Personal Trainning Business

How to Start a Personal Training Business

You have been working out for years, and you love being a part of the increasingly popular fitness explosion. You have read magazines, talked to your peers at the gym, watched personal trainers, and have learned about boot camps. You have acquired a lot of knowledge and understand the mechanics of an exercise. What is the proper form for an exercise? How do you prevent injury? You realize that not only would you make a great personal trainer or group training instructor, but you can actually get paid to do what you have a passion for with an added extra bonus of creating your own flexible schedule. Why not implement your skills and follow a path to a personal trainer career?

How do you find clients as a personal trainer? A health club is a fantastic venue for building your clientele and a great way to build your personal trainer resume. What will a client or a potential employer look for in a personal trainer? If you are representing yourself as a professional personal trainer and plan to apply with a health club or plan to train clients in home, you will more than likely be asked what type of personal trainer certification you hold. Not only do health clubs prefer, or in some cases insist on your having a personal trainer certification, but by receiving your personal trainer certification it indicates that you are serious about educating and training your clients in a professional manner that meets with industry standards.

There are many different personal trainer certification programs to choose from, most of which are home study. You control when and where you will take your personal trainer certification exam. The personal trainer course you study and receive your personal trainer certification from usually offers workshops that will help you prepare for the exam. There are many well recognized certifications for a personal trainer. ACE (www.acefitness.org) is a widely recognized personal trainer certification course; however, other popular personal trainer courses or schools are available. Investigate the certification programs that are preferred for personal trainers in your area.

Once you have become a certified personal trainer you can begin your career by looking for opportunities at a health club or a community center. Perhaps you are interested in working with senior citizens at an adult community or maybe you would like to help clients who are overweight. Whatever it is, you have the control to make the choice of hours and fees and whether you are a contractor or an employee. There is an abundance of opportunities, and the fitness industry is growing as the public becomes aware of the benefits of exercise and nutrition. Once you begin to establish a clientele, you can consider training out of your own home.

How much can you earn as a personal trainer? The average personal trainers salary will vary. The average fee is $60 per hour. You can create incentives for clients to purchase a package of training sessions. For example, purchase 10 sessions and the 11th session is free. If you have a group of people, you can implement group workouts such as a bootcamp. Although your rates are reduced for group workouts, you have more clients paying a reduced rate, plus you will gain exposure to more people. You are the one in control of setting your goals, hours, fees and limits.