Confessions of a Group X Instructor

By Ellen Elisabeth de Werd

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Confessions of a Group X instructor, a podcast for group exercise junkies, and any other oddballs. Meet your host, Ellen de Werd, Creator of the group WARRIOR Rhythm, WARRIOR Strength, WARRIOR Combat, and WARRIOR Revolution group fitness brands. Journey with us through thought-provoking, heartwarming education and inspiration from badass fit pros in the field. Listen, learn, love, and above all laugh!!! HERE. we. grow.

Episode Date
What If Your Personality is the Problem?
Jun 27, 2026
A Digestible Conversation about GLP1s with Nicole Printon
May 25, 2026
Opening the Doors: The Journey to Launching WARRIOR Group Fitness Studio
May 21, 2026
Get What You Want...How to Break Free From What Holds Us Back
Mar 08, 2026
Saying Goodbye to the DAC after 20 Years 🥹
Feb 26, 2026
Self-Kindness Over Self-Optimization with Guest Cassie Mazie
Jan 19, 2026
Pelvic Floor Education & Empowerment with Paige Robinson
Dec 29, 2025
Hosting Retreats & Creating Transformative Experiences Guest: Sabrina Ursaner
Dec 15, 2025
H.O.T. Girl Winter and Understanding Hormonal Havoc
Dec 08, 2025
ROOT DOWN, RISE UP... Reimagine, Reinvent, Reestablish Your Relationship with Food
Dec 01, 2025
My First Retreat, the META War, and Other Random Updates (⚠️ trigger warning)
Nov 24, 2025
Let’s Talk About Stealing Programming 🛑
Nov 10, 2025
🎙️ Episode #87 — How I Got Hacked, Part 2: How I Recovered My Accounts
Oct 27, 2025
Corrective Exercise — Moving Better, Teaching Smarter with Liz Filippone
Oct 20, 2025
Why Some People Sweat More Than Others 💦
Oct 13, 2025
Hacked: How I Lost My Facebook Account Overnight
Sep 11, 2025
My Go-To Mic for Group Fitness🎙️
Sep 02, 2025
The Ultimate "Pyramid" Scheme with Nicole Printon
Aug 18, 2025
Breast Implants, Botox, Biceps and Beauty #81
Aug 11, 2025
Stay in Your Lane 🏎️ When Club Owners Don’t Get GroupX
Aug 04, 2025
I'm BAAAACK!!! Plus My IDEA Scoop 🍨
Jul 28, 2025
I got interviewed on My Own Show | Behind the Magic of CON⭐️CON
Jun 30, 2025
Leveraging ChatGPT for Your Fitness Business with Dr. Ted Vickey
Jun 23, 2025
🎙️ Part 2: Money Mindset for Yoga Teachers & Fitness Instructors with Kate Lombardo
Jun 09, 2025
🎙️ Part 1: Resilience, Adaptability, and the Art of the Pivoting with Kate Lombardo
Jun 02, 2025
Reinvention, Resilience & the Power of the Pivot with Angel Ballance
May 26, 2025
Leadership Mistakes That Bite You in the Butt with Ann Gilbert
May 12, 2025
The Holistic Side of Macros: Rethinking Nutrition from the Inside Out
May 05, 2025
The Next Generation of Instructors with Ingrid Knight-Cohee
Apr 28, 2025
Putting Your Best Foot Forward with Dr. Emily Splichal
Apr 21, 2025
Powerful Partnerships: Thriving with Different Skills, Personalities & Perspectives with Diva Richards
Apr 07, 2025
The Stuff Strong Women Are Made Of 💪🏼 with Amy Boone Thompson 
Mar 31, 2025
Girl, Move On Stop ✋ Teaching That Format!
Mar 24, 2025
Beyond Recovery: How Rollga Transforms Group Fitness with Taggart Downare
Mar 17, 2025
Protein and Pumping Iron with Kam Niskach 💪🏼
Mar 10, 2025
The Beachbody Scoop 🍨: Gossip, Gratitude, and Rising from the Ashes with Kam Niskach
Mar 03, 2025
Mastering Your Metabolism
Feb 24, 2025
Breaking Free—Why You Should Stop Feeding Imposter Syndrome
Feb 17, 2025
The Inner-workings of Professional Video Production 🎬
Feb 10, 2025
The Power of Manifestation with Debbie Gleeson
Jan 27, 2025
Instagram: Don't You Do Its
Jan 20, 2025
Lymphatic Drainage, Movement & Longevity with Mindy Esau
