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Personal Trainer Careers

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WORK ENVIRONMENT:-

Personal trainer gives individual program for customer to assist them to attain their personal health and goals of fitness.

Being a personal trainer, your work with customer will begin with the conference to get out regarding their level of fitness level and health history. You will then:

  • set the goals (short term and long term) and plan appropriate programs to meet them
  • teach, inspire and coach customer to assist them to pursue their programs securely and efficiently
  • give advice to the clients on the conversation basis on nourishment, physical condition and changes in the standard of living

  • work together with the clients in the sessions, assisting them with their workouts, basically by making use of cardiovascular, flexibility or strength exercises
  • check and keep the records of the development, by using different methods like body fats level or measuring heart rate

In few cases you may work full-time as a gym instructor and carry out personal training outside your normal working hours.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:-

To be a personal trainer you will first have to be a fitness instructor with the experience and advanced qualifications- minimum Level 3 Certificate. Doing a course which permits you to obtain entry on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), also called as 'Exercise Register', will make an improvement in your employment chances.

REPs membership will explain employers and customer that you are a capable instructor with excellent qualification and that you work in the Code of Practice.

You can join the REPs (Level 3) with the Certificate in Personal Training (Level 3), honored by CYQ, VTCT, Active IQ, EDI, C and G, OCR and Lifetime Awarding. You can also finish the industry acknowledged honors presented by some universities and employers- check the site of REPs for all the information.

  • Register of Exercise Professionals

You can finish course all the way through the number of private training providers and colleges- check the website of REPs for all the information of qualification and official training providers. You can also get the suggestion on selecting the course on the website of National Register of Personal Trainers.

As an option, you can do proper foundation degrees, BTEC HNDs or HNCs, postgraduate qualification in sports science, exercise, sports studies or sports therapy. If you have a proper degree and minimum 6 months advanced experience of work you might be given a provisional entry to the to the Level 3 REPs. To obtain the full entry you will require to give you an idea about competence by finishing a work related qualification.

To do the job as a personal trainer you should have the public charge insurance and the certificate of first aid which comprise of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation certificate (CPR).

You may be able to move into this job through the Apprenticeship Scheme. To know all about the apprenticeship, give a visit to the site of Apprenticeships.

  • Apprenticeships

TRAINING DETAILS:-

To maintain your membership of the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) you should have the complete Continuous Professional Development (CPD). You can join the workshops, short courses and seminars and finish the qualification to add to your technological skills that you can present (for instance, Swiss Ball, cycling, walking and exercise physiology).

Being a skilled and assured United Kingdom personal trainer with minimum 12 months experience, you can promote your service by joining the National Register of Personal Trainers online and offline directory. Give a visit to the National Register of Personal Trainers site for information.

The Specialist Exercise Instructor qualification (Level 4) cover up with the design and becoming accustomed to physical activity programs for many specialist groups like grown-up with the problem of lower back and grown-up who are recovering from stroke.

You will require being skilled and experienced at level 3 earlier than beginning the level 4 qualification. Check the website of REPs for all the information.

SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE:-

  • endurance and capability to inspire the enthuse people
  • an answerable attitude to health and safety
  • understanding of physiology and anatomy
  • enthusiastic and determination
  • superior organizational skills
  • excellent peoples skills and an outgoing amicable character
  • familiarity of nutrition and health diet
  • negotiation, delicacy and discretion

SALARY AND OTHER BENEFITS:-

Personal trainers are basically remunerated by the hours for every session with the customer. There is no specific salary and earning is based on the client's number, location and on the whether the trainer is individual or works for a gym.

  • Self-employed instructors can take home between £ 20 and £ 40 every hour.
  • Some well-liked instructors with glamorous clients can receive between £ 50 and £ 100 hourly.
  • Personal trainers in permanent employment can get between £ 18,000 and £ 40,000 a year.

WORKING CONDITIONS:-

Your working hours should go with the requirements of customer, which is expected to mean working weekends and evenings. Your hours might be raised considerably by travel between locations.

You can select to be freelancer, which can comprise leasing space in a gym, giving visits to the clients in their own homes and start your own facilities.

DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES:-

Most of the personal trainers are freelance.

Being option to the self-employment, you can get vacancies with the health clubs owned by large chains, spas, resorts, cruise ships or big companies giving workplace fitness amenities.

If experienced and additional training, you can shift into other area like sports physiotherapy.

You can also get the following links helpful for job vacancies:

  • Leisure jobs
  • National Register of Personal Trainer- job search page
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