I am sure that the majority of instructors who have been teaching for over a year have likely come across clients of all fitness levels. Many of these people will have come to you in pain—hidden pain or aware that they are in pain. As Essentrics Instructors, one of the most important techniques/tools that you have to rapidly rebalance their bodies and relieve them of pain…is relaxation.
Remember that relaxation is actually a very powerful technique, and greatly underestimated in the fitness world. USE it with out-of-shape, in pain or older, beginner clients. Relaxation throughout their workouts will prevent the myotatic or defence reflexes from kicking in. This way, the ‘in pain’ person’s muscles will not go into panic or protection mode and permit the needed circulation of blood into the injured area to do its healing magic.
Working in strength training ‘going to the end of the stretch’ mode will contract the muscles, in effect slowing down the healing of your clients.
Encourage people to remain working in relaxed mode until all of their pain has disappeared.
If you have been teaching the same Pre Choreographed routine for some time and aren’t quite ready to learn a new one.
Here are some tips to spice up your Pre-cos!
FIND THE PERFECT WARM-UP SONG…
It’s difficult to find a perfectly-paced warm up song with the right tempo to get your class started and create good energy. Here is a variety of songs that you can use for your class or as inspiration to find one that is best suited for you!
Erika Vipond, Master Trainer
Sahra Esmonde- White, Co-founder of Essentrics
Miranda Esmonde- White, Creator of Essentrics
Gail Garceau, Level 2 Certified Instructor
Annabel Tory, Level 1 Instructor
When Miranda Esmonde-White created this program over 15 years ago, one of her mentors was Shelly McDonald, host of the Caribbean Workout, who is recognized as one of the top fitness instructors and presenters in North America. Shelly’s approach to fitness is very similar to Miranda’s—balance and making fitness part of your daily lifestyle.
“If you don’t know your anatomy- you aren’t going anywhere” Shelly told Miranda; Essentrics wouldn’t be where it is today if Miranda hadn’t taken this advice to heart.
Becoming a qualified level three and four instructor means you should have a thorough understanding of your anatomy in order to pass your exams. Consider an online anatomy course or an elective class to deepen your knowledge and ensure you are the utmost qualified fitness instructor.
Please inform us if you have completed any type of Anatomy/Physiology education so we can add it to our records.
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DID YOU KNOW…THAT WE CAN CHOOSE HOW WE WANT TO AGE?
Our Instructor of the Month is the perfect example of how to “Age Backwards.”
Marti Harris from Colorado, is aging gracefully through her 70s and has recently obtained her Level 2 Certification. Marti is an extremely qualified instructor who has worked in the fitness industry for over 50 years, with numerous certifications, including; Tai Chi, Pilates, Yoga, and Piloxing.
After being introduced to Essentrics by Level 4 Certified Instructor, Janice Lippard, she fell in love with the technique as she felt ‘it made sense’ and soon began studying and training to become certified. Marti teaches two Essentrics classes for the city of Boulder and hopes to encourage her clients to improve their quality of life with this unique full body workout. She is an excellent trainer who moves gracefully and we are so happy she is sharing this technique with others!
You are such an inspiration to all of us Marti!