Heart Zones Conference 2013 
 TRAIN DIFFERENT. 
  Saturday, February 9, 2013
NEW this year: Official Host Sites + At Home

3 WAYS TO PARTCIPATE

THE 2013 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:
"Train Different."
This, the 11th year for the Heart Zones Conference, bring something entirely new to the health and fitness industry -  a better way for you to attend. This year it will cost less to attend because you don't have to travel and because the Conference is web-enabled. Next, you have the choice of how to attend. This high-impact, one-day, eight-hour education and workout event is presented by Heart Zones USA. The 2013 Conference includes workshops, workouts, discussion groups, keynote presentations, social mixers, and more. 

Here are the Details:

• Who Should Attend? Anyone may attend with an emphasis towards indoor cycling instructors, group X leaders, coaches, PE teachers, and fitness enthusiasts.
• How to Attend? It is your choice and there are 3 different ways to attend.

1. CONFERENCE CENTER LIVE: From Oakmont, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at our Cycling Fusion Training Center, this will be the live conference that will be web-broadcast to the Official Host Sites as well as to the At Home participants. You will be participating and part of the televised audience.
2. OFFICIAL HOST SITES: Locations across the USA are joining the Conference remotely with a combination of live instructors as well as web-simulcast. This is the best of both using the net and having certified instructors providing you with hands-on learning opportunities. Your workouts will be led by a CHZT, Certified Heart Zones Trainer for the workouts and the keynote lectures and party will be a web simulcast.
3. AT HOME: Participate from your home or any place that has an internet connection. You can attend the Conference as it's happening or watch up to the next 30-days at a time and a place you choose.

• Where to Attend? Official Host Sites are in the following areas: Peachtree City (Atlanta), GA; Bellevue (Seattle), WA;  Boston, MA; Lakewood (Denver), CO; San Francisco, CA; Milwaukee, WI; New York City, NY; Rochester, NY; and Oakmont (Pittsburgh) PA.  More locations will likely be announced, too!  Specific site details are presented below.
• What Are the Course Offerings? The Conference program includes three distinct 45-55 minute keynote presentations by Carl Foster, Ph D and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine (read Carl's bio below). Carl is leading these three essential lectures which are as follows:

1. Training in the ZONES: How, Why, What to Measure, Monitor and Manage in the Different Zone Training systems -- Threshold, Max, Power, RPE, and other.
2. Exercise Science Update: What's the Latest Exercise Science Research Reveals 
3. The Science of Weight Loss: What You Can Do and What You Can Do Different to Lose Weight and Gain Improved Health for Yourself and Your Clients and Students.

• What are the Workshop Workouts? The Train Different. Conference program includes three workshop/workout periods led by certified or MHZT, Master Heart Zones Trainers. From the Conference Center you will be led by Gene Nacey, CEO/Founder of Cycling Fusion and the renowned founder and program developer of Heart Zones Training and ZONING Fitness program Sally Edwards.
• What is the Conference Party: After the Conference, each Official Host Site will host a Conference party with all sites 'linked' together. 
• Do we get a "Free" Blink Heart Rate Monitor? Participation includes a 'free' Blink 1A heart rate monitor, the one-button analog monitor developed by ZONING Fitness (a $74.99 value!);  a product upgrade opportunity (to the Blink 2A, a $84.99 value) will also be available for a small additional fee.
• Do I have to Prepare for the HZT Conference 2013? Yes, we encourage you to access several video presentations such as how to program your Blink, the flashing color ligh zones heart rate monitor and "Indoor Bike Set-Up and Safety." 

