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Leading Group Fitness Classes Flashcards

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What are the two main teaching technique strategies according to Yoke and Armbruster?

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Coaching based and beat based.

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What is the Ace RRAMP approach?

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“Ingredients” for a positive and motivational fitness group climate.
Respect
Recognition
Alignment
Mistakes
Participant

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What are two types of teaching that can be utilized using Coaching-based teaching?

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Practice Style
Self-Check Style

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What is the Practice Style of Teaching?

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Teaching style that provides opportunities for individualization and one-on-one instructor feedback within the group experience.

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What is the Self-check style of teaching?

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A teaching style that relies on participants to provide their own feedback. Participants complete tasks and view/record results.

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What does Respect mean in the RRAMP method?

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Each class participant should feel valued. Each participant deserves, and should received, the same amount of care.

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What is the coaching-based teaching method that ensures that participants clearly understand the task ahead?

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The Tell-Show-Do method.

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What is the command style of teaching?

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Often used in Beat-Based methods, the instructor makes all decisions seeking imitation and uniformity.

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What is a high-low class?

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A class that combines both low-impact and high-impact movements in one class.

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How many counts typically make up a musical phrase?

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32 counts.

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What does Recognition mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?

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Effort and improvement should be prioritized and honored.

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What is the slow-to-fast teaching strategy?

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Movements are introduced so participants are first performing them at a reduced speed (often half time).

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What is the part-to-whole teaching strategy?

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Breaks down skills and teaches movement in isolation before integration. Also called the Add-in strategy.

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What is the add-in strategy?

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Another name for the part-to-whole teaching strategy. Breaks down skills and teaches movement in isolation before integration.

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What is the repetition-reduction teaching strategy?

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Involves reducing the number of repetitions that make up a movement. For example, for a combo move, start with 8 of each, then 4 each, then 2 each, and then they’re 1 each repeated.

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What is the simple-to-complex teaching strategy?

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Sometimes called layering. One movement for a few reps and then adds another, and more layers of complexity. Usually involve changes in direction, rhythm or lever length.

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What are six types of variation of elements for choreography?

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Lever length
Direction
Plane
Rhythm
Intensity
Style

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What does Alignment mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?

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Participants should feel like they are part of an alliance with their classmates. Cooperation is fostered and valued in the class.

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What is linear progression in beat-based teaching?

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One move flows into another without specific patterns or combinations.

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What are three common transition movements?

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Matching
Mending
Patching

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What is the matching transition technique?

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Complete one exercise in full and then perform the next exercise.

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What is the mending transition technique?

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String two exercises/movements or combine multiple into one.

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What is the patching transition technique?

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Perform an additional movement between two exercises or movements for a seamless transition.

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What does Mistakes mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?

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Mistakes should be considered part of learning by both the GFI and participants.

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What are the four main categories of cues?

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Anticipatory
Instructional
Follow-up
Motivational

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What are follow-up cues?

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Provide tangible and immediate feedback. Specific and help the participant improve performance. Additional progression or regression options may be offered as follow-ups.

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What does participant mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?

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Each person’s uniqueness contributes to the overall class experience.

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What are some ways to avoid instructor burnout?

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Talk with other GFIs about how to prevent/address burnout
Take a vacation
Learn a new class modality
Hone other teaching skills to minimize demonstrating.
Attend classes as a participant
Engage in other fitness activities outside of the gym
Explore other self-care strategies (meditation, rest, etc)
Speak with a mental health professional.

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