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How I Got Out Of A Group Exercise Teaching Slump
I think we’ve all been there from time to time. I don’t mind admitting that my slumps usually come from a place that is all of my own...

Anna Martin
Sep 233 min read
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The Pros and Cons of an Online Business - Group Exercise
There are many of both and, as I’m sure you can imagine, anyone who has a degree of their business online has experienced them all. I...

Anna Martin
Sep 123 min read
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One Tiny Tweak That Changed Everything - Adding New Resistance Classes To Your Timetable
I’ve delivered resistance classes for over a decade. It started with trialling Zumba Toning for an extra income stream and quickly grew...

Anna Martin
Sep 23 min read
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EVER FEEL A BIT LOST WITH WHERE YOU ARE GOING?
My business and the service that I offer my clients has changed dramatically since Feb 2020. Add to that their change in lifestyle,...

Anna Martin
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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I have a confession:focus, connection & creativity for group exercise instructors - Business Support
I have a confession.
I’ve been a bit quiet on the email & blog front recently… which is a little odd for me because I love writing and jus

Anna Martin
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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Promoting Fitness Classes In Your Local Area - Marketing Ideas for Fitness Instructors
Whilst numbers are definitely back on the up, promoting community fitness classes locally still requires effective marketing strategies...

Anna Martin
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Dispelling myths without calling people out
On the daily we hear things that we don’t agree with and we probably wish our client base wasn’t exposed to. Sometimes we REALLY want to...

Anna Martin
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Self Comparison is the Thief of Joy?
We’ve all done it. Scrolled through social media and seen a video of another instructor all busy and buzzing and feeling that green eyed...

Anna Martin
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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Top 5 Courses/Qualifications for ETM Instructors After Qualifying
There are no two ways about it, group exercise is the mainstream and people of all shapes, sizes and interests are attracted to classes...

HFE - the UK's leading provider of fitness courses
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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Events Are Important... To remind you of the incredible industry you are a part of
This weekend I went to IFS with the Clubbercise team. It was off the charts - one of the best weekends I’ve had in ages and for so many...

Anna Martin
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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5 Systems That I Could Not Live Without
I know, we are run off our feet most of the time. Life is a bit hectic as a self-employed class instructor, personal trainer or dance...

Anna Martin
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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If there was no Kryptonite, you'd think Superman was a pr*ck....
If there was no Kryptonite, you’d think Superman was a prick. I was listening to a Jamie Alderton podcast (The FitPro Show - go check it...

Anna Martin
Mar 17, 20222 min read
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Imposter Syndrome - The Fitness Industry Secret
I don't reckon it ever completely goes. We get better at dealing with it and moving on, but it doesn’t completely disappear. I listen to...

Anna Martin
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Inspiring & Feeling Inspired
Oh my, we really do work in a job where we expend a lot of energy on motivating and inspiring other people to live their best lives....

Anna Martin
Feb 21, 20223 min read
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Top Tips for Surviving Self-Employment
All those years ago when I quit my job as a Key Account Manager for a freight forwarder, little could I imagine what lay ahead for me....

Anna Martin
Feb 17, 20224 min read
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Looking After Our Best Product - ourselves..
The difference between being a brand new injury-free fitness instructor versus one that has been around the block a few times is pretty...

Anna Martin
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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Diary of a Group Ex Instructor - Blog 3
Diary of a Group Ex instructor Starting 2022 - A little bit weird January has always been my best pick up time. I would put my timetable...

Anna Martin
Jan 3, 20224 min read
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Building PT from your Group Ex Business
With everything we have had to deal with in group ex over the last 15 months, it’s no wonder lots of instructors are adding personal...

Anna Martin
Dec 20, 20217 min read
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Diary of a Group Ex Instructor - Blog 2
What a weird ass year we are coming to the end of. And to be quite honest it still feels like it should be October but instead most of us...

Anna Martin
Dec 8, 20213 min read
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Planning a Booty Blast Class
This has to be one of my most popular non-cardio classes. For shizzle. It’s not fair to judge our resistance classes on the same scale as...

Anna Martin
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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