Recent content by thundercat

LAST EDITED ON Oct-07-02 AT 01:10PM (Est)[p]You workout 10 hours a week? Wow! I don't know if I could be motivated enough to workout that hard, if I weren't getting paid for it. :) I'm certified by the NSCA as a personal trainer, but haven't really actively sought out clients yet. I want to do...

Oh, you noticed the time on my message? Yep, I'm a night owl. It's bred into me. I come from a long line of musicians, but anyway... I used to do Cathe's videos a lot. Now, when I'm not teaching I don't wanna think about working out. This month I'm doing 10 classes a week. That's quite enough...

Push-ups is one they usually hate. I never have a sculpt class without 'em!

I used to get this mother-daughter super duo who would come in and never feel challenged. The daughter was a ballerina and the mother never got her heart rate up. I always felt the need to go extra hard whenever they showed up. I think that was really unfair to my regulars who didn't need me to...

Hmmm... If there is a demand for "torture" perhaps "Torture Hour" would work. Isn't it funny? I know an instructor who says people come up to her and say, "Your class was great. It KILLED me!" Some people like pain and misery for an hour, I guess. As long as it's safe, okee dokee. Hmmm...

Actually, I don't think I did much of anything different. Maybe it went better because they changed the name of the class from Advanced Step to Straight Up Step. People hear "advanced" and they think it's ultra fast, I guess.

Thanks Kerilyn. I taught step this morning with a max of 129 bpm and it went very well. :)

134 is my limit. No matter what anyone says I won't go faster than that.

Fast Step LAST EDITED ON Sep-26-02 AT 11:46AM (Est)[p]At my gym this REALLY popular step teacher goes about 150 bpm! I took his class for a little while and almost tripped on a couple of occasions. That's why I thought a max of 134 was safe, yet not too slow for most people. If I slow down...

This is basically what my student said today. Thanks for the input. :)

Here's my dilema. I'm trying to decide the best tempo for my step classes. I was teaching them no faster than say 129 bpm. Then I'd have people saying they liked my choreography but it was a little too slow. Now I go a maximum of 134 bpm. The majority of the class seems happy at that tempo, but...

Thanks :) Wow. Thanks for such a quick response, Cathe. I'll definitely be monitoring my body. I have a problem with coaching alone. This may sound silly, but I feel like I'm being "wimpy" if I'm not participating. I know that's the wrong attitude. I'll have to learn to walk around and check...

This is a question for Cathe or anyone who teaches group fitness classes. I'm a new instructor. I've only been teaching since February. (By the way Cathe, you're the best step teacher I've ever seen and I hope to be close to as good as you someday.) I was just curious (even though I know all...

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! :D

RE: TC! I was thinking of teaching a circuit style class that would incorporate hi/lo, step, latin dance, kickboxing woven with strength training. My yoga teacher also says I should teach yoga. She's offered to give me a job at her studio when it opens. :D