{"id":14095,"date":"2026-02-19T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/?p=14095"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:25:34","slug":"emd-uk-wants-to-hear-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/emd-uk-wants-to-hear-from-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Group X instructors \u2013 EMD UK wants to hear from you"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>EMD UK is currently delivering the largest group exercise instructor workforce assessment it has ever undertaken \u2013 and the team wants to hear directly from group X instructors across the sector. Your voice matters!<\/h2>\n<p>EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has asked us to ask you \u2013 our wonderful FitPro members \u2013 to share your voices in the EMD UK Group Exercise Instructor Survey 2026.<em> (As a thank you, you will be entered into a prize draw \u2013 more on that later \u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 10-minute survey, which you can access here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/Instructorsurvey2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/Instructorsurvey2026<\/a>, explores:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your journey into instructing<\/li>\n<li>what it\u2019s like to work as an instructor today<\/li>\n<li>what you want to see more of across the industry<\/li>\n<li>how EMD UK can better support you going forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Developed alongside the Sport + Recreation Alliance, this survey gives you a dedicated space to share your experiences, challenges and ideas, helping shape a stronger, more sustainable future for the sector \u2013 and you!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re keen to support our FitPro members to have a voice in the industry, so don\u2019t delay. You need to have completed the survey by <strong>3rd March 2026<\/strong> to have your say.<\/p>\n<p>As a thank you, instructors who choose to leave their email address and finish the survey will be entered into a prize draw, where they could win one of the following prizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A three-night stay at Club La Santa, Lanzarote (plus \u00a3200 towards flights)<\/li>\n<li>One of three \u00a3100 Sweaty Betty gift cards<\/li>\n<li>One of two EMD UK Pro Enhanced Memberships (worth \u00a351)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dan Rees, CEO of EMD UK, told FitPro,<\/strong> \u201c<em>Group exercise instructors are at the heart of everything we do at EMD UK. The EMD UK Group Exercise Instructor Survey 2026<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is the most comprehensive workforce assessment we\u2019ve undertaken, and it gives instructors a powerful opportunity to shape the future of our sector. By sharing their experiences, challenges and ambitions, instructors will help us build stronger support, better representation and a more sustainable future for group exercise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete the survey using this link:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/Instructorsurvey2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/Instructorsurvey2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Survey closes 3rd March 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about the survey Terms &amp; Conditions here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/emduk.org\/survey-terms-and-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/emduk.org\/survey-terms-and-conditions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While we are asking you to share your voice with EMD UK, we also always love to hear from you at FitPro \u2013 we love to receive your feedback and hear about your wins! Why not email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@fitpro.com\">info@fitpro.com<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019d be delighted to hear from you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/Instructorsurvey2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Instructor-Survey-Image-Option-1-updated-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Instructor-Survey-Image-Option-1-updated-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Instructor-Survey-Image-Option-1-updated-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Instructor-Survey-Image-Option-1-updated-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Instructor-Survey-Image-Option-1-updated.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMD UK is currently delivering the largest group exercise instructor workforce assessment it has ever&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-group-exercise"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14095"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14102,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14095\/revisions\/14102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}