It's here! Morning Strength Workouts is the book that trainers and clients and regular people have been asking for! In her book, Annette covers the necessary components for any training program: muscle imbalances and releases/ stretches/ exercises to address them. She goes into the art of program design, determining the goals and how to achieve them. You will get specific workouts for either 20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, depending on whether your goal is strength, size, endurance, power, or general health and fitness. Exercises are explained along with pictures for proper form. Don’t be fooled by the title; this book is a great reference for any fitness professional and consumer! $21.95

The Prenatal & Postpartum Training Fan is a bound set of beautiful laminated cards that open up for easy travel and reference. It is great for personal trainers working with pregnant and postpartum clients. You will get all the information you need to design a safe and effective training program. There are medical guidelines, along with modifications you can use through the three trimesters. This is a great addition to your education library, as well as a terrific gift! $21.95

Assessing Movement: What Do You See? What Do You Do About It? This DVD reviews the value of assessments that involve movement. Annette starts with specific examples of functional movements and what the potential observations mean. She then presents releases, stretches, and exercises to help personal trainers and individuals working alone address what they see when assessing movement. Among the topics covered:

• When you observe a movement pattern, what factors could be contributing to it
• What potential muscle imbalances could there be
• What might be necessary, with regard to stretching/release, strengthening, stability and/or mobility, to achieve more integrated and balanced movement patterns
• What impact do these assessments and observations have on program design

$24.95

Core Integrity: Relative to What
The core muscles are crucial in coordinating and controlling movement and distributing force between the upper and lower extremities. The question is-what movement or posture is the one that you or your client need? For example, is a plank exercise on the forearms or with straight arms the most appropriate option for you or your client? Do you need to have greater mobility in the hips, or more stability in the shoulder girdle/shoulder joint? Your personal training program can be enhanced by your choice of a core exercise that best targets the demand of the movement or exercise. Among the topics covered:

• Core integrity relative to hip mobility
• Core integrity relative to hip stability
• Core integrity relative to shoulder mobility
• Core integrity relative to shoulder stability
• Program design implications

$24.95

Barefoot Core Workout This DVD presents a detailed overview of a full body routine that starts by taking off your shoes! This enables all of the muscles through your foot and ankle to work as the forces get directed up through the kinetic chain of your body. The workout will have you move along all three planes, and with numerous challenges for your core as well as your whole body. You can use this as a warm up, or a full body routine that can be incorporated into your personal training program. Among the topics covered:

• The rationale for incorporating some barefoot exercises into your training program
• Movements and exercises that start by standing and walking with various lunge patterns
• Upper and lower body progressions in quadruped, supine and prone that make you work you whole body
• Tips for incorporating any or all of the movements into a personal training program

$24.95

Training Pregnant Clients This DVD reviews the physical activity recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Most importantly, Annette helps you determine what these guidelines mean to you as a personal trainer, and how to make a reasonable determination whether an exercise is appropriate or not. This DVD is also great for someone exercising on their own, giving them the important information they need. Among the topics covered:

• Pelvic floor integrity and Kegel exercises
• Core stabilization to help accommodate the growing fetus and uterus
• Posture exercises to address potential muscle imbalances
• Potential joint laxity and implications for the training program
• Potential abdominal separation and necessary precautions
• Basics of postpartum guidelines

$24.95

Exercise Modifications for Clients with DDI (Difficulty Doing It) What is DDI? No, it is not a new orthopaedic condition. DDI simply means you or your client has difficulty doing a specific movement or exercise. Personal trainers are looking for modifications in order to work with senior clients. Age alone, however, is not inherently a basis for modification. Many clients have difficulty with certain aspects of exercise including range of motion, holding, or being able to grip a dumbbell or handle for example. This DVD shows you exercise modifications that you can use with any client who has difficulty with a specific component, based on ability, not just age. Among the topics covered:

• Core progressions that can be done sitting or against the wall for clients who have difficulty getting down onto the floor for traditional exercises
• Creative exercise options, such as manual resistance for clients who have discomfort in grabbing and/or holding weights or grips
• Exercise modifications for developing power and agility to help maintain dynamic joint stability and enhance bone integrity
• Isometric exercises for clients who have discomfort moving or holding certain ranges of motion

$24.95

Styrofoam Roller Training Progressions (approx. time: 41 mins.) What do you do with those foam rollers anyway? This DVD will show you how to use them for self myofascial release, an important component in a balanced flexibility and training program. You can also use them for balance and stability training, enhancing the integrity of the entire kinetic chain. $24.95

Stretching - Understanding the Basics (approx. time: 80 mins.) Featuring two separate videos (Lower Body Stretches and Upper Body Stretches), this dvd presents a detailed review of the basic concepts and steps involved in contract-relax stretching. Offering practical tips for safe, effective stretching, the dvd explains how to initiate a stretching program for the major muscle groups. Among the topics covered: range of motion for each muscle group; how to keep your own body safe while stretching, when not to stretch, and more! $34.95

Foundations of Core Stability and Balance Training (approx. time: 41 mins.) Start from the beginning-on the floor with your client using the most basic progressions for core stability training-engaging the deep abdominal muscles to help stabilize the spine and enhance the integrity of every exercise. Annette then makes the movements more functional and challenging by using tubing, and stability balls. You will learn exercises that you can use together as a circuit or individually as super sets in your current training program. $24.95 SALE! $13

Integrated Training Progressions (approx. time: 31 mins.) Want to get away from just using machines all the time? Confused about functional training? This DVD is designed to help you understand the components of an integrated training program. You will do movements and rotations in all planes that challenge the entire kinetic chain. Learn new progressions that you can use with your client immediately. $24.95 SALE! $13

Medicine Ball Training (approx. time: 39 mins.) Medicine ball training is hot but how do you start and progress the routines? Let Annette show you how with this fun DVD. You will learn progressions for the entire body. Enhance your clients' workouts by adding this valuable and fun tool to your training routines. $24.95 SALE! $13