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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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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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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 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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Cueing Group Fitness: Inclusive Cues to Keep Participants Safe

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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7 Cool Down Exercises to do After a Group Fitness Class

Here you are, at the end of another amazing class. You have given your participants your heart and soul over the last 50 minutes and can see the results in their tired smiles and accomplished looks. ...
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Adapting One-On-One Content to a Group Setting

This originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of American Fitness Magazine Personal trainers have so many great ideas to choose from when training their one-on-one clients, but you teach group ...
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How to Craft Creative HIIT Classes for Group Fitness

This article originally appeared in the 2020 Spring Issue of American Fitness Magazine. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) continues to be a staple in group fitness classes. A high-intensity ...
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Grow Your Group Fitness Business with Big Data


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