personal trainer
Personal trainers design, implement and evaluate exercise or physical activity programmes for one or more individual clients by collecting and analysing client information. They strive to ensure the effectiveness of personal exercise programmes. A personal trainer should also actively encourage potential clients to participate in and adhere to regular programmes, employing appropriate motivational strategies.
Also called: well-being personal trainer, personal trainer & sport therapist, personal trainer and sport therapist, personal trainer & nutritionist, personal fitness trainer, personal progress manager, personal trainer and nutritionist, personal coach
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- sport therapistWhat changes?15 skills in common
- fitness instructorWhat changes?11 skills in common
- pilates teacherWhat changes?10 skills in common
- leisure attendant5 skills in common
- sophrologist4 skills in common
- sports instructor4 skills in common
- sports coach3 skills in common
- horse riding instructor2 skills in common
Essential skills
19- adapt fitness exercises
- analyse personal fitness information
- assess physical conditions of clients
- collect client fitness information
- correct potentially harmful movements
- demonstrate professional attitude to clients
- develop codified movements
- ensure safety of exercise environment
- identify customer objectives
- inform clients of healthy lifestyle benefits
- integrate exercise science to the design of the programme
- integrate principles of training
- motivate fitness clients
- prepare exercise session
- prescribe exercises
- promote healthy fitness environment
- promote healthy lifestyle
- provide fitness information
- show professional responsibility
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