Having Interest to become a Body Fitness Exercise Instructor in group fitness? Teaching workouts exercises to others and keeping fit at the same time seems like a great job. Whether doing it part-time or full time, there is a lot of earning potential in this line. Club fitness is a booming industry and are sprouting like mushrooms everywhere.

The question lies on how to begin, where to go for courses and what kind of courses to take? If you are thinking seriously of becoming a Exercise Fitness Trainer in group exercises, simply follow these easy steps given below:

• First thing first, determine what kind of group classes you like and you can see yourself teaching it. If you have no idea of what kind of group exercise you want to teach, go for all the various group classes in a club and experience it. Narrow down a few of your favourite group exercises.

• It range from free style classes like step aerobics, kickboxing, aquarobics, sculpts, spinning classes to pre choreograph les mills programs like Les Mills Body Combat, Les Mills Body Pump, Les Mills Body Balance, Les Mills Body Step, Body Attack, Les Mills Body Vive and Les Mills Rpm and mind body classes like Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi and etc.

• I suggest teaching programs that you enjoy so it will be easier for you to master and teach the program. You will naturally be able to bring out the essence of the program with your own unique style.

• 2nd, find out where and how you can attend the course of that particular program which are recognized nationally. For free style classes like aerobics, steps and etc, there are certificates from organizations like the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) or the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

• Or you can also enrol for a local certification under the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) known as the Aerobic Instructor Course (AIC), berforethat you have to attend the BEC (Basic Exercise Course) as a pre-requisite.

• As for pre- choreograph calsses like the Les Mills. You can enrol right away when the course is here, its about a 3 days course. After that, it is best you shadow an experienced instructor of that program to improve your teaching and cuing skills till you are very comfortable standing in front of a class and with your teaching.

• (Tips!) Try attach yourself to an aerobic instructor who is more experienced and take small groups in his class and gradually gain experience.

• It goes the same for Yoga and Pilates, although these courses can last 3 months to a year and it is a little more expensive.

• Knowledge of first aid and CPR are required in most certifications. In these courses you will cover topics like understanding all the aspects of fitness related topics, anatomy, exercise physiology, Kinesiology, and various other motivational techniques.

There are still more things to cover on How to Become a Fitness Instructor in Group Exercise. Please read on in the 2nd series. How to Become a Fitness Instructor in Group Exercise Part 2.