Fitness instructor
Fitness instructors organise exercise programmes to improve people's health and fitness.
Typical Salary
£17,000 – £27,000
per year
Working Hours
35–37
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a fitness instructor you could:
- assess people's fitness and create personal exercise programmes
- demonstrate activities, exercise machines and weights
- help people exercise safely and give advice on having a healthy lifestyle
- lead group exercise classes
- update client records
- follow health and safety guidelines and maintain equipment
Skills needed
- a desire to help people
- excellent verbal communication skills
- the ability to teach pupils how to do something
- customer service skills
- physical fitness and endurance
- physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- sensitivity and understanding
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Entry requirements
You'll usually need public indemnity and professional liability insurance, if you're self-employed.
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- specialist courses run by private training organisations
- the armed forces
Career progression
You could:
- take further training to become a personal trainer
- take a course so you can teach extra activities
- become a senior instructor or manager
- start your own fitness club