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What’s Your GFI
by What’s Your GFI
You’ve heard of KPIs (key performance indicators, well learn about GFIs (group fitness indicators) with Live Well with Michelle. If you’re an instructor, want to be a one or you’re a participant who wants to understand why when your instructor says, “Four More”, they’re lying lol. Tune in for reflection, interviews, reviews and more about group fitness as a profession, business and personal means to wellness.
Episodes
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Employee Wellness -Teaching group fitness to help staff, maintain and improve their well-being
I’m super excited that I picked up a couple of classes with my local university’s employee wellness program. This episode I talk about what those programs typically look like and how you can search out and provide fitness classes to any organization that has employee wellness programs. Check out...
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CIRCL Mobility from Zumba Certification Review
Another mind-body option for group fitness instructors. I really love this format. If you are interested in learning more about it check out www.Zumba.com/en-US/circl-mobility.
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TRX Yoga Certification Review
I have been a TRX fan for at least 20+ years. So when I was going through my yoga training journey in 2023 one of the obvious formats I had to look into was TRX yoga. I took the training and have my tier 1 certification now. I would highly recommend it to any group fitness instructor, looking to...
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Power Music Group Rx Program
Instructors: if you have had experience teaching, pre-choreographed programs, and formats for companies, like Les Mills and MOSSA, you are going to love Power Music’s Group Rx programs. They come included with a subscription, which includes Fitness 32 count produced music for your other fitness...
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MOSSA OnDemand Review
I currently teach MOSSA programs and from a participants point of view, I wanted to review their on-demand program. At $9.99 a month it’s pretty fantastic. If you are looking for really well produced programs and workouts to do at home, these ones will not disappoint. Check them out at...
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Back to school - Group fitness at a college or university facility?
A quick rundown from an instructor perspective as to whether or not taking group fitness classes or teaching them at a college or university recreation facility is an option for you. I’m of course going to only speak from my personal and professional experience in the University that I teach at…
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Guess Who’s Back? Becoming a YMCA Instructor again after 10 years!
Let’s say this is part one of a series where I discuss different places that you can (a) as an instructor teach at and (b) as a participant find group fitness classes. Inspired by the recent closure of the gym that I was teaching at, this episode talks about my return to the YMCA after 10 years…
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Who are you Enneaway - Taking the RHETI v2.5 Personality Test
As part of the L.E.A.D. program through The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA), the Enneagram or Personality Test is just the first step in creating your "WHY". The assessment was so spot on, and exactly what I needed to kickstart my journey to self discovery. The results didn't just point out…
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Conclusion
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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Creating a Plan, Nutrition Basics
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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Chapter 13 - Nutrition Basics
Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the...
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Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam - Practice Quizzes FTW🙌🏾
So I went over my study notes in the last few episodes and here I am talking through some practice quizzes. A lot of quizzes. Complied into one monster episode to listen to during work. What is your preferred method of studying?
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Chapter 3 - Assessing Your Health
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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What’s Out There and Determining Your Fitness Personality
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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SMART Goals
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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Determining Your Why
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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Integrated Fitness - Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Environmental Concerns and Professional Conduct - Last Chapters (Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam)
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Teaching a Class - Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Chronic Conditions - Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Human Movement - Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Nutritional Concepts - Studying for the AFAA-GFI Exam
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Studying for the AFAA-GFI Certification - The Exam Blueprint
Wanted to update my group fitness certification with a different organization and I love the credibility of certifications through NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine. This is me rambling my way through the Study Guide to prepare for the exam:). Loved the review, loved seeing how much of…
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Stages of Change
Talking about my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional...
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Stages of Change
Chapter One of my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life Let’s Talk About It! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle #fitnessprofessional #fitnessauthor #fitforlife...
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How to be Fit For Life - The Introduction
Talking about the introduction to my book - How to be Fit For Life: Eight Proven Steps to Reaching Your Fitness Goals, Getting Results and Living the Fitness Life THE plan that you will stick to get and keep your results! www.livewellwithmichelle.org/read-the-book Available on Amazon and Kindle...
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On Screen Burnout
Not much to say except I have some really big anxiety about returning to the gym for the first time in almost half a year I wanted to talk about it LOL.
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Making Friends in the Fitness Industry - Meet Jane of Momentum by Jane!
This episode I have my own personal WIFA (The Women in Fitness Association) Meet Up with fellow Canadian fitpro, Toronto-based NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Pre/Post Natal and Group Fitness Instructor, Jane Wareham of Momentum by Jane! She has an awesome origin story and has some great insight...
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Connection Pre-Pandemic - How WIFA Saved Me!
I got a gift today from the CEO of WIFA and it kickstarted me to make the first of many episodes about this fantastic organization. Probably will be a series 😃! Use my code MICHELLE for $20USD off your annual WIFA Membership. Https://www.womeninfitness.org https://womeninfitness.org/membership/...
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Energy Work/Reiki and How it Can Improve Your Fitness
Behind the Scenes at a brainstorming session for Optimal Balance Holistic Wellness & Fitness new year promotion of one of their core services, Energy Work/Reiki. This is a snippet of a 1.5 hour program/marketing meeting I have with my good friend and colleague, Shelley Weber for her business and...
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Mindful Meditation - Exercise for the Mind
Everyone knows about the divine trinity of holistic fitness - mind, body and soul or spirit - but does anyone even do it? And if they do, do they do it right? This was an awesome talk with my friend Megan and a program that she has just recently added Mindful Meditation to the team transformation...
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New Years Resolutions: Yay or Nay?
