Dance Instructor

Life Time>; Ajax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fitness organization in Ajax, Ontario is seeking a Group Fitness Instructor to lead diverse fitness classes that engage and motivate participants. The ideal candidate will possess a high school diploma, relevant fitness certifications, and a passion for promoting health and fitness. This role involves developing strong relationships with class members, ensuring a positive and fun environment, and maintaining high attendance rates. Join us in making a positive impact on our community’s fitness journey.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of fitness instructor work experience.
• Ability to perform aerobic activity for duration of class.
• Ability to routinely lift 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Develop positive relationships with class participants.
• Educate class participants on correct form and alternatives.
• Listen to members and engage in conversation.

Skills

Group Exercise Instruction

Positive Relationship Building

Music Selection

Engagement Techniques

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CPR / AED Certification

Group Exercise Certifications (e.g., NASM, ACE)

Job description

Position Summary

The Group Fitness Instructor provides cutting‑edge group fitness instruction through a variety of entertaining, educational, and fun classes promoting fitness and positive self‑esteem in a safe environment. They act as a fitness resource for class participants and maintain positive relationships with members to encourage continued class attendance. The Group Fitness Instructor is responsible for consistently meeting daily class attendance goals as well as effectively promoting Life Time programs, products, and services.

As a Group Fitness Instructor at Life Time, you have the opportunity to instruct a variety of group fitness formats.

STRENGTH

LIFT : Build Strength : Build Muscle

Strength training classes that bring muscles and music together. Period music has the power to take athletic activities to a completely new level, motivating our members to lift more, lift longer, and develop a lifelong love and joy in lifting.

SHRED : Strength Circuits for Lean Muscles

This is the no‑excuses, full‑body strength and endurance workout. Workouts are fun, simple, timed, and consistent so that members can move at the pace they need to get the results they want. To keep the workout short and efficient, we squeeze as much as possible in our short time together, working every major muscle group and cardio drills.

MAXOUT : Maximize your muscles. Minimize your limits.

Life Time’s strength and conditioning brand that combines heavier weights, supersets, and a community‑building, high‑energy max‑out challenge. This class pushes athletes to muscle max‑out and reach the point of muscle burnout to increase strength capacity, fire up metabolism, and build confidence in lifting abilities.

CARDIO

XTREME : Conditioning Challenges to HIIT your Goals.

Life Time’s ultimate conditioning brand where every class delivers a heart‑pumping, high‑intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. Xtreme is perfect for members looking for a challenge that will continue to raise their personal best.

REMIXX : Feel Good, Heart Pumping Cardio.

Breaking the mold on high energy cardio fitness, REMIXX celebrates all things that get your heart pumping. Whether a cardio junkie or looking for a fresh challenge, REMIXX classes offer an electrifying workout experience. From the moment our members walk into the studio it feels like they have entered a nightclub. Time flies by as they step, jump, and groove to the hottest remixes of new jams and throwback favorites.

BOXING / KICKBOXING

STRIKE : Strike with Precision, Box with Passion.

A cardio class with grit and attitude to get members moving and dominating their workout. These classes teach members to jab, cross, hook, and uppercut their calories and problems away.

BARRE

LIFE BARRE : Strength & Grace Align.

LIFE BARRE classes are rooted deeply in ballet with movements that stem from traditional ballet form. The high reps of precise isometric movements on and off the bar engage muscles in a way our other strength classes can’t. LIFE BARRE helps members stand taller and activate their full range of motion.

CYCLE

AMP : Ride to the Rhythm, Sweat to the Beat.

AMP blurs the lines between exercise and entertainment, creating an immersive experience where the beat sets the pace of the pedals and energy fuels choreographed movement.

EDG : Find your EDG with Music and Metrics

EDG is where rhythm meets results for the ultimate fusion of music, metrics, and technology. Intentional sets of work are synced to a heart‑pounding soundtrack, challenging speed, strength, and stamina while you’re coached and inspired on a journey to peak performance. Riders can expect exhilarating classes that help them unleash their inner athlete and push to their EDG.

PWR : Athletic endurance on the bike.

Through intentional application of specificity, progression, and individualization you unlock personal potential on the bike while enjoying the camaraderie of like‑minded athletes.

DANZE : Move unapologetically to the beat.

Dance knows no boundaries and neither do we. Our dance classes celebrate diversity in all its forms, from Hip Hop to Latin Fusion to musical theater and everything in between. With multiple classes that make up the DANZE brand, members and instructors get to choose the groove that moves them most.

YOGA

SURRENDER YIN

A slow, meditative yin‑yoga practice to create greater mobility in your joints while you mindfully stress your body's connective tissues and challenge the calmness of your mind. You will be guided through a sequence of yin poses as you concentrate on your breath.

ROOT HATHA

Learn to master the reactions of your mind by focusing on radical self‑acceptance and utilizing the union of opposites. This Hatha yoga experience will help you feel more grounded and inspire acute muscle engagement to create greater stability in the joints of your body. With a heavy focus on your body and a slow, complete breath you will learn to mindfully engage your muscles to support your body with integrity.

FLOW VINYASA

This breath‑centered Vinyasa Flow class takes you through a series of yoga poses and opportunities to celebrate yourself through empowerment and freedom of movement. Sequences are designed to get you moving, then set you free. This energizing class promotes physical strength, mobility, and mental clarity, drawing on your breath as your inner source of focus.

ARORA : ACCOUNTABILITY. COMMUNITY. ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITY.

These comprehensively programmed classes provide a variety of options to support healthy aging, new beginnings and reigniting an active lifestyle – from AQUA to DANZE, GENTLE YOGA to TOTAL BODY. ARORA’s promise is to deliver safe, effective workouts designed to help older adults establish the fundamental actions to living a healthier, happier life, in a fun and social environment.

SGT

GTX : Cardio. Strength. Results.

The ultimate 50/50 cardio & strength guided training experience. With heart‑rate based interval training, resistance coaching, and a comprehensive weekly plan, you’ll always have the right formula of ULTRA FIT : Achieve Extraordinary.

ALPHA : Competitive Grit.

Full‑body strength and conditioning programs that empower individuals to reach peak physiological and psychological potential through community, resilience, and discipline – including challenging movements performed at relative intensities alongside coach guidance. Workouts are built to challenge one’s self‑imposed limits through progressive strength and conditioning, alongside a group of athletes driven to do the same.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Develop positive relationships with class participants by teaching a variety of challenging and entertaining classes.

Educate class participants on correct form and alternative moves during the fitness routine.

Attentively listen to members, answer questions, and engage in conversation before and after classes.

Cleans and organizes studio space after each class.

Provide current music for each class that entertains and motivates while ensuring appropriate language.

Promote Life Time promotions, programs, products, and services while specifically encouraging participation for the classes at Life Time.

Position Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.

1 or more years of fitness instructor work experience.

CPR / AED Certification

Minimum of one of the following Group Exercise Certifications: National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM), American Council of Exercise (ACE), American Fitness Aerobic Association (AFAA), Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA).

Ability to perform an aerobic activity for duration of a class, which may include, but not limited to, standing, walking, climbing, balancing, running, crawling, and kneeling.

Ability to routinely lift 50 pounds and occasionally pounds.

Ability to perform exercises specific to the assigned class.

If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please let us know of any accommodations needed to meet your accessibility needs during the recruitment process. Any accommodation information will be treated as confidential and only used for the purpose of enabling an accessible candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.