I was extremely excited about getting this certification and was not nervous at all. Yesterday morning at 8:45 I showed up to get certified. Twenty-three of us were there to become instructors and as far as I could tell I was the only one who had no experience teaching classes. The best part about being the least experienced is that you have something to learn from everybody! I swear I learned just as much from the people in my class as I did from our Master Trainer Steph. (Steph is amazing & also did my TurboKick training last week.)
The first thing we did was go around the room and introduce ourselves and then Steph talked a little about this new P90X Live format. The classes can be structured to be 30, 45 or 55 minutes. They have a warm up, 12 minutes of cardio X, 12 of lower strength, 12 of upper strength, 12 of core and a cool down. One of these blocks can be removed to make a 45 minute class or remove two for a 30 minute class. The class itself is SO MUCH FUN!! We all got our butts kicked as she led us through the master class. It has awesome music and everything can be modified to make it easier (or harder!)
After our master class we had a short break to refuel and then we were put into groups of four. Each group was given a move (ours was plank) and we had to demonstrate it to the class and talk about kinetic checkpoints (ie how to position our bodies to do the move correctly). Then within our groups we paired off and went through every move in this P90X round to make sure we knew how to do it and that we can correct the form of those in our classes. I was super lucky to pair off with somebody who has a ton of experience. I really learned a lot from him. He even helped me with my push-up form!
Next came our lunch break - we were all starving by then. After lunch we got to sit down as we went over choreography notes and listened for the cues in the music. This is already so much easier for me than TurboKick. We don't have to worry about 32 counts or having everybody move together. This workout is all about moving at your own pace. Love it!!!
Once we knew how to listen for the cues, it was time for more group work. We were put into four groups and each group worked on a block of the workout (cardio, lower, upper or core). In our groups we listed the things we needed to say when we teach our block. I was in the upper group so for us it was talking about setting up the moves, proper form for pushups, curls, etc. Then we formed groups of four with an expert in each block and we had to teach our group. I was a little nervous here because I was the only newbie but my group was so nice! It also helped that I didn't have to worry about keeping the beat of the music, I could just focus on coaching and instructing. After we went through our blocks, it was back to our bigger groups to list more in depth coaching cues we could give and then back to teach our groups of four again. By the end of that final group session we were all dead tired! I swear, that was one of the most physically demanding data of my life!
Now that the physical aspect of the day was over, we got back into one large group to discuss motivational cueing and a final Q&A. Then we were done!!
This class is seriously so much fun and I am so excited at the prospect of teaching it. I don't have as much practice to do as I do with TurboKick. Honestly, I think I could teach it in about two weeks! It's also something I can easily teach in the park. I just need to buy some resistance bands.
Up next I'm going to get my group ex certification so I can get hired somewhere to teach classes!
Here's North Carolina's first group of P90X instructors:
Bring it!!
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