My goal is to be a personal trainer

shimmerNsparkle
shimmerNsparkle Posts: 116
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Within two years(So by my 30th birthday) would you come to me =-). I want to work with moms and kids who are at risk for obesity.

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  • stroutman81
    stroutman81 Posts: 2,474 Member
    What's your experience? What are your qualifications? How do you stay abreast of the current research? Who and what do you read? How do you individualize programming for your clients? How do you assess your clients? What is your price relative to other local trainers? Can I contact you outside the bounds of our sessions?

    It is questions like these that you should be prepared to ask.
  • shimmerNsparkle
    shimmerNsparkle Posts: 116
    And thats why I am giving myself two years, I want to wait for my son(10 months) to get a little older before throwing myself full force into it. So right now I am doing research online, putting together my own workouts and little things like that. I know I would need to go back to school for the nutritionist part.
  • ItsMeGee3
    ItsMeGee3 Posts: 13,254 Member
    Yay, I just got my first client yesterday. I'm not sure it pays much but how exciting. I'm putting together a great motivational play list of Rush and Nickelback. I can't wait!
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    I'm prepping for the ACE certification for Personal Training right now. :D I'm taking a course through my alma mater - it ends in May and then I have a year to take advantage of the discounted testing price. They have practice tests online and everything. You should study which certification is more accepted in your area and then research their site for necessary qualifications and study materials. A lot of them give you access to prep courses.

    Good luck!
  • BigBellyGoAway
    BigBellyGoAway Posts: 781 Member
    Yay, I just got my first client yesterday. I'm not sure it pays much but how exciting. I'm putting together a great motivational play list of Rush and Nickelback. I can't wait!

    All goals must be reached before the Nickelback is turned off? That's a great motivator. :laugh:
  • stroutman81
    stroutman81 Posts: 2,474 Member
    And thats why I am giving myself two years, I want to wait for my son(10 months) to get a little older before throwing myself full force into it. So right now I am doing research online, putting together my own workouts and little things like that. I know I would need to go back to school for the nutritionist part.

    It's a solid approach. My advice to newcomers is usually to take a job at any of the high traffic gyms in your area. These gyms generally are the big box, chain gyms that aren't the greatest... but they're marketing machines. And that's to your advantage.... the more people you can get in front of to gain experience working with an array of people, the better. Then you can take that experience and invest it in something like your own business or working at one of the better private gyms in your area.

    And you don't need to go to school for nutrition unless you're trying to specialize in dietary prescriptions and special populations. If I were you, I'd sooner get your feet wet on the gym floor with clients and then start building strategic partnerships with dietitians in your area. You can refer to them and they can refer to you. And that way you can focus on what you love... personal training.

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