5 Benefits of Being a Personal Trainer
1.
Flexibility in Your Schedule If you are working for yourself, you get to work the hours you want to work.
Schedule time off for travel, holidays, events, continued education and family are all benefits of working as a freelance personal trainer.
The downside is that you usually have to work when other people, the majority of your clients are not working - leading to longer days.
This can also be a good thing, so keep this in mind.
2.
Low Start Up Costs Whether you work for yourself as a freelance trainer in a 3rd party gym, or visiting clients homes, or running bootcamps, start up costs to run your own fitness business is extremely slow compared to the majority of career options out there.
There are many options to make a solid personal income without having to invest heavily in equipment, your own gym or studio.
Even paying a small rental to use a 3rd party facility, or applying for a license to run a bootcamp in a public park are all extremely low compared to building and operating your own facility.
3.
Rewarding Career There is a big difference between being a trainer, and being a coach.
As with all industries, there is always the cream of the crop.
The true professionals, the 5-10% who have developed a certain level of expertise in their chose path which means if you take your career seriously, you can definitely be a part of the top percentile and create a successful career as a personal trainer.
The average trainer generally turns up, spends 60 minutes with a client telling them what to do, how many times and move on to the next machine or exercise.
A Coach empowers their clients.
Educates them, guides them and achieves results.
Results and lifestyle are key.
Even as trainers, making someone feel good about themselves is rewarding.
Changing lives is another level all together.
So at the end of the day, helping people feel good about themselves and having a positive fitness experience is key and a rewarding part of the job.
4.
Low Barrier to Enter the Fitness Industry In most developed fitness markets, it is still very easy to become accredited and insured to be a legal personal trainer.
In other countries, there is still very little or no minimum requirement to work as a personal trainer.
Anyone can become a trainer and it is not reflective on personal ability, credentials or qualifications.
Of course, being in a shape, a walking talking testimonial is important for most.
Education, certification, CPR, continued education will undoubtedly lead to greater credibility, on the job experience and know how to achieve better results for your clients in the long run.
This leads to better retention, building a larger clientele and increasing the chances of a long term business where you can employ trainers and build a passive income.
Personality is key, so if you like being physically active, helping others, inspiring people to live a healthy lifestyle, are patient and sick of your 9-5 office job, becoming a personal trainer could be a great solution for your next career.
5.
A Growing Industry There has never been a better time to get involved in the health industry.
Becoming a personal trainer is just one avenue to get involved.
One thing is for sure.
The industry continues to grow.
With greater government spending on awareness initiatives, incentives as well as (the negative side of greater levels of obesity and diabetes) there are more people looking to improve their health and many more who 'need' your help.
As this trend continues to increase globally, there is increasing opportunity to getting started in the fitness industry and becoming a successful personal trainer.
With the high turn over and burn out rate of personal trainers globally, there is greater opportunity for those that excel to have a long and rewarding career in the industry.
Flexibility in Your Schedule If you are working for yourself, you get to work the hours you want to work.
Schedule time off for travel, holidays, events, continued education and family are all benefits of working as a freelance personal trainer.
The downside is that you usually have to work when other people, the majority of your clients are not working - leading to longer days.
This can also be a good thing, so keep this in mind.
2.
Low Start Up Costs Whether you work for yourself as a freelance trainer in a 3rd party gym, or visiting clients homes, or running bootcamps, start up costs to run your own fitness business is extremely slow compared to the majority of career options out there.
There are many options to make a solid personal income without having to invest heavily in equipment, your own gym or studio.
Even paying a small rental to use a 3rd party facility, or applying for a license to run a bootcamp in a public park are all extremely low compared to building and operating your own facility.
3.
Rewarding Career There is a big difference between being a trainer, and being a coach.
As with all industries, there is always the cream of the crop.
The true professionals, the 5-10% who have developed a certain level of expertise in their chose path which means if you take your career seriously, you can definitely be a part of the top percentile and create a successful career as a personal trainer.
The average trainer generally turns up, spends 60 minutes with a client telling them what to do, how many times and move on to the next machine or exercise.
A Coach empowers their clients.
Educates them, guides them and achieves results.
Results and lifestyle are key.
Even as trainers, making someone feel good about themselves is rewarding.
Changing lives is another level all together.
So at the end of the day, helping people feel good about themselves and having a positive fitness experience is key and a rewarding part of the job.
4.
Low Barrier to Enter the Fitness Industry In most developed fitness markets, it is still very easy to become accredited and insured to be a legal personal trainer.
In other countries, there is still very little or no minimum requirement to work as a personal trainer.
Anyone can become a trainer and it is not reflective on personal ability, credentials or qualifications.
Of course, being in a shape, a walking talking testimonial is important for most.
Education, certification, CPR, continued education will undoubtedly lead to greater credibility, on the job experience and know how to achieve better results for your clients in the long run.
This leads to better retention, building a larger clientele and increasing the chances of a long term business where you can employ trainers and build a passive income.
Personality is key, so if you like being physically active, helping others, inspiring people to live a healthy lifestyle, are patient and sick of your 9-5 office job, becoming a personal trainer could be a great solution for your next career.
5.
A Growing Industry There has never been a better time to get involved in the health industry.
Becoming a personal trainer is just one avenue to get involved.
One thing is for sure.
The industry continues to grow.
With greater government spending on awareness initiatives, incentives as well as (the negative side of greater levels of obesity and diabetes) there are more people looking to improve their health and many more who 'need' your help.
As this trend continues to increase globally, there is increasing opportunity to getting started in the fitness industry and becoming a successful personal trainer.
With the high turn over and burn out rate of personal trainers globally, there is greater opportunity for those that excel to have a long and rewarding career in the industry.
