Schooling: Check, Experience: None

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busupshot83

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Here is my situation:

I currently hold a B.A. in English, and have a stable 9-5 job. However, I am interesting in changing careers and becoming a personal trainer. Although I can simply obtain a personal training certification (CPT) and begin working, I would first like to obtain a Masters of Science (M.S.) degree in Exercise Science (note that I must retain my current job as I complete graduate school, due to its stability). Therefore, the plan is to have a M.S. degree as well as a CPT certification when I am ready to train. However, I will lack experience.

Has anyone been in this situation, where you have the "schooling," but little experience? If so, would this hurt me come hiring time? I don't mind starting off at a lower salary in the beginning, even with a M.S. degree... you have to walk before you can run. Any thoughts would be welcome... thanks.

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I don't really know what's happening over there but it's really stressful here in London. Gyms don't hire personal trainers anymore, they make you pay "rent" for using the gym and making your own client base, a rent which goes really high, more than £1000 a month. They even give you the first month free to start building relations with people in the gym. All they ask is of you in return for this "wonderful" opportunity is to do a minimum of inductions per week, and help with the people in the gym when needed. Basically you are running the gym for them, and you pay them as well. Sweet deal for the gym and you; everyone's happy right? Well, no, not really.

The gyms have a lot of personal trainers already and everyone is looking out for possible clients. So everyone is "flying around" trying to find "fresh meat". Building a base is not that easy, and the clients can't really afford a lot of personal training sessions a week, and most of them drop it after a while.

Start with just the necessary qualifications, don't quit your job, but try to blend in this world and see if it's worth it first, if you can see yourself doing this for the long run. A CPT is more than enough to do this.
 
Yeah mane like Tony said, go for it. Im 18 and already know a lot more than a lot of trainers i see with clients. how? Because i read a lot of stuff online, in magazines, in professionals books and most importantly because i try new and different things. YOu get experience by doing something so just go for it
 
Excder said:
Yeah mane like Tony said, go for it. Im 18 and already know a lot more than a lot of trainers i see with clients. how? Because i read a lot of stuff online, in magazines, in professionals books and most importantly because i try new and different things. YOu get experience by doing something so just go for it
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I don't know man, you don't know what people know so to justify that you know because you think you know isn't a reasonable argument. ;-)

But all joking aside, I'm a personal trainer and I believe I know alot more that the average joe, but personal training has become a science. Not something you're going to obtain in some magazine.
 
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