The Group Fitness Industry

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of stabilization training?

Answer 1

Improved joint stability

Question 2

What are AFAA’s 5 questions?

Answer 2

1. What is the purpose of this exercise?
2. Are you doing the exercise effectively?
3. Does the exercise create any safety concerns?
4. Can you maintain proper alignment and form for the duration of the exercise?
5. For whom is the exercise appropriate/ inappropriate?

Question 3

What are the benefits of fitness?

Answer 3

increased bone density, cardiorespiratory efficiency, decreased body fat

Question 4

Group Fitness Methods

Answer 4

Pre-choreographed- All components of class are created by a single person, business, or organization with a connecting theme, brand, or experience.
 Pre-designed- 
Template that provides overall class direction while allowing instructors to manipulate other variables.
 freestyle- Method of choreography based on the instructor’s personal preference, skill set, and knowledge.

Question 5

What are the group fitness formats?

Answer 5

• strength and resistance
• boot camp
• cycling
• HIIT and Interval
• Mind-Body
• Specialty (dance oriented, aquatics, hybrid, active aging adults, discipline specific, equipment driven)

Question 6

Explain the evolved methods of teaching group fitness classes

Answer 6

• participant centered focus
• emphasis on functional movement
• specific formats
• movement preparation

Question 7

Deconditioned.

Answer 7

A state of lost physical fitness, which may include reduced cardiorespiratory capacity, muscle imbalances, decreased flexibility, and
a lack of core and joint stability.

Question 8

Career versus hobby instructor

Answer 8

career invests the majority of their day teaching and promoting fitness activities while a hobby instructor balances fitness and full time jobs/families

Question 9

What is the scope of practice?

Answer 9

Knowledge, skills, abilities, processes, and limitations for which an instructor should be held accountable.

Question 10

What are the benefits for participants who attend pre-designed classes?

Answer 10

Ability to see, feel, and visualize long-term progress

Question 11

Describe the term: modality

Answer 11

A mode of exercise the presents a specific stress to the body