{"id":451259,"date":"2026-09-29T16:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451259\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:34:36","slug":"group-fitness-how-tcu-students-get-certified-to-teach-classes-tcu-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451259\/","title":{"rendered":"Group fitness: How TCU students get certified to teach classes \u2013 TCU 360"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Flyer from TCU Campus REC Instagram (Courtesy of TCU Campus REC Instagram)<\/p>\n

TCU Campus Recreation & Wellness Promotion kicked off its fall Group Fitness Certification Prep Course on Sept. 22. The course will run twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. and conclude on Nov. 5. <\/p>\n

This fall semester course prepares students to pass the AFAA GFI certification exams and will equip them to work with clients and teach their own classes through hands-on experience. <\/p>\n

Open to members of the community, including students, faculty and staff, this in-person course offers students the ability to complete online content before coming to class to apply what they have learned through practical exercise and teaching strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the class does not certify students to become an instructor; rather, it prepares participants to be prepared to pass the GFI exam.<\/p>\n

Fitness Coordinator at the Rec, Biancca Colette, said, \u201cWe started last year and had our first course last fall, and now we are trying to keep it as a tradition every year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

This in-person course will offer them the opportunity to gain experience in teaching, which participants may not receive from other certification courses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin our program, I have seen students from all six formats go through and complete the course. However, of course, the most popular formats to teach are Pilates, cycle and strength,\u201d Colette said.<\/p>\n

The certification earned by passing the exam is only a piece of the puzzle required to become an effective instructor.\u00a0Grace Smith, a first-year marketing student going through the program, said, \u201cMy overall goal is to find the most confident version of myself and build upon my fitness goals. I am more focused on my journey as a fitness instructor and just having fun!\u201d<\/p>\n

For Smith, cycling group fitness is her main area of interest. \u201cI would love to start by teaching cycling at the Rec if it works out\u2013fingers crossed!\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior communication studies student and Pilates instructor, Sydney Huebner, said the Rec has influenced her Pilates passion: \u201cFrom the very first day I stepped on campus, I knew I wanted to share my Pilates passion with my peers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Image from Sydney Huebner\u2019s Instagram informing students about her classes and when to take them. (Courtesy of Sydney Huebner\u2019s Instagram)<\/p>\n

In addition, Huebnerr is also a content marketer for seven different brands on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rec has connected me with so many like-minded students on campus, including getting to travel to Texfit and meet other instructors in Texas who had already experienced parts of my Pilates work online and through social media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many others, Huebner\u2019s passion extends far beyond the Rec and influences her career aspirations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI plan to lead classes until my very last breath,\u201d she said, \u201d because I feel it connects me better to my community as well as myself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flyer from TCU Campus REC Instagram (Courtesy of TCU Campus REC Instagram) TCU Campus Recreation & Wellness Promotion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-451259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}