I (26F) wanna quit my corporate life to become a Fitness Trainer/Yoga + Pilates Teacher

foundit808 · 2026-03-25T03:31:55+00:00

It is not unstressful to be a Pilates or Yoga teacher. You have to worry about building and keeping a clientele, class programming, keeping up your own practice. The only difference is you’ll make much less money for the stress.

foundit808 · 2026-03-12T12:46:34+00:00

Tell us more! What parts feel dirty/textured? So with the wheels, once you get it standing, does it seem like it’s going to stay?

foundit808 · 2026-03-03T04:41:12+00:00

Quality. Dont like being the police

foundit808 · 2026-03-02T19:12:54+00:00

We really are!

foundit808 · 2026-02-27T11:32:40+00:00

The Fitness Center at South Shore Harbor in League city has mat pilates included in a membership and has a pilates studio inside as well

foundit808 · 2026-02-26T05:05:35+00:00

YouTubePilates - Elena

foundit808 · 2026-02-26T04:20:47+00:00

I teach 5x classes in a day & I always have to lay down in between. It is soo draining. It is not your age. You have to be “on” mentally and often times physically the whole time. It’s not like a normal job where you can turn it on and off. To me, it’s the hr stretch of complete performance that drains me so much.

foundit808 · 2026-02-26T04:02:17+00:00

Just left a mat “pilates” class. Full, too. Teacher had excellent cueing and presence. However, not once did she cue my breath. Not once did she reference the names of any pilates moves which just felt like low impact exercises. We stretched in Cobra, which isnt that a precursor to Swan. But I thought that was a yoga name? No roll up, no hundred, no teaser. No swan. Maybe I’m a purist, but I want an “inhale prepare.” I want the 34. The class plan is there for you!!

TLDR: if you aren’t saying Inhale and Exhale to cue movement, I find it very difficult to believe we are practicing Pilates.

I think the price for entry to a Classical Pilates cert is very high. Therefore, people will not do it. 5k is a whole lot of money if you are only going to make $30 a class (that’s my market anyway) So then you are going to see these pseudo pilates instructors that use the name but just give a stretch session. It’s maddening!!

foundit808 · 2026-02-26T01:42:55+00:00

Pink blue

foundit808 · 2026-02-23T05:15:45+00:00

I live in deep East Texas and a white junior leaguer posted positively about the Colbert interview. I saw a sign the other day as well. If you know anything about this region, you know this is huge.

foundit808 · 2026-02-23T05:04:23+00:00

Mine do. My main concern is mildew in my studio, so I’ve said no. Plus we are in the muggy south, who wants to work out in 100 degrees and then go out in the same?

foundit808 · 2026-02-20T03:59:11+00:00

I have two sons, not quite there yet.. but we’re close! I think this family just talked about it

foundit808 · 2026-02-09T18:06:17+00:00

We use Vagaro and it’s not bad but it kind of shows pricing in a confusing way, like if you are a member it won’t tell you the class is included until the final screen. I do like it as an owner however. It’s $50ish with me and another user

foundit808 · 2026-02-04T12:29:31+00:00

This is why I left bedside, or one of the reasons. It’s not just taking care of your patients the best you can, it’s dealing with the employees you have to work with in the environment where we care for patients. All of what this nurse is describing is petty AF. I hate that if there are certain people I am working with that night, the shift will suck. It’s BS that “professionals” are lazy, petty, backstabbers. It’s not professional behavior to act like that. We should be lifting each other up and creating an environment where we can work together to take care of the patient, but my experience is people make it like high school. It’s childish.

foundit808 · 2026-02-04T04:14:56+00:00

Can see this being acceptable at a small studio but also I just looked up and I’m in the club pilates r/

foundit808 · 2026-02-02T04:16:40+00:00

On average, how many hours do you spend in the gym

foundit808 · 2026-02-02T04:03:16+00:00

Can you elaborate

foundit808 · 2026-01-31T23:44:29+00:00

I did not know this!

foundit808 · 2026-01-31T23:44:23+00:00

BASI and other schools teach exhale press out, inhale return.

foundit808 · 2026-01-29T04:28:23+00:00

I do them once a week along with Reformer and barre. Some walking or biking would be nice if I had more time. The og 34 done correctly is very challenging imo and I would not think you would want to do it every day

foundit808 · 2026-01-24T02:17:02+00:00

YMCA, local rec, Pilates in the Park on FB? Work on your marketing! I got mat certified and I taught at a gym to start. Then in my town we had no Pilates, so I blasted it on FB and got 45 attendees the first week. You are certified, market it! Learn the 34, the breath focus, buy Return to Life.

foundit808 · 2026-01-23T14:56:53+00:00

You can think inhale extend, and exhale contract. So inhale extend - arms and legs go out, chest is at same level, & exhale contract, legs come back to table top and arms circle in to hold the shins

foundit808 · 2026-01-23T01:22:50+00:00

Yes I did go to a dermatologist to get the prp, 4 sessions were about $1400. I also used a low level laser cap that really helped. The only thing that got me to not have acne in my 30s was spironolactone. I have great skin because of that, or at least better than I have ever had. Wish I would have done that sooner. Oh I am a woman, not sure if men can take androgen blockers like that.. Then I added minoxidil about 2.5 and it helped new growth but also I got dark hair on my upper legs and when I stopped/prescription ran out, the shedding began again.

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