Tell me one thing you MUST have in a workout

[Gams]

For me it’s music - I simply cannot workout without music.

[sherry7899]

Originally Posted by Gams

For me it’s music - I simply cannot workout without music.

I agree! I can do Margaret's Unplugged workouts, though. They have nature sounds .

[Mickey12]

For me it’s definitely music. OMG I really need music!

[annette]

Yep, music and preferably good music, but that, of course is subjective. Also, it needs to be loud enough. I think the music in some of Jessica Smith's is too low.

[Leonana]

I have a hearing loss and can't hear the music well, so I don't really need it. I like very clear voices who enunciate well.

[fanofladyvols]

I need my own music...I don't really care what music the workout has anymore. So few have really good music that I am accustomed to providing my own..

What I need is the instructor and modifier to be clearly visible.

[horsemom2]

Originally Posted by Gams

For me it’s music - I simply cannot workout without music.

Ditto

[Marylandmom]

Good music!

[Garrie A.]

Several things:
-Good music
-Good cueing (mirrored, please)
-Proper warm-up and cool-down (I don't mind adding my own cool down but hate adding a proper warm-up)
-Preferably tapless choreography (for step workouts)
-Stay on the 32-count phrase (particularly for choreographed cardio).

[Garrie A.]

Originally Posted by Gams

When I was teaching ramping, I would always cue by saying for example, “knee lifts coming up” and then a few beats later, “after 4, 3, 2, 1”. It always seemed to work really well.

Originally Posted by tangerine

Yes, this is a great way to do it, gives a few seconds for people to be prepared. I wish all instructors were like that.

I cue step and cardio classes in a similar fashion. Example: "4, 3, right foot V step" (saying "right foot V-step" on the last 4 beats of the 32-count phrase). I also use a lot of hand signals to indicate direction changes, etc (since some people in class don't know right from left to save their life ).