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Episode #1 – An Introduction to Amy Macgowan and Group Fitness Talk Radio
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...
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Episode #2 – Meet Katie Haggerty
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...
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Episode #3 – Group Fitness Down Under with Ryan Hogan
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...
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Group Fitness Talk Radio on your Zune!
Click the link to Subscribe to Group Fitness Talk Radio on your Zune! http://www.mixmeisteracademy The post Group Fitness Talk Radio on your Zune! appeared first on Group Fitness Instructor Talk Radio.
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Episode #4 – Group Exercise with the TRX Suspension Trainer
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...
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Episode #5 – Kate Larsen asks, are you teaching with a purpose?
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...
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Episode #6 Teaching in Paradise!
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...
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Episode #7 Fred Hoffman – live from Paris, France
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...
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Twenty (20) Years Of Reebok Step Aerobics
Can it really be twenty years? Please say no. It seems like just yesterday I finally retired my last pair of High Top Reebok Freestyle Aerobics shoes. Next thing I’ll be talking to Gin Miller all about...
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Episode #8 – Jen Ryan on Over Training & Over Teaching
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....
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FREE Pair of Reebok Shoes at the IDEA World Fitness
I just saw this in an email I get from IDEA. From IDEA’s site: Don’t Miss the Step Celebration and Get a FREE Pair of Reebok Shoes! (women’s sizes only) Session #497: Step Into the Future! Saturday,...
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Episode #9 – Gin Miller and Twenty (20) Years of Step Aerobics
Wow, can you believe it has been twenty (20) years since we all started teaching step? Twenty years on, not only do we have step, we also have pilates, websites like SouthBeachDiet.com and yoga to...
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I would love your review in iTunes
If you enjoy this show I would really appreciate it if you would leave a review in iTunes. Here is the link to go directly to iTunes where you can post your review....
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GFTR #10 – Eating Disorders in Group Fitness Instructors.
It is a sensitive subject but one I feel is very important to discuss. Jen Ryan from Life Time Fitness and I discuss her research on eating disorders in Group Fitness Instructors. . Listen to the...
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Congratulations Mike!
John and I are very proud of Mike Clements our Technical Producer . Mike (the guy who makes me sound so good) is pictured here with Mom and Dad on Graduation Day from the Minnesota School of...
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This is getting to be fun!
My husband John is friends with Keith Burnage, the creative genius at Cadence Revolution. Keith produces a weekly music Podcast with fantastic music you can use in your indoor cycling classes or your...
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T-Bow, The Next Cool Group Fitness Class?
Natalie, a listener from Australia, emailed me about a new group fitness tool I wasn’t aware of. They call it T-Bow and it looks like it could catch on here in the states. I love how they stack so...
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Episode #11 – Kimberly Spreen leads a team of over 3,000 Group Fitness...
Kimberly Spreen, National Director of Group Fitness for Life Time Fitness joins me to discuss what its like to lead a team of over 3,000 Group Fitness Instructors for a large national fitness company....
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Obesity and its affect on the brain
I read this article today and it hit me. We as group fitness instructors can see many things obesity does to those around us from a physical perspective. And we know about the high risk of...
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GFTR #12 Fred Hoffman talks advancing your Group Fitness career
There are opportunities out there for us in the health and fitness industry. Fred Hoffman joins me to talk about: Taking a risk to find the job you want What is it you really want to do? What are you...
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GFTR #13 – I wish I knew that when I started
I received an e mail from Pru, a listener in the UK, asking me to do an interview about advice for new instructors or “newbies” as she said. What a great idea! And I had just the person to talk...
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Why no Fitness Centers existed in the 50’s!
They didn’t need them The post Why no Fitness Centers existed in the 50’s! appeared first on Group Fitness Instructor Talk Radio.
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GFTR #14 – Nutrition Diva on what to eat before your class
Meet the Nutrition Diva from the Quick and Dirty Tips Podcasts. Her real name is Monica Reinagel. We talk about how to best fuel our bodies before and after our classes at 6am, mid morning, noon and...
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GFTR #15 Injury Prevention and Recovery with Chris Freytag
It’s just hard to even imagine…us, get injured? We, the instructor? No, it can’t happen! We don’t feel pain, let alone do anything that would hurt us. (We only inflict pain, right?) I first...
