Exercise to Music (level 2)

Exercise to Music (ETM) instructors work in fitness centres and health clubs, they also teach in community centres, church halls, schools - in fact, wherever there's a suitable space and a stereo. A majority of ETM instructors work freelance, delivering a number of classes a week, boosting their income and enjoying the flexibility to work around their existing lifestyle. Some decide to teach full-time and they often become involved in the running of the club itself as studio coordinators. Wherever ETM instructors go with their career, one thing they all share is a love of music and a love of fitness.

Training as an ETM Instructor

You will learn to use your personality to inspire groups of people of different ages and abilities. The emphasis on freestyle teaching allows students to express their creativity and imagination confidently when delivering a studio class.

You will be taught by our highly qualified tutors who tailor their delivery to suit your individual learning style. You will achieve a recognised qualification. This qualification can also be used for those wishing to teach Body Training Systems.

Learn to...

• Identify the major bones, muscles and muscle actions of the body
• Explain the workings of the body’s cardiovascular and energy systems
• Identify the components and principles of fitness
• Relate the Health and Safety at Work Act to the studio environment
• Identify good customer care and strategies for the adoption and maintenance of physical activity
• Plan, teach, deliver and evaluate a ETM session
• Design free-style choreography
• Work to the beat, phrase and/or rhythm of a variety of music styles
• Demonstrate good personal technique and form when teaching a session
• Apply basic skills that will enable you to include older adult, disabled, and antenatal and post-natal client groups in your sessions