Fitness Trainer

Job Description: Gym & Yoga Instructor

Company: Masters Union

Role: Gym & Yoga Instructor

Location: Gurugram, India

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 2–5 years

About Masters Union

Founded in 2020, Masters Union is a new-age, industry-led university focused on business, technology,engineering, and entrepreneurship. Built around learning by doing, the institution combines academics withreal-world projects, startup building, and global exposure, with the ambition of becoming one of the world'stop business schools and multidisciplinary universities over the next two decades.

Today, Masters Union has nearly 3,500 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programs, with almost half being experienced professionals. Spread across nearly 5 lakh square feet in Gurgaon and Manesar, the institution houses the PwC Center for Generative AI, a Bloomberg Lab, Gurgaon's premier maker space, AI and robotics infrastructure, advanced bioengineering workshops, and startup incubation spaces, while also expanding into areas such as bioengineering and genetic engineering.

The institution is chaired by Manoj Kohli, former CEO of Bharti Airtel and former Country Head of SoftBank India. Its leadership ecosystem includes Vivek Gambhir, Pankaj Bansal, Sanjiv Bikhchandani, Amitabh Kant, and 30+ other founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers who contribute to teaching and institution building.

Masters Union's flagship postgraduate program has recorded the highest average salary among MBA-equivalent programs in India, with graduates placed at firms such as Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Google, and Microsoft. The institution has also built one of the country's strongest student startup ecosystems, with 10+ students pitching on Shark Tank India and 20+ students raising external funding for their ventures, alongside several successful creators and internet entrepreneurs.

About the Role

We are looking for an energetic and experienced Gym & Yoga Instructor to take ownership of fitness and wellness activities for our student community.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about fitness and comfortable working with young adults in a high-energy campus environment. They will be responsible for conducting engaging fitness sessions, guiding students on exercise and wellness, and helping build a consistent culture of health and well-being on campus.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular gym, strength & conditioning, functional fitness, mobility, and/or yoga sessions for students.
• Design structured workout and wellness programs based on varying fitness levels.
• Conduct group fitness classes as well as basic one-on-one guidance where required.
• Guide students on proper exercise techniques, form, warm-ups, cool-downs, and injury prevention.
• For yoga-focused sessions, conduct practices covering flexibility, mobility, breathing, mindfulness, and stress management.
• Create engaging fitness challenges, wellness activities, and campus initiatives to drive student participation.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well-organised fitness environment.
• Monitor student participation and provide appropriate feedback and guidance.
• Ensure fitness equipment is used safely and report maintenance or safety concerns.
• Collaborate with the Student Experience/Life team to integrate fitness and wellness into the overall student experience.
• Stay updated on current fitness, wellness, and training practices.

What We're Looking For

• 2–5 years of relevant experience as a Gym Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Yoga Instructor, Strength & Conditioning Coach, or similar role.
• Relevant certification in Fitness Training, Personal Training, Yoga, Sports Science, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of exercise techniques, mobility, conditioning, and basic injury prevention.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with beginners as well as students with intermediate fitness levels.
• Energetic, approachable, disciplined, and comfortable engaging with a young student community.
• Strong interest in building a fitness-first and wellness-oriented campus culture.

Good to Have

• Experience working with college students, young adults, residential campuses, or premium fitness/wellness facilities.
• Certification from recognised fitness or yoga bodies.
• Experience conducting group classes and fitness events.
• Knowledge of sports conditioning, nutrition, or wellness programming.
• Ability to offer both gym/functional fitness and yoga/mobility sessions.

What Success Looks Like

• High and consistent student participation in fitness and wellness programs.
• Students demonstrate improved engagement with physical activity.
• Regular, well-structured fitness and yoga sessions across the academic calendar.
• Strong student feedback and satisfaction with wellness initiatives.
• A visible culture of health, fitness, discipline, and well-being across the Masters Union campus.

Note: This role can be structured as either a Gym Instructor, Yoga Instructor, or a combined Gym & Yoga Instructor, depending on the candidate's area of expertise.