The recent campaigns involving obesity and physical activity along with others aimed at health awareness and well-being have caused sizable growth in the fitness and wellness industry. In response people are selecting more organic foods, consuming more water, and taking more vitamin and mineral supplements. The efforts are now, more so than ever, aimed at increasing the physical fitness regimen in all population segments. In fact, fitness centers are again increasing memberships and personal trainers are in high demand.
With the trend towards wellness, becoming a certified personal trainer can definitely provide both employment and financial opportunities. Recent trends suggest employment has increased for personal trainers in the following environments:
- Corporate fitness centers, considered one of the easiest way to gain immediate employment as a personal trainer
- Home based personal training. These types command greater salaries.
- Corporate personal training. Most corporations today understand the need to provide wellness programs for their employees to prevent absenteeism and as such hire personal trainers for their weekly fitness program.
- Wellness facilities - hospitals and universities both hire personal trainers.
Indeed, the list for the employment opportunities open for personal trainers is growing. To take advantage of this current opportunity, you need to get the right personal trainer certification. Earning your certification as a personal trainer will enable you to enjoy the many opportunities waiting. The first step is to make sure that you are seeking and investing in a legitimate certification program. Legitimacy in the fitness industry is denoted by the program being NCCA accredited. If the certification being offered by a company is not accredited with this distinction it is likely not valid.
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NCSF.org is a professional, member-driven, education and credentialing organization for personal trainers and exercise science professionals to attain their goals. How To Become A Personal Trainer .
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