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tinytraps Veteran member

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I think my official title is fitness instructor. The gym members call me arsehole :grin: . Also doing a bit of PTing on the side. If your looking to get into the industry running your own personal training business is where the money will be. Currently Im earning $14.97/hr, which for what it is, is shit :lol:

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I think my official title is fitness instructor. The gym members call me arsehole :grin: . Also doing a bit of PTing on the side. If your looking to get into the industry running your own personal training business is where the money will be. Currently Im earning $14.97/hr, which for what it is, is shit :lol:

thanks for the reply tinytraps , how would i aproach the gym? go and talk to them? i gues you have to start from the bottom!

what hours do you work?

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I am the Fitness Manager @ a gym in Auckland. Done PT before that and still do PT for my regulars.

If you are thinking of getting in the industry I would seriously think about why. If it is for money then you have to understand that it is hard work.

Your Sales Skills have to be very good but so does the product your actually selling...YOU

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I think my official title is fitness instructor. The gym members call me arsehole :grin: . Also doing a bit of PTing on the side. If your looking to get into the industry running your own personal training business is where the money will be. Currently Im earning $14.97/hr, which for what it is, is shit :lol:

thanks for the reply tinytraps , how would i aproach the gym? go and talk to them? i gues you have to start from the bottom!

what hours do you work?

Yea basically, thats the best way, I found out they were looking for trainers by accident. Went and talked too my now boss, made a good impression and the interview was sweet as. Biggest thing is to have confidence in large doses. Being good with the clients is a plus too, I would know 90% of our regulars by first name and make sure I take a little time to see how was work, how theyre feeling, hows training going etc etc, little things like that make a BIG impression on them. I work 40hrs a week but have worked 60 ( I got in major shit for that though :pfft: ). If your good enough youll find yourself climbing up the ranks quite quickly.

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Funny how the stereotypes are changing a lot. IT people being body builders...

I work at Bunnings Warehouse part time, IT as a side thing. 15.45p/h at bunnings haha

But working towards being a paid firefighter for my career. I think this will be very encouraging to keep a fit, good build. With a decent pay too.

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I think my official title is fitness instructor. The gym members call me arsehole :grin: . Also doing a bit of PTing on the side. If your looking to get into the industry running your own personal training business is where the money will be. Currently Im earning $14.97/hr, which for what it is, is shit :lol:

thanks for the reply tinytraps , how would i aproach the gym? go and talk to them? i gues you have to start from the bottom!

what hours do you work?

Yea basically, thats the best way, I found out they were looking for trainers by accident. Went and talked too my now boss, made a good impression and the interview was sweet as. Biggest thing is to have confidence in large doses. Being good with the clients is a plus too, I would know 90% of our regulars by first name and make sure I take a little time to see how was work, how theyre feeling, hows training going etc etc, little things like that make a BIG impression on them. I work 40hrs a week but have worked 60 ( I got in major shit for that though :pfft: ). If your good enough youll find yourself climbing up the ranks quite quickly.

confidents is a big one!! and looking after your customers, there is not many gyms around my area thou, i myt put it on hold till the end of the year...

hahah in major shit do u mean banned from gym equipment for a month? lol

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I work in IT too as field support /2nd level support ...and also do side jobs with IT that pay really well (not many of them but at 50 buck an hour I can't complain) ...however that's going to stop soon when I decide to quit work and go back to studying to finish my degree that I should of done 5-6 years ago :/

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I work in IT too as field support /2nd level support ...and also do side jobs with IT that pay really well (not many of them but at 50 buck an hour I can't complain) ...however that's going to stop soon when I decide to quit work and go back to studying to finish my degree that I should of done 5-6 years ago :/

wow :D what is IT ? and what does it involve?

50 an hour shet! how many hours do you clock up when u on that

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Caregiver in the aged sector, not worth it really thats why I am in my final year as a student nurse then Ill start on $45,000 ish whic is almost three times what I am earning now. My husband is a teacher and earning over $75,000 but he has earnt that. He spent another 2 years at school after he finished his degree. If you put the hard work in now it will pay off later.

Also dont wait till the end of the year to go around your local gyms, take your CV in now and have a meeting with the managers, remember to look the part when you do. It shows a manager what you are really about and that you are willing to put the hard yards in when you cold callm and yes there may be nothing out there but it shows you are willing to go the extra mile. When you do talk to them them ask about your dregree and where they would suggest to do it.

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