Fitness Trainer / Personal Training Coach
Description:
Fitness Instructors help people improve their general fitness including their health or train for special events through individual sessions or group classes
Facts:
Fitness instructors could also specialise in areas such as physiotherapy, nutrition or massage. They are required to know about anatomy & physiology, health and fitness, first aid, fitness assessment techniques, how to use gym equipments, basic nutrition principles amongst others
Personal Qualities:
- Good communication and people skills
- An outgoing and friendly personality
- Self motivated and ability to lead and motivate others
- Energetic, fit, healthy and strong
A Typical Day:
A typical day for a Fitness Instructor might include
- Design fitness classes or individual fitness sessions
- Discuss lifestyle and fitness goals with fitness centre members
- Showing clients how to uses exercise machines and free weights properly
- Reception and clerical duties.
Entry Requirements
Complete a nationally recognised qualification before starting work or Start as an assistant instructor and complete work based training qualifications.
Source: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk and http://www.prospects.ac.uk