Jen Ryan is a very busy girl.  I’m thankful she could take the time to talk with me about the benchmarks of training and the dangers of over training and over teaching as  group fitness instructors.   Jen is the National Operations Manager of Group Fitness for Life Time Fitness and the Group Fitness Department … Continue reading Episode #8 – Jen Ryan on Over Training & Over Teaching →

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You guys, the first thing I want you to know about Fred Hoffman is what a genuinely nice person he is! I so enjoyed talking with him. We discuss a number of the many projects he is involved in and his presentations at this years IDEA Conference in Aneheim, CA, August 12-16, 2009.   He  … Continue reading Episode #7 Fred Hoffman – live from Paris, France →

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Meet Suzelle Snowden, President and founder of FitBodies, Inc.  Hear from Suzelle how you can travel to exotic locations and stay at fabulous all-inclusive (yes, this includes adult beverages) resorts as a traveling fitness professional.  I’ve had the opportunity to travel with FitBodies over 25 times in the last 12 years and it has been … Continue reading Episode #6 Teaching in Paradise! →

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Meet my dear friend Kate Larsen. Kate has been a group fitness instructor since 1987. She is a certified business and life coach and is a regular speaker at IDEA conferences. She has been published in Fitness, SHAPE, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Weight Watchers, Prevention, and NWA. She is a faculty member, mentor coach and advisor for … Continue reading Episode #5 – Kate Larsen asks, are you teaching with a purpose? →

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Fraser Quelch from Fitness Anywhere joins me to discuss incorporating the new TRX Suspension Trainer into your group exercise classes.  In preparation for this interview, I attended a day long training where we were told it was going to hurt to pick up a pencil the next day, so I may have intentionally backed off … Continue reading Episode #4 – Group Exercise with the TRX Suspension Trainer →

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Have you ever want to run away? Take your Group Fitness Certification and move as far away as you can? I would truly love to and my guest for episode #3 did just that! Meet Ryan Hogan with the Australian Fitness Network, a member-based fitness organization similar to IDEA /Can-Fit-Pro. Ryan describes how he left … Continue reading Episode #3 – Group Fitness Down Under with Ryan Hogan →

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When I started a list of potential guests for this show, Katie Haggerty was the first name I wrote down. Katie tells a compelling story of her journey into personal wellness that turned into a career as a group fitness professional with Life Time Fitness. Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using … Continue reading Episode #2 – Meet Katie Haggerty →

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Hi! My name is Amy Jo Macgowan. Welcome to my new radio show that’s all about your passion & your career as a Group Fitness Instructor. I have a lot of exciting interviews planned. Here is a brief introduction where my husband John introduces me and we discuss our plans for Group Fitness Talk Radio! … Continue reading Episode #1 – An Introduction to Amy Macgowan and Group Fitness Talk Radio →

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