Personal Trainer

About the role

10 Fitness Personal Trainers are expected to uphold and deliver the 10 Fitness member experience while conducting personal training sessions with clients during one-on-one and/or group sessions. Trainers should be committed individuals who are patient, resilient, honest, and enthusiastic about helping others with a strong desire to make a difference. All team members contribute to running a clean, friendly, and well-maintained club, execute team member basics such as being on time and complying with company policies, and strive to ensure a safe, fun, and interactive environment in a positive and professional manner.

Responsibilities

Member Experience

• Demonstrate the proper and safe use of strength training and cardiovascular equipment
• Ensure that all members are following club rules
• Assist management with performing 30-minute training assessments for new members
• Complete PT goal assessment/Par-Q prior to training new clients
• Hand off to management after training with a recommended training program
• Help clients meet fitness objectives by coaching and encouraging them through personal training sessions
• Encourage and schedule clients to participate in Level 10
• Create individual programming for clients who cannot participate in Level 10
• Support clients’ nutritional needs to encourage success
• Generate client progress reports with accurate measurements and fitness testing (completed every four to six weeks)
• Establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with members and clients
• Help non-PT clients with their workouts and build relationships by walking the floor during non-training time
• Offer members a fitness assessment
• Assist the front desk by checking members in, selling retail items at the POS, setting massage chairs and tanning beds, and answering the phone
• Maintain a respectful and professional attitude with all company employees

Club Cleanliness and Safety

• Ensure the training area is clean and well-organized during shift
• Perform routine safety checks during assigned shift; follow up with management if there are any concerns
• Re-rack equipment and weights and clean equipment as needed

Expectations

• 75% of a trainer’s time should be spent training clients or prospects by the 90-day mark of employment
• All personal training clients should participate in at least 1 Level 10 per week
• Client weigh-ins and measurements should be taken and recorded every 4 to 6 weeks
• 30% of fitness assessment prospects should purchase personal training
• 100% of non-training time should be spent developing relationships to increase clientele, creating programming for clients who cannot participate in Level 10, helping the front desk with customer service, cleaning, and re-racking weights
• Trainers should be on time and ready for all training sessions 100% of the time
• Trainers should learn and practice all 10 Fitness core values by the 90-day mark of employment

Requirements

• 10 Fitness approved personal training certification required
• CPR/AED certification required
• Course work in physical education, nutrition, physiology, and exercise science is preferred
• Certified in MX4-Level 10
• High School Diploma or GED required
• College degree in Kinesiology or related field is highly preferred

Physical Requirements

• Regularly stand for up to 8 hours, walk, kneel, reach with hands and arms, and effectively communicate
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts while performing duties
• Exposed to higher volume levels of noise

Pay

Personal Trainers are paid per training session in addition to an hourly rate. 10 Fitness uses a tier system (6 tiers total) to determine pay rates, with advancement based on monthly session count, performance appraisal scores, tenure with the company, and training experience.

• Novice 1: $13.00 hourly, $5.00 per 30-min session, $10.00 per 60-min session
• Novice 2: $13.25 hourly, $5.00 per 30-min session, $10.00 per 60-min session
• Intermediate: $13.75 hourly, $6.00 per 30-min session, $12.00 per 60-min session
• Advanced: $14.00 hourly, $6.50 per 30-min session, $13.00 per 60-min session
• Elite: $14.50 hourly, $7.00 per 30-min session, $14.00 per 60-min session
• Master: $15.00-$18.00 hourly, $8.00 per 30-min session, $16.00 per 60-min session