From fitness instructor to personal trainer
11 of the 19 essential skills of a personal trainer are already essential for a fitness instructor — about 58% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from fitness instructor in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 58%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a personal trainer
What a personal trainer does
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.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt fitness exercises
- analyse personal fitness information
- assess physical conditions of clients
- collect client fitness information
- correct potentially harmful movements
- identify customer objectives
- integrate exercise science to the design of the programme
- motivate fitness clients
- promote healthy fitness environment
- promote healthy lifestyle
- provide fitness information
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a personal trainer and not for a fitness instructor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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How far are you from being a personal trainer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.