THE FASHION IDENTITY Edition 38 | Page 9

Take care of your participants...Having said that, do take of your own body too, don’t get to the point of burnout! Even if you are an instructor , you must exercise to be fit. Conducting too many classes back to back might set you towards getting repetitive stress injuries. So take care. As for your participant, find out what their goals are so you can help them achieve it. Treat everyone equally in a class. The first thing any instructor must do before you even star to teach is to get a CPR/AED and First Aid certificate. This will help you to understand what you need if some untoward incident happens in your class. You might be able to save a life. At the same time you must also get a Primary Group Instructor Certificate if you are teaching in a group or a Personal Trainer Certificate if you are teaching a one to one Personal Training. You may have a Speciality Workshop certificate to teach classes like Zumba, Bokwa , Piloxing , TRX or any other programs, however it is really important to obtain a proper Fitness Certificate because it teaches you techniques, leadership, safe & effective method of exercise, it teaches you how the body works and many important things involved in being a Fitness Teacher. Let THE PERFECT POSTURE Let me put it this way: If you have only the speciality workshop cert and you are teaching it's like being an eye specialist without doing your doctor's degree or being an English teacher without a teacher's trainer degree.