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Want to start a career in Personal Training and Group Fitness Instruction? Enroll in Smart Workout’s Trainer Academy

By smartworkoutmidtown, on January 22nd, 2013

SMART WORKOUT’S TRAINER ACADEMY

for Group Fitness Instruction and Personal Training Techniques

Smart Workout is proud to offer its “Trainer Academy,” a program utilizing academic and
practical applications to educate fitness professionals in the areas of Group Fitness Instruction
and Personal Training Techniques.

This program is designed for people who are passionate about fitness, and who want to become
Group Fitness Instructors, and Personal Trainers. We will provide our participants with
knowledge and skill sets which will augment professional performance

This program is suited for both career changers, and novice trainers, who may (or may not), have
completed a national certification, but who have not had formal training or education in the field.
There are no prerequisites.

Smart Workout is a CEU provider for AFAA. This course carries 15 CEU’s.

CLASS SCHEDULE
The classes will be held on 9 dates between Friday, March 1st, and Sunday, March 24th.

There are 60 hours of class instruction. The tuition is $500, and is payable in full upon registration.

The specific dates and times are:
Friday, March 1st, from 6:15 to 9:30pm
Saturday, March 2nd, from 9:00am to 6:30pm
Sunday, March 3rd, from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Friday, March 15th, from 6:30 to 9:30pm
Saturday, March 16th, from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday, March 17th, from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Friday, March 22nd, from 6:00pm to 9:15pm
Saturday, March 23rd, from 9:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday, March 24th, from 9:30am to 4:30pm

All training will be done at Smart Workout, 124 East 40th street (near the corner of Lexington Avenue), suite 603.

PREPARATION FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMS
The Smart Workout Academy is a training program, not a certification. It is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that you will need to get started as a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer.

The Smart Workout Academy will help you prepare for many national certifications, such as AFAA Primary Group Fitness, and ACE Personal Training. Our program will help clarify many of the concepts found in the study guides of these organizations, by providing a foundation in the basics of anatomy, fitness testing, program design, and more.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM
This program does not guarantee you a job with Smart Workout. This is a stand-alone training
program designed to provide career changers and novice trainers with the fundamental tools
that they will need to succeed in the fitness industry. The training in this program is an excellent
preparation for national certification exams, and for starting a career with a fitness facility.

But to be clear, Smart Workout would welcome and encourage the top talent of this program to
apply to become a part of our team.

For more info, including curriculum information and registration, visit our website, www.smartworkout.net, or click HERE.

Smart Workout
124 East 40th Street (Park/Lex Ave), Suite 603
New York, NY 10016
smartworkout@verizon.net
Telephone: 212-661-1660

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Smart Workout’s AiropesTW featured in Shape Magazine

By smartworkoutmidtown, on January 20th, 2013

Shape Magazine Airopes TW Article

To learn more about AiropesTW and all of our innovative classes,

visit: www.smartworkout.net.

You can even sign up  for a free pass on the righthand side of this page and experience AiropesTW for yourself (or with a friend)!

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The know-how for healthy knees

By smartworkoutmidtown, on January 12th, 2013

There are certain parts of our body that bear more physical stress than others. The knees, for example, are often mistreated from the wear and tear of daily activities.

Since the knees are joints that bear an enormous amount of pressure from body weight, they are particularly vulnerable to issues later in life and along with certain health issues.

Certain high intensity exercises in improper footwear (think high step exercises of the 80′s in soft-sole keds), excessive weight bearing exercise on an unconditioned body (i.e. running 10 miles without properly working yourself up to it) and even weight gain around the abdominal region (since the weight load is ABOVE the knee joints) can all wreak havoc on the knees. On top of this, basic and everyday movement can build up, deteriorating the knee joints. It is imperative to take precautions to keep your knees healthy.

Here’s a few ways how:

1. Warm Up and Stretch before exercise. This loosens tension tendons and can help increase blood flow to the muscles.

2. Develop Muscle balance. Strong Quadriceps and Hamstrings will help protect the knee against the upper body weight it bears.

3. Vary your routine. Overuse injuries and stress injuries are common. Even if you absolutely love a particular type of exercise, studies have shown that doing any activity in excess and using repetitive motion (i.e. running, cycling) can create overuse syndrome – and ultimately knee pain!

4. Protect your feet. The right sneakers make all the difference. The latest in “exercise science” is conclusive- not using proper footwear while exercising is just silly and even dangerous!

5. Pay attention to your weight distribution. The more weight you wear above the knee joint will inevitably be a larger load for your knees to deal with. Not only is weight around the abdomen dangerous for your heart health, it is also precarious for the health of your lower extremity joints (also including ankles and back).

More ways to keep your knees healthy here

Take care of those knees and keep moving!

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Become a Certified Pilates Reformer and Mat Instructor

By smartworkoutmidtown, on January 9th, 2013

Pilates Classes and Certification at Smart Workout

Smart Workout is proud to offer our premier instructor training and certification program, for Mat protocols and use of the Pilates Reformer Machine.

Our training classes are limited to a maximum of 6 people, ensuring a level of attention to our participants, which is optimal and personalized.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The class instruction is 52 hours, given over 4 weekends (8 days), from 12:15pm to 7:15pm on Saturdays; 12:00pm to 6pm on Sundays.

Prior to the class instruction, registrants must take 20 Reformer Classes here, and pass an anatomy exam.

After the class instruction is completed, additional hours are required for teacher observation (12), Partnered Homework (12), Self Practice (20), Practice teaching (13), cuing workshop (3), Master class (1), and Apprentice (37).

The next class instruction will be held January 26th and 27th; February 2nd and 3rd; February 9th and 10th; and February 23rd and 24th.

The teacher observation, partnered homework, cuing workshop, and self-mastery, take place during March and April, 2013. The Apprenticeship is during May to August, 2013.

Tuition is $1450; exam fees $200; class manual $60.

Smart Workout is a continuing education provider for AFAA. The course provides 15 CEUs.
We welcome you to take a free Reformer class with a Smart Workout Instructor, prior to submitting a registration application. Call us at 212-661-1660 so that we can arrange this for you.

Click here to check out our website for full details.

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Motivation Technique: Talk to yourself

By smartworkoutmidtown, on December 30th, 2012

Inevitably, there will be days where it will be difficult to get through a workout, or power through the rest of a hard workout. What happens when you start to lose your motivation? How can you continue when your struggling?

Well, one study suggests talking yourself through it!

New research has shown that talking to yourself in a positive manner when working through a difficult task (like a challenging workout!) can actually aid willpower and self-control to complete the task at hand. Specifically, talking in the second person (motivating yourself in the same way you would talk to another person to motivate them) can help boost your ability to get that extra push you may need.

So, what will your motivating mantra be? Try it the next time you think you can’t make it through a workout!

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