Did you know............

[claridge]

that

Kathy Smith
Jane Fonda
Richard Simmons
Jessie Elder
Jodie Stolove
and many more proberly

are NOT certified in any shape or form as Fitness Instructors by any Regulating Fitness Board.

Their quolifications amount to having attended exercise classes for umpteen years, or have instructed classes - but they are NOT officially certified to teach!

Now I know some instructors such as Dennis Austons have quolifications as long as your arm and.....................well, enough said about that.......................
so quolifications do not makeith a good instructror, but I was STILL very surprised to read this.

Does any one care about the instructors they work with and what quolifications they have?

 

[dlavie]

A lot of celebrity "instructors" are front people for someone else. The program is written by someone else and the "star" is the focus.

Heck, my daughter had a Barbie aerobics tape. Of course, Barbie has held every job so she's qualified for anything.

Dave

 

[claridge]

HaHaHaHa

Thats verrrrrrrry funny - wish Id thaught of that

And you are right, but some of these instructors are NOT celebrities and considering the "bad form" or "advice", they shouldnt BE the focus.

But...............what ever gets the consumer to buy fitness products I surpose................

Marion

 

[kathryn]

One thing about Kathy Smith (and Jane Fonda, I believe): even though they may not have certifications or other quAlifications, they consult with experts in the field and don't rely just on what they know. (One can be qualified through experience etc. without being certified). I think Kathy Smith does an excellent job of collaborating with others. She's even had other people IN her workouts who are the experts (ie: Keith Cook, a black belt, co-leads her kickboxing workout). If you look at the credits on her workouts, many times the choreography is done by someone else (with qualifications an arm or two long!) and even the script is written by someone else. When she was beginning, she collaborated a lot with Madeleine Lewis and Candace Copeland(-Brooks), and was almost like a "spokesmodel" who presented others'words and ideas.

I care more about an instructor's ability to provide a safe and effective workout than her or his specific certifications. Some instructors with certifications are not as good as others without certifications.