Personal Training Career Options

Becoming a personal trainer is sometimes overlooked in favour of more traditional, secure careers, but there’s no reason why this thinking can’t be challenged if your heart is set on this pathway.  Recently one of my good friends quit her job at the curtain shop to take up a personal trainer and group fitness instructor role at a women’s only gym.  I felt really proud of her!

We often don’t look at what we’re most passionate about when researching viable career options. Michelle Bridges, personal trainer on channel 10’s The Biggest Loser is a testament to the fact that self belief and determination can help you reach your personal training goals if that’s where your passion lies.  Becoming a personal trainer will demand a little bit of self-knowledge, but worth it if it means you get in the ‘zone’ where work becomes something meaningful, less like work and more like fun!  That’s not to say it won’t be hard, but anything worthwhile takes some time, effort and research.

Ask yourself a few key questions.  Are you interested in helping other people stay motivated to reach their own personal fitness goals?  Do you have an interest in fitness yourself?  Do you like to impart knowledge to other people?  If you answered yes to these questions then becoming a personal trainer could be the way to go.

There is an enormous amount of flexibility involved with choosing a career in this field, you can combine it with other qualifications and experience to take your career to different levels, or use different skills to mold your own niche market.  A sample of Personal Training Career Options includes:

 -        Work as a massage therapist alongside Personal Training client appointments

-         Working on a cruise ship as a fitness consultant

-         Co-owning a business alongside another health professional

-         Combining your writing expertise with a personal training qualification and write for a health publication

-         Group fitness instructor

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