| Health awareness is becoming an increasingly | | | | for students at personal training schools. According to |
| prevalent part of the way we live - on a daily basis | | | | the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fitness professionals |
| we are bombarded with reminders of how important it | | | | held about 205,000 jobs in 2004 and that number has |
| is to eat well, exercise right, and stay in shape. If the | | | | been growing ever since. In fact, the Bureau projects |
| inclination to stay fit and educated about your own | | | | jobs in the fitness education realm will continue to grow |
| health comes naturally to you, personal training schools | | | | much faster than the average for all jobs, due to this |
| could provide you with an opportunity to shift those | | | | explosion of mass interest. The aging baby boomer |
| interests to a lucrative personal training career. | | | | population has contributed significantly to this expanding |
| Typical coursework at personal training schools covers | | | | field, as it is the largest demographic of health club |
| both the physical hands-on demands of the field, as | | | | members. On the other hand, an increasing concern |
| well as the more academic components. Topics like | | | | and awareness of child obesity has parents seeking |
| exercise science, weight management, and | | | | out fitness and exercise opportunities for their children. |
| bodybuilding are critical to completing a degree at | | | | These are among the many factors that are boosting |
| personal training schools. However, while graduates of | | | | the value of an education from personal training |
| personal training schools need to be equipped with the | | | | schools. |
| skills to lead and advise future clients in these areas, a | | | | A large number of workers in the fitness field work |
| thorough textbook understanding of the mechanics | | | | part-time, and flexibility is an integral part of a personal |
| behind the human body is equally important. Most | | | | training career. As for earnings, a personal training |
| curriculum's at personal training schools include heavy | | | | education can yield $15-$18 an hour for entry level |
| coursework in physiology and anatomy, so graduates | | | | positions and as much as $85-$125 if they are |
| are just as attuned to what is going on inside the | | | | experienced trainers. Certification from personal training |
| human body as what needs to take place in the | | | | schools can also be a springboard for other |
| training room. | | | | opportunities in the fitness industry like becoming a |
| The public's growing interest in health education and | | | | health center manager, a fitness program director, or a |
| fitness education has resulted in growing opportunities | | | | fitness marketing director. |