Teaching Tip - Drill-A-Skill

This tip is from Lindsay Swenson-Mondick, YMCA Aquatics Director and AEA Trainer from Minnesota...don't cha know! I met her at the IAFC conference and she is a great instructor with an awesome sense of humor.

Aqua Fitness Teaching Tip: To all my aquatic instructors...it's called "Drill-a-Skill" and it's one of the easiest ways to keep your people moving during a cardio sequence. One exercise, 5 variations, each for 30 seconds x 4. What's that equal...10 minutes! 1/4 of the class complete. Try it in the following sequence: Level I Cross Country Ski; Level I 1/2 WT Double w/ Bow and Arrow Arms; Level II 1/2 WT Ski and Tuck; Level I Ski Travel Forward and Backward; Level III Ski! Whew! Repeat another 3 times.

*You may not be able to use this EXACT tip - maybe you can modify it to fit your class format!