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Welcome to the DrumFIT Online Instructor Certification!
Course Agenda
Download Your DrumFIT BEAT Manual!
Properly Assembling the DrumFIT Stands
Follow along with this DrumFIT Workout!
FREE PREVIEWAbout DrumFIT
What Is DrumFIT?
Why DrumFIT?
Benefits of DrumFIT
The DrumFIT Difference
Watch this video with Wendy Suzuki explaining the brain-changing benefits of exercise(1)
Physical Benefits
Emotional & Health Benefits
Intellectual/Brain Benefits
Worksheet One
B3 - BRAIN + BODY + BEAT
Heart Rate: Intensity Markers
Watch the following video regarding Intensity (10)
DrumFIT Basic Movements & Variations
Proper form, Progressions, Regressions and Modifications
BEAT
Worksheet Two
How to Choreograph a Song
Visual Choreography
Visual Choreography FAQ
How To Create A Playlist
DrumFIT Class Breakdown
DrumFIT Sample Routine
Worksheet Three
Creating Your First Class
Qualities of a DrumFIT Instructor
Instructor Safety Tips
Equipment Requirements
Instructor Support Information
Worksheet Four
Follow along for this DrumFIT Workout
Video Submission
Video Submission Guidelines
Recommended Reading
APPENDIX B
Guidelines for using DrumFIT Name & Logo
Licensing & Media
Sources
Par-Q & You
Welcome to Instructing Seniors
Copy of Download Your DrumFIT Classics Instructor Manual!
Introduction
Creating a Sense of Community
Memory & Brain Fitness
The Role of Music in your classes
Mental Health & Exercise
How Rhythm and Movement Strengthen Memory
Fun with Sticks
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 1
Set up Strategies
Instructions & Room Atmosphere
Equipment Modifications
Safety Precautions & Tips
Teaching Patterns
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 2
Time constraints & Considerations
Perceived benefits vs. Risks associated with exercising
Transportation
Goals & Desired outcomes
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 3
Movement
Mobility & Understanding the Aging Body
Common exercises & modifications
Range of Motion & Balance
Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 4
Screening & Injury Prevention
Sit or Stand - Choosing the correct level for your participants
Assessments - for Participant Growth & Improvement
Apply What You Know
FREE PREVIEWWorksheet 6
Fitness Components
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 6
Class Breakdown
Warm-up
Cardio
Muscle Conditioning
Balance
Community
Brain Fitness
Cool Down
Summary
Apply What You Know
Worksheet 7
Qualities of a DrumFIT Instructor
Planning
Building Rapport
Encouraging Socialization
Why exercise is important for older adults
Set up of Equipment
Sound System
Location
Worksheet 8
Sample Routine
Senior Instructor Sources
• 1-year certification upon course completion
• 1-year DrumFIT Video Library Subscription
• Gym facilities (chains, personal or private)
• Community centers or Senior facilities
As a teacher, you are permitted to teach DrumFIT in the school your are currently teaching at. You cannot, however, teach DrumFIT at any other school due to licensing.
After completion of the DrumFIT Basics Instructor Certification, you will be prepared to teach the general, fit public! Throughout the course, you will go through different modifications which will prepare you to adjust routine difficulty and intensity to best suit the needs of your participants. If you intend to teach DrumFIT classes to the senior population, we recommend that you complete the add-on course: Teaching Seniors.