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GFTR #16 – Sandy Bonacina, inventor and world-wide master instructor for T-Bow
It's not as easy as it looks! Wouldn’t it be fun to invent the latest and coolest fitness tool? I interviewed Sandy Bonacina from Zurich, Switzerland, who did just that! Sandy invented the T-BOW®...
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GFTR #17 – David Mesirow’s Beamfitâ„¢ In Jamaica
I had the chance to sit down in Jamaica and talk with David Mesirow about his new product launch, Beaming. (It was definitely my favorite interview atmosphere!) David wanted to present the fitness...
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Amy on the T-Bow
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What if its all been a big fat lie?
Thank you for being here. One of my goals for 2010 is to post more often on the Group Fitness Talk Radio blog. I am the girl that finds it so much easier to talk face to face, but I want to get to know...
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GFTR #18 Laurette Willis and PowerMoves Kids
Winning the war against childhood obesity with character. This tag line from Laurette Willis†website www.powermoveskids.com grabbed me and I talk with her about her public school strength/balance...
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More things to think about…..
More “food for thought” for 2010 The post More things to think about….. appeared first on Group Fitness Instructor Talk Radio.
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I just love Teaching Group Fitness Classes In Paradise!
Here is a link to www.groupfitnessradio.com/vacation The post I just love Teaching Group Fitness Classes In Paradise! appeared first on Group Fitness Instructor Talk Radio.
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Our first day teaching on the Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycling Bike
My husband John brought his video camera to my first class with the Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycling Bikes for the Instructor. He has more about it at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com The post Our...
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GFTR #19 – Meet Omar Graham from Breezes Runaway Bay Jamaica
How does a very affordable Caribbean vacation sound right about now? Remember Episode #6 when I talked with Suzelle Snowden from Fit Bodies about working vacations for fitness pros? Well, I just...
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GFTR #20 – Bowenwork, The Next Generation of Pain Therapy
Pain…..okay, I do not like to admit it, but now that I am not 29 anymore, I sometimes have to deal with it. How about you? My guest is Sean Wolf and he specializes in a technique called Bowenwork....
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GFTR #21 – Chris Freytag and her athletically inspired class
You know that guy that is always running on the treadmill, or the one that is in the weight room every day? Wouldn’t it be fun to pull him into your class for once? Chris Freytag and I talk about...
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GFTR #22 Trish Muse on Cueing the Core
“Working the core” is all the rage right now. But how do we incorporate core work into a class where there is not specific time for it? And how do we cue it if we don’t have a Pilates background? My...
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Why is Sally Edwards dressed as a couch potato?
To demonstrate the point that inside every “couch potato” is a Triathlete. For those of you who don’t know her, Sally is credited with the invention and tireless promotion of Zone Based Heart Rate...
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IDEA Launches Fitness Connect for Group Fitness Professionals
John just told me about a new Social Media Platform for Group Fitness Professionals like us! The plan, as I understand it, is to give Instructors a place to list all their certs and classes. Our...
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Tempo Magic Pro iPhone app can adjust the BPM of your aerobics class music.
BPM control for all of you step instructors who use an iPhone or iPod Touch. Tempo Magic Pro is a new iPhone app that changes the BPM of your aerobics class music on your iPhone, while it’s playing....
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40% off Pearl Izumi Footwear and Apparel
This is very exciting. Over at indoorcycleinstructor.com John has just announced the very first Spinning Indoor Cycling Instructor Discount Program to compete with the discount programs from companies...
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GFTR #23 – Trish Muse and Exercise Modifications For Back Injury
You can learn more about Trish at www.bodyproductions.com. Enjoy! Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes...
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Love Great Music For Your Spinning Class?
John has a new list available of the very best 210 spinning indoor cycling songs for your class playlist. Hand picked by the members of ICI/PRO, these songs are guaranteed to get your class cheering!...
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Do I need liability insurance as a group fitness instructor?
I’m asked frequently if I carry liability insurance as a group fitness instructor. My answer is a resounding YES! I need to because I teach at a number of private facilities that require I carry a...
View ArticleIs IDEA the only place to get discount fitness instructor insurance?
I have purchased my discount liability insurance through IDEA in the past. But I’m having a hard time justifying the added cost of an IDEA membership just to get insurance as a reduced rate. Where are...
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Find your new Group Fitness or Indoor Cycling Instructor Job
There are two new jobs boards you’ll want to check out > https://indoorcyclinginstructorjobs.com/ for all jobs in Indoor Cycling http://groupfitnessinstructorjobs.com/ a new resource to find...
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