Personal Trainer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

As a brand ambassador, a Personal Trainer represents Crunch Franchise to members and clients by delivering a positive fitness experience and quality personal training sessions leading to member retention and client acquisition and retention. 

• Upholding the Crunch Franchise core values of T.R.A.I.N.: Timely, Ready, Attentive, Inspiring, Noble.
• Make reaching fitness goals achievable by assisting members and clients with education and guidance on comprehensive fitness programs including resistance and cardio-respiratory training, general nutritional guidelines, and nutritional product recommendations.
• Meeting/exceeding minimum monthly company expectations including session service targets resulting in Personal Training revenue, supplement/nutritional product sales, and contributing to club success.
• Training exclusively for Crunch Franchise. As a Crunch Franchise team member, it is a violation of our conflict of interest policy to conduct personal training sessions or perform any person training-related duties independently or at any company outside of Crunch Franchise. This includes working as an employee or independent contractor for another health club, personal training studio or private residence, or engaging in any other activities that represent a conflict of interest for Crunch Franchise.

Reports to the Personal Training Manager, Assistant Personal Trainer if applicable, Franchise partner or General Manager depending on club and market. This position does not have any direct reports.

The Personal Trainer is responsible for performing the following activities for the club:

• Service and Train Clients [70% of time]
  • Create an outstanding initial personal training experience for introductory package clients
  • Prepare and deliver comprehensive fitness programs based on clients’ goals that include appropriate exercise selection, nutritional programming and teaching a fitness lifestyle
  • Inform clients of the fitness tools available to assist them in achieving their goals
  • Set expectations and hold clients accountable to their comprehensive fitness programs through goal setting, follow up discussions, and tracking progress
  • Demonstrate safe and proper exercise technique to clients
• Service Members [20% of time]
  • Instruct members on proper use of club equipment and exercise techniques
  • Assist, at the club management’s request, in any member service activities (e.g., fitness seminars, boot camps, body fat tables, supplement/nutritional product demos etc.)
  • Deliver a positive fitness experience to members and guests
  • Help with racking weights and assisting in maintaining a neat, organized and clean club
• Additional/Misc. [10% of time]
  • Design comprehensive fitness programs using company-provided tools (dotFIT)
  • Schedule all personal training sessions, other appointments, and administration time using company systems (ABC/Datatrak)
  • Trainer Business Plan execution
  • Execute other duties as assigned
  • Experience with small group training

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Education Level: 

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Certifications: (One or more of the following certifications)

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • Health Fitness Specialist
• American Council on Exercise (ACE)
  • Personal Trainer Certification
• The Cooper Institute
  • Personal Trainer Certification
• International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA)
  • Personal Trainer Certification
• National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
  • Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)
• National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA)
  • Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
• National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
  • Personal Trainer Certification
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • Certified Strength and Conditional Specialist (CSCS)

Personal Training experience preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Physical effort required for daily duties include lifting weights, squatting, bending, reaching, spotting, and prolonged standing and walking.

Work Environment: 

• While performing the duties of this job the team member is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Extended workdays are a frequent occurrence, as are weekends & holidays as needed to support the business.