Spotlights
Personal Trainer, Private Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor, Group Exercise Instructor, Fitness Director, Certified Fitness Nutritionist
Fitness trainers lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities, including cardiovascular exercise (exercises for the heart and blood system), strength training, and stretching.
- Xây dựng mối quan hệ
- Progression: Seeing your client’s progression and your own
- Helping people learn about their own bodies
- Learning from your clients
- Not an office environment
- Autonomy and Control: you control how much you want to work or how little you want to.
- Helping people get healthy: Help clients who are prone to diabetes, obesity, coronary disease overcome their health problems.
- Making a difference in people’s lives: A trainer is a motivator. Helping somebody become healthy and proud of their body transforms lives.
Fitness Trainers
- Evaluates their clients' current fitness level, personal goals, and skills. Some want to lose weight, others want get stronger, others want to train for an athletic goal.
- Designs and carries out workout routines specific to the needs of their clients.
- Explains and enforces safety rules and regulations on sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.
- Gives clients information or resources about nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.
- Monitors the clients’ progress and adapts programs as needed.
- Gives emergency first aid if needed.
Group and Specialized Fitness Instructors
- Demonstrates how to carry out various exercises and routines.
- Watches clients do exercises and show or tell them correct techniques to minimize injury and improve fitness.
- Plan and choreograph their own classes. They choose music appropriate for their class and creates a routine. Some may teach pre-choreographed routines that were originally created by fitness companies or other organizations (i.e. Zumba).
- Gives alternative exercises during workouts or classes for different levels of fitness and skill.
- Gives emergency first aid if needed.
• Examples of specialties are Pilates, Yoga, CrossFit, TRX…etc.
Fitness trainers and instructors who work at a facility often do a variety of tasks in addition to their fitness duties, such as tending the front desk, signing up new members, giving tours of the fitness center, writing newsletter articles, creating posters and flyers, and supervising the weight-training and cardiovascular equipment areas.
Fitness directors oversee the fitness-related aspects of a gym or other type of health club. They often handle administrative duties, such as scheduling personal training sessions for clients or creating workout incentive programs. They often select and order fitness equipment for their facility.
- Kỹ năng lắng nghe
- Kiên nhẫn
- Kỹ năng phân tích
- Persistence
- Kỹ năng tổ chức
- Physical fitness skills
- Kỹ năng tạo động lực
- Understanding of the body
- Knowledge of nutrition, biology, physiology
- Gyms and health clubs
- Specialized gyms: CrossFit, Yoga, Pilates, Barre Method…etc
- Resorts, wellness centers
- Tàu du lịch
- Online: many personal trainers now do training videos and group exercise videos. It’s a way for them to market themselves and create other revenue streams.
- Private: Individuals at their home.
- You are essentially a business owner: Besides being very adept at your area of fitness expertise, being successful as a trainer means being successful in business. You can’t rely on gyms to refer you clients. You have to brand yourself and then you have to come up with a good marketing strategy and implement it. You are in charge of how many clients you have, how well you keep in touch with them.
- You must keep up with the new technology and new trends.
- You must know about more than just physical training. People want to know about nutrition, therapeutic techniques.
- Will work irregular hours: nights, weekends, not the same every day.
- Could be early morning before work, late hours after work.
Growing and in demand. More and more people are getting on the physical fitness train. They know that exercise and nutrition are keys to long-term health. Preventative health care is spreading and exercise is a huge part of preventative health care.
- Loved fitness and exercise!
- Loved being active!
- Fitness Trainers must hold a high school diploma or GED and complete a post-secondary certificate, associate’s, or bachelor’s in exercise science, physical education, kinesiology, recreation and fitness, or a related degree
- 18% of Trainers are self-employed so many students study business, too
- Popular Personal Trainer certification programs include ISSA-CPT (which notes that 1 hour of study per day allows students to finish in 10 weeks) and ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor (which offers flexible 3-6 month study plans)
- Common courses include:
- Applied Kinesiology
- Developing Training Programs
- Exercise Science
- Human Anatomy
- Sự dinh dưỡng
- Sinh lý học
- Weight Management
- Specialized topics include training clients with asthma, heart disease, arthritis, or other physical conditions
- There are dozens of certifications available from multiple organizations (see Resources > Websites for a full listing)
- The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredits the organizations that offer certifications
- Employers such as gyms and health clubs generally require their Trainers to be certified prior to starting work. They may also need to do some supervised work before training clients one-on-one
- Trainer certification requirements usually also include completing CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) courses
Click here for a list of accredited programs.
