10. Strategies For Enhancing Instruction

Question 1

What must the instructor understand to meet the needs of their class participants?

Answer 1

Instructor must understand how to modify, deliver, and adjust their methods for the variety of different levels in the class

Question 2

How is teaching human movement complex?

Answer 2

The learner must possess:
Motor skills, mental ability to memorize steps, have an understanding of how an exercise is supposed to look and feel, possess body awareness

Question 3

How does the instructor contribute to the learning of the participants in the class?

Answer 3

By building rapport and giving effective instruction that continues to help participants in mastering techniques

Question 4

What teaching tools does an instructor have?

Answer 4

The set up, execution, transitions, cueing, and rhythm.

Question 5

What is involved in the set up of a movement?

Answer 5

Establishing the “start” position: Naming the exercise and positioning equipment

Enables the participants to anticipate the upcoming movement

Question 6

What is involved in the execution part of teaching?

Answer 6

The movement is performed through the full range of motion with correct technique and form. The instructor coaches with direct cues using an economy of words.

Question 7

How does an instructor integrate visual, verbal, and kinesthetic cues?

Answer 7

Using verbal execution cues to indicate position, visually demonstrating the movements, incorporates visualization and experiential cues

Eg. For a push-up: bend the elbows,keep them close to your body, your upper and lower body move as one, brace your core, pretend that you about to be punched in the stomach, imagine you are working your chest muscles

Question 8

How are the transitions useful as a teaching technique?

Answer 8

Flowing from one exercise to the next is important. Good flow can prevent injury and improve performance.

Transitions also maintain motion

Question 9

What is the matching type of transition?

Answer 9

Where one exercise ends and then another starts

E.g. A barbell front squat going into an overhead press, or a grapevine followed by single leg hamstring curls

Question 10

What is the mending type of transition?

Answer 10

Stringing two exercises or movements together
E.g. Doing a squat with an overhead press in unison, in cardio kickboxing, a right knee and left uppercut performed simultaneously

Question 11

What is the patching type of transition?

Answer 11

Performing an additional movement between two exercises

Eg. Burpees: where you transition from a push-up,to knee tuck, to stand and jump, the knee tuck is the patch component

Question 12

What is the key to cueing?

Answer 12

Using as few words as possible to deliver directions and desired outcomes

Cue ahead of the movement

Provide corrective instruction during the exercise

Question 13

How many corrective actions should instructor give at one time?

Answer 13

One corrective action at a time and choose the most critical

Question 14

In what order should corrective instructions be given?

Answer 14

Corrective instructions should start from the person’s trunk and move toward the extremities

Work from the ground up
Speak sequentially

Question 15

What qualities should instructions have?

Answer 15

Be positive and solution-based

Concise and without filler words

Question 16

How does rhythm impact the class?

Answer 16

Rhythm is the tempo of the movement

It’s can influence the intensity of a movement through pace and control

Rhythm also provokes emotion and motivation

Question 17

How are group fitness instructors different to their counterparts personal trainers?

Answer 17

Group fitness instructors have to educate groups of participants all at once

Question 18

How might an instructor use the triple F strategy for class education?

Answer 18

They focus on form, function, and fit

The strategy educates on the benefits of performing the exercises with proper technique and form and goes into great detail about target muscles and functions

Question 19

What are instructions in line with the form, function, fit strategy?

Answer 19

Form: stand with feet hip width apart to create a solid base of support, keep the core engaged

Function: bracing the core helps to stabilize the lumbar spine reducing injury, we are training the body to do movements that we repeat in our every day lives

Fact: this is a multi joint exercise involving multiple muscles, it targets the quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes

Question 20

What is the focus of the performance class strategy?

Answer 20

The strategy highlights the performance benefits of the class

Focus is on a personal benefit to muscles, bodyweight, and overall ability

E.g. This position activates the biceps more effectively

Question 21

What is the focus of the health benefits strategy for teaching?

Answer 21

Emphasis is on the behavioural and health aspects of exercise

Work to build an awareness of an individual’s health and overall well-being

Teach participants what moderate intensity exercise feels like, how to recognize and increase in their well-being by noting their mood at the beginning and ending of class, making suggestions for continuation of exercise outside of class

Question 22

What is the foundational step in analyzing performance and providing feedback?

Answer 22

Beginning with an evaluation of the stability of the participants

Ensure proper standing and balance in floor based postures

Question 23

How is an instructor working to empower a participant?

Answer 23

The goal is to help participants to improve over time so they can become more self motivated and regulated

Question 24

What does cue to the solution mean?

Answer 24

Offering a positive approach to instructions and staying away from the word “don’t”

Question 25

What three steps should an instructor use to make a correction in class?

Answer 25

One. Verbally direct the whole class with specific positive instructions
Two. Gently call attention to the specific individual using encouragement and correction
Three. Approach the participant offering guidance towards correction

Question 26

How do kinesthetic cues help in correction?

Answer 26

When a participant is able to visualize the change in their body movements they take responsibility for positioning their own bodies in space and they learn to move away from misalignments
E.g. gently guide your elbows towards my palms

Question 27

How do progressions and regressions play a part in movement correction?

Answer 27

Offering level one and level two movements can be a positive way to help participants exercise at their own level

Increasing ability to succeed at a lower level and reducing a sense of failure

Question 28

How does an instructor offer specific and immediate feedback?

Answer 28

Identify specific positive affirmation, and offer clear correction, with future benefits highlighted

Question 29

How does the intensity and monitoring progress in class contribute to the experience?

Answer 29

Participants need to learn to take responsibility for monitoring their own intensity

A person working with in their intensity levels will have greater satisfaction and success

Reduce competition in the environment

Question 30

What is extrinsic feedback?

Answer 30

The reinforcement, error correction, and encouragement from an instructor

Participants need to know how they are doing, and feedback enhances their understanding of their own results

Question 31

What is intrinsic feedback?

Answer 31

The feedback that participants provide themselves based on their own senses and feelings

Long-term program adherence is dependent on the participants ability to provide her own feedback

Intrinsic feedback also helps towards the construction of goals

Question 32

What observational assessments should an instructor be doing?

Answer 32

Posture, exercise form and technique, and tolerance to fatigue

Question 33

What postural observations can you make from the lateral view of a person?

Answer 33

Ears in line with the shoulders, shoulders over hips and knees over ankles

Three natural curves of the spine

Unlocked or soft knees

Question 34

What are the postural observations from both the front and the back?

Answer 34

Feet shoulder width apart, weight evenly distributed, presence of foot pronation or supination

Question 35

What postural observations can be made from the front or anterior view?

Answer 35

Hanging down the sides with equal spaces between each arm and the torso, Hands hang with no view of the knuckles, kneecaps oriented forward

Question 36

What are some postural cues?

Answer 36

Keep your shoulders down and your knees slightly bent

Question 37

What form and technique contributes towards postural improvements?

Answer 37

Controlled, purposeful movements which require more muscle involvement and protect the joints

Focussing on the muscle contraction

Land quietly and be light on your feet

Question 38

How does instructor incorporate their own feedback?

Answer 38

Listen to participants, make necessary changes, pass on feedback to supervisors, adapt

Question 39

How do instructors respond to conflict in the class?

Answer 39

Act as the quiet professional, resolving issues quickly without becoming emotional or drawing too much attention to the conflict