1. Choreography Bodystep Manualidades
2. Choreography Bodystep Manual Transmission

How much do you love that feeling of stepping outside of your comfort zone and accomplishing something you could have easily walked away from?!? And I am on such a high right now because this past weekend I spend two full days going through the Initial Instructor Training. Today I wanted to share with you my training experience. I’ll cover the prep work I did beforehand, what we learned during training, and how to pass initial training.

Last year I studied and became an. I took the online program and learned so much, but felt like I was lacking actual teaching experience and didn’t feel ready to start finding a job at a gym or studio.

Then I was first introduced to Bodypump when I was researching weight training workouts. I wanted my workouts to focus on less cardio and more strength. Bodypump workouts use a barbell and weights to work muscles groups in the entire body by doing high repetitions and using low weight. After attending and loving several Les Mills Bodypump classes at my local World Gym, talking to a few Les Mills instructors, and interacting with the Les Mills team at, I decided I wanted to become a certified instructor.

So a few weeks ago I signed up for the Initial Training, received all my materials, and started doing some prep work. Prep Work Apparently the trainings used to be three days as opposed to my two day 8:00 am- 6:00 pm training.

But with technology these days, they are able to give you materials ahead of time, allowing you to do some prep work before the first day. Upon signing up, I immediately received my Instructors Manual, Choreography Notes, the Bodypump 100 Masterclass Video, and all the music for the Bodypump 100 release. We were asked to do a little reading about Les Mills programs, Choreography, Technique, and Coaching, and then watch a few videos and answer questions in the Instructors Manual to prepare. In all, the prep work probably took me a little over an hour.

And I enjoyed reading the material, it motivated me to start training. I decided to print the Instructors Manual, but many others in training just used their iPads or laptops. Prepping and snacking Before training I was also given a track number I would be presenting and one I would shadow. For those of you familiar with Bodypump I did the Chest track and shadowed during Back track. To learn the choreography I watched and did the Masterclass video for my track a few times and followed along with the choreography notes.

Once I thought I had it down I listened to the music alone and practiced choreography. I didn’t focus on cuing or coaching, as I knew those were skills we would learn at training. Les Mills Bodypump Instructor Training Day 1 After feeling confident with all my prep work, I was ready for day 1 of training. I was up early to make the drive to Crofton, MD and be sure I arrived early. I packed a change of clothes, including extra shoes, deodorant, my computer, chargers, Bodypump Instructor Manual, pens & highlighters, snacks, and had lunch and extra water in a cooler. You would have thought I was leaving for the weekend, hehe.

Yes Les Mills is sponsored by Reebok and I wore and, opps! And everyone needs a pair of these, so comfortable! But the room was freezing so I also brought two.to wear when we were listening to our coach.

And was jealous of the people that brought blankets. The beginning of training was mostly introductions, then we went right into doing the entire Bodypump 100 release.

After the workout we had a break then came together as a group to discuss the Key Elements of a Les Mills Instructor and what type of instructor we want to be. We practiced and worked on improving our technique for each of the main Bodypump exercises and discussed cueing for set and execution position of each move. At this point I kind of felt on information overload. I know how to properly perform each move, but I definitely have some memorizing to do on giving proper cues to keep participants safe. But we are given all this information in our Instructors Manuel.

To finish Day 1 we wrote a script for the beginning of our track for set-up and execution cues. We were then given time to practice the choreography and cuing of the first two minutes of our tracks before presenting. I was so nervous for my presentation. I was confident with the choreography, but I was scared to mess up while trying to talk at the same time. But once it was over I felt so much better and more confident in myself. After our presentation the instructor provided us with some positive feedback and skills to work on for Day 2. Oh did I mention that as everyone was presenting we were participating and following along with all of the moves.

I didn’t put my regular weight on the bar for each track but was still feeling like I got a second workout in. I was so exhausted when I got home I immediately took an epson salt bath, practiced a bit more, ate dinner, then was in bed by 9:00 p.m.

Day 2 of Training Day 2 started off with us doing our presentations for a second time while the instructor took a video. We watched everyones videos together and again were provided with some feedback for our final presentation. Most of the feedback was on using proper form. Then things got pretty crazy when we were asked to grab a ton of weight to set up for the Bodypump Challenge. We had a partner and a series of exercises to complete.

Partners took turns working so the other acted as the motivator. I loved the workout and it was such a fun activity to practice what I would say to help motivate participants in my class to the finish of a set, rep, or track. The purpose of the exercise was not just to get us up, moving, and lifting, but to find ways we can connect to our participants and motivate them. I thought it was a super unique activity and really liked the message behind it. After lunch we met again as a group to further discuss some of the Key Elements of a Les Mills instructor and had more time to script in coaching cues before getting ready for our final performances. I was second to go and overall I felt I cued the choreography well and gave enough coaching cues.

