Mackenzie’s Mat

So You Want to Be A Group Fitness Instructor? My Process to Getting Started

Hey everyone! My name is Mackenzie and welcome to my yoga mat! A yoga mat is where my fitness journey started and most aspects of fitness in my life are on a yoga mat so that’s where this all comes from! Join me here for episode 16 where I will be sharing my story about when I began teaching fitness classes! This was so much fun getting to record all of the parts of my fitness journey and look back and see where God was planting all these seeds of fitness in my life before I even knew it! I hope this encourages you in your fitness journey, because we all started somewhere! —————————— Check out @mackenziesmat on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the podcast and alerts about new episodes! The Podcast can also be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube now so make sure to check out episodes on all those platforms! —————————— See you back with a new episode 2 weeks from Monday for our next chat on our yoga mats to continue this series: So You Want to Be a Group Fitness Instructor? :)

So You Want to Be A Group Fitness Instructor? Essential Elements to a Group Fitness Class

Hey everyone! My name is Mackenzie and welcome to my yoga mat! A yoga mat is where my fitness journey started and most aspects of fitness in my life are on a yoga mat so that’s where this all comes from! Join me here for episode 15 where we will be talking all about the essential elements to a Group Fitness Class! In the time that i've spent evaluating group fitness classes, these are the most important things i've seen included! Whether you are brand new to teaching, or have been teaching for a while, I think there is a takeaway that everyone can take for their classes! —————————— Check out @mackenziesmat on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the podcast and alerts about new episodes! The Podcast can also be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube now so make sure to check out episodes on all those platforms! —————————— See you back with a new episode 2 weeks from Monday for our next chat on our yoga mats to continue this series: So You Want to Be a Group Fitness Instructor? :)

So You Want to be a Group Fitness Instructor? About Health Related Certifications and Studying for Certification Exams

Hey everyone! My name is Mackenzie and welcome to my yoga mat! A yoga mat is where my fitness journey started and most aspects of fitness in my life are on a yoga mat so that’s where this all comes from! Join me here for episode 14 where we will be talking all about Group Fitness Certifications and studying for Certification Exams! For all who are looking to become an instructor but don't know where to start, this is a great episode for you! —————————— Check out @mackenziesmat on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the podcast and alerts about new episodes! The Podcast can also be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube now so make sure to check out episodes on all those platforms! —————————— Check out the links below to the certifications we spoke about in today's show: ACE: https://www.acefitness.org/fitness-certifications/group-fitness-certification/default.aspx NASM: https://www.nasm.org/group-fitness-certification?cq_cmp=&cq_cmp=16247671370&network=x&utm_term=&utm_campaign=cpt-pros-webpurchases-pmax-nonbranded&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2454829191&hsa_cam=16247671370&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwb6lBhBJEiwAbuVUSp4gGL4KtRXih7CH2L5O8H287LfWQznfUI50Tlte3v7FSbe59nbOdRoCI9EQAvD_BwE AFFA: https://www.afaa.com/courses/group-fitness-certification —————————— See you back with a new episode 2 weeks from Monday for our next chat on our yoga mats to continue this series: So You Want to Be a Group Fitness Instructor? :)

🎉 My 21st Birthday + 21 Reasons why I Love all things Fitness!!

Hey everyone! My name is Mackenzie and welcome to my yoga mat! A yoga mat is where my fitness journey started and most aspects of fitness in my life are on a yoga mat so that’s where this all comes from! Join me here for episode 13 where we are celebrating my 21st Birthday!! Today I have 21 Reasons why I love all things fitness related for you guys! Kinda started losing count towards the end, but don't worry there were no birthday drinks before the show!😉 Enjoy a piece of non-gluten-free cake for me today to celebrate! 🍰😂 —————————— Check out @mackenziesmat on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the podcast and alerts about new episodes! The Podcast can also be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube now so make sure to check out episodes on all those platforms! —————————— See you back with a new episode a week from Monday for our next chat on our yoga mats + our new series: So You Want to Be a Group Fitness Instructor? :)

Happy Fourth Of July + A Few Announcements!

Hey everyone! My name is Mackenzie and welcome to my yoga mat! A yoga mat is where my fitness journey started and most aspects of fitness in my life are on a yoga mat so that’s where this all comes from! Join me here for this little podcast update! Just filling you guys in on our new schedule of releasing episodes every other week, our first series on the podcast, and a BONUS EPISODE coming to all of you on Thursday this week :) Stay tuned and make sure to listen to today's episode for all the updates! + Happy July 4th! —————————— Check out @mackenziesmat on Instagram and Facebook for updates about the podcast and alerts about new episodes! The Podcast can also be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube now so make sure to check out episodes on all those platforms! —————————— See you back with a new episode next Monday for our next chat on our yoga mats :)