There are many places for personal trainers to work in the fitness industry. Some are obvious, others are not as clear. Which one is best suited for you? We will share ideas of places to work, but more importantly thoughts on how to approach building a business at various locations and what type of trainer each place might be best suited to.
In this episode we talked about:
- Traditional Places (1:55)
- What the traditional places can offer (3:22)
- How to get a job at a big box gym? (4:45)
- Possible Requirements – Business Tax License/Insurance (6:50)
- Creative Spaces and Things to Consider (8:40)
- Affiliate Business Partnerships (12:55)
- Networking (15:40)
- Outside the Box Environments (16:35)
- How do you break into the outside the box environment? (19:40)
- Virtual Personal Training/Health Coaching (20:40)
- Physical Therapy Clinics (20:52)
- Work Backwards – Who do you want to be around? (24:20)
- High Schools (26:14)
NFPT Live Episode #41
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Next Week: Episode #42 – How to Get More Fitness Clients
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Beverly Hosford, MA teaches anatomy and body awareness using a skeleton named Andy, balloons, play-doh, ribbons, guided visualizations, and corrective exercises. She is an instructor, author, and a business coach for fitness professionals. Learn how to help your clients sleep better with in Bev's NFPT Sleep Coach Program and dive deeper into anatomy in her NFPT Fundamentals of Anatomy Course.
