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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 ...
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A Breakdown of Cardio Kickboxing

What Is Cardio Kickboxing? Cardio Kickboxing is a martial art inspired group fitness format that is both heart-pumping and exhilarating. Using punches and kicks from disciplines such as karate, Muay ...
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The Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Fitness

Fitness professionals lead the charge with coaching and mentoring individuals towards their goals and better their overall health. As leaders in our industry, instructors, and trainers have a ...
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Plant-Based Eating: Simple Strategies to Incorporate

Plant-based nutrition has been a topic of conversation stemming from exposure in the media and recent research in the world of documentaries. The general public, including ourselves and clients, is ...
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Group Fitness Teaching Tips During our Trying Times

Group fitness is surviving and even thriving through these trying times. Participants have found various personal reasons to keep attending classes or attend for the first time, whether virtually or ...
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Integrating Balance Training Into Group Exercise

While your group fitness students are enthusiastic about getting stronger and improving their endurance, they may not be aware that, in addition to focusing on strength, cardiovascular conditioning ...
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How to Thrive as an Introverted Fitness Instructor

When you arrive at your next group fitness class and see your favorite instructor standing at the front of the room with a bright smile and inviting eyes, do you ever think to yourself, "I could ...
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How Practicing Yoga Pranayama Can Help With Stress

There are various reasons why individual stress levels might be higher than usual in today’s climate. Not only are there unknowns surrounding the pandemic and its resolution, but many fitness ...
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How to Be a Good Fitness Instructor: Strategies for Your Success

So … you’ve finally made it! You’ve passed your test, and you are officially a Certified Group Fitness Instructor – CONGRATULATIONS! Now it’s time to figure out where you “fit in.” As we know, many ...
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How to Build Muscle With Group Fitness

So, you want to work on those Gains?! We like it! We support it, and we want to help!
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