--- title: Group Fitness Blog | AFAA | AFAA description: For industry leading information on a wide range of group exercise topics, read any of our carefully crafted blog posts. --- [![afaablog_logo_new](https://blog.afaa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/afaablog_logo_new.png?width=301&height=77&name=afaablog_logo_new.png "afaablog_logo_new")](https://www.afaa.com/blog) - - - - -   [AFAA.COM](https://www.afaa.com/) - [Teaching Group Fitness](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Teaching-Group-Fitness) - [Exercise Science](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Exercise-Science) - [Being a Fitness Professional](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Being-a-Fitness-Professional) - [Training Formats & Techniques](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Training-Formats-and-Techniques) - [Motivation and Communication](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Motivation-and-Communication) - [Tips From Angie](https://blog.afaa.com/tag/Tips-From-Angie) [![How To Design Group Fitness Programs](https://blog.afaa.com/hubfs/how-to-design-group-fitness-program.jpg)](https://blog.afaa.com/how-to-design-group-fitness-programs)   ## [How To Design Group Fitness Programs](https://blog.afaa.com/how-to-design-group-fitness-programs) So you are a group fitness instructor who wants to create your own group fitness programming? Great! It sounds like you are already headed in the right direction. You have a vision for the type of class you ... 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Participants have found various personal reasons to keep attending classes or attend for the first time, whether virtually or ... [READ MORE](https://blog.afaa.com/teaching-group-fitness-during-trying-times) [share](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.afaa.com%2Fteaching-group-fitness-during-trying-times) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.afaa.com%2Fteaching-group-fitness-during-trying-times) [Pin](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/) ![group fitness class participants being cued by instructor](https://blog.afaa.com/hubfs/group-fitness-cues.jpg) ### [Cueing Group Fitness: Inclusive Cues to Keep Participants Safe](https://blog.afaa.com/group-fitness-cues) No Group Fitness Instructor sets out with the intention of hurting or injuring participants. Most get into the profession to help and connect others to their fitness goals. But sometimes, we Group ... 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