Group Exercise Classes
Referring back to Appendix A, the Pat Jones YMCA stated: “We expect Tessa to fulfill the duties of our wellness coaches. We also expect that she will find projects and ways to serve while she’s with us. We expect that she will take our group exercise classes and provide input.” As part of this I participated in the following Group classes: Body Pump with Colleen, Zumba and Mixxed Fit with Angela, Silver Sneaker: Senior Circuit Classic with Melissa, Core and More with LeeAnne, Hustle and Flow with Lauri, and the Body Combat Demo. Communication of feedback on these experiences were communicated to other wellness coaches the next day after the experience and briefly recorded in my activity log. To provide further detail …show more content…
This is the circuit routine creator that I had the experience of witnessing as well as using for a couple of members. In summary, we have some members who for various reasons may not have the physical capability to do certain exercises Activetrax would normally provide them. There is the option for staff members to go into Activetrax and restrict or remove certain exercises from being given to the member, but this runs the risk of demotivating the member and not giving them the best workout to challenge what they can do or progress the way they could in a therapy setting. Thus the circuit routine builder and appropriate use of research found online can assist the wellness coach, or even a personal trainer, to create a personalized circuit routine for the member that they will be able to see and print off through Activetrax. Throughout this program I have been able to witness the beginning with finding new ways to assist seniors to exercise beyond the silver sneaker classes. There were other notable opportunities to use this program in the internship as I created a circuit for a female member, named M in notes, who had a weak shoulder under management by Melissa. Then there was also the opportunity to create a more back focused workout circuit for a younger member who wanted to build strength in his back near the end of the internship. These experiences showed the variety of opportunities this part of the program has for YMCA members’ goals and I hope to see it be used more and possibly even
Referring back to Appendix A, the Pat Jones YMCA stated: “We expect Tessa to fulfill the duties of our wellness coaches. We also expect that she will find projects and ways to serve while she’s with us. We expect that she will take our group exercise classes and provide input.” As part of this I participated in the following Group classes: Body Pump with Colleen, Zumba and Mixxed Fit with Angela, Silver Sneaker: Senior Circuit Classic with Melissa, Core and More with LeeAnne, Hustle and Flow with Lauri, and the Body Combat Demo. Communication of feedback on these experiences were communicated to other wellness coaches the next day after the experience and briefly recorded in my activity log. To provide further detail …show more content…
This is the circuit routine creator that I had the experience of witnessing as well as using for a couple of members. In summary, we have some members who for various reasons may not have the physical capability to do certain exercises Activetrax would normally provide them. There is the option for staff members to go into Activetrax and restrict or remove certain exercises from being given to the member, but this runs the risk of demotivating the member and not giving them the best workout to challenge what they can do or progress the way they could in a therapy setting. Thus the circuit routine builder and appropriate use of research found online can assist the wellness coach, or even a personal trainer, to create a personalized circuit routine for the member that they will be able to see and print off through Activetrax. Throughout this program I have been able to witness the beginning with finding new ways to assist seniors to exercise beyond the silver sneaker classes. There were other notable opportunities to use this program in the internship as I created a circuit for a female member, named M in notes, who had a weak shoulder under management by Melissa. Then there was also the opportunity to create a more back focused workout circuit for a younger member who wanted to build strength in his back near the end of the internship. These experiences showed the variety of opportunities this part of the program has for YMCA members’ goals and I hope to see it be used more and possibly even