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Personal Training Question?
I'm interested in persuing a career in Personal Training, but I am told its very hard to survive doing it.. I have about 5 years of personal experiance under my belt and within those 5 years, alot of people/friends learned to respect my knowledge and ask me for advice. I am going to be getting certified through NESTA, and work for a gym, either Ballys or NYSC most likely.. But is it possible to make a good living doing this? Im guessing to do that you need to go independtly after you've built up a clientel list.. Do most people open up a private gym ? If so whats the adverage startup cost on that.. or do most people pay a fee and use a local gym to being clients there? Any info is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Public Comments
- most the trainers I know work for Ballys, Living Well Lady etc very few of them start their own gym, I think they are scared of the competition, not being able to find the clientel etc. It is very possible to make a good living out of this, if you know what ur doing and you treat ur customers well, make them feel well and most of all make them feel healthy you willl have a lot of word of mouth going around and soon or later ull be flooded w/ customers good luck
- the metropolitan area that you live in and your level of expertise will ultimately decide how much you can make. working for yourself as a contractor will always be the most profitable once you have enough clients. personally I started getting clients when I moderated several of the top fitness websites on the net many years ago. then after my first book was published it was all gravy from then on.
