What is a Personal Fitness Trainer?
Fitness workers lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities, including cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and stretching. They work in commercial and nonprofit health clubs, country clubs, hospitals, universities, yoga and Pilates studios, resorts, and clients’ homes. Increasingly, fitness workers also are found in workplaces, where they organize and direct health and fitness programs for employees of all ages.Although gyms and health clubs offer a variety of exercise activities such as weightlifting, yoga, cardiovascular training, and karate, fitness workers typically specialize in only a few areas.Personal trainers work one-on-one with clients either in a gym or in the client’s home. Trainers help clients assess their level of physical fitness and set and reach fitness goals. Trainers also demonstrate various exercises and help clients improve their exercise techniques.
A fitness professional hired to provide private instruction to an individual client wanting to achieve personal fitness goals. The trainer guides and motivates the client to reach his/her peak fitness potential by assessing individual needs and developing a customized fitness plan. Where do I train? You may train in your home or, if you prefer, in my exercise studio conveniently located on Second Street, on the Southside Hill in Corning, New York. How many hours per week do I need to train? This depends on your goals and how quickly you want to achieve them. For example, a program designed for basic health and fitness would include two strength workouts and three aerobic workouts per week. The amount of time you would spend working with your trainer, versus working on your own, would be determined during your initial consultation. If I do not have exercise equipment, how do I work out at home? Creativity is the key to doing in-home workouts when you do not have exercise equipment. Some
