Change class content
The 30-second article
• Participants can tire of repetition, but also value consistency,
making it a constant challenge for instructors to keep classes
fresh while maintaining their unique ‘flavour’
• Instructors need to identify signs from participants that they’re
craving a change, including direct requests for different
content, improvising their own moves and declining class
numbers
• Instructors also need to be aware of their own levels of
motivation and engagement, and recognise how it affects their
participants
• Doing a class-relevant course and working with a fellow
instructor to brainstorm ideas can help to refresh the content
of a class without completely overhauling it
• Internal motivations can be revitalised through taking a break,
or learning new skills that are personally fulfilling, regardless
of whether they are specifically relevant to the class.
The class content is the nuts and bolts of the class, the workout itself,
whether it’s dance-based, indoor cycle, Pilates or anything else. It’s
tangible and most of the time can be changed immediately to cater
to varying class needs.
Examples of ways you can be inspired to freshen up your content
without losing your flavour include:
Completing a short course
Participating in a short course in something relevant to the
classes you teach will inspire you to do at least one thing differently.
It might be a new exercise, a new piece of equipment or a new way
of formatting your workout which completely changes its dynamic
without losing its benefits or style.
Working with a colleague
This can take many forms. Other instructors will always have a
different approach and attending another’s class, team teaching,
brainstorming a class together, mentoring each other and sharing
resources is a great way to add variety to both your class and theirs.
Change your internal motivation
Because it refers to the way you feel about what you’re doing, rather
than what you are doing itself, this area of change is more subjective.
Even the best instructors who love what they do will feel burnt out
from time to time. Getting to the heart of why this is so is critical
to class attraction and member engagement. Generally, group
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