Dear Prospective Fitness Trainer,
First of all, thanks for taking the time to visit this site. It’s my hope that you have precisely what I need in a fitness trainer so I can take this page down immediately and put you to work in the fun and rewarding coaching position I have available.
You should have arrived here because you saw my employment ad in the local paper or online that reads like this:
Personal Trainer, excellent attitude, people person, growth/bonus opportunities.
So let me tell you about me, my company and the coaching position.
My name is Joe Thiel and I run a private fitness and nutrition coaching studio called Fitness Together in Springfield, IL.
My business is dedicated to helping women and men achieve their health and fitness goals through customized nutrition and fitness programs.
And business is booming!
I'm looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and energetic person to start training some of our current clients.
The Springfield, IL studio is located at 4481 Ash Grove just off West Wabash Ave.
I currently offer one-on-one customized fitness programs and nutrition counseling which educate, motivate, and support men, women, and teens to improve their health and fitness. All clients begin with a coaching package which includes: nutrition counseling, exercise program design, nutritional supplements, monthly fitness assessments and weekly training sessions here at the studio.
If you are hired for this coaching position, you'll begin coaching clients in the studio dependent upon how your availability matches ours.
Bottom line: you’ll get at least 15 hours of training clients per week at over $15 per hour. You will be paid as an employee, and have the opportunity to move up to higher wages after a 90-day trial period. My studio offers a casual, fun environment, state-of-the-art training equipment and the opportunity to learn the inner-workings of a successful personal training studio.
Oh yeah, I’m also very fair, respectful and appreciative. I like having fun and helping people change their lives by providing highly effective fitness services and products. You will be compensated fairly, treated fairly and I will certainly look for ways to pay you more for your efforts if they warrant it. I want someone who enjoys working with people and making a difference in the lives of others… because that’s what we do in my studio.
Tasks You’ll Expected To Perform:
• Manage Client Schedule: You'll be responsible for managing your client's sessions and schedule.
• Develop comprehensive health & fitness programs for clients. You'll receive coaching and training on my fitness system, but you'll have flexibility to incorporate your training style and knowledge.
• Tracking Client Progress: In order to ensure a client's success in our programs, you'll need to track weekly progress, successes and challenges, reviewing the client’s nutrition and exercise logs. It will be your job to hold a client accountable to his/her health and fitness program to ensure the best results possible.
• Perform Fitness Evaluations: Ideally, you'll have some fitness assessment skills and can test for: body composition, bodyweight, girth measurements, heart rate and various strength and flexibility tests. You do not need previous experience, but if you do, that's a bonus.
• Coach clients through their program: You'll be responsible for weekly exercise sessions and keeping detailed weekly progress reports on the clients you’re working with. If a client is having challenges throughout his/her program, you'll coach and motivate client
and make appropriate changes to ensure consistent progress.
• Demonstrate Proper Exercise Instruction: This is a big one. I need you to be able to provide proper coaching, instruction, and motivation during a client training session. You should have a working knowledge of the human body (i.e. muscles, movements, functions, etc) and be able to provide appropriate exercises for client’s goals.
• Provide Ongoing Health and Fitness Education: Our clients rely on us to service all of their health and fitness needs. It is your job as a fitness coach to provide your clients with health and fitness education on various topics that will empower them to lead healthy lives’ forever.
You'll be provided with educational tools and resources.
Required Skills: These are the skills you must already have in order to qualify for this position
• Good Communication Skills: you will be talking with my clients, who are VERY important to me. You must be comfortable conversing in person and on the phone and know how to conduct yourself professionally, and deliver clear instructions to the clients. I’ll teach you everything you need to do during a training session, but I can’t teach you manners and professionalism.
• People skills and personality- must LOVE working with people! As mentioned above you must be very comfortable working with people. This is an exciting studio and you must be able to show your clients energy and excitement while working with them.
• Health and Fitness Education: You do not need personal training experience, but you should have a working knowledge of health and fitness.
Bonus Skills: If you have these additional skills, your resume will go right to the top of the stack (but if you don’t have these skills, you should still apply because these are not mandatory).
• Previous personal training experience (fitness studio, health club, in home trainer, etc.)
• Basic nutrition knowledge
• National Certification
• Kinesiology Degree
• CPR Certified
• Computer Skills
