Personal Training Career Tips

Personal Training Career Advice

You don’t need to search very far on fitness job boards to spot that Personal Trainers are in high demand. National gym chains, 24 hour gyms, leisure centres, health clubs, hotels and even cruise liners across the UK and beyond are all on the lookout for talented certified Personal Trainers to be a part of their fitness teams.

With the level of experience required ranging from entry level Personal Trainer jobs through to advanced roles and even Personal Training Managers you’ll be able to put your level 3 qualification into practice as you deliver great training sessions and motivate clients to achieve excellent results.

Is Personal Training the Career for me?

Hourly Rate – Around £50-75 inside London and £35-50 outside London.

What’s Involved – You’ll be personal training clients one to one and in small groups. Appointments typically last for 30 minutes to an hour and include suitable warm up, cool down and flexibility work as well as the main session itself. Outside of appointments you will be preparing client programmes, handling new enquiries and consultations and managing your bookings.

Qualifications – A level 3 personal trainer qualification is the minimum industry requirement to work as a Personal Trainer.

What’s Great – You can literally transform people’s lives making a meaningful impact and difference.

Any Negatives – Be willing to train clients at popular times to maximise your earnings. But set your hours from the outset so you maintain a sensible work life balance.

If you’re driven, self-motivated and the freedom and flexibility a personal training career offers appeals to you then out top tips are just the thing to help you land the job you really want.

Personal Training Career Tips

Know Your Stuff

To land your ultimate Personal Trainer job and make a real impact it’s important to showcase your skills and knowledge. Whilst client care, great planning, leadership and effective communication are all important, the fundamentals of personal training come from understanding human anatomy and physiology together with exercise selection and its application thereby delivering great client results. If necessary devote some time to refreshing your skills in preparation for interview.

Walk the Talk

Would you choose a tennis coach who didn’t play tennis…probably not. The same applies to fitness and Personal Trainers. So don’t lose sight of your own fitness goals, training routine and healthy lifestyle. What’s more be passionate about this and open in chatting through your own commitments and goals.

Attend Fitness Industry Events

There’s a whole host of leisure industry conventions to choose form such as Leisure week and Elevate. These rewarding events will help you keep up to speed with trends in the industry. With plenty of workshops and seminars to choose form you can also build some great connections for the future.

Understand the Business

Carefully research the business you want to work for and share your findings at interview. A great way to do this is by mystery shopping the gym team and finding out about their personal training service. What’s great and how could thing be improved even further for clients?

Share References

The chances are you’re not the only candidate for the job and bringing references can give you a real edge. It shows you’re well prepared, keen for the role and backs up what you have to say. Here at the Academy of Fitness Professionals we’re happy to provide references for our Personal Trainer course graduates confirming their credentials such as, qualifications, skills and expertise.

The Demonstration

Personal training is active. So it strikes us as a little strange that you’re likely to be in an interview answering questions rather than on the gym floor. If the selection process doesn’t involve a demonstration have the confidence to suggest one. After all for most Personal Trainers it’s where they’re most comfortable and at their best.

What to Study to Become a Personal Trainer

If you are keen to get your personal training career underway the first step is to gain the required fitness qualifications. You will need a level 2 Fitness Instructor and a level 3 Personal Trainer certification to work in the industry. These can be achieved by studying our Personal Trainer course package which leads to both qualifications and you will then be ready to apply for jobs.