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ethan
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what do you do for personal training?
i am wanting to become a personal trainer and idk if its right for me
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Paul Goetzinger MPA
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I would check out the local community colleges and see if they have a personal trainer certificate program. That is how I initially got mine.
I would also check out local clubs (like YMCA), and private clubs, and see if you can meet personal trainers and get an idea of what they do, their job qualifications and what education they attained in order to get their current position.
I would also check out local clubs (like YMCA), and private clubs, and see if you can meet personal trainers and get an idea of what they do, their job qualifications and what education they attained in order to get their current position.
Carl Smith
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Hi Ethan,
I have bee a qualified personal trainer for over 20 years, a good starting point is to assess if you actually meet the specifications of the role by evaluating the skills that actually make a good personal trainer and then equate them against your own skill set.
For example, you must possess proficient interpersonal skills and be able to relate to people from all aspects of life, be motivational, have empathy and a desire to help others, passion for all things fitness and be a very good communicator.
I would assess your skills against this extensive list here: https://activecareers.org.uk/articles/personal-trainer-skills and then see if it meets what skills you think you have.
Once you have done this, then I would recommend looking at a few different job specifications to see what the day t day responsibilities are like from a few different employers before making a financial commitment and purchasing a course.
I have bee a qualified personal trainer for over 20 years, a good starting point is to assess if you actually meet the specifications of the role by evaluating the skills that actually make a good personal trainer and then equate them against your own skill set.
For example, you must possess proficient interpersonal skills and be able to relate to people from all aspects of life, be motivational, have empathy and a desire to help others, passion for all things fitness and be a very good communicator.
Carl recommends the following next steps:
Daniele Brown
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Hi Ethan ! It is a pleasure to meet you!
In the world we live in today, Social Media is a great way to start or if you'd like, you can inspire those close to you to work out with you if you have not already to get your feet wet. I suggest getting your name and profile set up on social media with content showing your expertise and progression to help create a digital foot-print for yourself. That way, if you are recommended to someone, they have a page to reference and help spread your business to essentially generate revenue. Creating the online accounts are free, and I would suggest keeping the page strictly about personal training/fitness and health to emphasize your professionalism.
In the world we live in today, Social Media is a great way to start or if you'd like, you can inspire those close to you to work out with you if you have not already to get your feet wet. I suggest getting your name and profile set up on social media with content showing your expertise and progression to help create a digital foot-print for yourself. That way, if you are recommended to someone, they have a page to reference and help spread your business to essentially generate revenue. Creating the online accounts are free, and I would suggest keeping the page strictly about personal training/fitness and health to emphasize your professionalism.