BCFit®2026 - Call for Presentations
Thank you for your interest in presenting at BCFit®26Conference Details:When: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Where: təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, 65 E Sixth Ave, New Westminster, BC V3L 4G6
The presenter application information is outlined below. Please read through this information carefully before clicking "next" and completing the application form.
Presenter Application Deadline:
11:59 PM Sunday, April 5, 2026Session Selection Information
BCFit® welcomes session proposals across a broad range of topics. Our Planning Committee is comprised of experienced fitness professionals who review all applications and inform the final session selections.
What We’re Looking For:
- Sessions on current fitness trends
- Practical information that fitness leaders can put into practice immediately
- A mix of session types. We seek sessions that are practical activity based learning, as well as lecture style classroom learning.
- Train-the-trainer format. Sessions should be designed to engage the participants in how to train and deliver the material to others. Sessions should be more than just an example of a fitness class.
- Innovation. Entirely new concepts and approaches.
- Engagement and interactivity. How will you engage and lead your audience?
- Anticipated audience. We seek to provide a mix of sessions with some geared toward beginner, some toward the intermediate, and some toward the advanced Fitness Leader. Please indicate what audience your session is targeting.
Are you a new presenter to BCFit®?
If you have never presented at BCFit®, please include a
two minute video of you presenting on a topic of your choice
Session Duration
Sessions are 60 or 75 minutes including a 10 minute Q&A portion.
Session Topic Areas
We welcome presentation submissions from a wide range of topics.
Special consideration will be given to the following key topic areas reflected in our Strategic Plan: reconciliation, climate change, physical inactivity, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Listed below are some themes and topics identified for last year's program. This list is not exhaustive, we welcome proposals on other topics.
- Older Adult Training and brain health
- VO2 max and longevity, what it is and how to use it.
- Resistance training for strength-based classes
- Spin Training about Power and/or Rhythm
- Using steps for functional movements
- Dance Fit, Metis jigging, etc,.
- Deep water Aquatic Fitness class ideas
- Mental health and Neuroplasticity
- Support aging minds, example populations Dementia and Alzheimer’s
- Supportive programs and training for neurodivergent individuals
- Somatic and therapeutic movement
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility promising practices for successful programs
- Concussion management training
- Business and Marketing for entrepreneurs
- Personal Training assessment techniques and tools for individuals
- Pre and Post Natal training
- Succession planning within the Fitness Sector
- Program Management as a new Fitness programmer
- Staff recruitment for specialty programs
- Incorporate fun into classes (small games, music, etc.)
Presenter Application InformationTarget Audience Experience Level
Identify what target audience your session is aimed towards using the descriptions below. Please choose one level per session:
- Beginner – geared toward the fundamentals of a particular specialty or modality. This level of session should provide introductions to concepts and/or straightforward applications of those foundational concepts.
- Intermediate – builds on existing fundamentals. Description should reflect expected foundational knowledge and lead delegates to further their existing knowledge and technical skills in a particular area.
- Advanced– for delegates already knowledgeable and/or proficient in the specified area. This session should take them to the next step, allowing them to strive for excellence in that field.
Session Activity Level
What is the level of physical activity involved in each proposed session? Please choose one of the levels listed below.
- Active - an activity based combination of physical movement, demonstrations and applied theory.
- Lecture – all theory with very limited, if any, physical movement. Rooms will be set with chairs theater style.