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How to Start a Personal Trainer Career

If fitness is your passion, you may be wondering how you can incorporate it into your career. Click here to discover how to start a personal trainer career.

Becoming a personal trainer can net you a salary of $70,000 or more, but there’s much more to pursuing a personal trainer career than the money.

It’s one of the most emotionally rewarding jobs around, where you’ll help people meet and beat their goals every single day of the week.

There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing a grin shine through on a client’s face after a grueling, sweat-drenched session — you’ll both feel great afterward.

If you’re serious about fitness and love helping other people, a personal trainer career could be the right choice for you.

We’ve set out seven key things you need to consider before you get serious about starting your personal trainer career.
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Typical Salary of Personal Trainers

The Sizable Salary of Personal Fitness Professionals

Thinking of starting a career in personal fitness but unsure of what your salary might be? Click here for a comprehensive look at a trainers typical income.

You love working out. You love getting into shape, feeling the burn in your muscles as you go that extra mile and you might even love sweating. When you feel passionate about something, it’s probably a smart idea to think about making it your career.

But if you’re going to go through all the training, the education, and expense you want to make sure you can actually earn a living at it. After all, living the dream includes being able to easily afford to buy what you want and need.

So let’s take a closer look at the sizable salary of personal fitness trainers. Then you decide if you want to make it your full-time career or keep it a hobby.

How to Become a Personal Fitness Coach
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Examining the Recent Rise of Yoga Certifications

Due to flexible working hours and valuable earning potential, yoga certifications have greatly increased. Click here for an in-depth examination of this trend.

More and more people are getting their yoga certifications.

According to Yoga Alliance Registry, for every couple of thousand people who enroll, only about two or so actually become teachers.

So why is it that so many people of all ages and backgrounds want to pursue a yoga certification?

Why is it that not everyone enrolled in teacher training is using it as a step forward in their prospective yoga careers?

Read on to find out these answers. Plus the hidden benefits and downfalls with a yoga certification.

But first, what is yoga? And how did it become so popular in the first place?

Yoga Defined and Demystified
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Yoga Instructor Certificate: Everything You Need to Know

Are you interested in becoming a yoga instructor? We’re giving you everything you need to know about getting your yoga instructor certificate. Click here.

You have a passion for yoga. You start each day with sun salutations and end each evening in child’s pose.

You may have started practicing yoga because you wanted to reduce stress or get in shape, but somewhere along the way, something clicked. It became an intrinsic part of your life, and now you want to share it with others.

Perhaps you’ve thought about becoming a yoga instructor. But there’s a lot to consider, and you probably have a few questions about whether or not this is the right path for you.

Keep reading for everything you need to know about getting your yoga instructor certificate.

What is yoga teacher training?

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9 Reasons to Become a Fitness Instructor

Are you thinking about getting your personal training certificate? Don’t miss out on 10 reasons why you should become a fitness instructor. Click here.

Do you love your time at the gym? Maybe you can’t imagine going a week without visiting your favorite workout spot a few times.

Perhaps as you’re on your last rep, really feeling the burn, you think, ‘I love this. I wish I could get paid to do this’.

Believe it or not, you can!
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How to Find a Personal Trainer Job With No Experience

Finding a personal trainer job with no experience doesn’t have to be difficult. Click here to find out how to land a training gig right out of the classroom.

The quest for your first personal trainer job can be challenging. But as motivators, personal trainers know anything is within their grasp if they can just figure out how to do it.

Still, it can seem almost impossible to find that first gig. You may not know where to get the necessary certifications, and if you do, you won’t know where to find jobs and people to work with. You may also have trouble finding ways in which you’re unique and can benefit potential clients.

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9 Ways to Crush the Competition With Your Personal Training Business

Get Ahead in the Personal Training Business

Personal training is a rewarding career that allows you to bring out the best in people. Check out these tips to jumpstart a personal training business.

 

You go into the personal training business because you love helping people get and stay fit.

But it’s important to realize that to be successful in any business, you must wear lots of hats. To crush the competition, you need to know how to develop a plan, brand yourself, build client relationships and position yourself in the industry.
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How Much Is a Personal Trainer Salary?

Curious about the earning potential for certified personal trainers? Here’s what you need to know about your future personal trainer salary.

Personal Trainer Salary

According to CNN Money, the median personal trainer salary comes out to $56,000 per year. The higher end is $128,000 per year. However, there is a ten-year job projection of 24% growth. Which makes it an in-demand profession.

A personal trainer is someone who helps people in single and/or group sessions accomplish their fitness goals. The trainer serves as their exercise coach, as she ensures they maintain proper techniques.

She may also serve as an amateur therapist (as one article points out). Clients may need an ear to vent their worries and fears behind their fitness goals.

That being said, anyone can enter this profession—which makes it both a pro and a con.

The pro being you don’t technically “need” any post-secondary education or certificates. The con is, the pool is competitive. So, in that respect, you kind of do.
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