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StepTube: The Next Wave?

Over the past year, I’ve been following fitness professionals on YouTube in hopes to learn the various ways they are applying online video sharing technology to their craft. I have written on this topic in this post and this one to document my discoveries. By summertime, I had met many YouTubers and watched enough videos […]

IDEA Health & Fitness - World Convention

I was fortunate to be invited again this year as a presenter at one of the biggest health and fitness conventions for our industry. The IDEA Health and Fitness World Convention, which was held in Las Vegas, NV last week.
I presented a session entitled “Take Your Offline Presence, Online. I discussed the importance of […]

Exergames Gain Momentum!

The field of exergaming and ‘games for health’ continue to grow. The momentum is strong and the scientists, programmers and health/fitness professionals have been rapidly pushing its research, development, and application. I’ve been following and even participating in some of these discussions, and I thought I’d share some highlights from the past few weeks!
Last month’s […]

A Vegetarian in Turkiye

I am leaving today and taking 2 months off to live and play in Istanbul, Turkiye! I am dedicating a separate ‘Be Fit In Turkiye‘ blog to journal my travels. Please feel free to stop in on my adventures and drop me a comment there!
I will still maintain this blog and continue posting on […]

Future of Group Exercise (Post-03) “Micro-Classes”

Today, most group fitness classes are sixty minutes long. Some indoor cycling classes operate within a 45-minute format. In recent years 30-minute “power” or “express” classes have also become more popular. But in the future, class times will get shorter and shorter.
How short? Think anywhere from 10-minutes to the ‘30-second’ class.
Now, we already know that […]

Twitter and Other Mobile-izing Tools in Teaching & Learning

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present a session entitled “Twitter and Other Mobile-izing Tools in Teaching & Learning” at the Maricopa District’s Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference. I discussed a few quick examples on how mobile technology might be integrated with students in and out of the classroom setting. I was mostly excited […]

Express Your VoiceThread on Fitness

I’m always interested in how health instructors use web 2.0 technologies to educate about physical fitness and exercise. Here’s what I found on VoiceThread, an application where you can upload your pictures and let everyone make comments on it via text, flix, or audio.
This is how a health instructor used it to explain aerobic fitness:

It’s […]

JediGym

I came across this video while doing my weekly YouTube rounds; following up on the latest fitness clips.
Although this video comically blends the Jedi lifestyle with traditional fitness culture, it actually hits on a concept that we’re seeing more regularly in health clubs around the world: fusion classes.
People are always trying to figure out […]

The Future of Group Exercise (Post-02) “Branded Classes”

In my first entry in the ‘Future of Group Exercise’ series, I invited the online community to join in on a conversation about the next decade of group fitness. Kelly Coulter, fitness author and creator of the site FitClasses.com, was the first to jump in with this comment:
“The future of group fitness lies in pre-formatted, […]

Earth Day 5K 2008

Earth day 5K 2008, Tempe, AZ.
I couldn’t have asked for a more crystal moment of clarity during the race: Watching the Arizona sun set behind the mountains. My heart beating out of my chest, as I tried to complete the race under 30 minutes. And listening the Beatles cover band echoing the chorus of […]

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