<p class="widget-title" style="text-align: center;">I invited my friend Jessica to talk about Coaching versus Performing while teaching a group class, so happy to have her as a guest blogger.</p>

<h3 class="widget-title" style="text-align: center;">How did I met Jessica?</h3>
I attended Tabata Bootcamp Summit in Santa Cruz, California in 2016. I hoped to become a Master Trainer for Mindy Mylrea. One of the presenters at the summit was Jessica. She did a presentation on social media. I was touched by how brilliant she was and so down to earth. I went to talk to her at the end of the presentation and asked if she could help me with my website. Since then she helped me so much to grow and improve the online portion of my business. I am so impressed by everything she does; she even creates her brand <a href="http://www.lokfitness.com/">Lok Fitness</a>. She is a Master Trainer for many companies; Lebert, Tabata Bootcamp, Barre Above to name a few and she also helped design a fitness program. If you want to know more about her read this article. She talks about cueing fitness class; participating or coaching a group class. How to get in touch with Jessica?

Coaching or Performing?
<h3 class="widget-title">How to get in touch with Jessica?</h3>
<p class="p1">Jessica H. Maurer</p>
<p class="p1">Fitness Educator</p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><a href="http://jessicahmaurer.com/"><b>JessicaHMaurer.com</b></a></span></p>
<p class="p3"><b>Find me on social media : @JHMFitness</b></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><a href="http://jhmfitness.setmore.com/">Book an appointment to chat with me</a></span></p>
<a href="http://JessicaHMaurer.com"><img class="so-widget-image alignnone" title="Guest Blogger Jessica H. Maurer" src="http://www.choose2be.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Jessica-H.-Maurer.jpg" alt="Jessica H. Maurer - Fit Flow - Lock Fitness - Guest Blogger Choose2be - master trainer" width="960" height="640" /></a>
<h3 class="widget-title">Coaching or Performing?</h3>
<p class="p1">A long time ago, I taught over 30 classes a week. Because I was young and foolish, I did most, if not all, of the classes with my participants, because at the time, that was how group fitness was taught. This is how my mentors coached me, what I witnessed other instructors doing, and what was taught in certification settings. The instructor did the class movements with everyone while cueing vocally and physically what needed to be done.</p>
<p class="p1">Needless to say, I annihilated my entire being. Not just my physical body, but my emotional and spiritual self as well. After many years, I was wrecked, beyond tired, and frustrated. As I was moving closer and closer to "retiring", my husband got a job that moved us from Tennessee to California. With that move, I promised myself not to fall back into the same over-worked lifestyle.</p>
<p class="p1">I needed to learn how to coach. I started taking a lot of online courses and webinars on coaching from fitness leaders whom I trusted. I started reading more about influence, verbiage, and the power of proper cueing. I armed myself with as much knowledge in this field before diving back into the world of fitness.</p>
<p class="p1">When I did go back to teaching, I quickly learned what my true style of teaching is: I am a hybrid. I don't like to coach from the standpoint of an actual coach. I like to be both a participant and a coach. I like the middle area. I thrive teaching classes where I can demonstrate and start the exercise with the class, however stop after a few reps and move to just coaching mode until it is time for the next exercise to be taught. I can make seamless transitions from one teaching hat to the next, now that I have the knowledge involved to understand both positions.</p>
<p class="p1">While I felt successful as a fitness professional who taught 30 classes a week, I become more effective and influential when I gained more knowledge on my own personal teaching style. Now, I encourage other fitness professionals to do the same. Find your true voice, not what everyone is telling you to do or be. Find what works for you.</p>
<p class="p1">I make the same recommendations to people. Not every workout is going to be a fit for you. Not every teacher or gym is going to make you happy. There are thousands of companies who make jeans. Why? Because everyone is different and a style that fits me is not a style that fits you. Fitness is the same predicament. What works for me, may not work for you. Like crossfit? Great! I bet your neighbor doesn't, and that's ok. She probably likes barre classes, which you despise. It doesn't mean either of you are wrong. It just means that everyone has their fit, you just have to find it.</p>