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Group Exercise Formats
Exercise Class Design
Communication Skills
Instructional Considerations
Process of Learning
100
Recommended aerobic exercise time
What is Moderate Intensity- min of 30 minutes/ five days a week. OR Vigorous Intensity- min of 20 minutes/ 3 days a week
100
The first step in designing a group class
What is knowing the participants health histories and fitness levels?
100
The four main nonverbal communication skills
What is Touch, Posture and Gestures, Tone and Rhythm of Voice, Eye Contact an Facial Expression?
100
The primary responsibility of a group exercise instructor
What is presenting the information in a safe environment that is informative, motivating, and supportive?
100
Person that learns primarily through hearing or listening
What is verbal/auditory learner?
200
Field methods of measuring intensity
What are RPE, Heart Rate, and Talk Test?
200
Parts of the lesson plan
What are class objectives, total time, music, equipment, and movement modifications?
200
55% of communication
What is the amount of communication through body language?
200
Instructor Centered Instruction
What is practice that focuses on internal influences that may affect learning?
200
Person that learns primarily through sight
What is a visual learner?
300
ACSM guidelines for resistance training.
What is 2 days a week?
300
A tool used to motivate participants and connect them as a group.
What is music?
300
The Key to Feedback
What is immediate information, be specific, and be relevant?
300
Characteristics that influence motivation and adherence
What is Enthusiasm and Feedback?
300
A person that learns primarily through doing and practicing the skills
What is kinesthetic/tactile learner?
400
Classes that require specialized training--from 10 hour workshops to significant hours of coursework.
What is yoga and Pilates?
400
Reason participants choose specific classes
What is class descriptions?
400
Key of cueing that needs permission before use
What is touch?
400
A common goal for all group exercise instructors
What is increasing the likelihood that their participants will become more physically active on a regular basis?
400
A common issue in teaching style that may lead to talking or confusion
What is not being able to hear the instructor?
500
Common yoga injuries
What is bursitis, tendonitis, hyperextended knees and elbows, and muscle strains?
500
Environmental factors that can increase the heart rate response to work.
What is heat, humidity, altitude, and pollution?
500
The main purpose of feedback
What is to provide corrections that will reinforce or improve the performance of each participant?
500
Examples of team-building activities
What is combining fun into the class format, include dialogue during warm up and cool down, and provide rewards such as t-shirts or headbands?
500
The participant personality trait that can be distracting
What is The Talker/Expressive Participant