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Personal Fitness Trainer

What is a personal trainer?
Personal training is one of the fastest growing segments of the health and fitness industry. From athletes to senior citizens, people from all walks of life are using personal trainers to help them learn how to exercise, lose weight and adopt a healthy lifestyle. A personal trainer performs the role of educator, motivator and coach.

Becoming a personal trainer requires learning about personal health, sports nutrition, injury prevention, and managing stress and lifestyle changes in future clients. Personal trainers are relatively well-compensated, because people often pay top dollar to work out and achieve their fitness goals with a private, personal trainer.

How is personal training practiced?
Personal trainers meet with their clients from one to several times each week, usually for an hour at a time. The personal trainer guides the client in his/her workouts, utilizing flexibility, weight training and aerobics. Monitoring body fat and heart rate levels help track the client's progress.

There are numerous employment opportunities for a certified personal trainer. For example, employment can be sought at private health clubs, rehabilitation clinics, hospitals, spas, cruise ships or resorts. Some personal trainers start their own businesses once they have an established client base.

Personal trainers need to have a multitude of skills. Helpful personality traits might include being analytical, patient, nurturing, persistent, organized, an effective motivator and, most importantly, a good listener. Personal trainers should enjoy working with different kinds of people and be self-motivated. You don't have to look like a body builder to be a trainer, but you should definitely lead a healthy lifestyle to be a good role model for your clients.

How much money can I make as a personal trainer?
Personal trainers can charge anywhere from $25 to $200 an hour, depending on professional background, clientele and services.

What degree or certification is available?
Comprehensive programs leading to certification might include 300 hours of education plus 200 hours of gym time to become a personal trainer.

Where can I get training?

Alabama
National Personal Training Institute - A RESIDENTIAL Program in Orlando, FL
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Alaska
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Arizona
Cortiva Institute - School of Massage Therapy - Scottsdale
Providence Institute - Tucson
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Arkansas
Bryan College - Rogers - Rogers
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
California
Bryan College - A campus in Sacramento/Gold River
Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield
CNI's California Personal Fitness Training School - Costa Mesa
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program CA - CDM - Costa Mesa
FITA Fitness, Inc. - Newport Beach
Santa Barbara Business College - Palm Desert
National Personal Training Institute - Riverside
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program - San Diego-Vista
National Personal Training Institute - San Francisco
Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Business College - Santa Maria
National Personal Training Institute - Santa Monica
Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Colorado
National Personal Training Institute of Colorado, LLC - Colorado Springs
Heritage College - Personal Training - Denver
National Personal Training Institute - Lakewood
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Connecticut
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program - Norwalk
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Delaware
National Personal Training Institute - Wilmington
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
District of Columbia
National Personal Training Institute - Vienna, VA (near DC)
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Vienna, VA (near DC)
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Florida
Heritage Institute - Personal Training - Fort Myers
NPTI - Personal Trainer Certification *Residential Program* - Orlando
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Georgia
National Personal Training Institute - Alpharetta - Atlanta
National Personal Training Institute - McDonough
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Idaho
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Illinois
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program IL - Chicago
National Personal Training Institute - Lisle
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Indiana
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Iowa
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Kansas
MTTI-WellSpring - Lawrence
Pinnacle Career Institute - Lawrence
Pinnacle Career Institute - Training in Kansas City, MO
Pinnacle Career Institute - Training in Kansas City, MO
Heritage College - Wichita - Wichita
Heritage College - Personal Training - Zero in on campus in Kansas City, MO
National Personal Training Institute, CO - Training in Lakewood & Colorado Springs, CO
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Kentucky
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Louisiana
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Maine
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Maryland
National Personal Training Institute - Vienna, VA (near MD)
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Vienna, VA (near DC)
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Massachusetts
National Personal Training Institute - Waltham
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Michigan
National Personal Training Institute - Rochester Hills
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Minnesota
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business - Brooklyn Center
National Personal Training Institute - Brooklyn Park
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business - Plymouth
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business - Rochester
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business - Shakopee
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business - Waite Park
Globe University - Woodbury
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Mississippi
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Missouri
Heritage College - Personal Training - Kansas City
MTTI-WellSpring - Kansas City
Pinnacle Career Institute - Kansas City
Pinnacle Career Institute - Kansas City
Bryan College - Springfield - Springfield
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Montana
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Nebraska
National Personal Training Institute, CO - Training in Lakewood & Colorado Springs, CO
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Nevada
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
New Hampshire
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Waltham, MA
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
New Jersey
National Personal Training Institute - Hoboken
National Personal Training Institute - Turnersville
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
New Mexico
Apollo College - Albuquerque - Albuquerque
National Personal Training Institute, CO - Training in Lakewood & Colorado Springs, CO
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
New York
American Academy of Personal Training - New York
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Hoboken, NJ
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program - Training in Norwalk, CT
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
North Carolina
National Personal Training Institute of North Carolina - Morrisville (Raleigh-Durham)
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
North Dakota
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Ohio
National Personal Training Institute - Richmond Heights
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Oklahoma
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Oregon
Everest College - Tigard - Tigard
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Pennsylvania
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program PA - Philadelphia
Mt. Nittany Institute of Natural Health - State College
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Rhode Island
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program - Training in Norwalk, CT
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Waltham, MA
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
South Carolina
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
South Dakota
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Tennessee
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Texas
ATI Career Training Center - Dallas/Fort Worth
ATI Career Training Center - NRH - North Richland Hills
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Utah
Utah Career College - Layton
Eagle Gate College - Salt Lake City
Utah Career College - West Jordan
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Vermont
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Waltham, MA
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Virginia
National Personal Training Institute - Vienna
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Washington
National Personal Training Institute - Bellevue
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
West Virginia
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Wisconsin
National Personal Training Institute - Training in Brooklyn Park, MN
National Personal Training Institute - Personal Trainer Program IL - Training in Chicago, IL
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs
Wyoming
National Personal Training Institute, CO - Training in Lakewood & Colorado Springs, CO
PCI Online - Web-Based, Online Programs

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