Instructor training

This weekend SiT idrett hosted yet another instructor training. Group fitness is very popular, and the demand for new instructors seems never ending. I have been educating new instructors since the fall of 2005. This time around Ida Mjøsund and Marit Anne Holten are the other education specialists on the team. Ida is a physiotherapist with a bachelor degree in sports science and Marit Anne is a teacher who holds a master's degree in natural sciences as well as a one year study in sports science on University level. I am blessed with talented and knowledgeable colleagues. Not to mention how we become good friends as we work closely together!

I've added movie clips of Ida in action. Enjoy!

SiT BeneFiT -Group fitness charity

A lot has happened lately. In fact I'm at the point where I feel mostly empty, and I cannot begin to explain how much I'm looking forward to our upcoming vacation (more on that in a few days). A week ago my aunt died in the hospital. She was full of vitality and her spirit was filled with an intention to live. However, the cancer was brutal and eventually she gave in. The funeral was on Friday. The following day I had the pleasure of co-hosting a charity event at our gym. Eight instructors had prepared a 2,25 hours aerobic class; high intensity aerobic, Afro dance and zumba. The participants paid an entrance fee, and all of 1500 dollars was collected. The sum in full will be given to an organization that helps cancer patients exercise by providing/ building small gyms in the hospital area. It is called Active against Cancer,and was founded by Grete Waitz. The benefit meant a whole lot to me personally! Check out some of the instructors below :).

Activities at Gløshaugen

-brought to you by SiT idrett!


On Sundays Therese has a zumba class in the afternoons, and this Sunday we'd made plans to team teach. The class was packed, and Therese was one big smile as always. She's inspiring!


Anfrid who also works in SiT idrett as an instructor participated in the class. And made it into the picture below!



Usually Christel teaches Corebar and Pump afterwards but as she was in Stockholm for the Nike Blast, the largest Scandinavian fitness convention, Anneli and Cecilie joined forces and threw a blast of themselves!














Anfrid decided to participate in this class as well!

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Zumba- what a success recipe

We started the new semester at Åsveien on Monday; zumba and pilates were the scheduled classes. What a blast, the studio was packed, and the participants cheered and clapped midways through the class. There's this magic ingredient in the zumba concept that makes everyone love it, our 18 year olds as well as our 60 year olds. Quite amazing really. I know our Monday night instructor had a kick tonight, and is already looking forward to next Monday!

At Gløshaugen we're introducing zumba in Armfeldtsalen, with enough space to host 150 participants. I'm sure it'll be a hit. For some peculiar reason, zumba always is!


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Dance, dance, dance...

I have worked as a group fitness instructor since 1997. My background is ballet, which I took for 15 years. Because I love dance and music I enjoy that it is now emerging on everyone's timetable again. For many years efficiency and interval training has been our participants' top priority, but now dance is back in focus. And in my opinion, the best combination is when you join the two :). There's no saying that a dance class can't be instructed after the principles of interval training, and it is most definitely possible to make it worth your while.







That is why we in SiT idrett have DanceAerobic, DanceStep, Afro and Zumba on our timetable for the spring of 2011! There is of course also the choice of pilates, yoga, pump, corebar and all kinds of cardio classes.

At Åsveien, where we have classes three times per week we now offer Zumba in combination with 45 minutes of Pilates on Mondays, and have kept the old class format of high intensity cardio & strengthening exercises on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Come check it out ;).