• Lecture materials will cover the essentials of group exercise history, music, choreography, safety techniques, as well as basic applied science specifically relating to group exercise cardiovascular, muscular, and flexibility health.
• Practical hands on drills in labs will expand into skill development for functional training, sports conditioning, circuit, boot camp, dance, step, kickboxing, hi-low, aqua, indoor cycling, and equipment-based class techniques.
• A mind body class overview in Yoga & Pilates will cap it off so you can incorporate this knowledge into sections of your traditional class formats.

Course Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the evolution of group fitness.
2. Conduct health-screening assessments appropriate for a group fitness environment.
3. Determine appropriate and safe exercise movements & intensities.
4. Apply principles of group cohesion to group fitness.
5. Safely, incorporate music and sound into a group fitness program.
6. Describe the basic anatomy as it applies to each class format.
7. Discuss balancing body mechanics & musculature.
8. Correctly cue, perform, monitor and design exercises for a group setting.
9. Demonstrate warm up and cool down movements and stretches.
10. Apply principles and methods of group exercise to alternative formats such as sport conditioning, functional training, indoor cycling, kickboxing, step aerobics, equipment-based classes, and lifestyle type classes.
11. Demonstrate motivational strategies to encourage group fitness participation.
12. Create, demonstrate, and lead a group fitness class with personality, safety, technique, & an expansive knowledge base.

Pre-Requisite
This is a beginner course for active fitness enthusiasts with little or no experience in the fitness field.

Completion Requirements
Students must earn a score of 70% or higher on the written and practical exams. Attendance is required and students are only allowed one excused absence. Students with an excused absence must schedule a meeting to discuss or make-up any work assigned. Adult CPR/AED is required.

Course Outline
8 Weeks of learning material

Occupational Credits
Approved for 36 WITS CECs and 3.6 IACET and BOC CEUs. This course is recommended for 3 undergraduate level academic credits by the American Council on Education.

Additional Resources
Registered students receive discounts for online study tools and practice exams. Students who do not pass the course the first time can retake the course and re-test for a reduced fee of $75 for the written or practical exam.