Stages BEATS Live Certification • January 14, 2022 • CU Boulder
Your measure by measure guide to coaching to the beat
Using music as the heart of class creation, there are several other factors that go into building a fun, motivational group exercise class. How can instructors combine basic physiology with the beat of the music to deliver a kick-ass class, every time? How does an instructor possibly coach, knowing that music motivates every rider differently, and still create a personalized class experience?
As leaders in the industry - both outdoors and indoors - Stages delivers the most innovative and comprehensive training course on learning the ropes of indoor cycling, motivation, human movement, and building a class around music. Welcome to Stages BEATS!
Your Instructor
Marina Mitchell is a Stages Master Educator and national presenter, as well as the Product Implementation Manager for Stages Cycling. She's held fitness management positions and is a veteran group fitness instructor since 1999. Having achieved her teaching degree right after college, Marina's love for fitness, music, and inspiring others steered her towards the fitness industry. Having been awarded 'Team Player of the Year', 'Group Fitness Instructor of the Year', and several Manager awards at ClubSport Oregon, she prides herself on professionalism and the constant pursuit of education and teaching. When it comes to indoor cycling, Marina's superpower is blending power and rhythm to create a music-filled, intelligent training ride that provides a full fitness experience. She can't get enough of empowering people, building workouts, pouring out body awareness and acceptance, and making exercise fun. In addition to being a fitness educator, she's also a happy wife to her college sweetheart, a mom of 2, a community volunteer, and a chips and salsa lover!