Exercise to Music Career

A Career as an Exercise to Music Instructor 

Many Exercise to Music Instructors have a considerable amount of variety in their working day as they often work from different fitness facilities and on a freelance basis. Not only do Exercise to Music Instructors get the opportunity to work in a range of clubs, many also teach a variety of exercise classes including aerobics, step, group indoor cycling, water based exercise, pilates or yoga.

As an Exercise to Music Instructor you will be required to motivate, encourage and enthuse participants during your exercise classes. You will need to have strong leadership skills, be well organised and versatile, to ensure that you can cater for every exerciser on your class.

Innervate Training offers a variety of courses to kick start your career as a group exercise instructor, for more information click here.

Requirements of an Exercise to Music Instructor:

The specific qualification requirements will vary significantly depending on the type of classes you wish to teach. Many of the more popular branded exercise class programmes like Body Pump™, Spinning™ and RPM™, require you to attend a dedicated training course with the licensed training provider. You are also likely to have to pay annual license fees, purchase specific music tracks and attend regular training workshops in order to continue teaching such programmes. These training courses are not nationally recognised qualifications and are only valid to teach that specific training programme.

In almost all cases, to be able to deliver any group exercise class, you will need a ‘Level 2 Exercise to Music Instructor’ qualification or greater.

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has been set up to help safeguard the interests of people who are using the services of fitness instructors. Fitness Instructors are required to demonstrate their commitment to ‘Continued Professional Development’ by completing regular and recognised training. A failure to do so will result in an exclusion from the Register. All of the training courses provided by Innervate Training are approved by REPs.

Exercise to Music Instructor Employers:

Employment opportunities for Group Exercise Instructors are vast, potential employers include:

• Private health clubs

• Local authorities (leisure centres)

• Schools and colleges

• Cruise ships

• Holiday resorts

In addition, many Exercise to Music Instructors decide to become self employed and hire their own facilities to conduct classes- thus having an uncapped earning potential.

Exercise to Music Instructor's Pay:

Exercise to Music Instructors are typically paid hourly with the rate ranging considerably depending on the employer and type of class being taught. Some employers will pay as little as £10.00 per hour for, whilst others will pay up to £30.00, and sometimes more. The opportunities are literally endless for the Group Exercise Instructors since there is such a wide variety of programmes and classes to get involved in.

Some Group Exercise Instructors, especially those looking for more sociable and regular hours opt to take more permanent positions in health clubs as coordinators or managers. Such positions involve developing timetables, staff rosters and improving quality and range of exercise classes offered by the fitness facility.