learn how to analyze client data to create tailored workout plans, adjust training intensity and provide personalized feedback that keeps clients engaged between supervised sessions.
- How to use data to inform all decision-makers: Understand how fitness professionals, clinical exercise physiologists and program managers can leverage data to enhance client retention, improve adherence to training programs and demonstrate measurable outcomes to stakeholders.
- Strategies to increase program buy-in and drive long-term results: Discover proven methods to use performance tracking, progress visualization and behavioural insights to encourage client commitment, improve accountability and sustain participation in physical activity beyond structured training.
Speaker Biography
Elliott Richardson, MSc, Strength & Conditioning *D, CSCS
High-Performance Manager, PSP | Founder, Richardson Performance Systems
Elliott Richardson is a seasoned expert in strength and conditioning. He currently serves as a High-Performance Manager for PSP, where he supports the Canadian Armed Forces in optimizing service members’ physical, nutritional and mental performance. His work focuses on long-term performance sustainability, leveraging data-driven strategies and cutting-edge methodologies.
Elliott previously managed sports performance at Acadia University, overseeing the training and development of more than 300 varsity athletes across 10 teams. His leadership extended beyond coaching, as he played a key role in shaping athlete performance programs and fostering a high-performance culture.
Elliott has also been an active strength and conditioning community leader, serving on the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association’s board of directors. He has presented at National Strength and Conditioning Association conferences, delivered webinars and contributed to industry podcasts on performance optimization and data-driven training methodologies.
He holds a Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning from St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, and a Bachelor of Kinesiology from Acadia University. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and continues to advance the field through research, education and applied practice.
CSEP Webinar – March 18, 2025
Considerations and Framework for Flexible Programming
Colby Hathway, MSc., CSEP-CEP, CSEP High Performance Specialist™, CSCS
CSEP Webinar - March 18, 2025
Speaker Bio
Colby has over 15 years of experience helping a wide variety of clients achieve their health and performance goals. From working at the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario with Paralympic athletes to clinical settings focused on rehabilitation cases, he has worked to build an adaptable skillset that can be applied in any scenario.
His educational background includes a Masters of Science with a Fitness Specialization from York University as well as a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from the University of New Brunswick. Colby is also a CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist™ and CSEP High Performance Specialist® with CSEP, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and High Performance Practitioner thru Sport Scientist Canada.
CSEP Webinar: Considerations and Framework for Flexible Programming
In this webinar, Colby will discuss lessons learned over his career and factors to consider for exercise selection and progression with diverse clientele. The objective is to help practitioners including personal trainers, exercise physiologists and strength and conditioning coaches develop their own structured processes for creating safe, progressive programs that setup clients for success.
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Having trouble registering? Email info@csep.ca for assistance.
