Fitness As A Career
Majoring In Fitness Courses
I had been taking group fitness classes at the local gym for several months before I considered getting a fitness job.
To me, fitness jobs were never something that I would consider. My father was an Ivy League lawyer and I come from a very intellectual but not very athletic family. Basically, anything cerebral was valued more highly in the family than athletic prowess. Taking fitness courses in college was something that caused a major fight between me and my parents. I was interested in keeping my body healthy and in learning a little bit about human physiology in the process, but my parents couldn't understand it. If I had become a doctor, they would have gotten it right away, but taking a fitness course was something that seemed like sheer fluff to them.
Because of this attitude, I was well on my way to a job as a CPA before I realized that I didn't want it. I hated sitting at a desk all day, and I didn't really care about money or figures. I wanted to take some fitness courses and see what they took me. When I started taking the fitness courses, I had no particular plans for a career as a fitness instructor. I signed up for fitness instructor classes because I figured that was just the best way to know fitness training inside and out. However, before I knew it, I was halfway through the fitness courses and ready to seriously start thinking about my future. I got into a conversation about it with one of the fitness class instructors at the gym. I told him about my fitness courses and he told me about a job opening at that very place! I figured what the heck, got my resume together, and applied. I was hired for the job as a personal fitness instructor!
A Fun Job
Now I lead my own fitness course about three times a week. I have made it my life's mission to encourage other people to get more involved in personal fitness. I think that there are so many unhealthy, unhappy people who would greatly benefit from a little bit of exercise. The key for people like me is to make the classes fun. A fitness courses should not be about grunting and sweating with no fun. It should be entertainment as well as exercise. That has been my philosophy all along, and now I have the chance to bring it to the classroom.
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