Plan and deliver personal training

Instruct clients in fitness activities

Instructional methods set 3 is selected

You have selected the instructional methods in set 3 to use as you lead the program with the group at Barrymores. These methods are:

Verbal explanation of the activities.
Get clients to demonstrate the technique to each other.
Client practice of techniques.
Use a written set of instruction for activities.
Use a written schedule of sets and reps.
Provide a musical background to activity.
Show a video of the activities.

You ask the group how they feel about the ways you are leading the program.

Rob and Garry respond:

"We really don't see the point of the video. It shows us what to do but it really goes too deep into the details. We would rather be doing the activities than sitting around looking at a video of them."

Susie responds:

"I agree with the guys about the video but I also do not like having to do the activities in front of them. Can we leave that bit out of the program?"

Points to consider

Forcing a person to learn in a way that they really do not feel comfortable with can lead to a person dropping out of the program. People can learn in ways other than their preferred style but should not be forced to learn in ways that they do not like. You need to consider the range of instructional methods that are available to you and how they match the clients' preferred learning styles. Remember that, although a person may have a preferred learning style, they will be able to relate to a number of different instructional methods.

Tutorial hints

Have a look at the learning resources that describe the different types of instructional methods that can be used in teaching people how to participate in a fitness program. Make sure you understand the relationships between each instructional technique and the learning style to which it most relates.

It looks like the group is not really impressed with the use of the video and Susie is uncomfortable having to demonstrate the activities to the others. It is obvious that you will need to change some of the methods you are using to lead the group.

The other sets of instructional techniques are:

Sets of instructional techniques
Set 1	Set 2
Verbal explanation of the activities	Verbal explanation of the activities
Get clients to demonstrate the technique to each other	Instructor demonstration
Client practice of techniques	Client practice of techniques
Use a written set of instruction for activities	Use a written set of instruction for activities
Get clients to pair up to critique each other's technique	Use a written schedule of sets and reps
Provide a musical background to activity	Provide a musical background to activity
Instructor led questions of the client to show they understand	Instructor led questions of the client to show they understand

Which set of instructional methods, described above, would you use instead of the methods you are currently using?

	Select set 1 of the instructional methods.
	Select set 2 of the instructional methods.