| It is you that determines what kind of personal trainer | | | | market your personal training business. That includes |
| salary to enjoy. Many current fitness professionals, as | | | | how to market your services, as well as yourself. The |
| well as want-to-be personal trainers, are misled when it | | | | fact is a fitness trainer that makes the highest personal |
| comes to the almighty fitness trainer salary. | | | | trainer salary is generally not the one that is a rocket |
| Many think when they start their personal training | | | | scientist in exercise physiology. The person with the |
| business money will immediately fall from the sky. | | | | most profitable fitness trainer career is the one who |
| Fitness enthusiasts, such as yourself, always hear | | | | knows how to market. |
| stories of fitness trainers making $100 plus per hour, | | | | Secondly, high earning personal trainers understand |
| and over $100,000 per year. I am the first to tell you, | | | | leverage, and fitness business planning. Six figure |
| yes, it is possible. The fact is when it comes to a | | | | trainers know the value of time, and how to leverage |
| personal trainer salary the possibilities are endless, | | | | that time. Some may have their own personal trainer |
| especially with the aging baby boomer obesity rate, | | | | business, while others offer value added products, and |
| and escalating medical costs. | | | | services for residual profit. |
| Before you get too excited, here is the whole truth. | | | | The most successful personal fitness trainers carefully |
| Most personal trainers don't make $100 per hour, or | | | | plan their businesses, and set goals. They continue to |
| $100,000 per year. Why? Because they simply do not | | | | change the course of action until they ultimately reach |
| know how. Just by printing up a personal trainer | | | | their desired income level. They are all about building |
| business card does not necessarily mean you will | | | | their personal training business. |
| immediately generate a six figure fitness income. Just | | | | Another aspect that sets average income earners |
| as building any other business, it takes know how, time, | | | | apart from elite trainers is dedication towards |
| and patience. | | | | continuing education. Even the professionals with the |
| The fact is the average salary of a personal trainer is | | | | highest personal trainer wages continue to educate |
| around $40,000 dollars. That is if you combine personal | | | | themselves by investing their time, and money in |
| training business owners with club hired trainers. | | | | continued personal training education. |
| If you look closely at the last paragraph, you will see | | | | I am not just talking about the latest exercise |
| the word "average." Average fitness trainer business | | | | physiology research, but continuing personal training |
| knowledge, and work ethic will generally yield you an | | | | courses on fitness marketing, and sales. They are |
| average $40,000 a year career. However, ask | | | | constantly trying to learn more so they can earn more. |
| yourself one question. Do you want to command an | | | | So the truth about a personal trainer salary is you can |
| average personal trainer salary, or an above average | | | | generate whatever salary you wish as long as you |
| one? | | | | start by following the three common characteristics of |
| So what separates an average personal fitness | | | | six figure fitness trainers mentioned above. Yes, it is |
| trainer from an above average $100,000 per year | | | | possible to thrive financially as a fitness trainer, as long |
| trainer? | | | | as you have the know how of what to do. |
| First off, it is the complete understanding of how to | | | | |