A personal trainer helps clients achieve fitness and health goals through developing diet and workout plans and monitoring clients' form. Personal trainers require skills like communication, positivity, and responsibility. They typically work at gyms or clients' homes, setting their own schedule. Annual salaries range from $28k to $81k. While the job provides flexibility and rewards of helping others, drawbacks include inconsistent income and difficulty pleasing all clients. Formal education is not always required but certifications are recommended.

1. Personal training
EXS 101- Kamaka Colburn

2. What is a
personal
trainer?
◦ A personal trainer is someone who can effectively
help his/her client achieve fitness and health goals.
Originating around the time of the Greek Olympic era
is when athletes and high selected officials would be
trained to compete.

3. Skills
Required!
Mentoring- Being able to to adapt to a person to coach
them properly.
Positivity – Staying calm and reassuring allows client to
feel at ease and want to continue.
Communication- Clear communication between
instructor and client should be established.
Responsibility- Maintaining all acts that must be met to
help achieve someone's goal.
Compassion- Being able to accept and rule out any kind
of negative judgment will keep a calm and relaxed
atmosphere.

4. Job Responsibilities
Correct demonstration of the proper
movement
Monitoring for any kind of misuse of
the equipment
Developing diet and workout plans
Ensure the gym is clean and safe

5. Working
conditions
◦ The working conditions for a personal trainer
can consist of working at gyms, fitness centers,
and even traveling to some clients if need be. Also
times can be worked around the client and trainers'
schedule which can include morning or evening.

6. Annual wages & Expected growth
◦ The pay can always vary for every trainer especially by location as well. Hourly rates range between $10-
$50 an hour. Annual salaries can range between $28k to $81k with an expected median of $56,875.
◦ With an expected 10 years you can have an annual salary around $61,613

7. Pros Vs Cons
◦ Pros
◦ Freedom and flexibility- Can work around your time
◦ Doing what you love- Being able to do a job you love
◦ Helping others- Enables you to help others with health goals
◦ Cons
◦ No income guaranteed- You can either gain or lose clients
◦ Working unsociable hours- Clients can only sometimes work at certain times.
◦ Difficult clients- Not every client will be easy

8. Education Required
Education-High school
Diploma
Other requirements- on job
experience
Certifications- Voluntary but
some organizations require this

9. Arizona state
university
◦ Location- Arizona
◦ Requirements- current asu student, nationally
recognized personal training certification and first aid
training.
◦ $11,720 instate
◦ Admission rate – 84.8%

10. University of
Michigan
◦ Acceptance rate- 22.8%
1.Requirements-Become certified by a nationally
accredited organization. Top three preferred
certifications are ACE, ACSM or NSCA.
◦ Out of state- $51,200