I hope you find value in the articles & podcasts found below!
Podcasts
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Fitness Business Asia
One of Asia’s top industry resources & a valuable listen for markets outside of Asia! Listen to Noël discuss what it takes to start your studio & rhythm cycling in Episodes 11, 18 & 19 wherever you subscribe to podcasts.
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Creating the 4%
In Episode 6, Noël & PEP co-founder Ashley FitzSimmons-Olsen, M.S., CCC-SLP discuss our most underutilized tool, why accidentally sounding like our favorite instructors hinders our own growth & what you need to do to stay teaching for years to come.
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Travel Oracles - 6.29.22
Host Carrie A. Mitchell speaks with Noël on growing up in California, spending 15 years in NYC including during early boutique fitness days, living abroad & working with boutique fitness studios…and what’s next with dual citizenship.
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Strong & Simple - 7.15.22
Marissa & Michelle created a podcast dedicated to cutting through the bulls***t of the wellness industry. We hit a range of topics, including career longevity & creating welcoming, fun & safe spaces.
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The Friday Society
Alexa Cawley is an ex-SoulCycle marketing exec, current founder of her own marketing company (Forever Friday Consulting) & hosts The Friday Society podcast. In episode 68, we get into mastering your instructor training & development & discuss hospitality in boutique fitness.
Articles I’ve Written
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Hands-on facility operators who seek for their studios and gyms to provide an attractive and essential third space to serve members may find that taking a time-out from their daily grind and calling in a mystery shopper can be a great way to step back, assess, provide measurements and then solutions… Read Full Article Here
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Have you ever considered that it is not what we say, but how we say it that is memorable for our members?... Read Full Article Here
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Vocal injuries that we hear are every bit as detrimental to a flourishing, years-long career as physical injuries we can see; but how often do fitness professionals consider their voice? Not often enough, it seems... Read Full Article Here
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When we as group fitness instructors or personal trainers are leading either a room of members in class or a one-on-one client in a private session, for a positive desired outcome there must be conviction in our voices when stating what to do… Read Full Article Here
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Ahhhh rest: what a magical four-letter word. With “self-care rituals” being the buzziest of wellness buzzwords the past few years, many have leaned-in, to various degrees, to the idea of mentally re-setting in order to create more rest in their lives… Read Full Article Here
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For IDEA members only, Autumn 2022 issue includes how to take care of your voice in the Skills & Drills feature column. Members can read the full article here.
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Turn up the sizzle with how you engage a room as a performer: canfitpro magazine's Nov/Dec 2022 issue, page 38. Read the article HERE
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How many times have you shared with an acquaintance or friend of a friend that you teach group fitness classes and perhaps even invited them to join one…and they said, “sounds fun, but what is your real job?”…
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-Gabriela