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Here are the requirements to travel with Fit Bodies: ✅ Be currently certified in a Fitness, Yoga, Sports (Tennis, Pickleball, Golf), or Wellness category below. Ensure your valid certifications are updated in your account. ✅ Be currently offering your services in the category you are certified. Ensure you share your past and current teaching experience in the Professional Experience part of your account in the below format. Teaching experience includes the name of the studio/gym you are currently teaching. We need this information for each format that you have "checked off" in your profile. Please use this format:
2019 – Present - ZEN Yoga Studio, Any city, State, Country. 2 Classes weekly. Gentle & Vinyasa Flow.
2017 – Jan 2022 Universal Gym, Any city, state, Country. 4 classes weekly. Spin and Vinyasa Yoga.
2016- 2017 Crunch Fitness - Any city, State, Country. 3 classes weekly. Step, HIIT, and Beginners Yoga.
We always need to know the following:
* How many classes or activities do you lead each week at each location? * If you teach yoga, what style(s) of yoga are you teaching? * Where did you teach or coach previously?
* If you are not teaching in a studio, gym or traditional business where we can see the schedule, please provide a link to your website, along with your social media pages where you advertise your classes. We need verifiable information of your teaching experience.
✅ Have a minimum 1-2 years of experience offering your services in a professional setting (see minimum years of experience needed for each different position below) ✅ We look at all information, education, certifications and experience provided to make a determination for travel approval ✅ If you have traveled with us before, but your membership is not current, make sure you log into your account and update all of the information requested above ✅ Review DETAILS HERE each and every time you travel to be sure your account is "Travel Ready"
Below are the positions available for travel with Fit Bodies: |
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| Position | Certification Required | Experience Needed | Requirements Notes/Experience Notes |
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| Aqua Instructor | Aqua certification from AEA, IFTA, SCW | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | Some resorts require aqua being co-taught with other programming. This info can be found on the book a trip > resort page. |
| Barre Instructor | Certification such as Barre 3, Pure Barre, or other nationally recognized Barre cert | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Cycling | Nationally or internationally recognized Cycle certification such as Schwinn, Mad Dogg Spinning, CycleBar, WattBike or ICG Indoor cycling | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Dance Fitness | Includes Zumba, La Blast, Werk, bollywood, jazzercise etc. See additional Licensed program notes below. | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| DJ | Open Genre DJ with events experience. | Minimum 1-2 years of regular events and sessions as a DJ | Large social media following is required, along with your website. Please include your soundcloud, mixcloud or YouTube links in your profile creation. |
| Golf Coach | PGA or Nationally recognized Golf Coach qualification | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Group Fitness | Nationally or internationally recognized Group Fitness/Exercise certification such as ACE, AFAA, canfitpro, Fitness Institute Australia, ISSA, UK Level 2 or 3, etc. | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | This position refers to land-based cardio and sculpt formats taught to a group (usually in a gym setting). Examples include aerobics, kickboxing, step aerobics, bootcamp, high/low, sculpting, some dance-based programs. Yoga and pilates are not considered group fitness within Fit Bodies programming- see notes on these positions below. |
| Hair Stylist | Nationally or internationally recognized and Active Hairstylist license | Minimum 1-2 years of hair styling | |
| Massage Therapist | Nationally or internationally recognized Current Massage License or certification | Minimum 1-2 years of offering massage weekly | |
| Meditation Leader | Nationally or internationally recognized Meditation Certification | Minimum 1-2 years of leading meditation sessions | |
| Mobility (Non-Yoga) | Functional Range Conditioning, Kinstretch, CIRCL mobility, pilates, piyo, essentrics | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | Stretch falls under mobility for Fit Bodies programming. |
| Musician | Experienced musician with a variety of genres. Must include vocals/vocalist. | Minimum 1-2 years of performing regularly | |
| Personal Trainer | Nationally or internationally recognized Personal Training certification such as ACE, canfitpro, NASM, ISSA, Premier Training, etc. | Minimum 1-2 years of training weekly sessions | Position is small group training (not one-on-one training) |
| Pickleball Coach | USPTA or Nationally recognized Pickleball qualification | Minimum 1-2 years of coaching weekly sessions | |
| Pilates | Nationally or internationally recognized Pilates certification such as Balanced Body, Stott Pilates, etc. | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| POUND® | POUND Pro Training & Active Label License | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Sound Healing | Some kind of training/certification. Possible companies include the Sound Healing Academy, YogaRenew, etc. | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | Will need to travel with instruments |
| Tai Chi | Nationally or internationally recognized Tai Chi & Qi Gong certification | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Tennis Coach | USPTA or Nationally recognized Tennis Coach qualification | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions | |
| Yoga | Reputable and accredited Yoga school, preferably recognized by Yoga Alliance. | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly sessions* | *If you have only completed an online Yoga Teacher Training, 2 years minimum teaching experience required. |
| Zumba® | Zumba Basic 1 & Active ZIN License | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | Zumba is considered its own position and does NOT count as group fitness, unless noted on the resort page as an accepted format. |
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| BollyX | BollyX Cardio 1 Training + Subscribe to BollyX Instructor Portal | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | |
| Corefirst | CoreV3 Method using the Corefirst course (they also require a foundation Group Fitness or Personal Training Cert to receive the Course Certificate) | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | Corefirst is not considered a position on its own, but rather a program that can be taught at some resorts if you have the training and experience. There are certain resorts that have Corefirst equipment already there, which you will find listed on the resort details pages of those resorts. If you own a set of 8 bands you may inquire about teaching at other resorts. |
| La Blast | Lablast Fitness Instructor Certification + valid Lablast instructor foundation | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | |
| Marianne Wells Yoga School | 100 hour live Teacher Training @ Fit Bodies Resort | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes* | *Any type of previous fitness or wellness teaching experience may be applied with the completion of this training to qualify for a Yoga position. |
| STRONG NATION/STRONG 30 | STRONG NATION Training & Active SYNC License | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | |
| YogaFit | Level 1 (and higher levels) | Minimum 1-2 years of teaching weekly classes | |
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