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2004/04/24, 12:56 PM
First off, the basics: I am a 19-year-old (well, almost...19 on Apr 26/04) college student; first year, though I am a sophmore.
I've been interested in fitness for a while and feel I am prett yknowledgable about it for my age (let me stress: for my age :))
I read a decent amount on it in high school and result in some good gains and athletic performace (I was captain of the hockey team) and had several of my friends asking me for fitness advice: turns out about 1/2 of what I gave them was bad (I was overtraining and didnt know it) - but they all dropped out after like 2 weeks so...
Anyhow, reading more and more about training and nutrition I am starting to explore the idea of trying personal training and/or nuritionism (is that a word?) as a profession.
So I was wondering if i could get a little info from anyone here who is employed in one of these fields or knows some who is to get basic info about what you would study in school, what the day-to-day aspects of the job are like, work hours, pay, etc.
Thanks to everyone for helping me out,
David
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2004/04/25, 04:14 PM
DAVID,
i STARTED OUT BEFORE ANY SPECIFIC TRAINING WAS REALLY AVAILBALE, BY TAKING NURSING CLASSES ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. (Dang caps lock!)
I then got side tracked by a handsome man and baby, and then there was a school offereing a two year associate degree in health sciences. It was a decent program, covering nutrition, program design, physiology, anatomy, etc. I learned lot. the culmination was to get certified by a respected organization and get into a training positon at a club.
I now own my own personal training biz and really like helping people become better versions of themselves.
hOW MUCH EDUCATION YOU GET DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT to specialize in. I still would like to go back to school and take more physical therapy type classes. Eventually, I will.
Good luck. If you want to do it, pursue it!
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