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On October 8, 2017, I was declared a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer. Even though I had an official certification document and the praise of dozens of people for my accomplishment, I still wasn’t sure if I could really do this job. Many people aren’t willing to tell their truth, but I have never been one of those people, so here it is.
I’ve always been a physically fit and “solid” female. I played basketball in elementary, middle, and high school and I’ve danced since the age of 7. Even in college, I continued to dance some, but made sure I utilized the Michigan State Campus as my outdoor gym while working as a desk receptionist at a campus gym. No matter what, staying fit and eating healthy was something I enjoyed. I liked the compliments on my body and enjoyed answering the questions of “how do you look so good? what are you doing to stay in shape?” I took positive encouragement like “you should really teach fitness classes” and “ you should really teach dance classes “ to heart and thought why not put myself out there and see what happens?
I began my fitness career auditioning to teach dance fitness classes to children and youth in after school programs throughout the Philadelphia area. Next, I started auditioning to teach dance classes at dance companies throughout the Philadelphia area and New Jersey. In February 2016, two of my coworkers asked that I help get them into shape. I told them that I was not a certified personal fitness trainer. To them that didn’t matter. They wanted my help. I told them that a great form of cardio is dancing and I create simple, but fun and energetic choreography to upbeat music that targets the heart, major and minor muscle groups, and joints. I emphasized “this is NOT Zumba!” They gave it a try and fell in love. Later on that year, the dance company I worked for asked me would I consider teaching dance fitness classes to adults. Through that opportunity, later on in 2016, the owner of a private personal training gym asked me to audition to teach Boot Camp classes for his clients. The clients loved my teaching style, innovative exercises, and music. Clients would ask me did I do personal training and I would always answer “no, I’ve never thought about it”. One day the owner came to me and said that clients kept asking him if I was going to become a personal trainer. He followed up and suggested that I give it some thought and told me if I decided to move forward that he would allow me to study and practice under him until I obtained my certification. He told me he knew I had what it takes and I believed him. I had a paid personal fitness trainer apprenticeship for 6 months and on October 8, 2017 I took the leap of faith and passed my certification exam.
Being a personal fitness trainer is hard work. You have to prove to potential clients that you are better than every other trainer and can get them the results they desire. You have to stay knowledgeable about the latest fitness training programs and always make sure that your body is in top notch shape as an advertisement tool. Above all you have to be a great listener and an empowering Coach for each client. It is a lot of pressure and having only been certified for almost a year, I STILL feel the pressure, but I’m out here putting my best foot forward knowing that I have dozens of clients who can say “RaGina has what it takes”!