Jan 13, 2025
A New Year Approach 🪩
Dec 30, 2024
Bouncing Back with Sabrina Ursaner
Dec 23, 2024
Podcast How to Make a Dream GroupX Schedule
Dec 09, 2024
Chasing Your Dreams with Amber Toole
Dec 02, 2024
Group Exercise Instructor Success Toolkit with Jan Schroeder
Nov 25, 2024
Make Fitness Fair! How to Be a More Inclusive Fit Pro with Siri Chilazi
Nov 18, 2024
What's the Best Number of Formats to Teach 🦄?
Nov 11, 2024
How I Organize my Crazy Schedule and Keep a Fast Pace 🗓️
Nov 04, 2024
What the Poo💩? With Nicole Printon
Oct 28, 2024
8 Reasons Why You Should Implement a Coaching Approach to Your Classes
Oct 21, 2024
The "Hollywood" Playbook Approach to Make Your Class BINGEWORTHY with Dane Robinson
Oct 14, 2024
the Beachbody/BODI 💣 Bomb Drop!
Oct 07, 2024
How to Handle That Unruly Member
Sep 30, 2024
What it Takes to Become an IFBB Pro 💪🏼 with Heather Gardner
Sep 23, 2024
A Young Widow's Story of Survival with Heather Gardner
Sep 16, 2024
How to Keep Moving Through Seasons of Grief and Loss with Mikki Baguio
Sep 09, 2024
How to TAKE Another Instructor's Class the RIGHT Way 🤔
Sep 02, 2024
What it Takes to be a Master Trainer
Aug 26, 2024
Why You Should Lift Weights Off the Beat 💪🏼
Aug 19, 2024
What it Takes to be a Group Fitness Director with Mariah LaMattina
Aug 12, 2024
How to Give Great Class Intro 💫
Aug 05, 2024
Cue Like a Boss 🎤 Making People Feel Safe, Successful & Special
Jul 29, 2024
Exercise & Nutrition: 🧠 Cognition Pt. 2 with Nicole Printon
Jul 22, 2024
Circadian Rhythm & Sleep: 🧠 Cognition Pt. 1 with Nicole Printon
Jul 15, 2024
Taking Risks that Lead to Growth
Jul 08, 2024
Summer Doldrums 🌞 5 Tips to Keep Class Packed
Jul 01, 2024
Building Your Brand with Haley Struxness
Jun 24, 2024
Be Kind & Be Confident with Amy Boone Thompson
Jun 17, 2024
What's Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Got To Do With It? With Ruben Pereyra
Jun 10, 2024
The Art of Free-Stylin’ and the Skill of Creativity
Jun 03, 2024
Should You Start a Podcast 🎙️
May 27, 2024
Find Fulfillment and Connection on Instagram 🤳🏻
May 20, 2024
Rise Up, Elevate & Evolve Your Full Fitness Potential
May 13, 2024
Being YOU is Your Super Power with H⚡️GH Fitness
May 06, 2024
Rejection, Resilience and Redirection
Apr 29, 2024
Mental Health & Creating Safe Spaces with Nate Boozer
Apr 22, 2024
The Quickest Way to Boost Your Brand with Mary Camu
Apr 15, 2024
I Quit 🛑 Navigating When, How and Why to Step Away
Apr 08, 2024
Faith, Fitness & Times of Trouble with Jamie Nichols
Apr 01, 2024
Self-Expression, and Shifting Focus through the Art of Bellydance
Mar 25, 2024
How to Build Class Attendance
Mar 18, 2024
Find Your "Style" in Fitness with Guest Mac Carvalho
Mar 11, 2024
What it Takes to Open and Operate a Successful Studio with Chelsea Duke
Mar 04, 2024
What It Takes to Create a Fitness Format
Feb 26, 2024
Move to the Sound of Afrobeats with Ingrid Knight-Cohee
Feb 19, 2024
Enjoy the Journey with Nicole Printon
Feb 12, 2024
My Eating Disorder Exposed
Feb 05, 2024
The Brilliant Minds Behind "FPP" with Tricia Murphy Madden & Lauren George
Jan 29, 2024
Elevating Email Etiquette
Jan 22, 2024
10 Things all Group Fitness Instructors Need to Know
Jan 15, 2024
Mix Your Passion with Paradise Through FitBodies Inc.
Jan 08, 2024
What it Takes to Blaze a Trail with Siri Chilazi
Jan 01, 2024
SCW Secret Sauce with Sara Kooperman
Dec 26, 2023
How to Make a Newbie Comfy, Cozy and Coming Back!
Dec 18, 2023
Investing Time, Money & Energy Wisely
Dec 13, 2023
The Beat on Cycle
Dec 11, 2023
They Don't Need To Know!
Nov 29, 2023
Why Not Me?
Nov 26, 2023