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Future of Group Exercise (Post-01) “An Invitation”

If my memory serves me correctly, I experienced my first group exercise class with my mother back in junior high. The class was Jazzercise and clearly the name was an indication of the ”70s/’80s dance-centric culture that existed.

It’s safe to say that group fitness formats have been representative of various cultural trends over the past three decades (and vice versa). I’m not a cultural anthropologist. And although I’d love to recount the ‘good old days’ of fitness, this post is not going to be on the historical journey of aerobics (you can find an overview here, if you’d like). This post is an introduction to a new series on this blog…

In this series entitled Future of Group Exercise, I’m willing to openly explore alternative ideas and discuss group dynamics as they relate to the millenial generation (digital residents). What health classes would the Jetson’s take?

Theories in group ex instruction and structure from staple formats (like step and cycling) will serve as our foundation for discussion. Perhaps somewhere through our dialog, I’m hoping we discover their derivatives, and then the derivatives of their derivatives…

Although Jazzercise still exists today, group exercise departments have evolved since taking my first class. Change is inevitable. I invite you to be a part of a conversation designed to challenge the traditional boundaries of group fitness…

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