A quick word from Jayne

GXT provide everything you need to know to complete your Level 2 Certificate In Instructing Fitness (ETM).

Here you will find help on the completion of all units PLUS we have specific guidance and online study for your planning and instructing units.

We suggest that you watch all videos and continue to refer to them throughout your learning. The videos are like our face – to -face lecture time and are the most beneficial part of your journey. This content is specifically useful to units 5 &6.

Each of the sections in your COURSE NAVIGATION have different lessons and topics within them. Please make sure that you visit each of the links in order to see all information.

Before you start PLEASE READ:

What we do – You have enrolled onto an online course and in doing so have access to our extensive manual and online content. You will find all of the answers to your questions within the content. We understand that in order to progress successfully, sometimes you need to chat to another human and ask the questions that just do not seem obvious!

With this in mind we host a monthly 30 minute Q&A on the first Monday of each month at 4.30pm with lead tutor Tabby Browring. You can join in here as often as you like and there is never ever a stupid question. Please click the link or visit www.gxtstudio.com

Should you find yourself in a panic, pickle or other such predicament please contact Jayne via email, she is the perfect last resort! You can also guarantee that at some point she has felt what you are feeling and can help you move forward.

What we don’t do – We advise that you complete your course in 6 months. This equates to 1 unit per month. With this in mind:

• Please track your progression and unit submissions our assessors do not answer questions on where you are and what you are doing, this is your responsibility.
• We do not answer email questions when the answers are obvious, easily located in the online or manual content. The FAQ section will help you with typical questions.
• Please refer to the FAQ section. A list of frequently asked questions are located in the drop down course navigation menu, please make this your first “go to” if you are not sure of anything. Our tutors do not answer questions located in the FAQ section. This is updated frequently.

Your Unit Assessment – Pass/Refer guidelines:

• All answers are in the manual and online content. Some answers require more thought than others in order to answer correctly. We do not accept copy and paste answers from google or any other source.
• Your units will be assessed in a queue system and we aim to complete in the quickest possible time. If you are on a deadline please make us aware of this when you start your course by completing a detailed plan for completion.
• Should you refer any unit we provide detailed help and assistance. We allow up to 2 referrals on each unit. Should you require further assessing there will be a fee of £5 per unit paid directly to your assessor.

Top tips for completing your workbook successfully:

• Make a plan and send it to your assessor. This is just a guide BUT we can tell you with 100% surety that everyone who sticks to the plan completes in good time and those who deviate from their plan lose momentum and let the course lapse. Once you lose focus it is hard to complete in good time and with the best outcome.
• Remember that all answers should demonstrate the knowledge you have gained during your learning. Therefore it is not acceptable to copy and paste from either the course material or any other source. This is plagiarism. Plagiarism only shows us that you have identified the correct part of your manual, it does not show that you have fully understood the context of the material. You must answer all worksheets in your own words and demonstrate that you have absorbed and understood the theory behind this qualification.
• Remember also that you sign your worksheets to confirm that the work you submit is all your own.

Tabitha and Jayne will take you through the following videos:

• Welcome
• Assessment guide
• Class construction
• Teaching skills
• Warm up
• Main section
• MSE & flexibility
• Choreography
• Top tips for filming your DVD

Making the most of your course:

Whatever your reason for taking the Level 2 certificate in fitness instructing (ETM), it is wise to approach its completion objectively. If you are planning to teach third party fitness classes such as Les Mills, Beach Body etc, please know that the objective of these programmes is to provide standardised content that is suitable for a wide audience. This qualification is designed to teach you how to construct your own classes, making the decision of what to put into each section and either progressing it or regressing it to suit your class participants. You will be 100% responsible for content, its specificity and adaptability with appropriate exercise prescription, designed for an eager and healthy audience.

With this in mind, whatever you learn is open for improvement and advancement. We do not want you to take away”industry jargon” and never progress! This is just the beginning, you are learning  entry level information and should be prepared to keep advancing your knowledge and changing how you teach as you progress. Teaching experience will shape how you move forward. There is always a better way to perform any exercise and everyone will need slightly different information in order to achieve their goals.

Join our live classes

Your tutors and assessors Tabitha Browring & Jane Meer , will host regular workshops and masterclasses to ensure that you receive the practical input that you need. They will send you all dates and booking information each month or visit the GXT Studio website to see what we are doing.