Fitness training as a profession

The demand for fitness trainers has increased many folds over the last decade. With a number of fitness institutions and gymnasiums (gyms) mushrooming all over the country, good fitness trainers are in great demand. With the popularity of self image and body image growing people are flocking to Gyms to meet these requirements of the new body image.

Job requirements:

Fitness trainers are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to dealing with novices in the field of physical fitness. It’s a fitness trainer’s responsibility to educate a novice about his or her own body and a way it will respond to exercise, diet as well as safety precautions; to prevent a newcomer to the gym from injuring himself or herself.

It is also the responsibility of the fitness trainer to understand the requirements of the client and create a program specifically suited to that clients requirements which will ensure he or she derives the desired results within the timeframe they expect.

A fitness trainer’s job can be quite taxing as well because they need to ensure that the clients are making the necessary progress that they paying to achieve. For a trainer to be able to be successful he or she also needs to be a great motivator for the client, above all qualities this is one of the most important qualities that any physical fitness instructor must possess.

Apart from motivating people a fitness instructor also needs to be able to understand a clients limitations while helping them to achieve the most they can possibly, also a fitness instructor needs to be a shining example of physical fitness in themselves, to ensure this the instructor needs to work out regularly as well.

Education Required:

There are a number of courses available for physical fitness instructors, among these are certificates courses, diploma courses as well as degree courses from a number of recognised institutes as well as major sports companies which offer fitness certifications for trainers. Big Brands such as Reebok offer certified courses to interested candidates, upon completion this course candidates receive a certificate from Reebok called “Reebok certified trainer”.

Similarly there are other Brands as well which offer such certified courses and these courses can hold as much, if not more value for physical fitness instructors than certain degree courses. There are a number of additional courses that a fitness instructor can also study related to basic physiotherapy as well as nutrition, this will help a physical fitness instructor land a better job and work with higher profile clients.

Scope of work and pay:

A physical fitness instructor depending on their people personal skills, motivating skills, presentation skills and personal physical fitness levels can bag well paying jobs at high profile or five star gymnasiums. Although there is no shortage of gymnasiums and fitness centres for any physical fitness instructor to find a job.

An instructor with great skills, presentation and communication can be fortunate enough to work with very wealthy high profile clients including firm stars and businessmen, as a personal instructor apart from a regular job, such stints can pay extremely well.

A general fitness trainer can expect to earn 10,000 to 15,000 rupees a month, an instructor with better skills can get paid between 25,000to 45,000 rupees a month and personal instructors can get paid anywhere between 50,000 to over 100,000 a month depending on the number of high profile clients as well as the reputation and image of the instructor.