Home » The KIPS Podcast » Finding Your Passion with Pretzel Kids feat. Robyn Parets

After fitness professionals complete their instructor training, a common question is, ‘What now?’ What steps should an instructor take to build a business and establish a career in the fitness industry? Guest Robyn Parets discusses the educational package she has developed since 2017. Pretzel Kids is a kids’ yoga instructional course that fitness professionals can join and grow through their membership resources. One significant benefit of Pretzel Kids is its post-training online community and the support it offers to help instructors identify potential training opportunities.

Robyn shares her story behind Pretzel Kids and why she shifted away from her in-person yoga studio and went fully online. She dives into the intricacies of working with kids and the benefits of working with kids on their health & well-being.

Topics Discussed in This Episode

• Tips for fitness professionals to grow a business after their certification.
• The difficulties of running a workout class geared towards kids.
• How adolescent health & fitness has changed over the last 10-years.

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Robyn is a serial entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in yoga, first as an instructor and later as a studio owner in Boston. She operated that successful studio for over a decade, teaching thousands of yoga classes to children and adults and training hundreds of 200-hour RYTs and kids yoga instructors. In 2016, she sold the studio to focus on expanding Pretzel Kids, addressing the growing demand for qualified children’s yoga teachers. She writes and speaks within the wellness and startup communities alongside her yoga work. Robyn believes in pursuing multiple careers and following one’s passions. Her journey began as a newspaper reporter, followed by a position as a financial journalist for Investor’s Business Daily, which solidified her path in entrepreneurship. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, renovating her home with flea market finds, teaching yoga and meditation, kayaking in New Hampshire, capturing photos of distant places, and spending time with her three sons, two dogs, and husband.