How would you handle this situation?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
How would you handle this situation?
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Wed, 07-13-2005 - 8:09am

I was asked to take over this class at the gym, on the schedule it is called cardio combo.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 8:46am
It's your class so you don't need to do what the previous instructor did.





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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 9:11am
That is what I think.
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Registered: 03-11-2004
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 9:38am

i would just say "thank you for your input, i'll take that into consideration" every time he says anything and i would take it into consideration, but i wouldn't base my class around what he wants.


if you want to teach step though, you might have to push yourself beyond your comfort zone - step is hard to teach, especially at first when you are learning to teach it, and i don't think there is a way to learn to teach it other than going out there and trying it and sucking at it and feeling awkward and having a really hard time with it and then eventually getting better. i think it's fine to do a step segment as part of a combo class if that makes you feel more comfortable, but make sure you are doing enough step that you get good practice at it, you know what i mean? if you only do as much step as you are comfortable with then you won't improve at teaching it.


anyway, i know how you feel - personally, i

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 10:51am

You know where I have my problem is I can put a combination together of 32 counts and when I get up there, I am not counting right or something, because it doesn't work out.


I have been doing kickboxing with step, and personally, I love it, and it gets my heart rate up.


I had the numbers in class yesterday, and he comes in late and starts.....drives me nuts.

~Melissa ~
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 10:59am

I'm new at teaching step, too, so I keep it REALLY simple.






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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 11:10am

That is how I teach it, too.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 11:16am
My music is terrible!





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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 11:21am

Our stereo is horrible....


I use 128 but it seems slow to me.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 11:25am
The Reebok recommendation is 128.





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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 11:32am

I guess anything would work too for my classes ~ one is cardio combo and the other is cardio/abs!

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