With a growing interest in attaining healthier lifestyles, owing in part to increased awareness about the chronic disease and obesity epidemics, the number of people being drawn to careers in the health & fitness industry is on the rise.
According to the UK Department for Work and Pensions, between 2011 and 2021, employment in the sector is expected to go up by 14%. If you are interested in taking up a career as a professional personal trainer, here’s how you can turn that dream into reality.
Once you have made your mind up that becoming a personal trainer is right for you, your first and most important step is selecting a certification course. Hundreds of choices may be available; however, the pool narrows when you take a course that is accredited by the relevant authority.
Accreditation ensures that the course meets the defined excellence standards for performing a certain job. This also means that employers are going to recognize your certificate after graduating in your course.
The other thing you need to understand is that a successful career in personal training calls on you to continually work with people, have a passion in making visible differences in other people lives, and live an active lifestyle. If you are not good at connecting with people, then work on that as it is a critical aspect of a personal training career.
To make it as a personal trainer, you also need to be passionate about fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Also required are excellent managerial skills, a high enthusiasm level, and a desire to develop your knowledge base and learn new skills.
If you have got these qualities and a disciplined personality, then the odds are you will be well fitted for a personal training career.
One of the top health and fitness educator professional in the United Kingdom, Premier Global are looking to improve the standard of the health and fitness industry continually. For this reason, they have decided to work with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, NASM, to develop a new fitness qualification standard.
Premier Global have been in the industry for many years and therefore have the experience needed to develop qualified fitness and health professionals. They train world-class sporting teams and have built productive enterprises and careers throughout the vast wellness and health industry.
After qualifying to become a Personal Trainer you will be able to apply for jobs immediately. Whether applying at your local gym or searching online, there are generally many great opportunities available in nearly every location.
In addition, for individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit, once you are qualified you can branch out on your own and start your own private personal trainer business.
