When people think of personal trainers they mostly think of someone who instructs them how to workout, but the career itself goes far beyond that. Personal training is more of a companionship you have with your client to help them get to the fitness level that they aspire to be at. For me personally, I love training for the reason that you get to help other people change their lives around and make their quality of life a lot better. The fact that you get to help people get healthier and change lives I can’t think of a better career choice in my opinion.

For the past few weeks, I have been working as an intern at a very respected gym and might I say it has been a truly remarkable experience. Not only have I been able to see the process of changing someone’s fitness level, but I have also been able to see how the personal training business really functions. One thing that really stands out to me is the very first session you have with your client it is a sales opportunity. The gym arranges for the member to meet with a trainer, but from that point on it is the trainer's responsibility to get them motivated to stay with the trainer. Additionally, from that point on you can start the process of helping a client become healthier. Another thing that I have noticed is that different trainers have their own style of training. One trainer may have the style of strength training and another might have the style of total body and balance. Every trainer is different which I find to be very interesting.

I decided to become a personal trainer due to my passion for fitness and my love for helping others, I have learned that in order to become a personal trainer you need a number of skills besides knowledge and passion in the gym. One skill that is crucial to training is “patience.” Have you ever heard the saying, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink?” That saying can be translated to training as well. Everything in fitness, whether it is getting bigger biceps or getting more fit overall, is 100% mental. So if a client is not that motivated to continue working out or even start the trainer needs to have the patience to educate and teach the client about the benefits of working out. Another one that I have noticed is “personality.” A trainer needs to have the personality to both make the workouts fun and build a trust with the client early on. If there is no trust early there will be no business.

Personal training for me, as I mentioned earlier, is a journey you take with your client to better themselves and to better yourself as a trainer. Statistics have shown that more than two-thirds (68.8 percent) of adults are considered to be overweight or obese so the need for trainers and fitness professionals are increasing. To be apart of a small change in that statistic is the biggest joy you can get. In a way when you are helping someone become healthy you are pretty much saving their life. Obese people probably have medical problems that need to be addressed in order to better their life expectancy. To be the one that guides a person to turn their life around and see them overcome the challenges that face them is an absolute joy.

Personal training is a passion and a commitment from both parties in order to achieve greatness. Some people have different ideas about trainers whether they are big as a bodybuilder or a normal weightlifter they all have knowledge for what they all love to do and that is to motivate, teach, and inspire. Personal training is a way of life and a life that I am more than excited to live in these upcoming months as I start to train more clients. Trainers are there to see you succeed and in the end, you may make a friend as well.