CAN I MAKE A LIVING BEING A PERSONAL TRAINER?
Being a personal trainer is now a full-time professional career with real opportunities and areas to grow both personally and professionally. Fitness professionals who run their business proficiently can earn in excess of $100,000 p.a.
Like any business, market well, update your skills regularly and make sure your structures are set up well and you are on your way to having a successful personal training business.
So, what are my earning options in a fitness career?
With a responsibility to design and deliver personalised training programs and provide potential clients with the results they desire, personal trainers are the beating heart of the fitness industry.
Skills that increase the salary for a personal trainer stem into specialised areas. This includes rehabilitation, strength and conditioning and weight loss/management.
As a personal trainer, your work environment stretches further than the gym. Alongside health and fitness clubs, you will be able to work in health spas, resorts, cruise ships, outdoor groups and mobile training facilities.
It is up to you whether you work part-time or full-time, but it is important to build a client base to ensure a long career as a personal trainer.
Personal Trainer (Certificate IV in Fitness) – Gym Employee
- $44,636 (base salary)
- Some facilities will apply a bonus in some situations
Personal Trainer (Certificate IV in Fitness) – Franchisee
- Can range from sessions performed and rate charged per session
- Session rates range from $40 to $100 per session depending on skills, knowledge and demand for your services
- Sessions are 30, 45 or 60 minutes in duration
- To earn equivalent to a base salary, you would need to do 18–20 sessions per week for 48 weeks at $50 per session. To cover the average rent value, you would need to do 22 sessions. So, 22 sessions per week x 45-minute sessions = 16.5 hours to earn what you would earn for a full-time 38-hour week.
Fitness Instructor (Certificate III in Fitness $42,000 (base salary)
A fitness instructor can work in a gym to provide fitness programs for clients on the gym floor as well as provide group fitness instruction.
Group fitness instructors are a big part of the gym environment providing motivation in group classes such as HIIT classes, circuits, and boxing along with franchised classes such as Les Mills.
Gym floor instructors provide programming for clients wishing to undertake cardiovascular and strength training sessions within the gym. They also provide essential gym floor services as machine instruction and safety techniques to ensure clients’ safety.
To really excel, fitness instructors need to be able to demonstrate leadership, experience and organisation, as well as have a working knowledge of human anatomy and training principles.
Fitness Club Manager – $50,960 (base salary)
From recruitment and team management through to equipment maintenance, personal training schedules and retaining high membership levels, fitness club managers take a step back from hands-on duties and focus more on the operations of a successful fitness business or health club.
If you’d like to learn more about health and fitness in general, or become a personal trainer yourself to help your clients meet their goals, then study with Healthy Nation to get your Certificate IV in Fitness.
HOW TO BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER?
The minimum level certification to become a personal trainer is a Certificate IV in Fitness. This can be achieved by enrolling in Healthy Nation’s Certificate IV plus prerequisites online for an immediate start.
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