2025 IDEA Fitness Journal Issue 4, Quiz 4: Cognitive Load in Group Fitness: How to Teach With Clarity, Focus and Participant Success

This session explores how cognitive load theory applies to group fitness instruction and participant experience. You’ll learn how the brain processes information during movement, how intrinsic and extraneous load affect performance and emotional engagement, and how thoughtful cueing, sequencing and sensory management can create safer, more inclusive and more enjoyable classes. Through evidence-informed strategies and hands-on practicals, this course empowers instructors to design sessions that reduce confusion, support diverse learning needs and elevate member confidence, flow and skill development.