By definition a resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do something. You've made the decision to do something (exercise more) or not do something (eat junk food) but you can't stop there and alot of people do. That’s why they don’t work, at this stage....
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50 Things I've done in 2020 ... Because I turned 50 this year!! Part 26 - 50
This is me taking a shot at narrating one of my blog posts - audio book style lol. I totally added stuff to it so if you want the Readers Digest Version, check out the blog - https://www.livewellwithmichelle.org/post/50-things-i-ve-done-in-2020-because-i-turned-50-this-year - but if you want to...
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50 Things I've done in 2020 ... Because I turned 50 this year!! Part 1 - 25
This is me taking a shot at narrating one of my blog posts - audio book style lol. I totally added stuff to it so if you want the Readers Digest Version, check out the blog - https://www.livewellwithmichelle.org/post/50-things-i-ve-done-in-2020-because-i-turned-50-this-year - but if you want to...
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How YOU Doin’? Pandemic 2020 and the FitPro
Has your purpose shifted during this Pandemic? What things have you done differently for personal and professional development during this time? I ask you a ton of questions about how you’re doing and share a bit about my thoughts on lockdown. I hope you’re doing well and will get through this...
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When your favourite instructor opens their own studio 🤩!
A great episode for both instructors and participants! Listen for great business and program tips on location, music, and branding. Also listen for an f-bomb or two because the business of fitness and owning your own studio is not for the faint of heart😅! Super excited for Studio Bianco and what...
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How did COVID - 19 affect your fitness - From a training client/class participant's point of view
Although Lisa is an instructor too, our chat was more directed at how quarantine and shutdown affected her personal workouts and training. She gave some awesome perspective as a participant as to how important social interaction is to getting results and how relationships built before shutdown…
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How did COVID - 19 affect your fitness - From an instructor's point of view
Chatted with my good friend Lola Braimoh of Lola B Fit about how quarantine and shutdown affected her classes, her family and her personal health & wellness. With our collective almost 50 years in the fitness industry, we also talked about what we thought the future of virtual fitness and group...
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Motivational Moment - Glass Half Full
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated - Maya Angelou All of the changes in the group fitness industry over the last 30 years could definitely be enough to send some people over the edge. If you were a participant and you’ve tried every class and program out there with no…
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Motivational Moment - Mindset is EVERYTHING!
Whether you think you can or think you can’t; you’re right. ~ Henry Ford. Fitness instructors and participants can totally relate to this famous quote. But things aren’t always as black and white, right? If it was that easy then there wouldn’t be a need for professionals in the industry who have…
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She's a Bad Mama Jama - Mother's Day Dish with my West Coast Sistah, Kendall!
I miss talking to this girl regularly at work so this was a great catch up for me and of course fantastic insight for you the listeners when it comes to being a fitness mom! Enjoy and of course HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!
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I love it when you call me Mitchella - Put your hands in the air, if you're a true player!
So you need to read the title in your best Notorious BIG voice. Fun, right? Just like this premiere episode of Season 2 baby BABAY! Join me as I talk to Juan Marin THE ZUMBA KING about ballroom, culture, choreography for dance and the beauty of community in group fitness. During a time when we…
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I Wrote a Book Y’all😃!!
What better way to end my first season of the podcast with another huge achievement! I’m currently sharing my journey to writing my first book - How to be Fit for Life - on LinkedIn. Would be honoured if you checked out both and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support over the past...
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THANK YOU!! Episode 49🌟WOOHOO
Could go on for hours thanking everyone for their support for my brand and this podcast but I want to keep you as listeners so I won’t 😆! So this a short but sweet few minutes of my gratitude and a teaser for the next episode🙌🏾!
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Motivational Moment - E=Group Fitness Squared😅
Albert Einstein’s Quote - “Creativity is Intelligence having FUN!” - has got me circling back to the age old group fitness debate of freestyle or per-choreographed classes. Which one motivates you?
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Practice makes Happy - Incorporating Yoga practice into your life
Notice I didn't say "Practice makes Perfect"? Because it's not about being perfect but about being happy. Like when you get older and have been teaching for a long time and your body and soul are begging for an opportunity for mindful active rest. Yeah I'm talking about me .... I'm older and I…
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Don't Call it a Comeback - Occupational Therapy and the Group Fitness Instructor
When I had my surgery on my knee never in 1 million years did I think to ask for occupational therapy to go along with physio. The irony was that my job at the time was 95% physical and in group fitness but I didn’t consider it my “occupation”. Wondering “what if?”🤔. What if I had been given...
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Say What? Communication Tips for the Group Fitness Instructor
Diana, Communications Expert and long time Group fitness instructor and I talk in what will definitely be a regular series about best practices for leading classes. Today we talked about pre-recorded, livestream and live classes.
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Like a Phoenix Rising - Is there life after teaching?
For years, group fitness and personal training have been silos of the industry and neither the two were to meet ... at least on purpose. Flash forward and now it's more than common and in most cases a necessary evil to dabble in both to have success; but what if you decide to go all in on one...
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Lyndsey and Ricky
When your international #fitinspos have their own fangirl and wardrobe malfunction moments during class you know everything is gonna be alright! Lyndsey and Ricky from the UK on the podcast is like chocolate spread on biscuits ... follow them on social media and you'll know what I mean lol.
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You’ve heard of KPIs (key performance indicators, well learn about GFIs (group fitness indicators) with Live Well with Michelle. If you’re an instructor, want to be a one or you’re a participant who wants to understand why when your instructor says, “Four More”, they’re lying lol. Tune in for reflection, interviews, reviews and more about group fitness as a profession, business and personal means to wellness.
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