Fitness Instructor (on-call)

Canyon Ranch; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Canyon Ranch is seeking a dedicated Fitness Instructor to lead various wellness and fitness classes. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills as you'll be guiding guests through exercise, ensuring their safety and comfort. Candidates should have a relevant college degree and CPR certification, with a passion for motivating diverse groups in their fitness journeys.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of teaching experience in fitness industry.
• Thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.

Responsibilities

• Instruct wellness/fitness classes including Yoga, muscle toning, and aerobic exercise.
• Ensure guest comfort, safety, and enjoyment during classes.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Motivation

Education

College degree related to fitness

Job description

Overview

Canyon Ranch has been a trailblazer and industry leader in the wellness lifestyle since 1979. With wellness destination resorts in Tucson, Arizona; Lenox, Massachusetts; and Woodside, California, as well as North America's largest day spa at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Canyon Ranch offers guests the opportunity to live younger longer. The resort has received numerous awards, including Travel + Leisure’s Best Spa Award and Condé Nast Traveler’s Best Destination Spa Award.

Responsibilities

As a Fitness Instructor at Canyon Ranch, you will instruct wellness/fitness classes and ensure guest comfort, safety, and enjoyment. Your classes may include aerobic exercise, Yoga, muscle toning, strength, endurance, and stretching. You will assist guests with proper body alignment, equipment use, and safety during classes, including cardiovascular and weight training.

Compensation includes $30 per hour plus a 50-minute individual service rate of $25.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A minimum of two years of teaching experience in the fitness industry.
• A college degree related to fitness (e.g., physical education, exercise science, dance) with a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.
• CPR certification and basic first aid knowledge.

Additional expectations include:

• Maintaining CECs to keep National Group Exercise and Personal Training Certifications current.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate and work with diverse groups of people.