Lifetime Health and Fitness

This is a five day practical course for the aspiring aerobics instructor.

Use of music

Understand the song structure, beats, phrases and how to use them in an exercise to music context.

Essential teaching skills

To teach an Exercise to Music class safely and effectively requires many skills including effective communication, observation and exercise correction.

Choreography

Learn the basic ETM moves and how to progress these moves to ensure your class is fun, exciting and effective.

Preparing people for exercise

Introducing your class and essential warm up skills are needed to ensure your participants are ready to do their workout.

Class design and structure

Learn how to design your class so that the different components run in a logical and effective order and sequence to maximise comfort and safety for your class.

Muscular strength and endurance training

An essential part of the Exercise to Music workout; learn how to design and structure work for specific muscle groups such as your abs and lower back.

Cardiovascular training

Learn about effective cardio vascular exercise in an Exercise to Music context and how to link moves and choreography together to ensure a progressive and smooth aerobic workout to suit a mixed ability group.

Relaxation and stretching

Understand basic flexibility techniques and how to apply them to the Exercise to Music class structure. Also how to relax your class effectively should they want to.

Health and safety

As an instructor you are responsible for the safety of your class whether through written and verbal screening or ensuring the space is clear to use.

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