A personal trainer's role includes designing, implementing and evaluating exercise/physical activity programmes for a range of individual clients by collecting and analyzing client information to ensure the effectiveness of personal exercise programmes. A personal trainer should also actively encourage potential clients/members to participate in and adhere to regular exercise/physical activity programmes, employing appropriate motivational strategies to achieve this.
The personal trainer should be able to:
1. Collect information relating to individual clients
2. Carry out fitness assessments to establish client fitness and skill level
3. Analyze information relating to individual clients
4. Identify, agree and review short, medium and long term goals to ensure the
effectiveness of exercise programmes
5. Provide a range of exercise programmes in accordance with the needs of the clients by applying principles of exercise programming
6. Make best use of the environment in which clients are exercising
7. Provide clients with accurate information on the principles of nutrition and weight management
8. Develop and applying strategies to motivate clients to join and adhere to an exercise programme
9. Deliver good customer service and be a positive role model at all times and keep up to date with industry developments
10. Promote healthy activities and related strategies for daily living to clients/members
11. Make the appropriate decisions relating to clients and their programmes/goals and, where required, refer the client to a more appropriate professional
12. Work within the parameters given at Level 3, recognizing the standards and
professional limitations that this provides, referring to appropriate members of staff for guidance and support.