Spice Up Your Circuit Training
Tae Bo has become popular among secondary students. You can use
this technique to break away from traditional circuit training methods.
Have your entire class (20-40) participate in an aerobics style warm up.
You can lead, a student can lead, or let the Tae Bo tape do the work from
a TV and VCR.
After five minutes of light aerobic activity and a
round of stretching, have your students partner up. One partner goes
to the edges of the gym, where individual stations of a circuit training
have been set up. The other students remain in the middle for a Tae
Bo series of exercises. The students at stations complete more traditional
activities, such as push ups, sit ups, bicep curls, etc.
Using a
tape or yourself as an instructor, the group in the middle participates
in 2 exercises of 16 counts. For example, 8 upper cuts left, 8 upper
cuts right, then 8 straight punches left, and 8 straight punches right.
After approximately a minute, the students change positions.
Continue
the rotation for 5 stations, or 10 minutes. Check heart rate with
everyone together. Depending on the length of your class, begin a
second circuit or the cool down.
When we want to block scheduling,
this is a great way to start class. We are able to really emphasize
the components of health-related fitness, and the training principles.
