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How an injury made me a better fitness professional 1

How an injury made me a better fitness professional

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, News & Stories / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Why has fitness become an industry where we have to be these perfect shells of a body in order to inspire and motivate others? Discover how an injury 5-weeks before her wedding forever altered Summer Sides’ life and career.

Create more mindfulness in your day with these tools 🤓 2

Create more mindfulness in your day with these tools 🤓

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Looking for tools to create accountability and mindfulness in your day. Look no further than these 3 great resources that host live and onDemand sessions.

How are you feeling as a fit pro? Summer Sides

How’s life as a fit pro treating you?

Leave a Comment / Teaching Group Fitness, Mindset & Mental Health / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Life as a fit pro is amazing, but it can come with struggles and difficultus. The past 2-years has rocked our world, and the journey of being a fit pro became so much harder. So we want to know, what do you NEED right now? What will help you thrive as a fit pro? Take a few moments to give us your insights.

Hidden Disordered Behaviors Among Group Fitness Instructors 3

Hidden Disordered Behaviors Among Group Fitness Instructors

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, Body Positivity / By Sadie Simpson, MHP

Hidden disordered behaviors among group fitness instructors masked as: healthy, motivating, and just doing our job (it’s more common than you think)

Improve Enrollment & Retention by Eliminating Weight-Loss Centered Messaging 4

Improve Enrollment & Retention by Eliminating Weight-Loss Centered Messaging

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, Body Positivity / By Sadie Simpson, MHP

Eliminate weight-loss centered messaging from your fitness programs to improve enrollment, retention, and improved health outcome

How To Choose The Right Gym Management Software 5

How To Choose The Right Gym Management Software

Leave a Comment / Business, Resources / By Jessica Armstrong

Running your group fitness business efficiently requires having the right software and support on your side. Our friends at TeamUp have shared their tips on finding the right gym management software for your business.

5 Systems For Successful Group Fitness Class Planning 6

5 Systems For Successful Group Fitness Class Planning

Leave a Comment / Business, Resources / By Jessica H. Maurer

Be prepared to teach your next group fitness class with these 5 systems that will ensure your success as an exceptional instructor.

5 Simple Steps to Establishing Credibility | Part 2 7

5 Simple Steps to Establishing Credibility | Part 2

Leave a Comment / Business / By Shannon Fable

Build your credibility as a fitness professional by adding these 5 simple items to your professional bag.

Let Go of the iPod and Train Your Mind! 8

Let Go of the iPod and Train Your Mind!

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, Music & Playlist / By Josh Crosby

While music is a key function in many group fitness classes, sometimes letting go on of the iPod and tuning into the body can be the best form of training.

Let's Talk About Male Body Positivity In The Fitness & Fashion Space 9

Let’s Talk About Male Body Positivity In The Fitness & Fashion Space

Leave a Comment / Body Positivity, Mindset & Mental Health / By Mac Carvalho

Why do we hear and see body positivity in the female fashion world, but not the men’s? What role do we in the fitness industry play in this? Hear Summer and Mac speak candidly on this conversation while reading this article.

5 Steps to Save Time on Social Media for Fitness Professionals 10

5 Steps to Save Time on Social Media for Fitness Professionals

Leave a Comment / Business / By Jessica H. Maurer

Love it or hate it, social media is part of our lives as fit pros. Here are 5 tips to help you save time and get back to teaching your classes!

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Self-Promotion for Fitness Professionals that Doesn’t Rely on Social Media

Leave a Comment / Business / By Shannon Fable

Self-promotion isn’t all about social media. Here Shannon Fable shares three ‘offline’ self-promotion strategies that can (and WILL) make a difference. They don’t work overnight, but they form a solid foundation for your marketing strategy and should be exercised day in and day out for best results!

Benefits of strength training for mental health

5 Mental Health Benefits of Strength Training

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, Exercise Science / By Charlotte Dunn

Did you know lifting weights can improve your mental health? Check out these 5 research backed reasons why hitting the weights can help combat depression and anxiety.

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Style 3-Ways: Leggings | Fitness & Fashion

Leave a Comment / Resources, Taking Group Fitness / By Mac Carvalho

Go from the gym to the office in style with this Style 3 Way: Leggings edition from Mac Carvalho. See how he takes one pair of (awesome) leggings and gives them 3 totally different looks with just a few simple changes.

How can I build my credibility as a fitness professional?

Credibility Builders in the Fitness Industry

Leave a Comment / Teaching Group Fitness, Business / By Shannon Fable

What makes someone credible as a fitness professional? Education? Experience? Social Followers? This highly debated topic is rich and we’ll explore some ways to expand your credibility as a fit pro.

