Leading Group Fitness Classes Flashcards
What are the two main teaching technique strategies according to Yoke and Armbruster?
Coaching based and beat based.
What is the Ace RRAMP approach?
“Ingredients” for a positive and motivational fitness group climate.
Respect
Recognition
Alignment
Mistakes
Participant
What are two types of teaching that can be utilized using Coaching-based teaching?
Practice Style
Self-Check Style
What is the Practice Style of Teaching?
Teaching style that provides opportunities for individualization and one-on-one instructor feedback within the group experience.
What is the Self-check style of teaching?
A teaching style that relies on participants to provide their own feedback. Participants complete tasks and view/record results.
What does Respect mean in the RRAMP method?
Each class participant should feel valued. Each participant deserves, and should received, the same amount of care.
What is the coaching-based teaching method that ensures that participants clearly understand the task ahead?
The Tell-Show-Do method.
What is the command style of teaching?
Often used in Beat-Based methods, the instructor makes all decisions seeking imitation and uniformity.
What is a high-low class?
A class that combines both low-impact and high-impact movements in one class.
How many counts typically make up a musical phrase?
32 counts.
What does Recognition mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?
Effort and improvement should be prioritized and honored.
What is the slow-to-fast teaching strategy?
Movements are introduced so participants are first performing them at a reduced speed (often half time).
What is the part-to-whole teaching strategy?
Breaks down skills and teaches movement in isolation before integration. Also called the Add-in strategy.
What is the add-in strategy?
Another name for the part-to-whole teaching strategy. Breaks down skills and teaches movement in isolation before integration.
What is the repetition-reduction teaching strategy?
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.
What is the simple-to-complex teaching strategy?
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.
What are six types of variation of elements for choreography?
Lever length
Direction
Plane
Rhythm
Intensity
Style
What does Alignment mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?
Participants should feel like they are part of an alliance with their classmates. Cooperation is fostered and valued in the class.
What is linear progression in beat-based teaching?
One move flows into another without specific patterns or combinations.
What are three common transition movements?
Matching
Mending
Patching
What is the matching transition technique?
Complete one exercise in full and then perform the next exercise.
What is the mending transition technique?
String two exercises/movements or combine multiple into one.
What is the patching transition technique?
Perform an additional movement between two exercises or movements for a seamless transition.
What does Mistakes mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?
Mistakes should be considered part of learning by both the GFI and participants.
What are the four main categories of cues?
Anticipatory
Instructional
Follow-up
Motivational
What are follow-up cues?
Provide tangible and immediate feedback. Specific and help the participant improve performance. Additional progression or regression options may be offered as follow-ups.
What does participant mean in the ACE RRAMP approach?
Each person’s uniqueness contributes to the overall class experience.
What are some ways to avoid instructor burnout?
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.
