KINE-P 246 Teaching Experience

During the first semester of my second year of college, I took a course called KINE-P 246: Performance and Teaching of Cardiovascular and Resistance Training. In this course, we had the opportunity to lead two different 45-minute workouts with a partner for a class of about 30 students. For the first eight weeks, we spent our time in the weight room at the Natatorium, focusing on resistance training-based workouts. My partner and I designed a lower-body workout for college students. This experience was valuable because, while we were in charge of the workout, the students were still divided into stations, which allowed me more opportunities to provide individual adjustments, encouragement, and to walk around the room to observe.

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In the second eight weeks of the class, we moved to the dance studio in the Natatorium and focused on cardiovascular workouts. This time, my partner and I led a teacher-led yoga session. Unlike the first part of the course, where the students were split into smaller groups and I could interact with them individually, we led the entire class from the front. Leading from the front was slightly more intimidating, as all the attention was on us the entire time. However, it was a valuable experience to have the opportunity to lead in both ways, and it definitely made me feel more comfortable in a teaching role than I would have been before.

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I found this class to be extremely beneficial, as it gave me a chance to see what it's like to instruct a class or workout. Additionally, it was insightful to participate in my classmates' workouts and gain different perspectives on how to effectively lead a class or workout.