By, Caroline Newton, Discovery Learning Tutor

The foundation qualifications are the personal trainer certificate (offered by CYQ or Active IQ awarding bodies). This is your basic license to become a Personal Trainer. However, if you wish to earn more money, then we recommend that you specialise in certain areas. This means that you will have to gain more specialist qualifications on top of your personal trainer certificate.

Specialist areas can include Weight Management and Nutrition, Posture Correction and Functional Training, Strength Conditioning, group exercise, etc. You will need to decide which route you would like to take (remember you can do more than one route, but it also means more training).

Many training companies, like ourselves, offer Personal Trainer Packages. These aim to get you to your desired level in the shortest time possible, and at an affordable price.

There are three levels of personal training (however, different companies will have different names):

• Personal Trainer (can charge £25-£35 per hour)
• Advanced Personal Trainer (can charge £35-£45 per hour)
• Master Personal Trainer (can charge £45-£65 per hour)

You can progress at your own time through these categories, depending on the amount of time you have available to study and how much you can afford. However, it is often cheaper to book onto one of the specially designed personal trainer packages, as they have been specifically designed to meet the employers’ needs and increase your earning potential.

Ideally you want to aim to become a Master Personal Trainer. This is when you can charge a higher rate and stand out from the rest of the Personal Trainers in your gym or area.

The most “in demand” specialist modules that employers and clients are looking for are:

• Posture correction/ functional training/injury prevention and treatment
• Weight management and nutrition
• Strength and conditioning
• Boot camp/circuits

At Discovery Learning we offer all of these in our Master Personal Trainer Course (apart from Strength and conditioning).

So if you would like more advice on choosing a personal trainer course, then please email info@discovery.uk.com or phone 0208 543 1017 and we will help you choose the correct courses for you.

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