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Planning Your Fitness Career Path


Compared with 20 years ago, career paths in the fitness industry are now better defined and therefore easier to pursue. “The fitness industry today has a more sophisticated network or structure than in the past,” says Jay Blahnik, self-employed presenter, writer, consultant to fitness companies such as Nike and Nautilus, and author of Full-Body Flexibility (Human Kinetics 2003)...

While full-time positions in fitness used to be scarce, today they are available at regional and national levels in group exercise, personal training, club management and programming. In fact, now is perhaps the most promising time to be entering the fitness industry, because of how far and how fast…

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 Planning Your Fitness Career Path

Whether you just graduated from a university with a health-related degree, recently obtained your first fitness certification or are contemplating how to get more out of your current position in the fitness industry, deciding on the right career pathway is an important—and sometimes overwhelming—process. The good news is, the fitness industry offers an abundance of opportunities for a variety of personality types...

10 Kickass Fitness Jobs Besides Personal Training

Working in the fitness industry isn’t necessarily synonymous with being a trainer. There are a ton of other jobs out there that help makes the fitness world go round—and keep the bills paid.

3 Tips for a Successful Career In Fitness

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ACE

ACE has a wide range of certifications available for every career path — from our four core NCCA-accredited certifications to specialty certifications that offer curriculum focused on specific areas.

AKA

Choosing a career in the field of sport, exercise, and fitness is more complicated today than ever. Never have so many career options been available in so many exciting areas. Those interested in pursuing a career in sport can choose from coaching, sport marketing, sport promotion, athletic administration, sport officiating, sports medicine, sport psychology...and the list could go on.

IDEA Health & Fitness Association

If you’re thinking about becoming a group exercise instructor, a personal trainer or even taking an academic path in exercise physiology or kinesiology, this page is a great starting point. Plant a firm foot in the right direction with the content and rich resources you’ll find here.

NESTA

The NESTA PFT program prepares you with important business concepts, as well as some of the best scientific information available. NESTA gives you everything you need at an affordable price, start your career with us today.

BigFuture

It’s not all about health, though. Whether they’re training runners for a 10K, teaching senior citizens Tai Chi, or taking campers horseback riding, recreation and fitness workers help people meet a wide range of personal goals -- and have fun while they’re at it.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Recreation and fitness workers plan, organize, and direct these activities in local playgrounds and recreation areas, parks, community centers, health clubs, fitness centers, religious organizations, camps, theme parks, and tourist attractions. Increasingly, recreational and fitness workers also are found in workplaces, where they organize and direct leisure activities and athletic programs for employees of all ages.

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