Floor to Standing Transfer For Older Adults

The Exerciser Continuum

One of the greatest challenges that group fitness instructors face is teaching to exercisers of all ages and abilities. We are charged with the task of designing safe, effective programming that ...
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Floor to Standing Transfer For Older Adults

If you teach older adult fitness classes, you'll want to check out this week's video. Last week Angie shared tips on neuromotor training and how it can help older adults stay safe and maintain their ...
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Neuromotor Training for Older Adults

Neuromotor Training for Older Adults

Do you teach older adult fitness classes? If so, you know that motivation for exercise often changes as we age, with more emphasis on feeling better and living life independently. This week, Angie ...
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Summer Motivation

We just celebrated Memorial Day and that means summer is on its way! It's three months of pure bliss where we get to enjoy the sunshine, warm weather, beaches, and bathing suits. But it's also that ...
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The Power Of Resilience - Part 2

How flexible are you? Physical flexibility is important, but mental flexibility is what matters most when we're challenged by unexpected circumstances. Being flexible means that we can adapt to ...
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The Power Of Resilience

Are you resilient? Resilience is what we call upon when faced with big life changes and unexpected circumstances. Resilience helps us bounce back and move forward no matter what comes our way. May is ...
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Angie's One Favorite Move

Angie's One Favorite Move

Do you have a favorite exercise you love to teach in your group fitness classes? Sometimes we love our favorite exercise so much that we wonder if our members tire of doing it too many times. This ...
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Five ways to improve as an instructor

Five Ways To Improve As An Instructor

Do you ever wonder if participants have pet peeves about instructors? Last week we talked about difficult participant behavior, and this week we asked what they think about us. Check out Angie’s ...
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HOW TO KEEP CLASS PARTCIPANTS ENGAGED

How To Keep Class Participants Engaged

Have you ever had to deal with difficult participant behavior? Though participants don’t set out to create difficulty for others, when they text, talk, or even answer calls during class it can affect ...
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How Travel Can Transform Teaching

How Travel Can Transform Teaching

This week Angie joins us from New Zealand to show us that traveling and teaching have a lot in common. Check out her video for five travel lessons that have transformed her teaching and helped her to ...
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