How to hire a fitness teacher

How to hire a fitness teacher, step by step

Here's a step-by-step fitness teacher hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a fitness teacher job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new fitness teacher
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the fitness teacher you need to hire. Certain fitness teacher roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A fitness teacher's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, fitness teachers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of fitness teachers and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Fitness Teacher	Description	Hourly rate
   Fitness Teacher	Fitness trainers and instructors lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities, including cardiovascular exercises (exercises for the heart and blood circulation), strength training, and stretching. They work with people of all ages and skill levels.	$13-35
   Certified Personal Trainer	A Certified Personal Trainer is a person who will guide, help, and motivate you to move forward and become successful. Anyone with a mastery of a specific subject can become a personal trainer; however, certification is given only by accredited organizations that can offer licensure or certification programs... Show more	$10-22
   Yoga Instructor	A yoga teacher or instructor is an individual who teaches yoga lessons and works at yoga studios, gyms, or fitness centers. Yoga teachers are wellness and fitness professionals who lead yoga classes... Show more	$15-30

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Kids
   • Physical Education
   • Classroom Discipline
   • Healthy Lifestyle
   • Yoga

   Responsibilities:

   • Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
   • Develop innovative PowerPoint presentations used to incorporate creative lessons for daily teaching consistent with teaching multiple grade levels at once.
   • Answer phones, handle any complaints and make sure everything run smoothly in the gym.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your fitness teacher job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A fitness teacher can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, fitness teachers' average salary in ohio is 51% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level fitness teachers 60% less than senior-level fitness teachers.
   • Certifications. A fitness teacher with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a fitness teacher's salary.

   Average fitness teacher salary

   $46,817yearly

   $22.51 hourly rate

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   Entry-level fitness teacher salary

   $29,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a fitness teacher job description

   A fitness teacher job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a fitness teacher job description:

   Fitness teacher job description example

   FUN FLEXIBLE JOB WITH KIDS!
   As a teacher for My Gym, you would be working with children ages 5 months to 11 years. Our class programs incorporate beginning gymnastic skills, sports, games, movement, songs and a variety of other unique and exciting activities in a positive, non-competitive and fun environment.
   

   • Do you love children?
   • Are you an upbeat person who loves to play?
   • Would you like to have job that's actually FUN?
   • Do you have lots of energy and enjoy an active lifestyle?
   • Would you love to make a real difference in children's lives?

   Then you may be just what we are looking for, with full-time and part-time positions available
   
   Position Requirements:

   • Ability to work 20+ hours per week, including weekends
   • Highly energetic
   • Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
   • Experience working with children
   • Background in fitness (athletics, sports, dance, cheer, gymnastics, martial arts, or related field is a plus)
   • Effective time management
   • Clean background check

   
   About the Company: My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is a 700 locations strong international corporation offering the BEST recreational fitness and gymnastics programs and blowout birthday parties for children ages 6 weeks to 11 years of age. If you’ve never heard of My Gym, please visit our website, Instagram, or Facebook (@mygymsancarlos) and get to know us; we’re tons of fun and love what we do!
   
   We treat our employees like family and really try to go out of our way to ensure their longevity, success, and happiness.

   This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to My Gym Corporate.

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5. Post your job

   To find fitness teachers for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any fitness teachers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level fitness teachers with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your fitness teacher job on Zippia to find and recruit fitness teacher candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting fitness teachers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new fitness teacher

   Once you've decided on a perfect fitness teacher candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new fitness teacher first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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