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Personal Trainer Salary

According to Payscale, the national averages for personal trainers is $12.04-$24.54 hourly and $24,393-49.958 annually.  Furthermore, the national pay data shows that leaving the gym behind and going into business for yourself can boost your income significantly!  Compared to two of the most common jobs in America here is how personal trainer salaries stacked up:  

Waiter/Waitress $12,937-$28,183        Personal Trainer $26,258-$58,346

Sales Associate $17,828-$39,237        Director, Fitness Club $33,332-$52,070

The lowest salaried personal trainer makes as much as the highest paid waiter/waitress!  And the high end director of a fitness club makes almost $13,000 more than the highest paid sales associate!

Here are 10 questions to ask yourself if you’re considering becoming a personal trainer:

   1. Does your personality and work ethic match the job requirements?
   2. What levels and areas will you be certified?  
   3. How will you differentiate yourself?
   4. What ways can you get plugged into your local health and fitness scene immediately?
   5. Do you have any potential clientele at the word go?
   6. Do you know how to market yourself?  Are you committed to the power of social networking?
   7. Are you committed to A.B.L - Always Be Learning?
   8. What does indispensable mean to you -- can you be that to your clients?   
   9. Are you aware of the other personal trainer business channels?  corporate fitness, cruises, resorts, spas etc.
  10. Have you considered the available work available to a personal trainer?  consulting, fitness writing, athletic coaching, group fitness etc.

If you are serious about becoming a personal trainer, remember this one thing:  it is your job to motivate someone to better fitness.  It is a constant requirement of positive energy and forceful and positive reinforcement.  Its not a job well suited for everyone, but if it is for you -- there is financial success and stability that can be reached!  (Not to mention better health, wellness and fitness too!)

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Bootcamp The Hottest Trend In Fitness

Fitness bootcamps look to be the hottest trend going in the fitness industry today, especially in light of the current economic climate. With the financial angst that many are experiencing, finding a more cost effective way to achieve and maintain fitness levels is a major priority. Good time to be in the personal trainer certification business.

If there was ever a win-win scenario for fitness enthusiasts the group-training model is it. For only a fraction of the cost of typical one-on-one rates bootcamp participants are able to access personal training support in a unique and dynamic team environment. Not only does this exercise context provide better social support and accountability, it helps people reach their fitness goals affordably.

The financial upside to group training and bootcamp style workouts is certainly not the only reason to consider this fitness option. In terms of our other most-coveted resource, time, the efficiency of a bootcamp fitness program make it a more schedule-friendly approach to getting fit. In an article describing some of the how's and why's of bootcamp training, Paige Waehner makes this point: "Boot camp workouts are efficient because you work your entire body-- heart and muscles--by going from one exercise to another with no rest." By eliminating down time and the need to swap out equipment, machines, weights, etc this workout method can be streamlined to get the job done quickly as well as intensely.

Bootcamp workouts are kinder on the pocketbook and easier to squeeze into a busy schedule. One more significant advantage to this method of reaching fitness goals is that it can be a lot of fun. Do not underestimate the power of fun and enjoyment when it comes to maintaining a fitness routine. The number one killer of exercise plans, routines, and resolutions is the lack of accountability and motivation. When you workout in a non-competitive and supportive environment the likelihood of sticking with the routine to point of reaching goals and maintaining fitness levels is certainly higher than without.

Perhaps fitness boot camp will become a required component of personal training certification in the near future. That will show up as a bonus when someone wants to find a personal trainer.

   

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