How many of you Personal Trainers out there can see yourself doing this job for the rest of your life?

It's my plan, as I truly enjoy helping others reach their goals. A win-win for us both.

Absolutely! Look at Jack LaLane

I can see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I think we have so many positive examples in the industry that illustrate the importance of viewing being in the fitness industry a professional career choice.

Keeping abreast of the top fitness trends that come out annually and being proactive about learning and growing puts one in a position to grow as a fitness professional.

People like Joy Prouty, Josie Gardiner, Ken Alan, Peter and Kathie Davis demonstrate it is possible to make being involved in the fitness industry a viable, satisfying and excellent career choice.

ME ME ME ME ME....lol. no seriously though this is a lifestyle and passion and I see myself doing it for as long as I can spot somebody safely.

As long as I have a passion for helping others this way (which I do NOT see ever losing), then I plan to continue to train!

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

Retire?? They will have to carry me out of the gym feet first before that happens! I love what I do, how many other jobs are there out there where you get to make a positive impact on a persons health on a daily basis? My job inspires me!

I don't train full-time any more, but I will always, ALWAYS train on the side! I love to do it so I will keep on doing it.

I am more than a personal trainer. I am a wellness coach and have expanded to public speaking and nutrition. I have created programs for corporations and do many activities related to health and fitness. I hope I can always do Personal Training. I just love it!

Clearly the answers above reflect a reality that Personal Training is a door through which to walk. Where you walk to, once you open that door us up to each and every individual.

I myself never intended to become a Personal Trainer. I entered the field after obtaining my first (or many) certifications to gain experience and give credence to my knowledge of "fitness".

I did this as a means to promote both non-chemical therapy to overcome depression, which was part of a larger plan to promote a program of wellness facilitated by products I intended to import from foreign nations.

Instead, I learned along the journey of other modalities, and equipment as well. In addition I found something I truly enjoy, but way to fragmented for me personally to depend upon for my income solely.

Personal Training though has given me a very enjoyable means of creating a supplemental income, that allows me to work with and assist people in ways that brings me a great amount of joy. It has also not only taught me the importance of exercise, but shown me benefits specifically.

I love what I do, right now I own a personal training studio, but someday I'd love to branch out.

I've been doing this most of my life w/o the certification along w/ indenpendantly studying (Biblical) Nutrition! Activity has just always been for me! Beginnig w/ myself I plan to improve each passing day w/ education & experience. I am striving to be the best I can be & since getting better lasts a lifetime I will be doing this the rest of my life! For me, this is a God-given passion & the more intimate my relationship becomes w/ Him the better EVERYTHING I become! I can't understand why it's not a requirement to be certified in nutrition as well since fitness & food go hand-in-hand, but I'm looking to obtaining a health coaching cert!

I have been in the health and wellness field for over 35 years. I have been a part time trainer, taking select clients as my full time career has allowed. I am looking at retirement in a few years and am exploring giving up my "day job" and doing more training and potentially looking at developing a lifestyle or wellness coaching practice to pair with it. So retirement from one career to another.

Absolutely. I love what I do and I believe in what I do. I work with mainly deconditioned women in their 50's. They tell me how much better they feel coming to me only once a week. I know I am helping them and that inspires me.

My clientele has aged with me. There is no reason to consider changing careers. Ever.

I will be in the fitness industry for the rest of life. Where else could I get paid to sweat.

I love the fitness industry, but I don't see myself personal training forever. Although I love training and I think I'll always have clients, but I'll always do something with fitness.

Luckily, my stable is wellness and tai chi. It is a career choice where the older you get the more you are respected. To train with a Tai Chi Master in the eighties or nineties is a good thing! So, yes, I do think I will be doing this all my life!

Tai chi has huge blessings for any age of person and I love to share the ancient art with others. I don't see that changing as it has been that way for 18 years now.

I will be training and updating my skills for the rest of my life! Personal Training is one of the only fields that you can grow with your clientel, learn something new every year to add to your marketability and show that execise, fitness and nutrition should become a way of life...not something that "has" to be done.

I have branched off from exclusively training (especially 1-on-1's), in order to reach a wider market, but first and foremost I will ALWAYS be a Personal Trainer, 16 years down...50 years to go!

Interesting question. I don't think there's ever been anywhere near the number of trainers as there are now and will we be in the gym working individually with clients when we're 60, 70, 80 years old. We're all very healthy and so would likely have the physical capacity to do that. The exceptional trainers will likely branch out into book writing, public speaking, teaching classes, etc. The key is to do so well financially that we save up for retirement as well. Often we work for ourselves and if we don't put away for retirement we'll either be training till we're 90 years old or working in Wal-Mart. I plan to be in the industry for the rest of my career, but I don't plan on working with individual clients all day when I'm old.

I want to do this as long as I'm able. Someday I want to achieve gym ownership. I plan on training in house even then. If you love what you do and do what you love the rest just falls together, right.

Hello Christine,
This field chose me twenty five years ago..lol..coming from the petroleum industry, I started working out and loved it. Within a year I was competeing in my first BB show. Started two businesses in the Health and Fitness industry, educated myself, became certified and I see myself doing this the rest of my life.

Sincerely,
Michael

It depends on my energy and my goals, which change from time to time:

As I age I am becoming more particular and honoring "down time" much more, time to re energize.
I love what I do and I intend to work for as long as possible!