06/12/2021
As I was coming to the end of my rugby career I was giving a lot of thought to what I would afterwards.
I spoke to someone about a Level 3 Personal Training qualification and decided to give the course a go.
Although the course was good, most of it was online work at home, with 2 written exams and 2 practical exams in person.
Even though I passed, and was officially a Level 3 Personal Trainer I still didn’t really know how to properly train and coach people.
I didn’t know about how to build a client base, advertise my services, price my services and numerous other aspects of being a personal trainer.
I then met .clark who was opening a new gym in the area.
Jumping in at the deep end a little, I started coaching a group of 6 people two nights a week after work.
I loved training and coaching people so much that I was inspired by John to go on and open my own facility back home in Cornwall when I retired from rugby.
Eventually, my partner Kayleigh and I opened our gym in April 2019.
We are now nearly 3 years into our journey as gym owners!
Life as a personal trainer and or gym owner can definitely be tough - Long hours, early starts, late finishes, lack of sleep, clients leaving etc
But, the positives far outweigh the downsides!
Every day I get to help people improve their health and fitness.
Seeing people go from unhealthy, unhappy and out of shape to improving both their physical and mental health and wellbeing is such an awesome way to make a living.
I used to think that all I was doing was taking people through an hour of exercise. But, having done this for 7+ years I can now see that it is so much more than that.
Being a PT, you could be helping people battle depression and low self esteem, help them feel more confident about their bodies and themselves.
You could help them reverse disease such as diabetes. You could be helping people add years to their life.
Pretty awesome really.
If you’re interested in becoming a personal trainer, follow the link to download our prospectus - https://personaltrainerqualification.co/lpta-info-pt