Personal Trainer
Job Description
Personal trainers work in fields such as aerobics, aqua-fitness, personal training, exercise for specific groups (such as older people), resistance training and swimming. They are involved in the assessment, teaching, training and supervision of a variety of people in health and fitness clubs, gymnasiums, sports centres and community recreation organisations.
Duties and Tasks
Personal trainers may perform the following tasks:
- provide training and assistance to individuals and groups by preparing a routine of exercises to music
- provide advice to individuals on the correct method of exercising with weightlifting equipment, exercise bikes, treadmills and other training and exercise machines
- devise personal exercise programs for individuals according to age and level of fitness
- provide instruction in a variety of fitness activities
Personal Requirements
- good level of physical fitness
- enthusiastic, outgoing personality
- background in fitness activities may be an advantage
- good communication skills