8. Elements Of Leading Group Fitness Classes

Question 1

What are the three ways that people learn?

Answer 1

Verbal, visual, kinesthetic

Question 2

How can you communicate with a verbal learner?

Answer 2

They need to hear specific cues. Use descriptive and concise instructions, be anticipatory, use body parts, direction, and other descriptions

Question 3

How do you communicate with visual learners?

Answer 3

They need to see specific cues. Indicate muscle being used, demonstrate direction, stop, start hold, direction

Question 4

Watch me cue

Answer 4

Two fingers pointing to eyes

Question 5

Hold/ stay cue

Answer 5

Stop sign hand

Question 6

From the top cue

Answer 6

Pat top of head

Question 7

Forward or backward cue

Answer 7

Motion pointing forward or thumb back

Question 8

Direction Cue

Answer 8

Number fingers pointing the direction of step

Question 9

Single/double cue

Answer 9

One or two fingers raised

Question 10

Lead leg cue

Answer 10

Pat top of thigh

Question 11

Stay in place cue

Answer 11

Both arms pointed down with thumbs and little fingers stretched

Question 12

Shift to face this direction cue

Answer 12

90° elbow’s, open palms facing indicated direction

Question 13

March in place cue

Answer 13

Hands walking in front of body with palms down

Question 14

Hold cue

Answer 14

Fist raised with thumb facing class

Question 15

Or cue

Answer 15

Thumb and fingers form “O”

Question 16

Breathe through nose Cue

Answer 16

Point to nose

Question 17

Encouragement Cue

Answer 17

Thumb up

Question 18

What choices does instructor have in her position in front of the class?

Answer 18

Teach with a mirror observing students in the reflection or teach standing facing the participants

Question 19

What are the advantages to teaching while facing the class?

Answer 19

Better Eye contact, better view of the instructors body

However Participants may have difficulty in mirroring the instructor

Question 20

How can the instructor help the participants perform better as they mirror the instructor?

Answer 20

Cuing the opposite direction to match the class

Question 21

How can an instructor communicate with kinesthetic learners?

Answer 21

Help them feel specific cues. Incorporate cues that create an experience and a sensation e.g. sense, imagine, pretend, and feel

They may also find value in being provided with a subtle touch that helps and better experience the movement

Question 22

How can an instructor ask for permission to provide cues and feedback through hands on assistance?

Answer 22

Ask permission from the whole group at the beginning of the class and explain the benefit

Question 23

What are the components of an effective cue?

Answer 23

Concise, condensed, specific information, gestures

Question 24

What are the types of cues?

Answer 24

Breathing, rhythm, anatomical, numerical, directional, safety, motivational, alignment, spatial, humour

Question 25

What are the different types of teaching?

Answer 25

Command, practice, self check

Question 26

Describe the Command style of teaching?

Answer 26

The instructor makes all the decisions about posture rhythm and duration; the participants imitate the instructor Creates an effect of uniformity but it must be made to achieve inclusivity

Question 27

What are the components of the practice style of teaching?

Answer 27

It provides opportunities for individualization and one on one feedback; participants work on the same task but they choose their own intensity level e.g. high intensity interval training; the instructor walks around and interacts with individuals

Question 28

What are the components of the self check style of teaching?

Answer 28

Provide their own feedback; this can be used in equipment based classes were participants work to a rating of perceived exertion

Question 29

What are the domains of learning?

Answer 29

Cognitive, affective, psychomotor

Question 30

What is learning?

Answer 30

Internal change in an individual that comes about from a relatively permanent improvement in performance as a result of practice

Question 31

What is the difference between performing and teaching?

Answer 31

In performing, participants mimic the instructor; in teaching, the participants gain important knowledge that they can apply themselves towards improving their fitness

Question 32

What is the cognitive domain of learning?

Answer 32

It describes the brains ability to gather and retain information and knowledge eg. ability to count out movements, remember patterns of choreography

Question 33

What is the affective domain of learning?

Answer 33

It describes emotional behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes. Individuals can develop a positive attitude about physical fitness and demonstrate aspirations for growth in these areas

Question 34

What is the psycho motor domain?

Answer 34

Refers to those activities requiring movements E.g. Learning new motor skills, alignment, physical abilities, fundamental movements

Question 35

Why do instructors teach?

Answer 35

To bring about an independent change in behaviour or thought

Question 36

In what ways does an instructor try to empower participants?

Answer 36

Teach in such a way that participants independently able to execute moves with confidence and proper form; encourage people to take responsibility for their own form and body mechanics; develop ways to increase participants kinesthetic awareness eg. Body alignment and movements

Question 37

What is the purpose of empowering participants to understand their body?

Answer 37

They can apply their learnings to daily life having an increased physical awareness and everything that they do

Question 38

How might an instructor help a person to better understand their stability?

Answer 38

Use a ground up approach. Bringing attention to the position of the feet move up the body of the metaphor of building a house with a firm foundation

Question 39

Through which stages of learning does a participant progress in learning motor skills?

Answer 39

Cognitive, associative, autonomous

Question 40

What does a person experience in the cognitive stage of learning?

Answer 40

They are adjusting to the new movements and may make errors and have incorrect alignment, there will be some struggle and lack of coordination

Question 41

What does a person experience in the associative stage of learning?

Answer 41

They make improvements in the fundamental components of the skill, their concentration improves

Question 42

What does a person experience in the autonomous stage of learning?

Answer 42

They demonstrate excellent knowledge of the skill, and begin to perform it automatically or habitually They perform it on their own and they can detect their own errors

Question 43

How can an instructor be aware of all participants in class?

Answer 43

Experienced participants are usually in the front, average participants in the middle, and newer in the back Have an ear for the front row, an eye for the middle row, and a heart for the back row.

Question 44

What is an effective way for an instructor to give feedback?

Answer 44

First, give some positive feedback; second, mention the correction and highlight performance standard; third, go on to add an additional positive comment

Question 45

Which teaching strategies can an instructor use to appropriately break down and build up movement patterns?

Answer 45

Slow to fast/half time, repetition – reduction, part-to-whole/add – in, simple to complex/layering

Question 46

How does an instructor use slow to fast or half time strategies?

Answer 46

Perform a move at a slower speed, use the half time of the music, keep in mind it may reduce exercise intensity

Question 47

What does the repetition reduction strategy involve?

Answer 47

Reducing the number of repetitions that make up a movement sequence eg. 8 grapevines down to 4

Question 48

What is involved in the part to whole teaching strategy?

Answer 48

Teaching the isolated components of a segment individually and then piecing them together, breakdown the movements into the simplest form

Question 49

What is involved in the simple to complex layering teaching strategy?

Answer 49

A sequence is taught all together but each component of the sequence begins at the simplest and complexity is added Variation can be added in direction rhythm and lever length

Question 50

How might layering choreography work?

Answer 50

Start with the base movement; add arms, add direction, change the legs, change the arms

Question 51

What are the advantages to using repeating patterns in choreography?

Answer 51

The human mind instinctively creates patterns which allow the mind to relax and easily anticipate what will happen next, the repetition allows participants to commit to the movement and to maintain a steady state work out

Question 52

What is an effective way to create progressions and regressions of movements?

Answer 52

``` DRILLS Direction Rhythm, range of motion, resistance, repetitions Intensity, impact Lever length Stability ```