The career of a personal trainer can be very rewarding
. A personal trainers job will bring you close to different kinds of people and your level of physical fitness and sincerity to the needs of your clients will bring you popularity and fame. This career gives a lot of freedom in respect of the time that one wishes to devote. Its a physically challenging and at the same time very rewarding way of life. Most people would like to remain physically fit and may silently admire a physically well endowed person. However, a physical trainers life has to be much disciplined too and may require several sacrifices including that of ones freedom at times when you have to meet your clients schedule at odd hours. Personal trainer training depends on the courses that you wish to take. The entry requirements vary but besides a good standard of fitness some courses may require that you have a GCSE in Science or Biology. Your nature of training may be governed by your needs. You may wish to be an aerobics instructor or a specialist in childrens exercise. Some may prefer to be a circuit trainer too.
Once you have decided on the path that you wish to take, you have to select some pertinent personal trainer courses. The commonest route of becoming a personal trainer is to take one of the many courses that are operated under the National Qualification Framework (NQF). This is a credit transfer system with nine levels of learning that start at the secondary school level and go on to higher education. From the Basic Level and Fitness Instructing you will progress to level 3 that is Personal Training.
You can apply for Personal Trainer Jobs after completing level 3. However, there is the level 4 that goes into the medical side of training such as cardiac rehab, exercise after injury or a stroke and for obese clients. Completing level 4 will qualify you for health related industries. The length of time taken to be a fully qualified trainer will depend on whether you are studying part time or full time but courses could last anything from six weeks to a year.