When people ask me what I “do” for employment, it is funny because
my mind immediately jumps to me being a fitness instructor over my corporate job
where I spend most of my time. The simple answer is because fitness is what I
love, it is my passion, it is what I want to do full-time. However, that is not
in the cards at this time, so part-time fitness instructor it is. But is it
really part time? Think about how much time you spend preparing for classes.
- Scouting music
- Working on original choreography
- Learning choreography
- Practicing
- Creating set lists
- Promoting your classes
- Keeping your social media up-to-date
- Networking
- Building relationships
- Attending social events
Now imagine all of that work across several platforms,
various gyms, different classes. It can really take up a large portion of your
day. Here are a few tips to help you manage your preparation time.
Practice: Just as
if you have scheduled classes, schedule yourself practice time. Mark it on your
calendar and allot that time specifically for learning new choreography and
fine-tuning your existing choreography. If you need a little extra motivation,
ask some of your peeps to join you! You will find your energy increases AND the
creative collaboration makes for some awesome choreography!
Music: Take
advantage of your downtime during the day. Maybe this is in the car on your way
to work, or during nap time for your kids. Keep your music source handy and pop
in your ear buds throughout the day to scout new music. Whether it is listening
to music provided by your fitness genre, or doing a search on Apple Music of Spotify,
you can basically hit shuffle, and tune it out until you find that one jam that
resonates with you. Take that song and add it to a set list called “Choreography”
so you can easily locate it when you are ready to work on it.
Set Lists: Come
up with an easy to follow naming convention for your set lists. You can do this
by month, genre, gym or date. In doing so, you will have a record on what you
did when to ensure you are keeping things fresh for your participants. I work
on set lists the day before classes. It takes about 10-15 minutes to rotate
songs in and out or start a new set list. You can make it a practice to have a default
set list for when you want to defer to the class favorites.
Social Media:
There are several tools that are available in the marketplace to help manage
your social media channels. In an effort to keep things streamlined and
organized, you can create a content calendar at the beginning of each month.
From there you can pre-write and post items and schedule them out with a
third-party tool. Alternatively, you can set time aside daily to manage your
social channels (I would recommend early in the morning to get it out of the
way). The most important thing here is to create your point of view so your
posts have value and meaning to your audience. If this is not your wheelhouse,
don’t worry, for a nominal fee, you can actually hire someone to manage your
accounts.
Networking: This
is such a huge part of the fitness industry. It is no doubt that classes are
more fun with different styles and personalities, and those differences are
what makes the fitness community unique. Make sure to carve out time in your
schedule to get to other people in your fitness community. Visit other
instructor classes, and when your schedule allows, attend events to see your
friends, meet new people and network new business opportunities.
We all know the TLC that is required for your fitness classes, businesses and brands. We certainly all know how busy and crazy life can be! Hopefully these tidbits will help save a little preparation time so you can truly do what you love most; inspire others through fitness!
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