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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 […]

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