Onyx Fitness Article: Personal Training, Personal Trainer: Can you really make a career out of it?

I've been a full-time personal trainer and private studio owner for a little over 7 years. During that time I've had my ups and downs, but as my experience as a trainer grew and my business savvy expanded, I was gradually able to eliminate most of the fluctuating financial cycles to which the fitness industry seems prone. I'm one of those trainers who loves to train and educate but has little love for the business side of the industry. That said, I spent enough years in health club management before I went on my own as a personal trainer to acquire the know-how needed to make a living. I currently earn about two to three times what the average full-time personal trainer earns. Many people who want to enter the personal training profession are under the mistaken impression that making a good living as a full-time trainer is easy. However, it is not. If you keep a close watch on the turnover of personal trainers in health clubs, you will see faces regularly come and go. The hardest thing in our industry is getting started. I hate to sound like grandpa talking about how he had to walk 10 miles to school in the snow when he was a kid, but the point I'm trying to make is the same. Time, experience, knowledge and persistence are all needed to be a successful personal trainer long-term. Things have changed greatly since I started as a fitness trainer almost 20 years ago, when trainers were getting paid minimum wage in health clubs and having to work second and third jobs to pay the bills. During those early years I worked in other professions-such as roofing, bouncing and bank management-to make ends meet. What I did in those early years of training that has allowed me to stay in business and be modestly successful-in spite of my lack of interest in being a millionaire-was form a reputation as an expert in my area. I developed relationships with local allied health professionals that continue to this day to provide referrals, and I spent a great deal of time building up a solid resume of education, certification and hands-on experience. Building this foundation took almost 7 years, but the time spent paying my dues is the reason I am still in business today. There is simply no way to gain experience and knowledge without putting in time in the trenches. At least today trainers have access to many resources that help shorten the process a bit. If you think of being a personal trainer as your vocation, not your job, you'll do what it takes to be successful.

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