2. Have a strong and stable internet connection (with minimum download & upload speeds)
The fully online Zoom course format works really well, but only if you have good internet! And unfortunately that isn’t the case for all of us. What’s frustrating is that often your internet speed is beyond your control as it can depend on a range of factors such as what internet plan you’re on, whether you have NBN and how far your home is from the internet exchange.
If your internet speed isn’t fast enough, your connection will drop out or will be blurry, which affects not only your learning, but also affects the other students in the course who are trying to see your body and instruct you through an exercise.
So because of this, and in an effort to be fair to everyone, we have set some minimum internet requirements. To complete the Anatomy or Matwork Course fully online via Zoom, you must have internet with a minimum speed of –
- 15 megabits per second (mbps) in downloads
- 5 megabits per second (mbps) in uploads
To test your internet speed –
- Open the internet on the computer that you would use to complete the Zoom training
- Go to https://www.speedtest.net/
- Select “Go” to test your internet’s upload and download speeds
It’s really important that you do this test on the computer that you would be using to access the course, not on your mobile phone!
Please be sure to take a screenshot of your results and send these through to educationadmin@studiopilates.com.
Remember that you need a minimum download speed of 15 mbps and a minimum upload speed of 5 mbps to participate in the online training. If your internet speed is not at this level, unfortunately you will not be able to complete the course via Zoom as the experience will be significantly reduced for both yourself and other students on the course.