Copyright 2012 Paul Eugene,  All Rights Reserved,   Privacy Statement Video Clips Teaching Dance Fitness Know Your Audience • Who attends your class? • Is the music and choreography right for your audience? • How is your cueing?  People will respect you more when your are verbal and visual cueing.  It shows you care about them and you know what you are doing.   Non verbal gives the impression of guessing what next and if you are in a crowded room and can;t see, it’s waste of your time. • Can your participants extends both arms out side to side without touching another person? • Why Do You Teach? Is it because you love to connect and help people to a better quality of life? Is It attention? Money? • Are your certifications and insurance up to date? You do know you can be sued! • Do you know how to do CPR or respond to an emergency situation under control? • Safety - Do you know the emergency exits? What is the safe occupancy number for the room you are teaching in? • Do you realize that you are a role model & leader? Dance Fitness can be a way to lose and manage your weight, but in and of itself it is not enough. To manage weight, there are other components, such as diet, rest, strength training and cross training with other cardio workouts (Boot Camp, Tao Boe) Strength training at least 2 times a week for the major muscles groups (Biceps, Triceps, Chest, Back,Shoulders and Legs). This alone can boost your metabolism and burn more calories. The other cardio workouts for example, swimming, running, walking, treadmill, etc can be added once a week to break away from just dancing. Living in this busy world, getting the proper rest is most likely neglected. It is advise to get 7 to 8 hours a sleep each night. Do you? Diet, what does that mean? It means what you eat. Are you eating healthy? Do you have fruits, vegetables and plenty of water each day? A balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates? The food pyramid is a good guide to follow to get a nutritional daily intake of healthy food. Food Pyramid Weight Loss / Management Paul Eugene Calories Burned During Dance Fitness   The average amount of calories burned during a dance fitness class is about 550 calories.  That is depending on how hard the participant is working.  High Energy music does not necessary translate into working hard.  Slow music does not necessary translate into not working hard.  You get what you put into it. Instant Video Downloads $3.99 Certifications Getting certify today to teach fitness today is much easier than before the Internet age.  You go online and get certify by simply answering a few questions and pay a fee.  That’s it.  You can have some one who is experienced in exercise science answers all the questions for you.  There is no practical exam!  What’s more shocking to me, is that you can go to a live certifications and just jump around and dance all day, with no practical or written exam be deemed certify to teach. Born To Inspire The World To Dance & Fitness More Dance Fitness....