One of the biggest fears and doubts that potential students have when I speak to them on the telephone before they sign up for a course, is whether they will “make it” as a personal trainer once they graduate.
Maybe this is what you are thinking right now?
You’ve read the motivational quotes… “If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life” and this idea sounds great. You really want to follow your passion and do something that you love, but what it really comes down to is, “Can I make a career out of training people for money, will clients really pay to train with ME?”
Well, as I said before, I’ve had this conversation with countless students over the years. It is true, many personal trainers do fall by the wayside and never reach their potential within the industry - they maybe didn’t get the results they’d hoped for with their clients, or maybe they struggled to find enough clients...there are many reasons for this, but usually it’s because they chose a certification that cut corners, that only offered the minimum in terms of providing an assessment which didn’t prepare them for the role of a personal trainer once they had their certificate in hand.
Not only is it important for personal trainers to be confident with how to programme and plan effective personalised workouts for their clients, they also need to know how to market themselves correctly.
If this is done correctly, there will be many opportunities out there in this growing industry. The fitness industry is a marvellous one to work in if you’re working with the target market you want to be involved in and developing a brand for yourself, with a clear idea of the journey that you wish to follow. At EPTI, we place a big emphasis on getting our students to identify their own strengths and to apply this to a niche within the industry that they wish to work in - and then work on what they need to do to become the big fish in that area!
As the go-to institute for students demanding an internationally recognised personal training certification, let’s take a look at some of our most recent graduates from around the world and see what they’re doing now with their EPTI PT Diplomas...
Spain
Sorell Lewis competes a as professional international OCR competitor and attended the EPTI Estepona campus in 2017 to gain the qualifications required to run bootcamps and PT sessions at the outdoor training mecca, Mikes Gym - an indoor cross training gym and outdoor obstacle course.
Using the key gym technique training principles learned on the course, together with newly acquired training techniques with kettlebells and the TRX, not only has Sorrel improved her own OCR competition performances with smarter training, but she has now successfully launched the OCR bootcamp and residential training OCR bootcamp business at Mikes Gym in Marbella.
https://mikesgymcampmarbella.com/
Switzerland
John Hendren attended the Denia campus in February 2016 to study our Master Personal Training Diploma; and his father Keith followed soon after in the October of the same year. Keith was a recently retired purchasing manager for a multinational company in Zurich and the plan to set up a PT business was there from the beginning. They identified that they needed to build their future business on the best foundation available so sought the best education to do so, travelling to Spain from Switzerland.
“I enjoy fitness and overall it’s something that is growing. Its an area I’m passionate about and therefore I think it’s a good career choice” “I wanted to understand the role of PT and how it could be used to start a business"After graduating, John began gaining experience by following the complementary EPTI PT Business Supremacy course blueprint, of setting up his own outdoor bootcamps and additionally, worked as a PT in one of the main corporate gyms in Zurich. He grew his brand in Switzerland by achieving fantastic results with his clients by providing high levels of customer care together with effective programming - both are key areas taught on the EPTI Master PT Diploma practical course.
Together they have now opened BYTX Personal Training Studio in central Zurich - a facility that now employs a further six personal trainers.
https://www.bytx.ch/
Thailand
Former British military personnel Danny Asker enrolled onto the EPTI Advanced PT Diploma in 2016 while he was still working in Iraq and living in Thailand.
Having learned the skills to provide a broad spectrum of quality fitness instruction, Danny has recently opened a fantastic gym/ retreat facility on Koh Samui island in Thailand, that is run to the high UK fitness industry service standards that he learned on the EPTI Diploma practical course.
We are secretly hoping that one day we can escape to Koh Samui to deliver a fitness course in Thailand!
https://www.kohfitthailand.com/
UK
Scott Kempin attended the EPTI Master PT Diploma in 2016 having made drastic changes to his own life previously. He was inspired to come and learn for himself the craft of personal training after he himself employed a personal trainer, to embark on a weight loss journey and follow a healthier lifestyle.
After completing his studies in Denia, he became motivated to share this new knowledge with people in a similar position…..
“The residential experience has been unbelievable. It’s been a life changer!”Unimpressed by what the large commercial gyms had to offer by way of personal training for the over 40s, Scott followed the EPTI
blueprint and initially set up a small scale personal training studio offering, a private and very personalised training environment.
His training facility has since grown in terms of the programme of activities on offer, the training equipment and
Portugal
Lucy Pickering attended our Denia campus in 2016 seeking the final piece in the jigsaw to her dream of running fitness holidays and retreats on Portugal’s Algarve coast. She now spends her days running, cycling or on the water with her clients under the Portuguese sun.
Obtaining the skills to be able to offer on-site personal training was key for her and in particular to deliver outdoor personal training sessions. This is something that Lucy learned during the EPTI
