As demand for qualified fitness trainers in India is growing – executives, housewives and youngsters across all ages and professions are becoming health conscious, which has created several job opportunities for trainers. Fitness trainers work in gyms, big hotels, health clubs, fitness centers, sports associations, armed forces, etc. Some skill sets and traits are:

Demonstrate a professional attitude: Demonstrate responsibility and professional duty of care to clients which will include communication skills and a focus of customer care orientation.

Select and maintain a safe exercise environment: Select the correct training environment and assess risks to ensure it provides a safe, clean and friendly fitness environment and that it will be the best use of the environment in which clients are exercising

Motivate clients: Capability to develop rapport in order to motivate individuals to begin, adhere and /or return to exercise

Collect information: Identify client information, which is to be collected and advise clients of correct procedures, protocols and risks prior to commencing physical assessment and exercising

Assess and analyze information: Carry out fitness assessments to establish fitness and skill level and analyze information relating to individual clients

Use current technology: Use appropriate technological developments to help clients increase general activity levels and be motivated to adhere to exercise programmes

Plan and prepare for an exercise session: Prepare equipment and facilities for the session ensuring compliance with industry and national guidelines for normal operating procedures and plan timings and sequences for the session

Identify customer motives and goals: Identify individual motives and resulting short, medium and long term fitness goals

Provide exercise prescription: Provide a range of exercise programmes in accordance with the needs of the clients by applying principles of exercise programming

Integrate the principles of training: Apply the knowledge of principles of training and components of health related fitness to the design of an individual programme to meet client’s abilities, needs, and lifestyle and exercise preferences

Adapt exercise: Suggest relevant exercise adaptations or options to allow for individual client differences or needs and provide participants with advice on intensity and how to progress their individual performance and results

Offer motivation: Positively interact and motivate clients/members using appropriate strategies in order to promote adherence to exercise

Integrate Exercise Science to the design of the programme: Apply the knowledge of the musculoskeletal system, biomechanical concepts as they relate to movement and exercise, the knowledge of related physiological concepts, the knowledge of the cardio-respiratory system and energy systems, to programme design

Inform clients of benefits of a healthy lifestyle: Provide participants with accurate information on principles of nutrition and weight management

Promote a healthy lifestyle
Provide information about the role of physical activity, modes of exercise and related services and the importance of healthy activities for daily living to clients

Demonstrate professional conduct: Understanding your scope of practice i.e. recognizing the standards and professional limitations that this provides, and ensuring essential personal skills and knowledge to be a personal trainer are maintained and updated and to be a positive role model at all times and keep up to date with industry developments

Apply business and marketing skills: Apply business, marketing, and selling strategies and best practices to achieve success as an employee, independent contractor or entrepreneur

Demonstrate professional responsibility: To ensure that other workers and clients are treated with respect and that appropriate civil liability insurance is in place at all times of instructing