HEART ZONES CONFERENCE FACULTY

• Sally Edwards, MA, MBA, is one of America's leading experts in business, exercise science, and lifestyle living. In 1993, she created HZT, the Heart Zones Training patented and branded training system and in 2010 she launched the new ZONING Fitness program and brand. Sally, 65 years old, is a professional triathlete finishing over 200 raes and ultra-marathon running champion. She is an author of two dozen books including the popular Heart Rate Monitor Guidebook, the definitive source on heart-rate based training. She is the founder of the Fleet Feet Sports retail stores. Sally is a professional speaker and as she has for the past 22 years, she continues as the national spokeswoman for the Danskin Womens Triathlon Series.
• Gene Nacey, MPH holds 2 bachelor degrees and a masters degree in Public Health. A former entrepreneur of the year, Gene spent 20 years building a technology business before his passion for fitness lead him to become a fitness studio owner. His company has licensed the rights to be the official cycling program for Heart Zones as Cycling Fusion. Gene is a certified USA Cycling coach and one of America's premier fitness experts with a specialty in using heart rate and power data for improved cycling. He is the author of the popular ebook Power Training .
• Carl Foster, Ph. D. is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse.  He is the co-author of Be a Better Runner, and is a renowned researcher with over 300 published scientific papers to his credit.  For the last 20 years he has served as a consultant, faculty member and friend of Heart Zones USA, the training and education company.  He continues in that role with the company's new division, ZONING Fitness, asuring that all activity protocols are safe, research-based, and appropriate for individuals. 

THE LOCATIONS: 3 Ways to Attend
Choose from one of three different ways to attend from a dozen different locations. Each of the three offers participants some unique attributes and benefits! 

• Conference Center Live: Participate at the main event venue in Oakmont (near Pittsburgh), PA.  Here you'll get to interact "in person" with some of Heart Zones most renowned and beloved trainers and meet your faculty: Carl Foster, Ph.D., Gene Nacey, MPH, and Sally Edwards. And, you'll also become part of the "live" online program feed -the live audience - that will be simultaneously broadcast to all of the different Official Host Sites across the USA. 
• Official Host Sites: Participate at one of our Official Host Sites -- each one also hosted by Heart Zones certified or master trainer. These sites are located in major metropolitan areas throughout the USA (see our complete list below!).  At our host sites you will get both: the 'hands on' benefits and enjoyment of 'live' participation in the Conference workshop/workout events without the extra cost of your time, travel and accomodation expenses to Pittsburgh, PA. 

South Milwaukee (Milwaukee), WI
Moxie Fitness LLC 
1234 Milwaukee Ave
South Milwaukee, WI  53172
414-517-7204
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/uyyD4 
Facility Contact:  Tori Oman, tori@moxifitnesswi.com , 414-517-7204 
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Tori Oman, tori@moxifitnesswi.com , 414-517-7204

Peachtree City (Atlanta), GA
World Gym 
1300 Commerce Drive
Peachtree City, GA  30269
770-631-8004
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/MM68G
Facility Contact:  Lois Coccia, loiscoccia@comcast.net , 770-631-8004
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Lois Coccia , loiscoccia@comcast.net , 770-631-8004  

Lakewood (Denver), CO
NPTI Colorado
1658 Cole Boulevard
Building 6, Suite 50
Lakewood, Colorado  80401
303-238-9999
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/5od7L  
Facility Contact:  Danita Duran , danita.duran@personaltraininginstitute.edu , 303-238-9999
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Krista McGalliard, klmcgalliard@gmail.com, 303-570-3912

Oakmont (Pittsburgh), PA (Main Event Site)
Cycling Fusion
367 Plum Street
Oakmont, PA  15139
412-708-3883 
Google Map Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/9L4mr 
Facility Contact:  Gene Nacey , gnacey@mac.com , 412-708-3883
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Gene Nacey, gnacey@mac.com , 412-708-3883

Marblehead (Boston), MA
Energy Within Studio
20 Sewall Street
Marblehead, MA  01945
781-631-0771
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/ZZf2P 
Facility Contact:  Beth Johnson, www.energywithinstudio.net , 781-631-0771
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Larry ‘Link’ Russell , lrusselltraining@hotmail.com , 857-272-9343

Rochester, NY
Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio
932 S. Winton Road
Rochester, NY  14618
585-473-7433
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/uvBqW 
Facility Contact:  Kathy Ehrlich-Scheffer, info@cycledelicstudio.com , 585-473-7433
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Tom Scotto , tom@cyclingfusion.com , 412-708-3883

