Fitness Instructor- ASCEND Pittsburgh

Fitness Instructors at ASCEND are responsible for leading safe, engaging fitness classes for all ability levels

About ASCEND Climbing

OUR MISSION:

ASCEND fosters an equitable, holistic, community-based, climbing, fitness, and yoga experience.

We strive to provide the best climbing and fitness experience for our customers. From excellent equipment to knowledgeable staff, our gym will be a top-notch operation. The space will be one that fosters community and belonging, by being more than just a climbing gym: it's a "third place" where customers can feel just as comfortable as they do at their workplace and their home, and where our customers want to simply be.

As a group of climbers that decided to start a gym, our values reflect a down-to-earth and authentic quality. Our gym is an extension of our love of a good day of climbing with a group of our closest friends that ends with storytelling around a campfire.

We are committed to an active lifestyle. We realize that all around fitness is key to climbing well, which is why we nurture activities like yoga, cross-training, and cardio, and promote smart nutrition and ample rest within our gym and community.

Our business will not just be run to make a profit, but to also be a benefit to its employees, members, the immediate neighborhood, and the region. We will seek to create a sustainable business model, focused on longevity and capable of growing morally and responsibly.

We see ourselves as part of a larger climbing ecosystem within the communities of Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, and America. We take our roles as climbing ambassadors very seriously, and we support causes that affect our sport such as land access, environmental stewardship, local legislation, and human-rights.

Description

Job Overview: Fitness Instructors at ASCEND are responsible for leading safe, engaging fitness classes for all ability levels.

Main Responsibilities & Duties

• Develop an appropriate warmup, workout, & cool down for all ability levels for each class you teach
• Ensure that participants are using correct form in order to decrease the risk for injury
• Effectively coach participants through progression & regression of all movements if necessary
• Provide an energetic, engaging, and supportive atmosphere to participants
• Check in participants on our CRM
• Actively promote yourself and the ASCEND fitness program.
• Teach a minimum of 2 classes/week.
• Support your team and sub once every 2 months (if needed)
• Keep the fitness area and equipment tidy.

Qualities & Experience

• 4+ years of experience with fitness or sports-related activity
• 1+ years in the professional fitness industry
• Effective & efficient workout modification experience
• Previous Group Fitness Exercise experience with classes of 15 or more (Examples: Cross-Fit, pilates, boot camp, plyometrics, etc.)
• Effective communication skills
• An understanding of current trends in fitness (locomotives, HIIT, mobility training, kettle bells)