Health Insurance

If it is corporate the salary will be lower. If it is for a large chain you will likely have to pass probation or something along those lines. Organizations that make an investment in your health want to be sure that you are worth the investment.

Hi Nancy. This is a great topic and question! I just answered a similar question by another poster. Here's what I had to say:

This has always been a very sensitive subject for me - the lack of adequate health insurance coverage for fitness professionals that is! As a former attorney for a large health insurance company, and a fitness professional I see the lack of health insurance coverage for us fitness professionals as one of the great voids in our industry. In my opinion, many fitness employers utilize our skills and services as "independent contractors" as one way to not have to extend health insurance benefits to us. As the owner of my own practice and studio, my business covers my health insurance for me, but again, I see the lack of coverage for many if not most fitness professionals as a serious void in our industry.

I am looking into ways to address this, and would love to hear from fitness professionals out there who see this as a problem (email me).

LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
lecfitness@yahoo.com