Group Fitness Leader Certification for Certified Personal Trainers - Virtual Classroom

Prerequisites:

CPTN Certified Group Fitness Leader Candidates Must:

  • Be an adult age 18 or older.
  • Hold an active Certified Personal Trainer distinction.
  • Hold current Adult CPR C/AED and minimum of Emergency First Aid certifications.

Description

The CPTN Group Fitness Leader for certified personal trainers workshop is designed for personal trainers to transfer their skills to a unique, large group setting, where they will be able to plan, teach and organize groups in a structured environment, for example, teaching in a gym, studio, or weight room.

You Will Learn:

  • how to teach in bootcamp, tabata/HIIT, circuit training, total muscle conditioning, Hi/Lo choreographed class,
  • how to improve verbal/non-verbal communication skills,
  • how to understand musicality (i.e. cueing to different types of music, tempo),
  • how to apply music that is appropriate for the different teaching modalities listed above),
  • how to practice cueing to phrases and appropriate directional changes,
  • how to design phrased combinations,
  • how to create, build and break down choreography,
  • how to motivate participants by adopting different methods of teaching.

Required Texts

  • CPTN, (2020). CPTN Group Fitness Leadership (3rd Edition) Manual. CPTN.

Required Testing

  • Grade: Theory Exam – 75% / Practical Exam – 75%

Requirements

  • Notebooks, pen, pencil, paper, etc…
  • Tablet/Laptop or Desktop (with webcam)
  • Broadband Internet connection
  • Zoom Client app for the preferred device

Registration