I knew I forgot to say one key safety cue though which made me nervous, but I PASSED with a 3/3 for Choreography, Technique, and Coaching, YAY! You have to remember they’re not looking for perfection. The only downer of the Initial Training is I am still not technically a Les Mills certified Bodypump instructor. After initial training you have 60 days to memorize the entire release (all 10 tracks) and submit a video of yourself teaching an actual class. Once you pass the video you will receive your certification. While it’s hard knowing I’m only about half way to becoming an instructor, I do like that Les Mills doesn’t hand out certificates easily. Your certification is definitely earned.

Overall it was a great weekend. I learned all the key elements of being a great instructor and know I have things to learn and improve on.

I’ll keep you posted when I officially get certified! And since this blog is also about my sweet tooth and love for sugar. After working out for hours two days straight, I decided to treat myself to some.

The store was literally right next to the gym, I had to! Don’t worry I shared with Tom, the Carnival with sprinkles and French toast with maple glaze were my favorites. Shared these on my Sunday night. UPDATE To prepare for filming my video I practiced the release at home A LOT!

I used a broom stick as my barbell, I was practicing so much there was no way I could use actual weight. When I was confident with my choreography and Level 1&2 cues for a few of the tracks I reached out to my local gym and started co-teaching with two of the Bodypump classes each week. I did this for about a month until I had taught every track to an actual class while co-teaching. When I was ready to shoot my video I filmed during one of the actual scheduled classes at the gym and just made the participants aware that I was filming, but they weren’t in it. I used an iPad AND my phone just in case there were technical difficulties. I shot and submitted the video with the Les Mills App.

The app made it extremely easy. And NO my video wasn’t perfect, I mixed up the choreography at one point in the squats track, forget to stretch at the end of chest, and had poor cuing at one point in shoulders. But remember we’re our own worst critiques, I had to tell myself they weren’t looking for perfection.

You are scored on your Choreography, Technique, and Coaching Level 1&2 cues. After submitting my video I only had to wait a few days (even though they say it could take two weeks) before receiving an email that I had passed my certification!

If you don’t pass the first time though, you can use the feedback they give you to re shoot and submit your video. Once you’ve passed and received your certification you’ll automatically receive each new release. And after subbing several times all summer I FINALLY have my own class.

Tuesdays at 5:45 AM! Great way to start the day teaching and completing a Bodypump workout. Please feel free to email me or comment below if you have any questions/if you’re interested in becoming Les Mills certified. I’d be more than happy to help 🙂 Enjoyed Reading This? You May Also Like: Linking up with, and for Wild Workout Wednesday.

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February 8, 2017 at 5:22 pm (2 years ago) Wow–this sounds like an amazing and exhausting weekend! I’ve always loved BodyPump. I don’t do it at the moment because it’s not offered at my gym–because I’m a student, I can go to my campus student rec for free, and they offer really great group fitness classes. But I’d really like to get back into group fitness.

Best of luck going through the final steps of getting your certification. That does sound super-nerve-racking, but I’m sure you’ll be amazing. Those donuts are well-earned. February 15, 2017 at 2:25 am (2 years ago) Welcome to the tribe! I am so happy that you went through training and were able to put yourself out there. It’s not easy to do!

I went to BODYPUMP training back when it was three days, and it was my first program, and I was so nervous. But the beauty is, you just keep getting better as the years go on and always keep learning. Have you started team teaching at World Gym yet to get in front of a real class on the mic? I’m here for you if you need any advice! Michael Keiffer July 24, 2017 at 2:01 pm (1 year ago) Hello there! I really enjoyed reading about your BODYPUMP training experience.

I have just recently finished the initial training (Release 102) in Las Vegas a week ago. I passed the initial training and I have started to team teach at my gym with a great instructor. I was curious to know if you have submitted your video and if you received your certification. I have to admit, it was easy to prep for two tracks at training but now the real work begins as I have to learn all 10 tracks for the 102 release. I think the warmup, cool down and abs tracks will be pretty easy, and my assigned tracks were Back and Triceps, so that really only leaves 5 “hard” tracks left to learn!

I hope I can do this!! Thanks again for sharing!!

Sweetandstrong July 24, 2017 at 5:28 pm (1 year ago) Hi Michael. Congrats on finishing your initial training. That’s two tough days of a lot of work. And I took a lot of time to learn all 10 tracks. I followed the method they gave us in initial training and learned choreography first, then scripted in my cues and laying cues. Then I practiced A LOT, co taught for a few weeks, and filmed myself once before the actual take.

