Verna Young

Freelance English Junior and Senior phase tutor

English Tutor - Freelance

(2000 - 2005)

• Freelance English Junior and Senior phase tutor

English teacher - Benoni High

(2007-01 - 2007-12)

• English teacher at high school level

Lecturer, Assessor, Admin - Bodyline (ICK)

(2007-01 - 2008-12)

• Lecturer, Assessor and Administrator at a fitness establishment

Group Exercise Instructor - Planet Fitness

(2000-06 - 2010-06)

• Freelance group exercise instructor and part of the Nike demo team for Planet Fitness

Freelance writer, editor, poet - Word Tree

(2010)

Murder Mystery dinner parties and events - Murder Mystery Events

(2010)

Dance teacher - Stepping Stones

(2011-02 - 2012-11)

• Dance teacher @ a nursery school

Owner - Verna's Movement Studio

(2010-01 - 2023)

• Owner of a fitness, meditation dance and choreography studio

Group Exercise Instructor - Virgin Active - South Africa

(2000-06)

• Group Exercise Instructor, Mentor for Virgin Active South Africa
• Master trainer and facilitator for Virgin Active South Africa

Super Group Exercise Manager - Virgin Active - South Africa

(2018 - 2019)

Admin and training tracking for South Region - Virgin Active - South Africa

(2019 - 2020)

Regional Training Specialist - Virgin Active South Africa NHO

(2020 - 2023)

National Head of Pilates - Virgin Active South Africa

(2021 - 2023)

Pilates Lead (Reformer and Mat) - Virgin Active South Africa

(2023)

Diploma - Dance, Tap and Modern - AIDT (2000-01 - 2004-12)

Basic Exercise Science - Pretoria Technikon (2000 - 2000)

Aerobics and Step - Pretoria Technikon (2000 - 2000)

Aerobics - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2000 - 2000)

Basic Exercise Science - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2000 - 2000)

Cardio Warrior Level 1 - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2001 - 2001)

Advanced Cardio Level 2 - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2001 - 2001)

Indoor Cycling - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2004 - 2004)

Pilates Mat work - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2004 - 2004)

Movement Therapy - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2004 - 2004)

Pilates Reformer - Body Line Fitness Foundation (2006 - 2006)

Yoga, Fitness - Om Shanti (2003-01 - 2003-12)

Reiki level 1 and 2 - Reiki (2004 - 2004)

Assessing, Quality Assurance (N/A) - The Training Edge (2006-01 - 2006-12)

Moderator, Quality Assurance - The Training Edge (2007-01 - 2007-12)

Aqua Aerobics, Fitness - ICK (2008 - 2008)

Bachelor of Arts - English; languages literature and creative writing - Unisa (2009 - 2009)

Zumba Fitness, Dance - Zumba (2009 - 2009)

Zumbatomic - Zumba (2010 - 2010)

Strong by Zumba - Zumba (2016 - 2016)

Zumba Kids and Kids Jnr, Fitness - Zumba (2017 - 2017)

Pro-Skills - Zumba (2017 - 2017)

Zumba Gold - Zumba (2018 - 2018)

Aqua Zumba - Zumba (2019 - 2019)

Virtual Pro Zumba - Zumba (2020 - 2020)

Take the lead - Zumba (2021 - 2021)

Teacher Training - Aerial Yoga, Fitness - Anti -Gravity (2016 - 2016)

Pound Pro Fitness - Pound (2017 - 2017)

Pound Pro tour crew - Pound (2019 - 2019)

IC7 Training - Ride (2018 - 2018)

IC7 Training - Ride (2019 - 2019)

Train the Trainer Master Trainer - Facilitator (2019 - 2019)

Trigger Point Pilates - TPP (2020 - 2020)

Yoga Teacher Training - 500 Hours - RYT Traditional Yoga (2021 - 2021)

Design and training material - Greys (2022 - 2022)

8 Day Comprehensive Reformer Course - VASA (2023 - 2023)