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suegil Rookie Author Houston Posts:8 Points:4,885 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2011 10:01:57 PM Ignore suegil Report Abuse Is it just my 24 hour fitness or is anyone else disappointed in the quality of instructors available? I joined the gym to try out the water aerobics classes to see if I could hire the instructor to be a substitute for my classes at another local gym. The main instructor was below par and her 3 assistants that she rotated with were even worse than her. They weren't required to be certified water aerobics instructors but just try out for the management. That is what I was told recently by another woman who just took over the position. Not only were these women unqualified and uneducated about the water aerobics specifics, but they were all in horrible shape with about 50 pounds or more to lose so they were unmotivating too. I have also heard that the Zumba instructors all teach differently and some don't really teach at all but just get in front of class and dance. I always thought 24 hour fitness was a prestigious club that knew what they were doing but I am not so sure anymore.

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Is it just my 24 hour fitness or is anyone else disappointed in the quality of instructors available?
I joined the gym to try out the water aerobics classes to see if I could hire the instructor to be a substitute for
my classes at another local gym. The main instructor was below par and her 3 assistants that she rotated with were even worse than her. They weren't required to be certified water aerobics instructors but just try out for
the management. That is what I was told recently by another woman who just took over the position.
Not only were these women unqualified and uneducated about the water aerobics specifics, but they were all
in horrible shape with about 50 pounds or more to lose so they were unmotivating too.

I have also heard that the Zumba instructors all teach differently and some don't really teach at all but just get in front of class and dance. I always thought 24 hour fitness was a prestigious club that knew what they were doing but I am not so sure anymore.

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ebink315 Veteran Author Wisconsin Posts:266 Points:212,725 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2011 10:25:11 AM Ignore ebink315 Report Abuse In general I am dissatisfied with them. They usually give me generic ideas that I already knew to begin with. I understand some of the same things works for a variety of people but I nearly felt as if he was relaying a speech he's given to all the others he advised on nutrition and exercise.
sent4456 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,434 Points:2,152,115 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 18, 2011 4:03:17 PM Ignore sent4456 Report Abuse 24 Hour Fitness facility - I don't think I will go there. All equipment are using by members. The equipment will be heading to repair shop soon than later. I don't feel safe workout in there.
alfowler Veteran Author Phoenix Posts:367 Points:124,370 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 28, 2011 5:32:05 AM Ignore alfowler Report Abuse I have used fitness instructors from gyms in the past and only 1 out of the 3 were able to provide me with results. Try those personal trainers outside of the gym. They may help out more.
HuoXingC All-Star Author Oakland Posts:809 Points:111,230 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 27, 2011 9:03:00 PM Ignore HuoXingC Report Abuse That's why I never recommend getting fitness instructors and always suggest exercise groups with friends. I personally know a fitness gym trainer who isn't even healthy herself (she looks very skinny and frail). And as far as I'm concerned, none of her clients look healthy either.
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:26,197 Points:3,061,500 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2011 5:07:55 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse Maybe I'm naive but you joined 24 Hour Fitness to see if you could hire their instructors? Didn't you say, in another thread, that you teach water aerobics? I would think that you would have asked for a tour of the 24 Hour Fitness facility before you joined in order to meet and talk with teh instructors to see their qualifications. If they didn't your skill or certification expecation, you shouldn't have joined, but rather you would go to another fitness center or gym to see if they met your standards or expectation. As for Zumba, there is no one way to teach but rather the emphasis is that dancing leads to fitness, and that letting the music move you is more important than counting repetitions to the music. That said, there are different levels or methods to Zumba. Basic Zumba is is considered a Zumba Fitness-Party, and the fun of the movement leads to fitness. Note that rather than getting into great shape, the Zumba Fitness-Party (according to Zumba Fitness), one of the benefits of the Zumba Fitness-Party is that it often leads to a sense of community [comraderie] among the Zumba students taht return to class. Zumba Gold is for baby boomers and changes moves and pacing to meet the needs of "active" older people; it builds on the Zumba Fitness-Party. Zumba Toning is targedted body exercises and high-energy cardio work to the music. Aqua Zumba is considered a Zumba pool party and the program highlights, according to Zumba Fitness (and I can't make this up if I wanted), splashing, twisting, shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering to help people with cardio-conditioning. There's Zumbatomic for kids. And there's Zumba® in the Circuit, fast paced 30-minute session. Zumba, depending on what you want from it, is all different things, the most basic being what amounts to simply having fun moving to the music. The more you want specialization, the more you have to change Zumba programs.
MarkJames Champion Author Albany Posts:1,385 Points:25,220 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2011 4:54:10 AM Ignore MarkJames Report Abuse Can't speak for other fitness businesses, but when I worked as a trainer and swimming instructor during college, many of my co-workers were weak, out-of-shape and had little knowledge of training techniques, anatomy, nutrition etc.Many didn't have the right personality to be effective trainers, or motivators.