Comments on: 8 Traits of a Bad Aerobics Instructor

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:45:39 +0000

Can’t say I frequent aerobic classes but I enjoyed the adjectives for each instructor. Good article!

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:18:32 +0000

I agree..Anyone can become an aerobic instructor but to be perfect there should be need of a qualified certification..aerobics is such a great field that should be analyzed well and to be perfect..

By: Dean Ager

Dean Ager — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:56:06 +0000

Does anyone still do step aroebics?

By: Tahuaya

Tahuaya — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:25:14 +0000

Years ago my wife and I took swimming lessons at a local college. The class was divided into better swimmers and poor swimmers.

My wife and I ended up in the poor swimmer group and belonged there.

We had a young lady who worked us and taught us the various strokes. She kept demanding that we practice our strokes and soon, we were all swimming the length of the olympic size pool several times with each stroke.

One day, we switched instructors and it was evident all he had been doing was letting his students have a good time but was not teaching them and was not demanding anything from them.

It was obvious, that the poorer swimmers had become the better swimmers.

I will always appreciate what our teacher did for us. She taught us what we needed to know and then demanded that we practice what we have been taught.

By: enrique

enrique — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:02:56 +0000

As someone that spend 5 + years in the Army I have seen first hand that the vast majority of people need Sergeant Sam as their instructor. Face it, some people join groups [aerobic groups etc.] because they don’t have enough self discipline to work out on their own. This being said, they need someone to motivate and push them, that is something I have seen many instructors lack. Too many instructors these days are worried more about being friends with their students, when in reality they did not join the class for a friend, but for that person as I said before to push and motivate them to worthwhile workout. Without Sergeant Sam in existence much more of the population would be overweight and fragile. Perhaps you see Sergeant Sam as evil, but if or she is, it is a necessary one.

– enrique

By: emily

emily — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:26:29 +0000

so true!
mine is a monotonous mona for sure.
hmmm, trying to think a new trainer….