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Fitness Training
Naief Khatri
As the desire to look fit and feel fit is fast catching up among people of all age groups in India, a lucrative career has also emerged for professionals competent in training people about various aspects of physical fitness.
With thousands of people keen to lose weight and get in shape, fitness training stands for one of the fastest growing careers in the health and fitness industry today.
The demand for professionals like aerobics instructors, yoga instructors and personal and corporate trainers is shooting upwards quite rapidly.
Gone are the days when only professional athletes used personal trainers for injury management, Today people from all strata of life and all age brackets– are taking assistance and suggestions from personal trainers to facilitate them learn how to exercise, lose weight, maintain all round fitness and adopt an overall healthier lifestyle.
Besides helping the obese and sedentary get into shape, a fitness trainer instruct or coach groups or individuals in various exercise routines (weights, aerobics, and flexibility training), besides monitoring their progress through scientific tools such as BMI (body mass index) and cardiovascular levels.
They also give them basic advice on health and nutrition. You will demonstrate the correct use of various training apparatus and gadgets etc.
Fitness Training Eligibility Criteria
Apart from a strong love for fitness and making people fit, a fitness trainer must have an athletic body and loads of energy. He also needs to practice what he preaches at the gym. He should also be keeping a close watch on the latest developments in health science.
A first-class knowledge of human anatomy, diet, nutrition and other health and fitness related matters would always be of help in this profession. Good communication and interpersonal skills are also necessary for this profession.
Fitness Training Job Prospects
- These days all kinds of gyms, big hotels, health clubs, fitness centres, spas, tourist resorts and even cruise liners have started taking services of professional fitness trainers in a big way.
- Once some experience is attained, one can even choose to run own fitness centre. Organizing workplace
- wellness and fitness programmes for large companies is also fast emerging as a good choice among fitness trainers.
- While working for health clubs, one can also specialize in weightlifting, aerobics, karate, kickboxing, spin cycling, yoga, pilates or tai chi.
- After gaining some reputation, one also go on to conduct fitness programmes or health shows on popular TV channels too.
Fitness Training Remuneration
Today, fitness in India is a whopping Rs.2, 000 crore industry. The pay may be a little low initially but as one establishes himself in the industry and comes out with a personal style and rapport, salary-package dramatically improves. Personal trainer to the rich and famous, and those with high-end fitness centers, spas and resorts can even earn in lakhs in this profession.
Fitness Training Institutes
- Sports Authority of India
Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education
Kariavattam.P.O, Thiruvananthapuram-695581
Kerala State
Telephone- 91-0471- 2418712
Tele fax- 91-0471- 2418769
- Department of Physical Education & Sports Science (University of Delhi)
Address: Block-B, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
Phone: 91-011-25593497
Fax: 91-011-25549003
E-mail : [email protected]
- Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Shastri Bhawan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road
New Delhi-110001, India
Tel : +91-11-23384152
Fax: +91-11-23384152
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://sportal.nic.in
- HVPM
Amravati — 444 605
(affiliated to Amravati University).
- Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education
Kariavattom PO
Trivandrum — 695 581.
- Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
Shaktinagar, Mela Road,
Gwalior — 474 002.
- SAI, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports
Patiala — 147 001.
- SAI, NS Eastern Centre
Salt Lake City, Sector-III
Kolkata — 700 091.
- SAI, NS South Centre
University Campus,
Bangalore — 560 056.
Bangalore — 560 056.
Many institutes and universities impart sports education for coaches at the undergraduate and postgraduate level ie Bachelors in Physical Education (BPEd.) and Masters in Physical Education (MPEd.). Private courses are also offered at:
- Symbiosis Department of Health Sciences
Senapati Bapat Road, Pune — 411 004.
Phone: (020) 25655362.
Phone: (020) 25655362.
The Growth for Fitness Instructors (GFFI) Fitness training Institute
- In Mumbai: Meenakshi Mahendroo, Plot No 1
Champak Building, Shah Industrial Estate
Veera Desai Road, Andheri West,
Mumbai 400058.
Phone: (022) 26731063, (022) 26731064
e-mail: [email protected]
- In Delhi: Neeraj Mehta, 9/306, Sunder Vihar, New Delhi — 110087
Phone: (011) 25274121, (011) 20574838
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
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