The first steps to becoming a Personal Trainer can be daunting that's why we have written this guide, to make this process easier.
So if you want to work as a Personal Trainer in a gym or as a freelance, you are in the right place.
Here are the steps to becoming a Personal Trainer. It’s a combination of qualifications, personal preferences, and passions – and you don’t need a degree to become a personal trainer. Upon qualifying with one of our courses, all Future Fit Training graduates receive Employer Partner Opportunities with our exclusive job board. These partners recognise the high calibre of our students and robust training programmes and work with us to employ Future Fit students.
In this video, Ross, one of our specialist PT tutors, details the steps to becoming a successful Personal Trainer.
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Your Personal Training courses should give you all the information you need to qualify. An understanding of the required skills and knowledge, however, is also very helpful:
You must choose the best Personal Training course. For this reason, we have developed a complete comparison checklist to help you find the right Personal Training course and provider for you. We have compared the top UK personal training course providers.
To fully qualify as a Personal Trainer you would also need a Level 3 Personal Training Qualification recognised by CIMSPA. These may be known as:
You don’t need a University Degree to become a personal trainer in the UK.
Become the ultimate Personal Trainer, combining our Level 4 Elite Personal Trainer qualification with Level 5 Nutrition. Stand out from the crowds and provide your clients with expert health and nutrition knowledge.
Qualify as a Personal Trainer with Future Fit and you could start earning within 2-3 months.
The name says it all. Complete this course to become the best of the best, a highly qualified Personal Trainer with specialist knowledge and the most sought-after skills.
This is where it all begins. Build a foundation for your fitness career with our Level 2 Gym Instructor Course, and start earning in just 2-3 Months.
Our Level 2 Gym Instructor Course is the first step on your journey. However, to become a Personal Trainer, you need to achieve the industry standard Level 3 Personal Training qualification. All of our Personal Training courses have been designed for those who want to become Personal Trainers and be able to provide high-quality Personal Training above industry standards.
Without insurance, you won’t be able to train people in most gyms, and if your client is injured, you will be liable for any costs. Find yourself a reputable insurance company and make sure that you update this annually.
By getting insured, you protect yourself against claims arising from third parties or damages. Insurances also cover public liabilities, professional indemnity, sports equipment, personal accidents and loss of earnings.
You can begin your PT career by seeking employment as a Gym Instructor, or volunteering at your local health club, shadowing the trainers there.
The other option to earn a personal trainer salary is to get job interviews through Future Fit’s Employer Partner Opportunities with our exclusive job board.
Kickstart your Personal Training career with some of the UK’s leading gyms and health clubs who are recruiting our course graduates such as Virgin Active, Nuffield Health and xercise4less.
Self-employed Personal Trainers can either pay rent to a gym to work in their space, or they may have their own personal training studio. Some also choose to train in public spaces or could go to their client’s homes to train.
There are benefits and drawbacks to both types of work:
You gain all the skills and insight you will need with our Career Accelerator Package.
Personal Trainers, of course, require customers. Although raising your profile through social media is a wonderful place to start, you’ll likely need to be more active if you want to attract new ones.
You can build a fitness blog, and of course, you have to learn also how to promote it.
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