The Down and Dirty History of Barre Fitness 11

The Down and Dirty History of Barre Fitness

Leave a Comment / Class Formats, About Group Fitness / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Barre fitness wasn’t always the swanky group fitness format it is today. Learn about Lottie Berk and the sexual undertones that started the barre trend.

Group fitness professionals can survive in a post covid-19 world without going digital.

Fit Pros: You Don’t Have to Go Digital!

Leave a Comment / Teaching Group Fitness / By Shannon Fable

Digital fitness is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean you have to make that your career path as a fitness professional. If you are best suited for the in-person experience and looking for ways to get back to it, here are three things to consider.

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What is CounterFlow Yoga? Where did it come from?

Leave a Comment / News & Stories, Class Formats, Taking Group Fitness / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Get an inside look at how CounterFlow Yoga came to be, plus geek out a bit on the science behind the class (with a blend of exercise science, sport psychology, and yoga asana it’s a lot of fun!).

Reasons Why Yoga Is Great for Men with Back Pain

The 8 Reasons Why Yoga Is Great for Men with Back Pain

Leave a Comment / Exercise Science, Taking Group Fitness / By Daniel Singleton

Research has shown the benefits of yoga for back pain relief. Yet, many men are still reluctant to give it a chance. Hear from a guy why dudes should take the chance and try yoga for healing their pain.

Summer N. Sides, Founder GXunited - Fitness & Yoga Professional

How reverse fat-shaming caused me insecurities as a fitness professional

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, News & Stories, Teaching Group Fitness / By Summer Sides, M.S.

My fit pro heart was made to feel sad recently as a fit pro reverse fat-shamed other fit pros.

Do you embrace stillness or run from it? Your journey towards mindfulness 12

Do you embrace stillness or run from it? Your journey towards mindfulness

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Have you ever thought about what stillness means to you? Do you resist it or do you embrace it? How does this impact you physically and mentally?

Summer Sides, Heavily Meditated

Meditation is really hard for me, but I’ve found a way…

Leave a Comment / Mindset & Mental Health, News & Stories / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Meditation has always been really hard for me. But an amazing yoga class helped me discover the power of moving meditation.

How one instructors words made me feel & the letter I wrote to the studio owner 13

How one instructors words made me feel & the letter I wrote to the studio owner

Leave a Comment / News & Stories, Mindset & Mental Health, Teaching Group Fitness / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Words really do matter….Discover how an experience in a yoga class made me feel so bad about myself that I wrote a letter to the studio owner.

Toplus Yoga Mat Review

TOPLUS Eco Yoga Mat – Rainbow: A Review & Pictures

Leave a Comment / Resources / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Summer N. Sides recently discovered the TOPLUS Eco Yoga Mat, check out her review of using the mat as a yoga teacher.

Fitness Brand Reviews: Born Tough Athletic Wear 14

Fitness Brand Reviews: Born Tough Athletic Wear

Leave a Comment / Resources / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Summer Sides had the chance to review an outfit from athleisure brand Born Tough, check out her experience.

My Response to COVID-19 as a New Yoga Studio Owner 15

My Response to COVID-19 as a New Yoga Studio Owner

Leave a Comment / News & Stories, Mindset & Mental Health, Teaching Group Fitness / By Summer Sides, M.S.

18-days after taking over ownership of Greensboro Downtown Yoga we were forced to press pause due to #covid19. We found the positive by creating the Movement Mantra Project.

10.23.2019 - Fit Pro Clothes Discounts

30+ Clothing Discount Programs for Fitness Professionals

Leave a Comment / Resources / By GXunited

Check out these 30+ amazing athletic wear, athleisure, and fitness accessory companies offering discount programs for fitness professionals.

10 Tips for Pre and postnatal group fitness classes - GXunited

Exercise & Pregnancy: 10 Tips for Group Fitness Instructors

Leave a Comment / Pre- & Postnatal / By Sadie Simpson, MHP

Don’t freak out when a mom-to-be or new mom comes to your group fitness class. Check out these 10 tips to equip yourself with the knowledge to give them a great workout experience.

6 Tips for a Successful Kids (Dance) Fitness Program 16

6 Tips for a Successful Kids (Dance) Fitness Program

Leave a Comment / Youth / By Angela Yochum, MEd

Let’s get our kids more active! Use these 6 tips from an educator and fitness professional to develop successful youth dance, fitness, or sports programs in schools, community centers, and gyms.

12 Things You Didn't Know About Summer N. Sides... 17

12 Things You Didn’t Know About Summer N. Sides…

Leave a Comment / News & Stories / By Summer Sides, M.S.

Get to know Summer N. Sides (Founder of GXunited) with these 12-fun facts.

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