Being a Group Fitness Instructor involves leading fun, effective, and safe group exercise classes for diverse populations. This role is for someone passionate about health and fitness who thrives in a high-performance team environment focused on client experience and professional growth.
Responsibilities
Act in accordance with company values, mission, and vision
Enjoy working with a very diverse population (all LGBTQ+, genders, races, ethnicities, affiliations, ages, and backgrounds)
Prepare ahead of classes and personal training sessions
Lead fun, effective, and safe group exercise classes for 5 to 20 people
Stay engaged and enthusiastic for each class and session
Explain, demonstrate, and lead all sections of the workout: warm-up, strength, conditioning, and cool-down
Focus 100% of attention on the client experience rather than participating in workouts
Modify appropriately for each individual’s needs
Build and strengthen rapport with each client
Collaborate with the team on exercise programming for classes and individual members
Hold clients accountable to their commitments
Attend all on-boarding and training sessions
Attend individual and team meetings
Help achieve client retention goals through excellent client rapport, providing an amazing class experience, and contacting absent clients
Communicate client concerns, questions, and important details to the rest of the team ASAP
Offer feedback to the team on how to improve the member experience, quality, and scalability
Plan, promote, execute, and attend social events
Recommend and encourage company services and products to current and potential members
Assist with facility and equipment maintenance, organization, and cleaning
Perform other duties and administrative tasks as needed
Requirements
Obsessed with Health & Fitness – You live and promote health & fitness because it’s your life mission; it’s both your purpose & interest
Workaholic – You love to work, have a strong work ethic, are super organized, and detail-orientated
Extroverted – You get energized by spending time with lots of people, have a warm & welcoming demeanor, are highly empathetic, and a fun person to be around
Desire growth – You aggressively seek constructive criticism to grow & improve, take extreme ownership on how you can do better next time, and do not look to blame someone else
Resilient – You don’t get overwhelmed easily and are adaptable
Open-minded – You’re willing to challenge your beliefs and worldviews on topics such as money, people, the business of fitness, sales, supplements, nutrition, coaching, exercise programming, and goal setting
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Non-judgmental - You're motivated to help your clients achieve their goals no matter what they are (aesthetic, health, and/or performance), and no matter how novice the client or their goals are
You understand that practicing what you preach is crucial to best help your clients because of the inspiration, understanding, empathy, knowledge, and experience that it offers to you and your clients. You are in great physical shape and have a personal fitness and/or fat loss story
1+ years of Group Exercise instructor and/or personal training experience with adults
3+ years of general/any professional work experience
Proficient in your ability to perform and teach all the major movements found in Powerlifting
You hold yourself to the highest standard of professionalism with respect to your punctuality, appearance, communication, and use of all social media channels
You have exceptional time management, organizational, and detail-oriented skills
You work well both independently and as part of a team
You're proficient in Google Calendar, Google Drive, and Gmail
Required: High school diploma
AED Certification (Required)
CPR Certification (Required)
Reliably commute to 1601 South Halsted St, Chicago, IL, 60608
Nice to have:
Bachelors in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or equivalent
Benefits
Unlimited vacation time and sick days (as long as your responsibilities are covered)
Free gym membership
Fitness business mentorship
Some flexibility in schedule
Employee discounts on supplements
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Free fitness classes
Gym membership
Professional development assistance
Important Details
Coaching shifts: Tu/Wed/Thur - 5:45am to 8:15am; Mon/Wed - 12:15pm to 1:45pm; Wed - 4:15pm to 6:45pm; Sat - 7:45am-10:15am
About the Company
Transformation Fitness was founded in 2012 and is a personal development company obsessed with improving the lives of everyone in its community through inspiration and promoting the needs of the Body, Mind & Spirit. It aims to grow to 10+ locations around Chicago with 250+ recurring members at each, and then expand to other metropolitan cities.