How to Become a Turbo Jam Instructor
Turbo Jam is a fitness program made by Chalene Johnson. Johnson is the owner of Powder Blue Productions and developer of the Turbo Kick and Turbo Jam programs. She sold the rights to the name Turbo Jam to her partner company Beachbody and retains the rights to the Turbo Kick name. Both programs are intense workouts, which combine kicking and punching into a cardiovascular workout. Training to become a Turbo Jam/Turbo Kick instructor is available only through Powder Blue Productions.
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Become an independent Beachbody coach. To use the name Turbo Jam, as an instructor, you must become an official Beachbody coach. You can sign up to be a coach at the Beachbody website or through Be a Coach link in the Resources section of this article. Becoming a coach requires an investment of $39.95. Coaches are able to purchase Turbo Jam workout tapes at a lower-than-retail cost. You will not be able to teach Turbo Jam in a gym setting, only on an individual basis.
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Decide whether you want to teach both Turbo Jam and Turbo Kick, or a combination of the two classes. If you want to teach an actual fitness class at a gym, it is necessary to become a certified Turbo Kick instructor. Only certified Turbo Kick instructors can teach the program in a gym setting.
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Register for an in-person training through Powder Blue Productions. You can register online at the Powder Blue Productions website or through the link provided in the Resources section of this article. Instructor training is available throughout the United State for a regular fee of $229. Certification lasts for two years and can contribute to continuing education credits if you are a member of either the American Council on Exercise or Aerobics or the Fitness Association of America Instructors. Discounts are available to people who register for the training early, only $189, or members of the gym where the training is happening for $159.
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Sign up for online training (see Resources again). If you are not able to attend a live training, Powder Blue Productions does offer its basic training course in an online version. The Turbo Kick Instructor Home Training program is available for $179. The home training program is perfect for people who cannot travel to the other locations or would like to learn at their own pace. In the home-based training kit, you will receive the Turbo Kick CD-ROM, instructional forms, technique DVD and written exam. After completing a home-study program, you are eligible to attend a live training at a discount of $99, but it is not necessary to attend this training to become a Turbo Kick Instructor.
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Complete the training course. Completion of the live training happens over an eight-hour training session. If completing the home-study course, you can take up to one year to review all the training materials and take the written test.
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Tips & Warnings
When attending a live training session you will be able to purchase music for teaching the Turbo Jam/Turbo Kick classes.
You can purchase discount Turbo Jam/Turbo Kick clothing at the live training.
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This is inaccurate. You do not have to be an Independent Beachbody Coach to be an instructor. You can become certified as a Turbo Kick instructor through Powder Blue Productions and you call your class Turbo Kick, not Turbo Jam. Beachbody owns the name Turbo Jam and you should not be calling your class Turbo Jam.
