Mar 23, 2023 | Blog Posts, Podcast
How I found my tribe If you're like me, you love to feel inspired. You want to reflect on your life and feel you've made a difference. I recently chatted with a long-time friend (Sports science academic, Public speaker and PT genius), Nikki Ellis, on her 'Find your...
Oct 28, 2022 | Blog Posts
Have you ever really asked yourself why you teach group fitness? Why did you decide that this would be the career (or part-time pursuit) that you would follow over so many other options? This article published on the Network magazine. Often people will express...
Jul 17, 2022 | Blog Posts, Gymstick Articles
The biggest challenge It's hard to let go of something that once worked for us, but it's even harder when we're not seeing the results we want. One of the hardest things for a lot of people to do is admit that their favourite workout is no longer working for them. In...
Jul 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, Gymstick Articles
Keeping it Simple We've all heard the saying, "keep it simple, stupid." But as humans, we seem to be hardwired to look for complexity. So we are suspicious of things that are too simple – how can it possibly be effective? Fitness trainers tend to overcomplicate...
Jun 14, 2022 | Blog Posts
Tips on how to stay motivated with exercise. Have you ever started doing something and had the best intentions only to lose motivation and give up halfway through? Maybe you started a new exercise program and quit after a few weeks (or days). All along, you know that...
May 23, 2022 | Blog Posts
Wow! It’s really possible to make a career from teaching group fitness classes. Absolutely, it is. You can earn money and help people become fitter and healthier too. There are many opportunities to teach group fitness classes. If you have a personal passion for it,...
Apr 19, 2022 | Blog Posts
Always be prepared to learn something new Teaching is a profession that is full of surprises. As instructors, we know that the best way to prepare for the unexpected is to go in with as much knowledge as possible. It's one of the reasons why you're probably reading...
Mar 14, 2022 | Blog Posts
I have been in the industry for a long time, and I know how scary it is to start teaching group fitness classes! The fear comes from so many places and takes many forms. Some people are afraid they will be uncomfortable, some are afraid that they don’t have the...
Feb 17, 2022 | Blog Posts
Teaching a group fitness class can be an incredibly empowering and gratifying experience. It can also be challenging, daunting and downright terrifying. There’s always a little voice in the back of your mind telling you that you don’t know enough to teach a class, or...
Jan 13, 2022 | Blog Posts
mSwing is not an aerobics class. It's about learning to move your body in a way that will integrate into your life for the rest of your days. It's fun and it can be done by anyone and everyone. Why? Because since the beginning of time people have been swinging things...
Dec 27, 2021 | Blog Posts
When a comment on a social media post mentioned the name of a fitness industry colleague that I hadn’t thought about for a long time, it brought the power of the word ‘learn’ vividly to mind. Meredith King was my aqua coordinator at the Ivanhoe Aquatic Centre in the...
Dec 15, 2021 | Blog Posts
When we learn something new, we open the door to opportunity. To grow in this industry, you must keep continual learning at the core of everything you do, writes industry educator and group fitness guru Marietta Mehanni. When a comment on one of my recent social media...
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