Group Fitness Instructor
GroupMovement Lounge, By Yoga Muttz is looking for an energetic and community-minded Group Fitness Instructor to join our teaching team and lead our signature MUTT Fit classes!
About MUTT Fit
MUTT Fit is a total-body, group barbell workout that blends functional movement with strength-building exercises using barbells, dumbbells, resistance bands, and more.
Each class focuses on building muscular endurance, improving stability, and increasing strength in ways that support everyday movement. Classes incorporate high-rep sets, compound exercises, and intentional circuits designed to challenge the whole body from start to finish.
Think group strength training with the energy of a great fitness class. We want students to work hard, feel strong, have fun, and leave feeling accomplished. While it is called MUTTFit, there are not dogs regularly in the class. Muttz is our brand and we regularly work with rescues to highlight adoptable rescue dogs.
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who is confident leading strength-based group fitness classes and understands proper exercise technique, programming, and modifications.
We would love someone with experience teaching or training in formats such as:
- BodyPump or other group barbell classes
- Strength and conditioning
- Bootcamp
- HIIT or circuit training
- Functional fitness
- Personal training
- Group fitness or aerobics
Experience specifically teaching with barbells and dumbbells is a big plus.
You should be comfortable demonstrating exercises, coaching proper form, offering modifications and progressions, managing multiple fitness levels at once, and bringing the energy needed to keep a room moving through high-rep strength work.
Our Approach to Fitness
Movement Lounge is an inclusive, community-focused movement studio. We believe fitness should help people feel stronger, more capable, and more connected to their bodies.
We're looking for an instructor who shares that philosophy.
That means:
- No diet culture, weight-loss messaging, or "earning your food"
- No verbiage about using exercise as punishment
- No shaming students for taking breaks, using lighter weights, or choosing modifications
- Celebrating strength, progress, consistency, and what our bodies can DO
- Celebrating when students make decision for their bodies whether that means dropping to lighter weights or picking up heavier weights. We encourage body autonomy.
- Creating a welcoming environment for different bodies, backgrounds, identities, abilities, and fitness levels
- Bringing positive, supportive energy while still challenging students to work hard
Qualifications
- Previous experience teaching group fitness and/or personal training is strongly preferred.
- A current group fitness or personal training certification through a recognized organization such as NASM, ACE, ACSM, AFAA, ISSA, or a comparable program is preferred.
- CPR/AED certification is required or must be obtained before teaching independently.
- Must carry their own insurance.
Current Availability Needed
We are currently hiring for one or both of the following weekly MUTT Fit classes:
- Mondays at 5:30 PM
- Sundays at 8:30 PM
There may also be opportunities to sub MUTT Fit and other fitness classes or add additional classes in the future.
About Movement Lounge
Movement Lounge, By Yoga Muttz is a locally owned Nashville movement studio offering yoga, aerial arts, strength and fitness classes, workshops, teacher trainings, and community events.
We believe movement is for everybody and every body. Our goal is to create a space where people can get stronger, try new things, have fun, and feel like they belong.
If you're an experienced fitness professional who loves strength training, loves leading a room, and believes fitness can be challenging and supportive, we'd love to hear from you!
Location: Donelson Plaza 2710 Old Lebanon rd. Suite 23 nashville, tn 37214
Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
