Group Fitness Instruction for Older Adults: Toward a Substantive, Grounded Theory of Age Capital

Autor/inn/en	Harvey, K.; Griffin, M.
Titel	Group Fitness Instruction for Older Adults: Toward a Substantive, Grounded Theory of Age Capital
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 47 (2021) 5, S.222-234 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Harvey, K.) ORCID (Griffin, M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2021.1910142
Schlagwörter	Physical Fitness; Older Adults; Grounded Theory; Exercise; Physical Education Teachers; Teaching Methods; Teacher Certification; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Competencies; Aging (Individuals); Language Usage; Language Variation; Music; Dance; Human Body; Empathy; Sociocultural Patterns; Professional Associations; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; United States; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsfähigkeit; Älterer Erwachsener; Übung; Physical education; Physical training; Teacher; Teachers; Sportlehrer; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrkunst; Aging; Altern; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachenvielfalt; Musik; Tanz; Menschlicher Körper; Empathie; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; USA; Kanada
Abstract	One vital role of fitness instructors is that of educator, yet scant theorization about this educative role exists. To address this lacuna in scholarship, we utilized a constructivist grounded theory methodology to develop a theory of embodied education that takes place between the fitness instructor and older exercisers in group exercise classes. The aim was to explain how fitness instructors could teach in a manner that would enhance the inclusivity of the social exercise environments for older exercisers. We collected data from: 1) eight certification and certificate programs used to train fitness instructors who work with older exercisers; 2) observation of and semi-structured interviews with 22 fitness instructors in various group exercise settings; and 3) go-alongs and semi-structured interviews with 14 older exercisers. Findings revealed the need for fitness instructors to better understand, and develop teaching competencies that take into consideration, the embodied and sociocultural experiences of aging (e.g., slang, music, and dance forms popular across older adults' life course), as well as teaching in a manner that balances drawing attention to the body through education with distracting from the affective experience of exercise through energetic performance. Toward this aim, we introduce the concept of age capital as a pathway for fitness instructors to empathize with what it might be like to be an older exerciser. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01