Steps To Become a Personal Fitness Instructor

To become a personal trainer, you need to have many skills. You must develop patience and persistence. Besides, you have to be nurturing, a good motivator, a good listener and analytic in judgment. You need to learn to work with different types of people. You don’t need to have the physique of a bodybuilder, but your lifestyle should be healthy to set a good example for your clients.

There are several steps that you can take to become a personal training instructor.

Select a Certification

There are plenty of organizations that offer certifications. Each of these offer different exams, training and seminars to get certified. 

Choice of Certification

You need to get a certification that is of national recognition and accreditation. You may have to inquire from several fitness clubs what accreditation they need.

Find out how much it will cost you to get certification, what the requirements are and if the workshops, training and exams are available in your area.

Specialize

There are many personal training instructors who offer general training. This makes the market more competitive. For you to succeed thus, you must get specialty certification. This means that you will have more in-depth skills to offer. This will give you a more competitive edge and more earnings for your services. A good friend of mine started her own personal training company in LA called Moxie In Motion, she specialises in weight loss and is getting a real following.

Run Your Own Fitness Business

To run your own fitness business, you need to do several things:

• Decide the mode of business whether you will be a sole proprietor or you will need a partner

• Choose a good name for your business

• Register your business

• Get insurance coverage for your business 

• Set up your training facility

Advertise and Market Your Business

After setting up your personal training facility, you need to get out and find clients. This is the most crucial part and it will make a big difference for you if done right. This will require all your effort

You need to print business cards, flyers and banners. You may have to create a website and organize seminars to talk to your prospective clients.

Become the best in Your League

To be successful in personal training, you need to work hard, develop your talents and increase your skills. To achieve this, you need to join national organizations where you will interact with other instructors, learn more about personal training and develop your finesse. 

If you do these things, you will become a successful instructor in personal training.