I shot my video at my local gym with pretty much a full class and used the Les Mills app. A few days later I found out I passed.

Please feel free to email me with any questions. You definitely got this! Leah July 3, 2018 at 5:04 pm (4 months ago) Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I’m attending my training in the next month, and honestly, I’m SO nervous. I worry that I won’t be able to handle it!

I’ve been shadowing a class for a month and even taught a track last week, and it went really well, but I feel like I’ll never be able to teach all 10 tracks, or that I’ll miss reps, or that I won’t be using enough weight. I don’t know how I’ll remember it all (coming from a girl who did theatre her whole life). How did you find it was best to memorize tracks, and how did you talk yourself up to know that you could accomplish everything? Sweetandstrong July 5, 2018 at 11:38 am (4 months ago) Hi Leah! First of all let me tell you that I am a HUGE introvert so the thought of teaching at first (and still sometimes does) terrify me. You can do this and it will feel so amazing when you accomplish it!

As far as tracks, I found that me practicing and practicing really helped. I used a broomstick and did each track a few times through each day leading up to filming my video.

You’ll find memorizing gets easier with time and once you know the music that also helps. I know as a fact I messed up some of the choreography of my video I submitted and still passed, as long as you can get back on track. Even with teaching classes now, I still get nervous, I take an hour to prep the night before class, and yes I still sometimes miss reps, but it doesn’t matter, no one in the class cares.

I can’t wait to hear about your experience so keep me posted and let me know if you have any other questions! Gemma September 4, 2018 at 4:53 am (2 months ago) Hello!

I loved this post – it has been so informative. I am thinking about becoming a bodypump instructor myself, however I am wondering what the time commitment is once you have completed the training. Do you take time to prep for every single class that you teach?

How long does learning each new release take? On average how many hours per month would you dedicate to learning the moves, outside of the hours you are paid for as a teacher? Hope that’s not too many questions 🙂 It has been my dream to become a bodypump instructor, but I want to make sure it is viable on top of my full time job, and not just an extra stressor! How do you feel about it now? Sweetandstrong September 5, 2018 at 11:35 am (2 months ago) Hi Gemma! That’s so awesome you’re thinking of becoming an instructor and I’m glad this post was helpful.

To answer your question, first yes I do take some time to prep and review notes before every class. This could take up to an hour if I’m doing some new tracks or less time I’ve just reviewing choreography. I only teach BodyPump once a week, so I always like to give my brain a refresher.

As far as learning new releases I usually try to do the video a few times first and then I split it up between a few days and learn 3-4 tracks a day. It gets A LOT easier the more you’ve memorized. And like I said about an hour a week prepping. Sometimes I even prep as I’m driving in the car as I listen to the music or as I’m cooking during weeks I’m super busy. If it’s something you’re passionate about you’ll definitely make the time and it gets much easier after you’ve done it for a few months! Let me know if you have any other questions! Gemma September 5, 2018 at 11:28 pm (2 months ago) Thank you so much for your reply Patricia.

I really appreciate that. I spend quite a bit of time cooking too, so it’s good to know that I can multi task and review the tracks.

I’m trying to figure out if I can actually do the course as I am doing it in NZ and the course I am undertaking seems very structured – once a week training for 16 weeks plus a weekend away. We also have to pass a 12 minute fitness test which is pretty intense – it includes 50 pushups on my toes. Hopefully I pass! Elle October 2, 2018 at 3:44 pm (1 month ago) Hi there! I’ve been obsessed with Les Mills classes (specifically pump and attack) for a few years now. I’ve relocated out of state and have had trouble finding them like I did back in my home state 🙁 this has kind of inspired me to try and bring them to me and spread the lea mills love! Great idea in theory, however I have no idea what I’m doing lol.

I came across your blog and am so appreciative of the insight. I have just a few questions: I am not a certified trainer in any way. Do you recommend this first? Did you already work at a gym before you were pump certified? Do I need to be hired by a gym in order to become trained?

Sweetandstrong October 3, 2018 at 1:54 pm (4 weeks ago) Hi Elle, So what I would suggest is first speaking with the local gyms in your area. Because they have to pay a Les Mills licensing fee in order to have the programs. And it would unfortunate if you went through all the training and didn’t have a gym you could teach at.

Once you find a gym that’s an affiliate of Les Mills I definitly suggest signed up for a training. I was not already working with my gym, but it’s good to at least have a relationship with them. You do NOT need to be a certified trainer in any way, they will teach you everything you need to know and of course you’ll be doing a lot of practicing on your own. Hope this helps, keep me posted on how it goes 🙂. Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked.

