Would you like to exercise daily, stay fit,
and get paid for it? Be a personal
fitness trainer!
Love exercise? Are you physically fit and look it? A career as a fitness trainer could give you the chance to do what you enjoy the most, work out, and get paid for it! Personal trainers design workout routines for individuals and groups and guide them through the workouts, usually at their clients homes, at a rented room or building, or at the gym. Besides the usual fitness training with weights and aerobics, some trainers can teach such things as yoga, different sports like boxing and gymnastics. Some specialize in strength conditioning, in rehabilitative exercise, just to name a few, and there are more ideas mentioned below. A career in fitness training is a great opportunity for people who love exercise and fitness to use that interest to make money, continue to keep themselves fit, and help others to improve their lives too. A Fitness Trainer Needs to have: - Experience. The more experience you have, the more credible you will be as a trainer. And in order to be a true role model for your clients, you will, of course, need to look and be physically fit.
- Fitness training results take time. So you must be able to inspire your clients, keep their trust, and motivate them to continue with you well beyond immediate results. You have to be the kind of person who is ready and willing to provide personal attention and sometimes special handling.
- You will also need to have an acquaintance with human anatomy and physiology, a thorough knowledge of exercise routines, and other fitness principles, including good nutrition.
Some Personal Fitness Trainer Ideas Fitness training can be broken down into the three general categories: weight training, aerobics, and gymnastics. Actually, most trainers have a method of training where they teach mainly the first two, weight training and aerobics. They interview the client to determine particular needs, and then suggest a program regimen to follow. Some trainers prefer, however, to specialize, working mainly with people with a special need, such as: - Only with those who want to lose weight, older adults, prenatal women.
- Only certain activities, for example, with athletes who want strength conditioning, aquatic exercise, or yoga.
- People with disabilities. They may be wheel chair bound, have heart problems, people with severe arthritis, diabetics, soldiers returned home after serving in a war zone and severely injured, and so on.
Start-up Costs and Potential Earnings The start up cost can vary greatly and I'll assume it's a home business. If you are starting from scratch, at the beginning working only with a few clients, the cost may be just for things like gym membership, a devoted cell phone, some office furniture, special clothing like gym shoes and socks, equipment like floor mats, professional liability insurance, and initial marketing budget. In that case, the cost would be quite low, say just $2,000-$3,000. However, if you get into renting a building or room, you can see that the cost can then start to go up sharply. I suggest, for at least the beginning, to start low budget, with a home business, home office type situation. Start with just a few clients, working with them at a local gym, gradually adding more clients until you get the hang of it and know this is a career for you. As far as potential earnings? It can be very good but I would not say super great, especially if you are working alone. At the most around $50,000 per year, but it will depend on how large your clientele gets. And, of course, a lot depends on you. Be persistent, use your imagination. If you get more creative with it, things could brighten up as far as income. For example, soon maybe hire a friend or relative to help out part-time. Slowly start expanding, maybe renting a room or small building when it's affordable for you. However, money is not everything in this business! Just remember this: every day you can be doing something that you enjoy and need immensely, exercising and staying fit. What a blessing! Where to Start? - Get needed training. Especially useful are hands-on workshops. Check around online and in the yellow pages, some community colleges may offer a course. Get certified if necessary. Many clubs and gyms will not work with you until certified.
- Find a good gym or organization that will let you work at their gym with your clients.
- Build a clientele. The best place to start is with your friends and relatives.
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