The Dream Job

   There is a tabloid style newspaper that I often read while guzzling my morning java. The sports section always has a picture of a featured woman of the day. She is scantily clad. The picture is accompanied with a bio such as "Kikki likes nightclubs, shooter bars, sports cars and skydiving. She plans to be an actress or a model." It's very cutting edge. Recently another aspiration has been popping up in these bios as in "Kikki wants to be a Fitness Trainer!"
   Yes, Fitness Training, the dream profession. Fitness Training has it all, action, glamour, and the beautiful, hard-bodied people. Think of being in such a job. You have hordes of highly motivated clients tossing money at an all-knowing guru to help them sculpt their bodies. Instead of staring at the clock in a soul-sucking office hell, you help people attain physical self-actualization. Under your guidance:
The weak become stronger!
The heavy become lighter!
The unhealthy become well! 
They owe it all to you, their guide and guru. You are a holder of many honorary titles such as:
The Mentor of Muscular Manipulation!
The Liquidator of Abdominal Lipids!
The Regal Regent of Physical Realignment and Rehabilitation!
   In the movie 'Midnight Cowboy' there is a poignant scene where a hotel room preacher says to the hero Joe Buck "You have a strong back Joe Buck. You're going to need it. Are you ready for some hard work?" Joe Buck responds with an enthused yelp of "Yahoo!" In the perfect scenario Fitness Training can be all of this with every client being a Joe Buck.
   The reality may differ. Fitness Training can be a tough daily grind chasing down leads and trying to

motivate reluctant followers. For every successful 'Trainer to the Stars' there are countless others slogging it out in a tough market, reining in elusive referrals in a recession or working around other jobs just to stay afloat. This can be an industry where people expect you to work for chump change or even for free! This can be a business where many of those who have succeeded are not interested in being your mentor. They are too worried that you will steal their clients!
   On a recent internet search I read that the demand for Fitness Training is exploding. On which planet is this happening? Selling Fitness Training as a fast path to wealth is misleading. Notice that I just used the word selling. In most cases, success in Fitness Training involves someone having to make a sale. Either you make the sale of your training services or someone makes the sale for you.
Many fitness clubs claim that they will sell for you and you just provide the training service. Investigate such claims thoroughly before signing on the dotted line. The contracts often leave many loopholes in their favor but not in yours.
   If becoming a Fitness Trainer is your passion - go for it! Just be aware that you will need
Patience
Perseverence, and
Planning!
   It can be a rewarding way to earn a living but don't expect instant riches despite the claims.
Building your own clientele with your own business is a viable option. Working for a Fitness Center
is another option but be careful that you aren't taken advantage of or used as cannon fodder. There are also dream gigs such as working on a cruise line or at a vacation resort. They often come with certain conditions attached. Read all contracts carefully! If you intend to work for others in this business it helps to have a good nose for smelling scams.

Fitness Training is not necessarily a licence to print bags of money
by looking fit. Sometimes the ads try to sell it that way. 

   It can be a rewarding and interesting career. It can also be a tough career. I went to college for my Personal Fitness Trainer studies. Out of a class of 40 maybe 5 people are making their living as a Fitness Trainer. The attrition rate can be high, especially during recessive economic times. Do your research!
Stay tuned for further insight into this profession.
Until next time,..........keep fit!

Little Bobby Strong!

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