- Take plenty of fitness and nutrition classes in school or in your free time. Consider participating in sports or athletic programs
- Talk to Trainers and ask them how they got started
- Consider what type of fitness you want to specialize in based on your interests and where you want to work after graduation
- Hone your people skills and develop a knack for customer service
- Tạo ra "tính cách công việc" của bạn và phát triển kỹ năng nghe và giao tiếp bằng lời nói của bạn
- Xem hướng dẫn trên YouTube, đọc blog và cập nhật những tính năng mới và phổ biến
- Make friends with other Trainers! Keep engaged with your network and help each other out
- Học hỏi từ các sinh viên khác của bạn. Đặt câu hỏi và sẵn sàng khám phá các phương pháp mới
- For increased opportunities, get certified in more than one area
- Verywell Fit’s top certification picks include:
- Best for Additional Specializations: American Council on Exercise
- Best for a Deep Science Dive: American College of Sports Medicine
- Best for Continuing Education Support: National Federation of Professional Trainers
- Best for Self-Starters: National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association
- 19.6% with HS Diploma
- 9.6% with Associate’s
- 33.3% with Bachelor’s
- 8% with Master’s
- 1.2% with Professional
*% nhân viên từ 25 đến 44 tuổi làm nghề có trình độ học vấn cao nhất là
- Được chứng nhận.
- Call fitness clubs in your area.
- Start working at a club: The big ones (like 24 hour fitness) hire more trainers than a smaller club so you might have a better chance getting your first job at one of the bigger clubs.
- Figure out your specialty and be the go to person for that specialty.
- Keep in mind that employers view Trainers as representatives of their brand and reputation, so learn about the businesses where you apply for jobs
- Các nhà tuyển dụng thường tìm kiếm sự kết hợp mạnh mẽ giữa tài năng, tính chuyên nghiệp và tính cách
- Being a Personal Trainer requires developing trust with clients. Personal compatibility is a key factor!
- Post your resume on employment portals like Indeed and Glassdoor. Check out Craigslist and call local gyms to inquire about opportunities, too!
- Đọc kỹ các tin tuyển dụng và đảm bảo rằng bạn đáp ứng tất cả các tiêu chuẩn được liệt kê
- Consider building a website to brand and market your services (especially if you’re thinking of being self-employed)
- If you teach group lessons before, ask your class if you can record a session to use on your website to demonstrate your knowledge and skills
- Advertise yourself on social media. Offer free advice and actionable content to grow your following
- Dig into the details of launching your own business to see if that’s a viable option for you
- Study Fitness Trainer resume templates
- Review sample Fitness Trainer interview questions to get an idea of what to expect
- Thực hành các cuộc phỏng vấn giả để bạn có thể thể hiện mình là người có năng lực và sự tự tin
- Stay up-to-date on scientific research and terminology so you can impress interviewers
- Brand yourself: Need to create your own style of training and communicate that to your potential clients.
- True understanding of nutrition
- Market yourself: Yelp, YouTube
- Be indispensable to your clients: Give each client and service the best and going the extra mile that others often would not.
- Continuing Education certifications: Stay on top of the most current methods and education, based on scientific research and state of the art training techniques.
- Talk to other trainers and pick their brains.
- Utilize social media and e-mail newsletters to connect with your clients.
Các trang web
- Academy of Applied Personal Training Education
- ACTION
- Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
- American Academy of Health, Fitness, & Rehabilitation Professionals
- Đại học Y học Thể thao Hoa Kỳ
- Hội đồng Thể dục Hoa Kỳ
- American Education Certification Association
- American Fitness Professionals and Associates
- Nguồn sức khỏe Hoa Kỳ
- Aquatic Exercise Association
- Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association
- Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
- CrossFit, LLC
- Fitness Mentors
- International Sports Conditioning Association
- International Sports Sciences Association
- Học viện Y học Thể thao Quốc gia
- National Association for Fitness Certification
- Ủy ban quốc gia về các cơ quan chứng nhận
- National Council for Certified Personal Trainers
- Hội đồng Quốc gia về Sức mạnh và Thể hình
- National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association
- National Exercise Trainers Association
- Liên đoàn giảng viên chuyên nghiệp quốc gia
- Chương trình Chứng nhận Pilates Quốc gia
- Hiệp hội Sức mạnh và Điều hòa Quốc gia
- National Strength Professionals Association
- National Wellness Institute
- Pilates Method Alliance
- PTA Global
- Training and Wellness Certification Commission
- Cơ quan đăng ký chuyên gia tập thể dục Hoa Kỳ
- World Instructor Training Schools
- Liên minh Yoga
Sách vở
- Anatomy of Exercise: A Trainer's Inside Guide to Your Workout, by Pat Manocchia
- Ignite the Fire: The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career, by Jonathan Goodman
- Secrets of Successful Program Design: A How-To Guide for Busy Fitness Professionals, by Alwyn Cosgrove and Craig Rasmussen
Alternate careers: Physical therapist, Athletic trainer, Fitness Consulting.
“Don't do this job for the money. Do it because you're doing something that you love and the money will come over time.”