Tips for Delivering an Effective Fitness Class

 

If there's one thing that EPTI know about… it's group training!!!

We specialize in group training, and it's a key part of our Master PT Diploma. Our Personal Trainer graduates are equipped with the skills to teach large groups of clients, thanks to the qualifications included in the program.

Group training sessions, whether they are being run indoors as a “circuit” style session, or outside, as a “bootcamp” style workout, must still follow the basic rules of programme design that we looked at in our previous program design articles 🔑 Every effective training session should consist of three key components:

1️⃣ Warm up and dynamic stretching to prepare the body for exercise

2️⃣ The main conditioning phase, where you challenge your body and work towards your fitness goals

3️⃣ Cool down and post-workout stretching to help your body recover and reduce the risk of injury.

Now, we’re going to tell you about a little trick we use for our group training, which help keep our sessions consistent and balanced in terms of providing instruction and giving motivation to the group... 💫 The Circle of Awesome Instruction:

When we hold any group training session with multiple training stations, we apply the circle of awesome instruction to the work interval of each exercise station.

So, if we were to apply this to a 45 second station:

1. 0 – 10 seconds —> SET UP:
Give clear instructions & teaching points

2. 10 – 30 seconds —> WORK THE ROOM:
Give teaching points, make corrections and start bringing in some motivation

3. 30 – 45 seconds —> BRING IT HOME:
Time to let your personality shine through, get louder substituting teaching cues with motivation & encouragement.

Get a timer so you can watch the participants. don't stay rooted in the same place looking at your watch counting down time.

By splitting the work interval roughly into 3 sections, we find that we’re able to provide the group with enough coaching tips, get in and correct those individuals that need our help, and still make time to ensure that the group is motivated to work at 💯%

 

 

 session during the EPTI Master Personal Trainer Diploma course.

 

The EPTI Master PT Diploma is the fitness industry gold standard in Personal Training qualifications and features popular CPD courses such as Circuits Instructor, Kettlebell Instructor, Suspension Training Instructor, Outdoor Functional Bootcamp Training Instructor, and Boxing Padwork Instructor.