Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors
Also called:
Personal Trainer, Aerobics Instructor, Fitness Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor
What they do:
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills.
On the job, you would:
- Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
- Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.
- Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.
Business
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- looking for ways to help people
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Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- move your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving
- bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs
Physical Strength
- use your lower back and stomach
- exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired
Verbal
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
- Social Orientation
- Leadership
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Get Physical! Software Personal Trainer Pro
- Natural Fitness Concepts The Trainers Edge
Accounting software
- Intuit QuickBooks software
- Sage Peachtree software
Data base user interface and query software
- BioEx Systems Exercise Expert
- DietMaster Systems DietMaster
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Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$31,720
per year, on average
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