Is This The Career For Me?

Personal training had not previously crossed my mind as a career path as I just attended the gym for myself and my own goals. However, it could be the job of my dreams. Helping other trainees achieve their goals from my classes and one to one sessions would be extremely rewarding and gratifying for myself. From the number of hours of work experience in the gym with my supervisor, he has really inspired me with the way he conducts himself and his work towards his clients. 

My supervisors company name is Sweat with A Smile, this says it all really. He works with everyday people with everyday lives who attend the gym, have fun and work out which I was glad to be a part of. I was invited to work intimately with clients who all train for various reasons and all have different goals, that are all inspiring in their own individual way. Looking at the techniques my supervisor used within both class sessions and one to ones has increased my knowledge around becoming a personal trainer, this includes how to approach situations which may arise as well as planning and decision making. Problem solving was another vital skill which I learnt within my experience as applying my current knowledge to improve new tasks is key. Adapting to client injuries and incorrect forms for specific exercises were demonstrated and it has allowed me to again improve my understanding on how to approach different clients.

Session planning and decision making was another useful tool used during each day to adapt the tasks to the right client. Doing this required patience and trust as well as reliability and interest. A study by Vecchione, M., et al., (2016). & Cieciuch, J., et al., (2016), proposes that an individual can try to have more autonomy at work when it is similar with their personal values. This relates to myself as I believe that my time management skills, reliability, decision making, and planning has developed over my experiences and will benefit me throughout workplaces and future workplaces. In my career life, whether it be working with other people or by myself, my aims would be the same as my supervisor. To make sure all my colleagues and clients start their day with a smile and to make every day beneficial and enjoyable, making them leave feeling upbeat and good about themselves.