{"id":856,"date":"2019-05-08T17:26:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T07:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ici.net.au\/blog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2023-06-07T12:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T02:03:42","slug":"why-you-should-become-a-personal-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/why-you-should-become-a-personal-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Become a Personal Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-861\" src=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BecomePersonalTrainer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BecomePersonalTrainer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BecomePersonalTrainer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BecomePersonalTrainer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ici.net.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BecomePersonalTrainer.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Do you love to exercise? Do you enjoy being at the gym or outdoors? Do you like helping people? Then do what you love for a living &#8211; become a personal trainer! Find out everything there is to know about a career in personal training here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a personal trainer?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A personal trainer is many things &#8211; an instructor, an advisor, a motivator, and a friend. In a nutshell, a personal trainer works for the health of individual people of all ages and from all walks of life by designing a workout specific to the needs of the client.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Personal trainer models all assigned cardiovascular, strength, and stretching exercises and instructs clients on the safe use of equipment. They&#8217;re also responsible for motivating clients through scaffolding activities, monitoring progress, using positive reinforcement, and offering nutritional advice. Overall, the job of a personal trainer can be very rewarding.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reasons to become a personal trainer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are a number of reasons to become a personal trainer. These include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Making exercise a part of your normal work routine<\/li>\r\n<li>Staying fit and healthy through your job<\/li>\r\n<li>Working in a positive environment<\/li>\r\n<li>Working outside or inside<\/li>\r\n<li>Meeting new people and making new friends<\/li>\r\n<li>Making a clear difference in people&#8217;s lives<\/li>\r\n<li>Having the ability to work anywhere and anytime<\/li>\r\n<li>Having a career that is high in demand<\/li>\r\n<li>Reaping good financial rewards.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class='blog_banner'>\n                <a href='\/courses\/health-fitness\/personal-trainer\/'>\n                    <div class='blog_banner_link'>\n                        Find <strong>Personal Trainer<\/strong> Courses with <strong>ICI<\/strong>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class='blog_banner_more'>Learn More<\/div>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responsibilities of a personal trainer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Depending on where you work, your daily duties may vary. In a fitness centre, for example, you&#8217;ll spend much of your time demonstrating and modifying exercises for your personal clients. If you&#8217;re working in a hospital, your work may be more hands-on with injured patients and require more client monitoring. In an educational setting, your job may mostly involve educating others on general health and fitness issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All in all, however, the responsibilities of a personal trainer don&#8217;t vary that much and include the following common tasks:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Designing a routine with exercises specific to client needs<\/li>\r\n<li>Modeling exercises and showing safe use of equipment<\/li>\r\n<li>Adapting exercises to needs of the client<\/li>\r\n<li>Giving alternative exercises for different skill levels<\/li>\r\n<li>Educating clients on health and fitness issues<\/li>\r\n<li>Monitoring individual progress<\/li>\r\n<li>Giving emergency first aid when needed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can learn how to execute each one of these responsibilities by getting <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/courses\/health-fitness\/personal-trainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">qualified as a personal trainer<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salary<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The pay for a personal trainer in Australia can range from anywhere between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.ca\/Salaries\/sydney-personal-trainer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,6_IM962_KO7,23.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$30 an hour to over $100 an hour<\/a> depending on your skill level and personal client base. If you&#8217;re working for a fitness centre or gym, the annual average salary is around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/research\/AU\/Job=Personal_Trainer\/Hourly_Rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$48,500<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Options<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/courses\/health-fitness\/personal-trainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">career opportunities<\/a> open to you as a personal trainer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can either start your own business or work for organisations in a variety of settings. The latter option includes fitness centres, hotel health clubs, swimming pool complexes, specialised training studios, corporate gyms, community centres, hospitals, golf courses, and schools or universities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With the boom of the personal training industry set to continue, a diverse array of options will be available to you!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Voices from the field: Why I love this job<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;I love being a trainer because it&#8217;s like being part detective,\u00a0part artist, and part coach.\u00a0I get to analyze the body and figure out what&#8217;s working and how to fix it, then put together programs and exercises that work for my client&#8217;s body and needs, and then coach, motivate and educate them to stick with it to see\u00a0long term results!\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ywcavan.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/why-i-love-being-personal-trainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K.T.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;I love inspiring people to live vibrant, healthy lives. We only get one body, we must use it optimally. As a trainer, I have the opportunity to influence someone&#8217;s life. Motivating people to make positive changes and showing them the tools to thrive physically, mentally and spiritually is the best job in the world!&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ywcavan.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/why-i-love-being-personal-trainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R.C.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get qualified to be a personal trainer<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Training for this career is highly recommended. Most <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/courses\/health-fitness\/personal-trainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">training programs<\/a> offer solid theoretical grounding in human anatomy, nutrition, physiology, and program design &#8211; all necessary knowledge for your work as a personal trainer. The good news is no university degree is needed!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To work in Australia, however, you&#8217;ll require the entry-level qualifications of a Certificate III in Fitness (Fitness Instructor) and a Certificate IV in Fitness (Personal Trainer) to supplement your theoretical training as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start your career today!<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To become a personal trainer, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/ici.net.au\/courses\/health-fitness\/personal-trainer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Career Institute&#8217;s flexible Personal Trainer Diploma program<\/a> and begin your new career now!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you love to exercise? Do you enjoy being at the gym or outdoors? Do you like helping people? Then do what you love for a living &#8211; become a personal trainer! Find out everything there is to know about a career in personal training here. 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