> Turn class, instructor and participant clips into a story for fitness studio teams. Keep one filmed movement understandable from its real starting position through the finish. Source: https://shortyedit.com/guides/group-training-class-video-guide --- # How to edit a video for group training class Turn class, instructor and participant clips into a story for fitness studio teams. Keep one filmed movement understandable from its real starting position through the finish. [The Shorty team](https://shortyedit.com/about#editorial-team) · Updated 15 September 2026 ## Key takeaways - Keep one filmed movement understandable from its real starting position through the finish. - Preserve the filmed movement and avoid promising health, weight-loss or performance outcomes. - Your next brief could focus on a class invitation from real training footage or a coach-led exercise explanation. ## Give the video a clear purpose Keep one filmed movement understandable from its real starting position through the finish. Think about what fitness studio teams need the viewer to understand first. Use the opening to establish that idea, then let the next shots add detail. ## Build your shot list - The training space - One complete exercise movement - Equipment in use - The instructor helping the group - The end of the class ## Put the moments in order Open with the training space. Connect it to one complete exercise movement and equipment in use, then use the instructor helping the group to add detail. Finish with the end of the class. Use the supplied exercise name or instructor cue only. ## Try this editing prompt Create a 25-second vertical video from my class, instructor and participant clips. Open with the training space, follow with one complete exercise movement, equipment in use, the instructor helping the group, and finish with the end of the class. Use the supplied exercise name or instructor cue only. ## Polish the details Preserve the filmed movement and avoid promising health, weight-loss or performance outcomes. ## Give the next version a clear direction Restore the end of the repetition and remove an unrelated detail insert. ## Find another story in the same shoot Your next brief could focus on a class invitation from real training footage or a coach-led exercise explanation. Choose a different opening and source selection to give each video its own purpose. ## Keep the ideas coming ### Start with your footage Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Explore more briefs Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Get more videos from one shoot Give each edit a different job and select the source clips that serve it. ## Questions, answered. ### What should I upload? Class, instructor and participant clips. Use the shot list as a starting point and adapt the sequence to your footage. ### What details should I check? Preserve the filmed movement and avoid promising health, weight-loss or performance outcomes. ## Your next video starts here. Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit. --- Published by Tools Products FZ-LLC. Canonical HTML: https://shortyedit.com/guides/group-training-class-video-guide