Thread: Question about a career in Personal

Usually it depends on experience, qualifications, etc - plus you have to factor in how much you think people will pay. At chain gyms you give usually 40% or more back to the club but some are worse than others.

For example at Bally's for a $65 session the trainer keeps about $37. That trainer however needs 3 certifications and three to five years experience. But for those of you who go holy crap $37 an hour remember that it takes 6 months to a year to build a steady clientele usually, and even that means 20-30 hours a week. Most beginning trainers make about $20 an hour.

if he has no experience, he should expect to earn very little. How can you show your value in something you have never done? Being fit doesn't mean that you can write programs, coach people on lifts and prepare others for a healthy lifestyle.

He needs to invest some serious time in his education in the field if this is something he wants to do.

What certification is he getting?

Working in a gym sucks, this I can attest to. Training people in their homes is great, though.

yea, working in gyms is the worst.....ever.

Originally Posted by P-funk

yea, working in gyms is the worst.....ever.

Originally Posted by P-funk

if he has no experience, he should expect to earn very little. How can you show your value in something you have never done? Being fit doesn't mean that you can write programs, coach people on lifts and prepare others for a healthy lifestyle.

He needs to invest some serious time in his education in the field if this is something he wants to do.

What certification is he getting?

He has no experience right, but out of the list of things I listed this carreer choice seemed the most interesting to him. Considering the poor quality of trainers at the major gyms now I figure he might have a chance. One can get certified in a few months and start working as opposed to other carreer choices. And yep, he has a lot to learn. Education in this feild is indefinate. Looks like entry level trainers start off around $12.00 per hour. But this can improve with higher cliental. Gyms are poping up all over the place here.

Entry level trainers can get as low as $12 an hour or so up to $20 an hour. The place where I work starts people at $17.50 an hour. Sessions are about $55-60 average, and even the veterans make a little under $30 max. The cut sucks where I work, but they get your clients for you which is nice. I was pushing almost 20 sessions within 6 weeks or so, which is hard as shit to pull off on your own.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Entry level trainers can get as low as $12 an hour or so up to $20 an hour. The place where I work starts people at $17.50 an hour. Sessions are about $55-60 average, and even the veterans make a little under $30 max. The cut sucks where I work, but they get your clients for you which is nice. I was pushing almost 20 sessions within 6 weeks or so, which is hard as shit to pull off on your own.

What do you do during the first few months with no cliental? Do they send you home or do you just stand around on the clock? Will he need a second job while building his base?