Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast

In the health & fitness industry everyone has different backgrounds and come from different experiences. That is one of the beauties of this industry which also allows for creativity. In episode 7 of the Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast, guest Agnes Goodwine shares her experience with joining the health & fitness industry and what she has learned through her struggles. With English being her second language, hosting a podcast and teaching yoga has allowed her to grow her vocabulary and challenge her mentally. The internal growth she has experienced is part of the reason she enjoys teaching yoga and is one of the reasons this is her passion.

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Fitness professionals generally have a good idea of what a group class will look like online but what about one-on-one? A major component of personal training is the ‘personal’ part… being able to manually manipulate someone or visually walk around them to look for improvements is part of what makes someone a professional personal trainer. In this episode, guest Ronald Trujillo shares his insights into training his clients online and provides examples of how he keeps the personal touch online.

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Two years ago, the fitness industry was struck by the pandemic and it left a lot of fitness professionals searching for new career avenues. Creating and selling online workouts has been a breath of fresh air for instructors that has opened up new opportunities for generating income and allowing them to build freedom within their career. In this episode, guest Kristi Taylor shares how she learned the in’s and out’s of virtual training and shares all the hardware she uses to improve the look of her classes. Kristi also shares advice for instructors having trouble filming themselves and provides the internal growth she went through to improve her filming sessions.

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Yoga is a unique workout format to teach online that requires slightly different equipment and set ups. With an online yoga class, the instructor is essentially trying to recreate the ambiance people enjoy in-person but now on the screen. In episode 4 of the Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast, guest Jenn Tarrant shares the equipment and changes she’s made to her at-home studio. Jenn shares the differences she’s learned through experimentation with teaching online, and the equipment she’s found most troubling to nail down.

Jenn Tarrant is a Master Trainer for YogaFit and an ERYT-500 Instructor. She lives just north of Scottsdale, AZ and is a current instructor on the Balance Platform.

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Where do you start when you’re looking to teach yoga online? In episode 3 of the Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast, we have guest Denise Reaves who is a yoga professional based in the Greater Phoenix Area. Denise is a current user of the Balance Platform, and shares the reasons why likes utilizing the platform and how it has helped her grow her business. Also, Denise shares the equipment she has used to stream her yoga classes and the steps she’s taken to improve her in-home studio.

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Learning the ways of virtual training has been a rollercoaster for many fitness professionals. The steps to make your recordings look professional are not listed in a playbook and at the beginning many instructors were going outside of their comfort zone to offer a professional service. In episode 2 of the Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast, Brooke Johnson shares her experiences in virtual training and how she went from working in a gym to teaching clients online. Brooke has built her own studio in her basement that is professional and allows her to instruct clients across the country.

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In the inaugural episode of the Balance Virtual Trainer Podcast, we dive into filming and content tips with fitness professional Aimee Nicotera. Aimee is the owner and creator of the E5 Collective which is a new training format designed to reach a broad range of people with smart, effective fitness programming using simple methods and minimal equipment. The E5 Collective is also offered as an instructor format that you can be certified in online. Throughout this episode Aimee shares how started streaming workouts, and the equipment she uses to provide a quality looking workout. Although being filmed in her basement, Aimee’s filming set-up and backdrop is professional quality which allows her to stay competitive in the online workout space.

Aimee Nicotera has over 25 years of experience in the health and fitness industry, having served in a variety of positions ranging from High School Health Educator in South Central LA to Fitness Director at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa in Lenox, MA. Aimee holds a BS in Nutrition Science, a Masters in Health Education, as well as numerous industry certifications.

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