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Choreography Bodystep Manualidades

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When you show up to take a group fitness class, there is a strong chance that the instructor has put in at least a couple of hours to prepare for what you will do that day. As a, preparation is 100 percent part of the job.

Choreography Bodystep Manual Transmission

Whereas freestyle group fitness classes are designed by the individual instructor, Les Mills group fitness programs are pre-choreographed to set music that is chosen by the Les Mills International company ahead of time. That means the moves are consistent, the music is globally licensed and the quality is verified by teams of professionals, so 100,000 instructors across the globe in 15,000 clubs have the tools they need to deliver a world-class work-out, every single time. Les Mills releases The tools provided by Les Mills come in the form of Les Mills program releases, which are distributed to instructors every three months. A release kit includes:. DVD/video of the full class with education. CD/music for the class.

Choreography notes Over the past year, the Les Mills company has started to transition to distributing digital releases in order to be green, which means instructors now receive digital video, music and PDF notes each quarter rather than a hard-copy kit. I’ve been receiving digital downloads for almost a year and it is pretty seamless (although it sure does take up a lot of space on your computer, and I’ve had to transfer the videos to an external hard-drive, which is not super convenient.) Now that digital is in the picture, I’ve stopped adding to my “Les Mills” drawer. But yes, I do have one. Now let’s get on to the main point of this post. How do you learn Les Mills choreography?

Through a combination of reviewing the notes, writing a script, watching the class video and listening to the music. When I first get a release, I watch the full video and do some of the moves just to get the gist of what to expect. From there, I watch the education sections to make sure I know the latest in the fitness industry, which Les Mills includes to keep instructors up-to-date with the company’s research and studies. A couple of weeks before the official launch of the new program (which usually happens at a quarterly special event at the gyms I teach), I begin to learn the moves. The time before launch can be very stressful, so it’s best to start early. Exactly how I do it is different for each program:. For, I learn the moves mostly by reviewing the choreography notes and listening to the music.

(These are mostly stationary resistance moves, which will be performed with weights, but initially I practice with no weights.). For, I learn the moves mostly by doing them with the video, then follow up with studying the notes to music. (These are mostly stationary standing and laying down core moves, sometimes incorporating a resistance tube or weight plate. I practice using a resistance tube, but no weight.). For, I learn the moves by doing them full out with the video several times, before doing the moves full out to the video with the presenter voices turned off. This is the hardest program for me to learn and memorize, not only because I’ve only been teaching it for a few months, but also because it has the most intricate choreography and the most songs per class. (These are cardio, sports and strength moves with no equipment required.) Here’s my messy, but effective means of scripting.

Which can also be done on the same page of the printed out choreography notes My advice to new Les Mills instructors is to over-prepare. If you are completely confident with the choreography and how it fits with the music, you will absolutely teach a better class, which you can tailor to your personality in your coaching style. Coming in on this thread late, but I am a very new CX instructor, and am signed up for BP training at the end of this month. I’m finding learning new choreography is very difficult!

I’m also still learning how to have fitness magic and connect with members. I’ve only taught a handful of classes, so I’m lacking experience (which will come in time, I know), and also confidence as I am petrified of forgetting choreography, or not guiding the members through the exercises properly. I quickly learned some new tracks to throw in so I wasn’t teaching the same release over and over, but I feel harried and out of sorts because I learned them so quickly. And now I have to learn two tracks for my BP training, plus eventually the whole release and the new CX release for the next quarterly launch, all while trying to learn a few old tracks for CX so I don’t keep teaching the same release over and over for the next 6 weeks! I’m feeling a little (ok, a LOT) overwhelmed. In the meantime, I have a full-time day job and three kids, so finding solid blocks of time to dedicate to memorization is a little tricky.

Any advice to help manage what I feel is just so much going on? I do love it!

It’s just a lot right now all at once! Well I just typed out a super long response to you and it got deleted. Basically, hi Kris! Thanks so much for stopping.

First of all, welcome to the Tribe! It’s so awesome you’ve become an instructor and are taking on your second program.

As far as learning releases, I PROMISE you it will start to get easier. You will always have to put in the work, but eventually you will be less nervous. Don’t worry so much about fitness magic just yet, and focus on teaching a SOLID class. If you have to repeat tracks because you didn’t learn new ones – tell your class you are repeating, so you want them to take all of the harder options this time. As far as preparing for training for BP, just focus on memorizing your two tracks and don’t try and learn the rest all the way yet, so you don’t get overwhelmed. You need to know how to execute the MOVES in them, but you don’t need to have them ready to teach.

And you’ll see that once you go to training, you’ll get the other tracks in your head from doing them so much. Overall, just relax. All the members of the classes have seen new instructors before. They don’t mind! They just want a good workout.

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