From personal trainer to sport therapist
15 of the 20 essential skills of a sport therapist are already essential for a personal trainer — about 75% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from personal trainer 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.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 5
- would be new
- 75%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a sport therapist
What a sport therapist does
Sport therapists program and supervise rehabilitation exercises for individuals and groups. They work with individuals that have chronic health conditions or are at high risk of developing them. They communicate with medical and healthcare professionals about participants' conditions using correct medical terminology, and with an understanding of the standard treatment options for an individual’s condition. Sport therapists take a holistic approach to the wellness of their clients that includes advising on lifestyle, food or time management. They do not have a medical background and do not require medical qualifications.
What carries over
15 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
- demonstrate professional attitude to clients
- ensure safety of exercise environment
- 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
- show professional responsibility
What would be new
5 skillsEssential for a sport therapist and not for a personal trainer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from personal trainer
2 roles- fitness instructor11 skills in common
- pilates teacher10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a sport therapist?
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.