by Joan Kent | May 26, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
As a nutritionist, I find that my food is under scrutiny all the time. Recently, I attended a weeklong seminar that had nothing to do with nutrition, but my food was still scrutinized. Every morning started with a different fitness activity. Afterward, the instructor...
by John | May 15, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, KEEPING IT FUN
Just this week I posted about how talking in class can prevent weight loss. Now there's a new study from Kent State that identifies texting as a detriment to burning calories during exercise. Texting during exercise could prevent weight loss: Study Kent State...
by John | May 14, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills
I'm constantly on the hunt for clever ways to encourage my class to focus (a polite way of saying SHUT UP) and work hard. Over the years my best success has come from equating the work we're doing to weight loss. After all, interest in burning calories is universal -...
by John | May 2, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, New Instructor 101
Glamour Magazine recently published an article The 6 Secrets to Burning Major Calories in Spin[sic] Class written by Faith Cummings. Four of the points raised are solid. One is iffy and another is IMO boarding on BS. Their suggestions; Don't stop moving, Make sure...
by Joan Kent | Apr 13, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Your Fitness Business
Participant resistance was such a big part of running a weight-loss program, I didn”™t even realize it was a thing to write about (if that makes any sense). It just went with the territory. “Resist” has many synonyms: oppose, battle, combat, duel, fight back, put up a...