Becoming a Personal Trainer For Dummies

Melyssa St. Michael, Linda Formichelli

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781118054024
• Edition: 1

Love helping other people improve their physicalfitness?Become a certified trainer, start your own business, andgrow your client basewith this user-friendly and practicalguide

Want to turn your passion for fitness into a lucrative career? Each year, more than 5 million Americans use personal trainers to take their workouts to the next level—and this plain-English guide shows you how to get in on the action. Whether you want a part-time job at the gym or a full-time personal training business, you'll find the practical, proven advice you need inBecoming a Personal TrainerForDummies.

Ifyou want to become a certified personal trainer and start your own business—or if you're a certified trainer looking togrowyour existing practice—you're in the right place.Thispractical guide hasa thorough overview of what it takes to get certified and run a successful business, complete with expert tips that help you:

• Find your trainingniche
• Study for and pass certification exams
• Attract, keep, and motivateclients
• Interview, hire, and manageemployees
• Update your trainingskills
• Expand yourservices

Auser-friendly guidewithunique coverage of personal trainer certification programs, Becominga Personal TrainerForDummiesincludestips on selecting the right program and meeting therequirements. You'lllearnto develop your training identity as well as practice invaluable skills that will make you a great personal trainer.Inside you'll discover how to:

• Choosetherightfitness equipment, for you and yourclients
• Createa business plan, a record-keeping system, and a marketingcampaign
• Performfitnessassessments
• Developindividualized exerciseprograms
• Advanceyour clients to the next fitnesslevel
• Managelegal issues and taxplanning
• Trainclients with special needs

Complete with tenideas to expand your services (such as adding workshopsor selling equipment or apparel)and alist of professional organizations and resources, Becominga Personal TrainerForDummiesgives you the tools you need tobethe best personaltraineryou can be. Grab your own copy toget the most out of this fun, fabulous career.