Group Fitness Instructor — Energize Members at a Club

Westwood Country Club, Inc.; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA invites a dynamic Group Exercise Instructor to educate members and guests by delivering safe and effective fitness classes in line with club policies. The role includes preparing equipment, leading warm-ups, guiding proper techniques, and maintaining a positive exercise experience for participants.

Certifications from ACSM/NSCA/ACE/AFAA and CPR/AED are required; a health/fitness undergraduate degree is preferred; one year of group-exercise experience is

Qualifications

• One year of experience as a personal trainer or as a Group Exercise Instructor at a commercial gym, fitness franchise operation or private club.
• Health- and fitness-focused undergraduate degree in Physical Education with a concentration or coursework in nutrition, exercise physiology or kinesiology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Arrives a minimum of 15 minutes before scheduled class time.
• Teaches scheduled classes that begin and end on time; provides adequate warm-up, exercise, stretching and cool-down.
• Instructs class members on effective workout methods, explains proper techniques, demonstrates exercises, identifies different muscle groups and teaches appropriate methods to strengthen specific muscles.
• Prepares appropriate equipment and music for each class.
• Assists class members, answers questions and maintains a positive exercise experience for members and other class participants.
• Keeps management informed of customer and facility needs.
• Ensures that safety standards are met and that department and facility policies are followed.
• Motivates class members to excel and push themselves while demonstrating a caring attitude and conveying comments and suggestions with tact and constructive criticism.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform required role in emergency situations.

Job description

Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA invites a dynamic Group Exercise Instructor to educate members and guests by delivering safe and effective fitness classes in line with club policies. The role includes preparing equipment, leading warm-ups, guiding proper techniques, and maintaining a positive exercise experience for participants.

Certifications from ACSM/NSCA/ACE/AFAA and CPR/AED are required; a health/fitness undergraduate degree is preferred; one year of group-exercise experience is