Looking for a Career Change? Become a Personal Trainer

I must admit, I first became a personal trainer for one reason: I wanted to be able to workout where I worked. Many years later with a degree and certification and many hours of training experience, I’ve discovered a career that has many more pay-offs than just a free gym membership and salary.

Each personal trainer that I have spoken with (and I have worked with a few hundred over the years) started his or her personal training career for many different reasons. But each of them stays in the business for one reason: they love helping people.

For those of you unfamiliar with what a personal trainer is, let me summarize. A personal trainer is someone that develops a fitness/workout routine to allow another person to lose weight and/or get in shape.

Being a personal trainer allows you to change lives. Most people that join a gym do it for aesthetic reasons, e.g. they want to look better. Usually the underlying reason is a recent divorce or an upcoming marriage, a high school re-union or something similar. But once a new fitness enthusiast actually begins working out and working with a personal trainer, many more benefits suddenly manifest. The new gym member now has a release for stress, is now getting in shape, their stamina is improving, their self-esteem goes up, etc. Herein lies the true motivation of a personal trainer. The personal trainer is the key for all these changes! He or she is the motivating factor! The driving force! And as the new gym member improves they realize each workout how crucial that personal trainer is and how important she/he is to improving the fitness enthusiast’s life. This is a gift from trainer to client that is never forgotten.

Am I exaggerating? Not remotely. If anything, I’m downplaying the situation. Let me give you an example.