If you feel bored and stale, it’s likely your clients do too.
Here are some tips to rejuvenate your classes and rekindle your
love for the fitness industry:
• Jump in the water and challenge yourself to come up with five
new water workouts
• Attend other instructors' classes to get a fresh perspective
• Brainstorm with other instructors
• Attend a training workshop or fitness conference such as FILEX.
If you cannot find any upskilling events taking place in your area,
why not contact a presenter to see if they are willing to present a
Master Class or workshop at your facility? Most presenters are keen
to conduct trainings and will come to your centre as long as you have
sufficient numbers of fellow instructors keen to attend. The first step
is easy: get on the phone or send them an email.
7 Be social
Most participants are now online, giving us a great opportunity to
stay connected with them outside of class. In saying that, don’t
discount the power of good old fashioned face-to-face contact. Here
are some ways to connect, both on and offline:
• Join clients for coffee after class to build rapport
• Organise special events outside of the fitness facility to establish
a social network – the opportunity to chat and laugh with a
like-minded community can be much appreciated
• Collect email addresses and send out newsletters with helpful
health tips, articles, research or videos
• Start a facebook group to share news and build a social network
(but be sure to moderate the page).
8 Seek out opportunities
As much as we love teaching aqua fitness classes, paying the bills is
important, so why not proactively promote yourself (cue your social
media networks) to seek out new opportunities? Ask clients and friends
if they know of any pools in your local area so you can potentially start
your own classes. Apartment blocks, nursing homes, retirement villages,
schools, clubs and even private homes present possible opportunities.
Investment in equipment to get started is relatively inexpensive.
Fitness Australia has sample contracts to help get you started should
you decide to branch out and become a roving aqua instructor.
Dominic Gili was named Australian Fitness Network’s Author of the Year in
2012. Delivering dynamic water workouts since 1993, he now also presents
training to new and current instructors across Australia. The founder of
AquaFitnessOnline.com, and author of numerous articles, Dom continually
aspires to inspire. facebook.com/AquaFitnessOnline
29 APRIL TO 1 MAY 2016 / MELBOURNE CONVENTION CENTRE
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