There seems to be some confusion regarding the BCRPA Group Fitness ICE. So, I went straight to the source – BCRPA! Here are their answers to the common questions when designing your class to be evaluated.
QUESTION: Can the Group Fitness ICE format ONLY be completed with a formal aerobic step or aerobic class?
ANSWER: The Group Fitness ICE needs to be in a format that allows the student to fully demonstrate all required aspects of the evaluation, which includes exercise to music. This means that bootcamp / circuit-style classes would not be eligible if they do not incorporate choreography techniques and are not teaching in time to BPM. It’s not as strict as a formal aerobic / step class though.
QUESTION: Several rec centres have been saying a BCRPA certified personal trainer is able to teach bootcamps (unlimited participants). My understanding was a personal trainer is limited to training a max of 3 persons at a time, but a group fitness instructor could teach 4+. Could you please clarify?
ANSWER: There’s nothing in the Scope of Practice that designates how many participants a Personal Trainer can work with for insurance purposes; however, based on the training received, PTs are not really qualified to teach more than 4 participants at once, unless they are also registered in Group Fitness.
QUESTION: Is a Group Fitness instructor allowed to teach group classes outdoors (e.g. bootcamp / circuit in a public park)?
ANSWER: Technically their insurance covers them for everywhere except their own home – but if you are teaching in a public space (city park, school field, etc) you may require a permit from the city that allows you to operate a business on city property (if you’re not teaching for free).
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