Shannon Fable

These 5 steps begin with earning your certification and include everything from choosing your class formats to planning for future career growth. Follow these steps to thrive as a group fitness instructor.

Innovation is vital to long-term success in the fitness industry. Learn to view your business through the lens of innovation and use these 3 steps to take your fitness business to the next level: iterate, eliminate and generate.

Though not as quick or straightforward to scale, proactively connecting with potential clients, business partners and decision-makers one-to-one via social, email, text message or a good old-fashioned phone call can be a game-changer.

What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow because our clients’ needs change every day. Learn how curiosity can help you keep innovating in big and small ways as you build a scalable and sustainable business.

Learn why intentionally setting aside time to do deep work on your business—to identify your vision, develop strategy and think creatively—is essential for growing your career as a fitness professional.

You just passed your certification exam—now what? You’ve got the enthusiasm, knowledge and passion, but where do you go from here? Check out these tried-and-true steps to help you navigate the industry and find the career path that is right for you.

The global pandemic turned the spotlight on health and wellness like never before, and no one can escape the storyline. Here are three reasons the world needs health and exercise professionals like you now more than ever.  

The past year taught us that we can’t wait to get creative, think outside the box, or diversify our offerings to get people moving and keep our businesses on track. If 2020 caught you off guard, here are three tips to get you pointed in the right direction.

Regardless of what is currently happening in your area, one thing is for sure—January will not be the same for group fitness instructors, and we need to prepare ourselves for what comes next. Here are some essential steps to help you get started.

While many health coaches and personal trainers are figuring out how to offer their services outdoors or virtually, group fitness instructors have largely remained on the sidelines, waiting for the all-clear to return to teaching the classes and interacting with the participants they so dearly love. If you’re a professional who needs a dose of inspiration and a reminder of how important you are to our industry and to those you teach, this letter is for you.

With the fitness world in a bit of limbo, we are all challenged to reimagine what group fitness looks like as we begin turning up the lights post-COVID-19. Only one thing is really certain: We must embrace the changes and remain positive during this uncertain time. Here are a few resources you may find useful.

If you are lucky enough to have the opportunity, here are five things to keep in mind when you head back to your gym or health club.

Whether you find yourself on vacation without any exercise equipment or you’re working out at home, body-weight exercises can help you stay on track. Here are five of our favorites for getting your whole body moving.

Looking for some new ways to challenge your heart and have fun at the same time? Check out these 8 group fitness classes and workouts that will get your heart pumping and coming back for more.

Whether you are preparing to audition for the first time or the hundredth, the process can be both nerve-wracking and intimidating. There is no magic method for ensuring you get the job but there are ways to position yourself more favorably. Here are a few tips that will come in handy before, during and after the audition.

Begin the new year with four simple ways to refresh your classes that will prove equally beneficial for you, your faithful front row and your fresh-faced resolutioners.

When it comes to your personal wellness journey, has the ease with which you can share, care and compete tipped the scales from being beneficial to stressful? If this sounds familiar, here are three ideas for how you can bring sanity to the unrealistic expectations you may be placing on yourself by tracking and documenting every single thing you do.

It’s hard to make yourself do something you don’t enjoy—even when you know it’s good for you. This is especially true for exercise. If you find it difficult to stick to an exercise program, ACE Pro Shannon Fable argues that movement should make you feel good and offers tips for finding activities that get you moving and put a smile on your face—even if that activity is less intense or effective than a traditional workout.

A wide variety of participants can benefit from engaging in high(er)-intensity workouts, but not everyone wants to perform high-impact activities. Learn how to add intensity to movements without simply increasing the impact.

Obtaining a primary certification is a vital step to becoming a health and fitness professional. Maintaining your primary certification, however, is equally necessary for career growth. As you plan for renewal every two years, consider these five reasons for why investing in your certification renewal should be non-negotiable.

With so many obligations competing for your time and attention, it’s essential that you maximize your workout time at the gym. Avoid these10 common mistakes people make at the gym so you can get in, get it done and get on with your life.

