I'm a fitness and dance instructor - I just finished my last class last week and I have just over a week before the baby is supposed to be here! I can't wait to get back on my feet at full speed without feeling lopsided :)
I was a bit nervous at 1st but with every class I became more comfortable. It is also nice when you start to have a following and have people who always sign up for your classes session after session. I never stop studying....the library is a great free resouce. My mom has exercise on demand which I love to watch when I am there. I get fitness, shape, and health mags and clip the exercises...I keep a binder with different moves to vary my sets all the time. You will get more comfortable and the more knowledge I attain the more confident I am also. Hope this helps.
First baby born 11/1/08 beautiful unassisted homebirth! 7lbs 4oz
BETTYLOVEKITTEN
Posts: 320
7/10/08 6:39 P
Did you ladies find a mentor to watch first? And how do you get yourself to feel more comfortable teaching? Is it just the more you do it?
Keara Rosemary
November 16, 2004
5 lbs 11 0z, and 19 inches
Kyle Wesley
7 lbs 10 oz, and 21 1/2 inches
KRAYZIE4HIM
Posts: 3788
7/6/08 2:57 P
Sorry it took so long to get back to you! Yes, I am still working out on my own. I do Aqua, and Spin. I also have a stability ball so I do my leg lifts, and some light weights. I've been going to the gym 3-4x's a week. Doing what I can, but it's getting harder. MM anytime!!
KRAYZIE4HIM
Posts: 3788
6/25/08 3:37 P
Hi! I'm certified in Group fitness. I also teach Spin, aqua, pilates, step, body works (strength training) I'm taking a break from teaching for now and just working on myself till the baby comes. I have my hands full with two other kids.
CRAZYLEOMAMA
Posts: 1074
6/19/08 10:20 P
It will depend on the gym. Most gyms require at least a national cert, like AFAA group fitness.
Some gyms, such as the one I work at, only really hire Les Mills Internationally certified instructors.
So it really just depends!
Good luck!
BETTYLOVEKITTEN
Posts: 320
6/17/08 9:13 P
Now that I'm not pregnant I want to study for a personal trainer certification. If I get certified can I teach a kickboxing class or do I also have to be certified in group fitness?
Keara Rosemary
November 16, 2004
5 lbs 11 0z, and 19 inches
Kyle Wesley
7 lbs 10 oz, and 21 1/2 inches
JAYLO7
Posts: 53
5/27/08 3:27 P
Hi, It's been a while since I last posted. As you can see from my due date, things are getting busy. I haven't exercised very much during my pregnancy...too much to do. Still working full time and between the move and being on time for work, I am just exhausted. I walk more than before I became pregnant so I am at least doing something. I totally plan to exercise regularly once baby is born. I can actually use my stepper as now I have ceilings that are unreachable - used to live in a basement apartment. Of a house :(( Stopped doing my prenatal yoga a couple of months ago...too boring. Looking forward to taking long walks in the coming months Anyway, I hope you are all well and having healthy pregnancies. I'm due in a couple of weeks and am still feeling great - aside from being a bit tired...hard to get comfortable most nights. I am very thankful and looking forward to an all natural delivery
Good luck to all!
Edited by: JAYLO7 at: 5/27/2008 (15:28)
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JENISBABY
Posts: 809
4/16/08 1:14 P
No, unfortunately, we don't offer any pre-natal classes at my gym. However, most of the regular pilates moves can be done throughout all of pregnancy, with some minor modifications. I taught up until I was 7 and a half months along. I only stopped then because I had some blood pressure issues, and wasn't allowed to go to the gym anymore.
Connor Jay- 6/6/07
Ty Jonathan- 12/26/08
~Jen~
NJFITMAMA
Posts: 17
4/15/08 7:08 P
Do you teach pre-natal pilates?
JENISBABY
Posts: 809
4/15/08 2:52 P
I teach pilates and a total body strength class. I would love some new ideas!
Connor Jay- 6/6/07
Ty Jonathan- 12/26/08
~Jen~
JAYLO7
Posts: 53
3/25/08 1:57 P
Did I forget to mention that we are moving too?? lol This Sunday in fact. My days are filled with work and then home to pack, pack and pack. By the end of the day I'm exhausted. Isn't that a workout in itself??lol.
I'm hoping to get more walking in once we're settled in the new place and back into something more physical. I have weights at home as well as a pregnancy Yoga DVD, but used to working hard in aerobics/weight class twice a week and working with the heavier free weights other days, I hardly feel like I am working out at all. I find it hard to 'take it easy'...lol
Also hoping to find a pool and do some lengths. Not a total couch potato, do a lot of walking, but also feeling 'bad' about resting so much.
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ROSE1207 BabyPoints:664
Posts: 32
3/20/08 4:23 P
I love the eliptical and arch trainer at the gym, but walking is what I do the most. I love crossfit exercise routines, but I have had to scale back so much that it is depressing me. I hope this helps
JAYLO7
Posts: 53
3/18/08 3:14 P
Hi, I'm a certified personal trainer...thinking about pre and post-natal myself... But have lost the desire to exercise for the past few months Just too tired - not getting a good sleep these few weeks.
What else is everyone doing to stay fit - well as fit as you can during these great changes??
Baby Gomez June 18, 2008
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SELANGE BabyPoints:1541
Posts: 29
2/16/08 6:03 P
fitness instructor and working toward getting my certification as a personal trainer as well. Im certified in pre and post natal fitness. Lets talk
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.
-Mahatma Gandhhi
ROSE1207 BabyPoints:664
Posts: 32
1/14/08 4:48 P
Hey!
I am a personal trainer! I finished my B.S. in Exercise Science Dec. 2007 and am a trainer at YMCA. I look forward to hearing from you.
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