VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR
COMPETITION

Our #1 motive for creating this annual international Virtual Instructor Competition is to find the top seven Virtual Instructors from anywhere who can deliver exceptional workouts to thousands of HOTWORX Studio members every day, 24 hours a day across the world for the next year! HOTWORX is looking for experienced fitness instructor professionals with a certification in one or more of the following disciplines: Yoga, Pilates, Barre, Indoor Cycling, Indoor Rowing, Personal Training, Resistance Bands, All Other Forms of Isometrics, Athletic Stretching, and TRX/Suspension Training.

Interested in becoming a HOTWORX Virtual Instructor?

the 2026 online voting round ends june 30th!

CLICK HERE to view this year's Top 40 Competitors and submit your vote!

MEET THE TOP 15 FINALISTS FOR THE 2025 VI COMPETITION!

VI COMPETITION SHOW

This show gives you a behind the scenes look at the HOTWORX Virtual Instructor Competition, showing the process of selecting the top applicants that advance to the next round of the competition to the championship round hosted at our annual franchise convention and everything in between!

virtual instructor contestant preparing for a workout

SEASON 1

Virtual Instructor Competition Show

2023 virtual instructor winners holding awards

EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE A
PRIZE PACKAGE WORTH OVER $10,000!

  • $5,000 Cash Prize (payment of $500/month over 10 months)
  • Travel & Expense Package (valued at $2500 for video and photo shoots)
  • HOTWORX Sweat Elite Membership ($950 Value): 24-hour access to any HOTWORX studio for the 
contract duration
  • SOL SPA Membership ($950 Value): 24-hour access to any SOL SPA location for the contract duration
  • $500 HWX Gear & Apparel Credit
  • $250 planetbeachshop.com Product Credit

TimeLINE OF EVENTS

We are currently in Round 2 of the HOTWORX Virtual Instructor Competition, the Online Voting Round!

CLICK HERE
to review the image, bio, and motivation for our Top 40 and vote for the competitors that you think would be the best HOTWORX Virtual Instructor! The competitor with the most votes at the end of this round will win the People’s Choice Award and receive an automatic spot in the Top 15, along with another 14 competitors chosen by the HOTWORX judges. The Online Voting Round will end on June 30th and the Top 15 and People’s Choice Award recipient will be announced on July 13th!

Interested in becoming a HOTWORX Virtual Instructor?

Application Round
May 15th: Application Deadline
May 16th - May 25th: Judges Panel reviews & selects top applicants
May 26th: Competitors Announced

Online Voting ROUND
June 1st - 30th: Online Voting Round
July 13th: Top 15 and People's Choice Award
Winner Announced


FINAL ROUND
July 25th: Judging Panel will evaluate:
- Mental Readiness during interviews
- Technical Form & Workout Cueing

July 27th: Opening Day of Convention, Top 15 introduced to Franchisees
July 28th: Outdoor Workout
(each competitor will lead a 2.5 minute portion of the isometric workout)
July 29th: Virtual Instructor Championship
- Small Group Training Challenge
- Earn the Burn Interview/Posture Challenge
- Final Question
- Voting by Convention Attendees
- Announcement of 7 Virtual Instructors, Social Media Award, Fan Favorite and Final Round MVP

VI Competition timeline of events showing the different rounds of qualification during a virtual instructor competition