Host Hannah Pratt pulls back the curtain on being an indoor cycling instructor and fitness coach while covering online business, grief, and designing your dream life by taking action and allowing your story to empower you. Yes, You Can is the podcast you need to dream bigger, laugh louder, and feel celebrated and supported in your instructor journey. #yesyoucanpodcast @hannahrosespin
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Movement, Mental Health, and Becoming a Global Coach with Monica Marczuk
What do you do when your master plan falls apart on day ten? If you're Mon Marczuk, you stay anyway. You figure it out. You go from fired Emirates cabin crew in a city where you know absolutely nobody, to building a four-year career as one of Dubai's most respected cycling and strength coaches — and then you leave all of it behind to go nomadic, because something in you knows it's time for the…
From Sydney to AARMY: Alicia Portelli on Hard Classes, Hard Chapters, and Refusing to Give Up
What do you do when the career you want keeps saying not yet? If you're Alicia Portelli, you open your own studio, close it when the universe makes it clear it's time, pack up your life and move to Singapore, build something beautiful there too, and then — nine years after first watching a coach on Instagram and thinking I want to work with that person someday — you move to New York and make it…
What do you do when your dream studio says no? If you're Holland Scattergood, you email back, ask what it would take, go get the experience, and come back six months later — and now you co-own one of Arizona's most beloved cycling studios with a second location opening this summer. The plot twist? One of her co-founders is the person who originally said no. In this episode, Holland and Hannah dig…
Hot take: There’s no real argument about using themes as a fitness instructor. Themes aren’t a personality trait or a crutch. They’re a tool. In this episode, I break down why they work from a psychological perspective for both you, as the coach, and the people in your room. We unpack the fake conflict around themes in fitness and get practical: when they work, why they fill rooms, and how they…
The Coaching Skill No One Talks About (But Every Instructor Needs)
In this episode, Hannah pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked skills in group fitness: how to coach different types of learners in the room. Drawing from her dual career as an indoor cycling coach and a college instructor, she explains why some cues land instantly—and why others don’t. You’ll learn: Why coaching is more than cueing choreography How different learners absorb effort,…
In this heartfelt episode, I open up about coming out publicly at age 36—and how it’s transformed my life. Along the way, I chat about why I unapologetically repost older content, the shame I carried with me from childhood, and how discovering love later in life felt like the easiest, most natural thing. Through stories from DJing at gay clubs to repressed emotions in relationships, I unpack: What…
Playlist Like a Pro: Hacks Every Fitness Instructor Needs
Tired of spending too much time on playlist prep? In this episode, I’m sharing my go-to hacks and tools to help you build high-energy, seamless playlists faster —so you can focus on what matters most: coaching an unforgettable class! Here’s what we’ll cover: ✨ Best platforms for finding extended remixes and high-energy tracks (goodbye, awkward song fades!). ✨ How to transfer playlists between…
Top 4 Qualities of Lead Instructors (and How to Hire One)
Ever wonder what it takes to become a lead instructor? Or- if you're a studio owner- how to hire one? In this episode, we discuss leadership in boutique fitness studios, including what it takes to be a successful lead instructor and how studio owners can identify and develop team leaders. Key topics include: ✨ Mistakes to avoid when promoting instructors to leadership roles. ✨ The top qualities…
BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON NOW : 25% OFF ALL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTOR MAGIC. Use code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout! Ever wondered how some fitness instructors manage to fill their classes every single time and create raving communities of fans? There are 5 Keys to Fitness Instructor Mastery: musicality, marketing, motivation, coaching & cueing, and mindset. Inside this audio replay of my masterclass, I…
Grief and loss and how to keep showing up: a personal episode
Navigating life's toughest moments and still finding the strength to move forward and show up —how do we do it? On this heartfelt episode of the Yes You Can podcast, I open up about the profound challenges I've faced over the past seven months, including my horse Finn's traumatic surgery and the sudden loss of dear friends, family, and finally putting my dog Pinky to rest this week. These events…