Mini-trampolines have been around for years, but new programming and improved equipment have given the rebounding exercise trend new life in recent years. Now, new research from the American Council on Exercise suggests that exercising on a trampoline is both fun and effective. Here are three reasons you should consider jumping on the rebounding bandwagon.

There is no shortage of workout ideas floating around for you to explore, but it can be hard to know which workouts are worth your time and effort. Follow these three simple steps and you may just find the activities you will do for a lifetime.

As a health and fitness professional, much of your business relies on showing up and trading time for money, but it’s the work you put in outside of class or training sessions that ultimately serve to ensure your success. ACE Pro Shannon Fable explains why it’s so important to set aside dedicated office hours in your weekly schedule for self-promotion, improving your skills and identifying new streams of revenue to create, sustain and grow your fitness business.

When you transition from taking classes to leading classes, your gym bag doubles as your survival kit. A properly stocked bag can make the difference between a great class and a disaster. While fitness clubs and studios should have a majority of the tools we need to teach, there are times when a little extra preparation pays off. Let’s take a look at the must-have, the nice-to-have, and the bonus tools you should consider carrying in your bag.

The landscape of fitness is changing. With the increase of boutique studios, small-group training programming and more convenient methods of getting your sweat on (think apps and on-demand players), a group fitness instructor needs to take a look in the mirror and make sure he or she is still relevant. Shannon Fable explains the three P’s of professional group fitness instructors that will help you stand out this year.

The beginning of a New Year offers a natural opportunity to press the reset button on our lives. But while January is a great time to wipe the slate clean and start anew, adopting an all-or-nothing approach to the New Year (and a new you!) is likely to backfire. Learn how to set yourself up for success, achieve your goals, and make the most of this brand New Year.

If your classes are starting to feel a little empty this summer, you’re not alone. This time of year leaves even the most loyal class participants with less-predictable attendance patterns, which leads to lower-than-normal numbers in our classes. Here are a few ideas to encourage class participants to stay put and help keep numbers up during the summer.

What is the secret to helping clients stay motivated and on track to achieve their goals? ACE pro Shannon Fable believes that helping clients celebrate small victories while working toward larger goals is key to helping clients believe those goals are within reach. Whether your clients want to lose weight or simply increase their fitness, these secrets to perpetual motivation will help your clients build the intrinsic motivation that only comes through increased self-confidence.

BOSU® Balance Trainers are a standard piece of equipment in most gyms, and their versatility allows for their inclusion in multiple workouts and exercises. These five exercises take advantage of the instability of the balance trainer, requiring you to actively engage multiple muscles and providing an effective core workout.

It seems the fitness industry has decided you can never have too much high-intensity interval training (HIIT), with the intense modality taking over class schedules across the country. But popularity doesn’t always mean great results, explains ACE Certified pro Shannon Fable, who argues that we’ve gotten a little too carried away with all-HIIT programming, all the time. Could there be a more effective approach?

The summer months can be a challenge for fitness pros, with lower class numbers and cancellations nearly every day. How can you keep your energy and enthusiasm up in the face of dwindling participation? ACE Certified fitness pro Shannon Fable shares six tips that will help the summer fly by and leave you revved up and excited for fall.

Did you hear about the fitness pro who was kicked out of a SoulCycle studio and banned from attending future classes? The news caused quite a stir, to the say the least. Shannon Fable weighs in on the controversy and offers some incredibly insightful principles to guide you in your life and work as a fitness professional.

Group fitness instructors are among the most enthusiastic, upbeat people on the planet, especially when it comes to their careers. But it can be tough to love a job that doesn’t always pay the bills. Fitness pro Shannon Fable explains four viable paths that group fitness instructors should consider if they want to expand their career paths and increase their income.

January is the best month for group fitness, as newly committed exercisers flood your classes. But if we’re not careful to give our new participants reasons to keep coming back, we may find our class numbers dwindling by March. Here are three tips to up your game with newbies and keep your classes packed all year long.