Group Fitness Instructor Career

1. By: Jalen P. Esquivias

2. • Work with any age group with different
levels of skills
• Set up and instruct a whole floor of a huge
number of people leading them in an
exercise

3. • Customer service-polite, friendly, and
encouraging to their clients
• Listening-hear out their client's fitness goals
• Motivation-keep their client’s motivated
• Physically fit-the job requires a lot of exercise
and demonstration of exercises for clients
• Problem Solving-evaluating a client and creating
a program that meets their needs
• Speaking-communicate program plans with
clients as well as keep their motivated verbally

4. • Demonstrating and speaking of exercises to avoid injury
• Making sure a client is always performing with proper
technique
• All workouts are being performed at the right fitness level
with each client individually
• Update the client on their progress and adapting programs
properly
• Informing the rules and regulations for all physical
activities and equipment to clients
• Provide resources to clients in regard to nutrition, weight
control, and lifestyle problems
• Perform emergency first aid as needed

5. WORKING
CONDITIONS
 In some cases, fitness instructors can be
self employed. In most cases, instructors are
employed by standalone fitness centers or
establishments that are of social
organizations

6. HOW
MUCH
DOES THE
JOB PAY?
 The average amount someone will see from a
Group Fitness instructor salary is $40,390, as of
May 2019. The lower percentage of the Group
Fitness instructors in that year was less than
$21,110. The higher paid Group Fitness
Instructors were paid more than $75,400.

7.  In 2018, there were 356,900
thousand group fitness instructors
with 58% of the instructors being
employed by fitness and recreational
facilities
 By 2028, the growth for group fitness
instructors will increase by 13%
(supposedly a much higher average
for all occupations)

8. WHERE IS
THIS JOB THE
MOST
POPULAR? The darker green states are where more
group fitness instructor opportunities are
located on this map example, according
to the Occupational Employment
Statistics

9. PROS
 More jobs in the future with
recognition of health benefits
 Travel (if the instructor is single)
 With proper experience, can possibly
open own gym
CONS
 May work nights, weekends, and
holidays
 May have to travel (harder if the
trainer has famil)

10. 1.
High school
diploma
2.
Associate or Bachelor’s
degree in fitness field,
exercise science,
kinesiology, or physical
education
3.
Can workout without
certification but most
fitness centers will
hire someone who has
personal training
certifications and CPR
certification

11. Mesa
Community
College
Requirements
• Small Group Personal Training in a Studio Setting
• Small Group Personal Training in a Gym
Cost of Education
• $20,886

12. University of
Nevada
Requirements
• No previous experience or requirements
Cost of Education
• $50 for six weeks for students
• $150 for faculty/staff and community members, 30+ hours of
academic and hands on training

13. • https://www.truity.com/career-profile/fitness-trainer-or-
instructor#:~:text=Fitness%20trainers%20and%20instructors%20lead,al
l%20ages%20and%20skill%20levels.
• https://www.mesacc.edu/programs/detail/group-fitness-instructor-ccl
• https://www.cincinnatistate.edu/academics/degrees-and-
certificates/group-fitness-instructor-certificate
• https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399031.htm#st