It's hard to let go of something that once worked for us, but it's even harder when we're not seeing the results we want. The biggest challenge One of the hardest things for a lot of people to do is admit that their favourite workout is no longer working for them. In fact, just admitting [...]
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Can simple be effective
We've all heard the saying "keep it simple, stupid." But as humans, we seem to be hardwired to look for complexity. We are suspicious of things that are too simple – how can it possibly be effective? The fitness trainers have a tendency to over complicate things. This is especially true when it comes to [...]
Confessions Of A Lazy Instructor
Tips on how to stay motivated with exercise. Have you ever started doing something and had the best intentions only to lose motivation and give up halfway through? Maybe you started a new exercise program and quit after a few weeks (or days). All along, you know that if you just stuck it out, you [...]
How To Make A Career From Teaching Group Fitness?
Wow! It’s really possible to make a career from teaching group fitness classes. Absolutely, it is. You can earn money and help people become fitter and healthier too. There are many opportunities to teach group fitness classes. If you have a personal passion for it, or if you just want some extra money and like [...]
Do You learn from others?
Teaching is a profession that is full of surprises. As instructors, we know that the best way to prepare for the unexpected is to go in with as much knowledge as possible. It's one of the reasons why you're probably reading this now. Ways to improve your teaching skills There's always room for improvement when [...]
3 Tips for Overcoming Your Fear of Teaching Group Fitness Classes
I have been in the industry for a long time, and I know how scary it is to start teaching group fitness classes! The fear comes from so many places and takes many forms. Some people are afraid they will be uncomfortable, some are afraid that they don’t have the confidence needed, and some are [...]
3 Tricks To Boost Your Fitness Teaching Confidence
Teaching a group fitness class can be an incredibly empowering and gratifying experience. It can also be challenging, daunting and downright terrifying. There’s always a little voice in the back of your mind telling you that you don’t know enough to teach a class, or that people will be judging your every move while they [...]
What is mswing?
mSwing is not an aerobics class. It's about learning to move your body in a way that will integrate into your life for the rest of your days. It's fun and it can be done by anyone and everyone. Why? Because since the beginning of time people have been swinging things around to play sport, [...]
The more you know the better
The One Word Someone Said To Me That Reframed The Way I Think Forever
When we learn something new, we open the door to opportunity. To grow in this industry, you must keep continual learning at the core of everything you do, writes industry educator and group fitness guru Marietta Mehanni. When a comment on one of my recent social media posts mentioned the name of a fitness industry [...]
4 Gymstick Exercises that you can start doing right now for free
The Gymstick is a very portable, easy to use fitness tool that enables you to do all the resistance exercises you can do in a gym and so much more. Costing less than gym membership, and taking up no space, it comes as a two-piece fiberglass stick with easy quick lock-mechanism, with the fully assembled [...]
The best Gymstick Exercises to follow Step-by-Step
A stick and a couple of rubber bands took me by surprise when I first used the Gymstick in 2006. Having been in the fitness industry for 15 years by then, I thought I had seen everything and there was no doubt that I had a little more arrogance about exercise than I should have. [...]