Make 2012 a year to remember!

03 Jan 2012

Make 2012 a year to remember!

For many of you, as the New Year draws in, finding a new career is at the top of your to-do list.

With motivation and a new set of skills, there’s no limit to what you can achieve

Here are 7 reasons why people change jobs:

1. Boredom– many people become bored of their job roles as there is little more to learn and very few challenges.
2. Utilising qualifications– This is very common to people that have completed a degree as a mature student, but also for people that fell quickly into a job role after studying in order to gain an income.
3. Redundancy– With increasing economic uncertainty many jobs become vulnerable resulting in job loss.
4. Fed up of working for someone else– Many people seek the challenge of working for themselves.
5. More to life– It is common for employees to decide they are wasting their life in a job that they don’t fully enjoy.
6. Money– This is also a big motivator for people to move jobs. Working as a personal trainer can earn you as much or as little as you want. As a personal trainer working could earn between £16k - £22k in your first year.
7. Location– Location is at times the biggest influence on whether a job role is taken. For a better lifestyle and working week it is ideal to work within a small radius of your home.

Working in the Fitness Industry

The fitness industry is a great place to work. Your day is never the same. You enjoy going to work to experience a new challenge every day.Imagine what a sense of achievement you'd feel by helping to motivate others to achieve their goals and to feel good about themselves? Job satisfaction doesn't get better than that!

Think carefully about the career you are leading. Is it right for you? Does it tick all the boxes?

If you are looking for a change of direction, then Future Fit holds a variety of courses suitable for almost everyone. 

Personal training is one of the most popular routes into working in the fitness industry and here’s why:

• You can be your own boss as an independent personal trainer
• You decide when you will work, who you will work with and how you will develop and implement your own programmes
• You are the one that sets and enforces all the policies
• For the self-motivated individual this is a thrilling and rewarding prospect.
• The harder you work the more thrilling the outcome
• Each day you will be working with different people in different environments

In order to be successful, personal trainers should ideally have the following:

• Solid qualifications
• Strong communication skills
• A flexible schedule
• Enthusiasm
• Good gym etiquette
• A solid business plan

However, fitness training is not for everyone. It can be hard work at times and only the most dedicated will be successful:

• You must be willing to put in the time and effort, as personal training can often mean long hours, you’ll need to prioritise your diary.
• Some clients can take a lot of motivating and encouragement to actually achieve what they set out to do. It’s not uncommon for many clients to dwindle away from their training programmes. Only the most committed trainers can prevent this from happening.
• It can often be inconsistent in the beginning as some days clients may sign up and other days clients may drop off. You can never really calculate how many clients you are going to get in one month. 

Your career is a major component of your life and the work we choose should be something we enjoy.  Although money is a big part of the importance of a career, it shouldn’t be the most important factor. It is possible to derive pleasure and satisfaction from work.

The average person will dedicate over three-fourths of his or her life to work; therefore that work should mean something. It all boils down to choosing the right career!

If you want to find out more about a career in the fitness industry then visit Future Fit Training’swebsite or call a careers advisor on 0800 458 1388.