Becoming a Personal Trainer

Personal Trainers at Work

What is a Professional Trainer?

  • A person qualified to coach others to achieve their desired level of fitness
  • A fitness professional who will review a person's current health information and design a personalized, safe, and effective program that will deliver results
  • A person who will educate clients on proper technique while motivating them to get the most from each workout session

Benefits of being a Personal Trainer

Extremely Rewarding: You will play a signifcant role in helping others make profound changes in their lives, both physically and mentally.

Opportunity for a Lucrative Career: Canada's top Personal Trainers can earn over $100,000 per year.

Unlimited Potential for Career Advancement: Many exciting career opportunities exist within the fitness industry. Ongoing education and professional development is encouraged to stay on top of growth trends and to ensure your own success.

Tremendous Diversity: Work one-on-one or with a group of clients. How you develop your business and clientele is up to you!

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"I wanted to write this note, to let you know how fabulous the PT training course was this past weekend. My trainer was a wonderful educator. I was not only able to grasp new concepts and program design theory but I also found the delivery incredibly dynamic, thorough and enjoyable.

My trainer was extremely talented at sharing his own knowledge and creating an atmosphere of learning which was incredibly accessible for a broad audience, and also geared to a range of learning styles. I felt engaged and excited to explore the topics further and thoroughly enjoyed the many anecdotes of personal experience you brought to the class.

I am ever grateful for this experience to gain a greater understanding of the Fitness field and Personal Training theory, under such nourishing, considerate guidance. I appreciated the enthusiastic effort made to ensure the content was interesting, fresh, as well as current and informative.

Thank you for sharing your passion with major zeal!"

Anna, Halifax, September 2011