Question asked by Marlan Eller 256 days ago
If You Had To Pick Three, What Qualities Would You Say Are Essential To Being A Great Personal Trainer?
Personal TrainerPersonal TrainingProgram Director or ManagerAmerican Council on Exercise (ACE)Fitness InstructorFitness Facilities
Just three and no more than three. What qualities, for you, are absolutely essential to the work that we do as personal trainers? Some categories might include Personal qualities? Professional qualities? Lifestyle qualities? ... Anything is fair game.
Answers (12)
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Passion for health and wellbeing.
Rapport, ability to relate to your clients/members or audience (if a presenter) and their wants and needs.
Continuing professional education, especially within your niche.
Rapport, ability to relate to your clients/members or audience (if a presenter) and their wants and needs.
Continuing professional education, especially within your niche.
Answered by Daniel Kosich
256 days ago
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I agree with Sizwe and would add:
1. Continuing professional education and training
2. "Practice what you preach"
3. Always stay within scope of practice
Take care.
1. Continuing professional education and training
2. "Practice what you preach"
3. Always stay within scope of practice
Take care.
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The Ability to focus on the need of the client
Education, education, education
Respect, both ways
Education, education, education
Respect, both ways
Answered by Joanne Duncan-Carnesciali
254 days ago
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1. Love what you do.
2. Love the people you serve
3. Education.
2. Love the people you serve
3. Education.
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1. Passion: for clients and the industry
2. Respect: for clients and the process
3. Education/experience: always bringing your "A" game:)
2. Respect: for clients and the process
3. Education/experience: always bringing your "A" game:)
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1. Education. Staying knowledgable
2. Trust. Your clients have to trust that you know what you're doing, won't harm them and will keep things that they share with you during your sessions private.
3. Passion. For what you do!
2. Trust. Your clients have to trust that you know what you're doing, won't harm them and will keep things that they share with you during your sessions private.
3. Passion. For what you do!
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1. Remembering the client comes first. Their needs, wants, desires, goals.
2. Continuing education~ you can never know too much.
3. The ability to motivate and make your clients want to succeed, their success is our success.
2. Continuing education~ you can never know too much.
3. The ability to motivate and make your clients want to succeed, their success is our success.
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1. Have to be empathetic; clients needs and wants come FIRST
2. Passion for industry
3. Continuing Education
2. Passion for industry
3. Continuing Education
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1. Education - Must be highly knowledgeable in the field in which we work.
2. Passion - Must love what we do and strive to become better.
3. Interpersonal Skills - PERSONAL training means having the ability to develop a rapport with a client so that he/she is comfortable training with you.
2. Passion - Must love what we do and strive to become better.
3. Interpersonal Skills - PERSONAL training means having the ability to develop a rapport with a client so that he/she is comfortable training with you.
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A genuine desire to help people.
A consistent positive & professional attitude.
A constant seeking of knowledge about the body.
A consistent positive & professional attitude.
A constant seeking of knowledge about the body.















