Millions of people do a puzzle a day because they believe it keeps their brain sharp. The research points somewhere far more interesting, and it is a place your participants already visit every week: your group fitness class.

Sudoku Makes You Good at Sudoku

Sudoku, crosswords, word games, and b...

This year, two studies looked at brain training from very different angles. One followed people for 20 years. The other tested dual tasking in the pool. Both point to the same thing, and it is something most instructors are getting wrong.

The Brain Training That Still Worked After 20 Years

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Your body is part of your job, so what happens when it starts changing?

Every class you deliver requires something from your body.

You teach, demonstrate, project your voice, read the room, manage the energy, adjust on the spot, and keep the session moving. You might teach early mornings, eveni...

More instructors are teaching people with changing memory, movement, coordination, and confidence. Here’s where exercise fits, what to watch for, and why your role as an instructor is important.

As an instructor, you’re not expected to diagnose neurological conditions. However, over time, you’ll...

Most menopause advice is written for the general population. It is designed for women who might exercise a few times a week, who can adjust their schedule when they feel tired, and who can prioritise rest without it affecting their income or responsibilities.

That is not the reality for a group fit...

Movement changes how people feel and how they think. When you layer a cognitive task onto a familiar movement pattern, participants have to move their bodies, attention, and timing simultaneously. That is where dual-task training earns its place in group-based workouts.

Dual-task training is simply...

Picture this: barely slept the night before, the dog is sick, had an argument with a family member, and, to top it off, the left shoulder is throbbing. I would honestly think about calling in sick. But you turned up anyway because that is the job: you walk in, set up, greet your participants, hit pl...

Why Instructors Must Learn to Listen Before It’s Too Late

For most group fitness instructors, movement is medicine. It lifts our mood, connects us to others, and keeps us strong. It’s also the thing we’re paid to do, and expected to do, week after week, year after year.

But what happens when the v...

As an aqua fitness instructor, you already know the myriad benefits that water-based exercises offer. But have you considered incorporating neurobics into your routines? Neurobics combines physical activity with cognitive processes, challenging the brain to create new, stimulating patterns. This inn...

The Everyday Instructor's Guide to Superhero Status

Picture this: you're leading a group fitness class, and everything that could possibly go wrong, does. The playlist is a shuffle disaster, someone's phone keeps ringing with the "Chicken Dance" ringtone, and your perfectly planned routine? Let's j...

Group fitness instructors have unique skill sets. They help keep your members happy, engaged, and excited about the experience of working out with others. In addition, they provide a sense of community and camaraderie among members and can help motivate people struggling to stick with their fitness ...

Do you want to get the right feedback from your group fitness class participants? 

It all comes down to asking the right questions!.

However, there are other ways that you can find out where you can improve, have a listen to group fitness experts, Marietta and Maria Teresa, to learn from their tho...