San Francisco, CA
Bay Club San Francisco 
150 Greenwich Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
415-433-2200
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/eN8zg 
Facility Contact:  Laura Sachs, lsachs3@comcast.net , 415-990-6402
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Laura Sachs , lsachs3@comcast.net , 415-990-6402

New York, NY
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY  10023 
646-505-5716
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/EJY1s 
Facility Contact:  JCC Fitness Desk (Whit) , 646-505-5716
Heart Zones Trainer Contact:  Jody Jacob McVey , nyzonegirl@aol.com , 917-866-6629

Bellevue (Seattle), WA
Bellevue Club
11200 Southeast 6th Street
Bellevue, WA  98004
Google Maps Link:  http://goo.gl/maps/fA63d 
Facility Contact:  Annelise DiGiacomo, tritraining@infitnessforlife.com , 206-228-7897
Heart Zones Trainer Contact: Annelise DiGiacomo, tritraining@infitnessforlife.com , 206-228-7897 

•  At Home: Participate from your home or any location with an internet feed via the web-based "simulcast".  You will watch and participate without any travel - 100% web simulcast for the keynote presentations, the social partys, the workouts-workshops. You will receive your materials in advance and be ready to participate in the conferenece from the location of your choice. 

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL GET:
All registered participants receive as part of their registration:  

• A free Blink 1A, the one-button model flashing zones heart rate monitor, with upgrade opportunities, a $74.95 value which includes the ZONING workout cards.
• Handouts and Workouts
• An opportunity to obtain (for a small additional fee) Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, good for use with ACE, ACSM, USA Triathlon, and AFAA (i.e., 0.8 CEUs with ACE; 8.0 CEUs with all others) .
• Conference Goodie Bag shipped to you in advance.

In addition, participants participating at (1) any Official Site or (2) at the Pittsburgh Conference Center which includes a CHZT, Certified Heart Zones trainer, receive:

• Post Conference party with refreshments
• A CHZT or MHZT, Certified or Master Heart Zones Trainers to lead the discussions, workshops and workouts to answer your questions and support you in person.

At-Home web-simulcast participants will receive:

• Discounted pricing for Conference participation
• All items listed above including a free Blink 1A heart rate monitor
• The web-simulcast log-in/code which includes opportunity to ask questions during the Conference time.
• Up to to 1 month to watch the conference proceedings at your convenience

THE CONFERENCE AGENDA and SCHEDULE

Details of the Conference 2013 agenda and program format are outlined below. You will need to adjust times for your local time zones.  All times shown below are Pacific Standard Time ---i.e., PST/PDT. East Coast Conference venue participants, including those at the host event site in Oakmont, Pennsylvania begin at 11 am EST, Eastern Standard Time.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS NEED to ATTEND
To enjoy your partipation even more, we'd like to recommend to you the following:

• ALL PARTCIPANT should bring or wear:  wear workout clothes, towel and post-workout changes, water bottle, access to some exercise equipment such as indoor bike (your bike on a windtrainer, treadmill, or any cardio equipment will work for the workouts), lunch and snacks, your goody bag, your new Blink 1A and your personal items. All participants will need to print out your hand-outs in advance and will be emailed the PDFs for those if you want a hard copy during the coursework.
• AT HOME PARTICIPANTS need a high-speed internet connection; computer or laptop equipment; test in advance that your password and Conference code works for you -- we will send you instructions in advance on how to test the connection. Don't worry if you end up comitted for the day of the event, all at home participants have up to 1 month to watch the conference proceedings

REGISTRATION AND PRICING DETAILS
Save some money by registering early. If you do, you qualify for "Early Bird" pricing. Online or phone registrations received before January 28, 2013 get a 20% discount on the registration fee --- heck, save yourself $20-$49 by registering now. 

• At the Pittsburgh HZ Conference Center - Live:  $199 reg;  $159 earlybird (before 1/28/13)  
• Your local "Official Conference Host" location - web-simulcaast:  $149 reg; $119 earlybird (before 01/28/13) 
• At-Home Participation - web-only:  $129 reg; $109 earlybird (before 01/28/13)