Elevate
your game!
Register today!
Early Bird Special - Only $99!
plus HST. Price increases DATE
June 6, 2026
8am-5pm
Humber Polytechnic North Campus
Etobicoke ON
Elevate Your Game in 2026 at Strive, our dynamic one-day fitness conference designed to empower local fitness professionals to level up their skills, leadership, and impact.
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This in-person event brings together passionate presenters and industry experts who are committed to helping you grow in an ever-evolving fitness landscape. Connect, learn, and challenge yourself alongside professionals who are just as driven as you are.
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Through cutting-edge workshops and transformative education, you will gain practical tools, fresh strategies, and renewed confidence to stand out in your field. Elevate your expertise, expand your influence, and step forward ready to lead at the next level.
CEC's Available
PTS - 4
FIS - 4
HWS - 4
9 CEC's
PRESENTERS
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SESSIONS
The Keynote Presentation
Starts at 9:00 am
Beyond Burnout: A Conversation on Stress, Resilience, and Embodied Performance
With Jodie Becker, Registered Psychotherapist
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Join registered psychotherapist Jodie Becker—a former elite athlete and seasoned event producer—for a candid conversation on stress and recovery. Drawing on her unique journey from high-performance sport to clinical mental health, Jodie offers an embodied perspective on how our environments, bodies, and relationships shape our resilience.​
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Sponsored by
No registration is required for this session, all attendees are welcome to attend.
The Morning Sessions
Offered at 10:15am & 11:45 am
= Active Session = Lecture
Get up and Swing:
A 3 HOUR INTENSIVE SESSION
With Ben McDonald
The Kettlebell is a highly versatile tool that every Fitness Professional should feel comfortable integrating into training sessions!! Whether its ballistic movements or teaching clients how to apply strength in movement the Kettlebell has multiple applications. This session will be largely practical so bring your water and your ENERGY!!
The Flow Lab: Teaching yoga through rhythm and breath to guide every student into Flowstate.
With Danielle Davies
Step into The Flow Lab, where yoga meets rhythm, breath, and movement mastery. This isn’t your typical yoga class—this is a hands-on, high-energy exploration of how to guide students into flow state through smart sequencing, music, and cueing.
Regulated in Motion: Stress Management for Coaches and Their Clients
With Jodie Becker
Explore stress as a system state rather than a personal failing. Drawing from her background in psychology, years of experience as a fitness professional, and her own journey through burnout and high-performance sport, Jodie offers a practical, human-centered approach to stress management.
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From Struggling Coach to Scalable System: How Gos Training Systems Was Built
With Aaron Gos
Aaron shares the real story behind building Gos Training Systems, including the hard lessons that forced meaningful change. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to move from being “busy but stuck” to running a business that is intentional and scalable.
Coaching Nutrition Through Small, Sustainable Tweaks
With Amanda Scott
Many clients don’t need a new meal plan, they need better support with the food they already eat. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to analyze meals, recipes, and existing eating patterns to identify small, sustainable tweaks that improve adherence, confidence, and long-term success.
The Afternoon Sessions
Offered at 2:00pm & 3:30 pm
= Active Session = Lecture
The Art of Cueing
With Jasmine Jajwan
The Art of Cueing is a practical workshop designed to refresh performance cues for both new and seasoned fitness instructors. The session reviews cueing types and learning styles, encourages finding inspiration from daily life, and includes a group discussion on alternative vocabulary.
Gamifying Athletic Movements to Engage (G.A.M.E)
With Stephane Cadiex
This active workshop teaches fitness professionals how to design and deliver sport-specific fitness circuits through a gamified, play based model that maximizes engagement and results. Walk away with creative ideas that can be customized for both one-on-one clients and group training sessions.
Train Like an Athlete: The Science Behind Plyometrics, Sprint Interval Training, and Heavy Strength Training for the General Population With Dr. Richard Bucciarelli
Athletic training methods are often viewed as being reserved for elite performers, yet the physiological principles that underpin elite performance are the same ones that support health, resilience, and long-term function in the general population.
Why Clients Don’t Do What They Know: Bridging Nutrition, Mindset, and Behaviour Change
With Leanne Henwood-Adam & Louyse Vigneault
This interactive session blends holistic nutrition with behaviour change psychology, giving fitness professionals practical tools to help clients break through barriers. Learn how nutrition, mindset, and language shape habits, cravings, and motivation.
Sponsored by
Words That Lift : Coaching for Connection and Inclusion
With Allison Bonk
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Learn practical language and coaching strategies that make every client feel seen, supported, and motivated. Understand how the words you use shape client experience and how to choose language that motivates and respects all bodies. Have every client feel respected, supported, and empowered in your fitness classes or personal training sessions.
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SCHEDULE
8:00
Registration Opens
at Humber Polytechnic
9:00
Keynote Session
Beyond Burnout: A Conversation on Stress, Resilience, and Embodied Performance with Jodie Becker
11:45
Session 2
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8:15
Express Workout
Join us for a 30 minute morning workout to get your day started. SIGN UP HERE.
10:15
Session 1
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1:00
Lunch Break & Trade Show
+ Q&A with Aaron Gos
2:00
Session 3
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3:30
Session 4
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PARTNER
SPONSORS
Be sure to stop by their booth at Strive!
