The KIPS Podcast
The goal of the KIPS Podcast is to provide actionable takeaways for personal trainers, group exercise instructors, strength coaches or any fitness professional. Listen to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud and YouTube.
Best of April 2022 | The KIPS Podcast
As 2022 continues to steam on, what are some ways you can build your fitness business? Every fitness professional knows that once the summer months come around, it’s fewer sessions with their clients or less participants in their group fitness...
Being a Busy Mom and Fitness Instructor feat. Michelle Lasiter
As a fitness instructor progresses their career within the industry, they begin to see the importance of a work-life balance. Adding in the elements of having kids and growing your family is an item that makes scheduling time to instruct more much...
Training Active Agers Online feat. Mary Kennedy
Over the last two-years, individuals in the active aging community grew more comfortable with the use of Zoom. Zoom not only allowed individuals to connect online with friends and family across the globe, but also showed them that purchasing services...
Best of March 2022 | The KIPS Podcast
In March 2022 we released less than the normal amount of content but at the same time made progress for the new online courses we are releasing this year. One of those courses is Social Media for Fitness Professionals, which is a course that teaches...
Creating an Instructor Training for Fit Pros feat. Sarina Jain
Over the last three decades, Sarina Jain has cultivated a career that includes speaking at fitness conferences, instructing a multitude of workout formats worldwide, and developing her own instructor training course. Masala Bhangra is a dance-based...
Working in a Gym Post COVID feat. Vincent Metzo, MA, CSCS
What has the re-opening of gyms at different rates across the United States looked like? How have (or haven’t) gyms adapted to consumers, and how have instructors approached the re-hiring process? It’s no secret that many fitness instructors...
Fitness Education Do’s and Don’ts feat. Leslee Bender
When you enter the fitness industry, what are the next steps you take to grow your career? Do you take another educational course, or do you try to get more experience? In episode 60 of the KIPS Podcast, guest Leslee Bender shares her insight from...
Best of February 2022 | The KIPS Podcast
We kept the ball rolling in February with the free content we released, and had four podcast episodes and four YouTube tutorials published. Since last year, many fitness professionals have been suggesting how the virtual workout space isn’t going...
Finding Your Passion with Pretzel Kids feat. Robyn Parets
A popular question after fitness professionals complete their instructor training is ‘what now’? What does an instructor do to get business and create a career within the fitness industry? In episode 59 of the KIPS Podcast, guest Robyn Parets shares...
Harsh Realizations of Teaching Online Workouts feat. Brooke Johnson
One of the harsh realizations a lot of fitness instructors are understanding is that online workouts are tough. Learning how set up lights, mixers, and cameras is not within any typical certification course, and it’s a steep learning curve. Returning...
The Recipe for Building Community & Engagement feat. Jason Cohen
Two of the most popular words used with building your online workout business are community and engagement. How do you get more views and subscribers on YouTube? And then how do you turn those into subscribers? Returning guest, Jason Cohen shares his...
Navigating Online Workouts as a Fit Pro feat. Kristi Taylor
When you started to learn about teaching online, what did that process look like? Were you excited or nervous when you thought about having to learn how to edit your workout videos? In episode 56 of the KIPS Podcast, guest Kristi Taylor shares...