Group X Instructor - The Quarry

About the role

The Group Exercise Instructor leads and motivates members in a group environment through a pre-arranged format of exercises designed to enhance overall fitness, strength, and endurance, while ensuring member safety. The instructor also serves as a resource to educate members on various aspects of fitness.

Responsibilities

• Leads and delivers group fitness classes based on industry standards and approved formats, beginning and ending promptly and adhering to scheduled format, standards, and times.
• Instructs participants on effective workout methods; explains proper techniques, demonstrates exercises, identifies different muscle groups, and teaches appropriate methods and modifications.
• Provides clear verbal instructions, ensuring volume, tempo of music, and overall atmosphere are motivational and conducive to hearing, teaching, learning, and fun.
• Coaches and motivates class participants to achieve fitness goals, continually monitoring for signs of injury, illness, or overexertion.
• Interacts with participants, answers questions, introduces/orients new participants, generates and maintains a positive exercise experience, and solicits feedback to maintain long‑term participation and member retention.
• Ensures all participants use correct form during class and offers modifications and variations to accommodate all fitness levels.
• Maintains and demonstrates a positive and professional attitude toward responsibilities, fellow associates, members, and guests.
• Represents and promotes Gold's Gym group exercise professionally, adhering to appropriate fitness attire for demonstrating proper form, alignment, and movement, and refrains from revealing attire.
• Consistently delivers scheduled classes as posted and actively coordinates and schedules a qualified/approved substitute when necessary to avoid cancellations.
• Provides legally purchased music appropriate for the class format and refrains from using music containing foul or offensive language.
• Ensures all equipment functions correctly and that microphones are in working order.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of the GGX room by putting equipment away and turning off the sound system when not in use.
• Promptly notifies management of any equipment or facility repair needs.
• Prepares incident and/or witness reports as necessary in the event of accidents.
• Accurately and consistently records hours worked and class attendance information submitted to the GGX Manager in a timely manner.
• Attends all required staff meetings and is willing to attend training to maintain or improve teaching skills.
• Upholds the company's vision, mission, values, and code of conduct and complies with all Gold's Gym policies and procedures.
• Performs related duties as assigned.