120 Personal Trainer Reviews
Submit a Review"This is not the only place that I work with clients and on their fitness goals but it is a very impressive facility."
"Helping people is the most rewarding thing about it, sales is the least."
"It is hard to keep people motivated and committed. People lie, and some are only into fitness for a short time. Client turnover is a clear challenge."
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"I was the owner and CEO. I lived and breathed Angel City Fitness."
What do you like about working at Angel City Fitness?
"I loved it . Horrible hours, tremendous pressure and obstacles to success. But, it was also incredibly rewarding, and afforded priceless opportunities to learn from experience."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"This company is no longer in business."
What don't you like about working at Angel City Fitness?
"Large egos and undermining attitudes of some of the fitness trainers I employed sometimes proved challenging."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Trust your instincts, protect your assets, never hurry, and finally forget the past focus on and be your best in the present and the future will be bright."
What do you like about working at Life Time Fitness?
"Cutting edge, educational, progressive, variety, benefits, vacation time, quality programs."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you don't like sales, this job is not for you."
What don't you like about working at Life Time Fitness?
"Pressure, high stress, unrealistic expectations, long hours, micromanagement, nothing is ever good enough."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Take care of employees like the company takes care of clients. Less focus on revenue and more focus on quality of work."
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"Minus the lack of room for growth, is a great place to work."
What do you like about working at The Sporting Club?
"The work atmosphere is very positive, and allows for a great work environment."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make sure you bring a great attitude, and your strong desire to work hard."
What don't you like about working at The Sporting Club?
"The earning ceiling is fairly low, and provides little help in building cliental base."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Provide more room to grow within the company, and provide more benefits."
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"Was self employed as company belonged to me"
What do you like about working at T.I.T.A.N Trainers?
"I loved that I was self employed and the culture of the company was dependent on me."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"There really isn't any advice I can give as I have discontinued the company because of my move to California."
What don't you like about working at T.I.T.A.N Trainers?
"I did not see myself involved in personal training as a career. It was a means to earn money while in college"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Integrate more technology into the training process to mark benchmarks and offer clients online tracking of progress. It's easier to see in a line graph."
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"held many positions with this company. learned about running a small business"
What do you like about working at Malibu Gym?
"Location and freedom and the ability to own a business"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"At this point, they are not looking for any candidate for future employment"
What don't you like about working at Malibu Gym?
"Nothing. I have enjoyed many aspects of the company and am very fortunate."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would like to see them put more of the revenue into the business"
What do you like about working at LA Fitness?
"I did not like working there because it was too stressful."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Do not work there. Get the same job at another gym and you will be happier."
What don't you like about working at LA Fitness?
"They do not care how well you did last month. All they care about is how many memberships you sold in this current pay period."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would concentrate more on making the gym nicer, rather than just trying to trick people into joining."
What do you like about working at Life Time Fitness?
"Get to help others achieve goals and change lives every day."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"It's a performance based company so make sure you are truly a self starter."
What don't you like about working at Life Time Fitness?
"The processes and systems require too much time when the bulk of my paycheck does not allow me to sit at a PC. Life Time places most of the risk on employees and does not take on enough itself."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would use technology to increase productivity and reduce the manual, redundant systems and processes."
What do you like about working at Spectrum Athletic Clubs?
"I like working with my clients. The ability to help them through their issues makes me better."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be a self starter, you need to be very knowledgeable to start of as a Personal Trainer at a new club."
What don't you like about working at Spectrum Athletic Clubs?
"The paperwork is daunting. Management above the club level is self serving. Do not allow space to do what needs to be done for the clients. too many machines and equipment"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would be more innovative and follow the current direction the industry is currently going."
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"The work I do is satisfying and enjoyable."
What do you like about working at 24 Hour Fitness?
"I enjoy working with different people every day and helping people improve their lives."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared to explain your training style as well as, if offered the job, know you will be required to develop your own leads."
What don't you like about working at 24 Hour Fitness?
"The business model is designed to help and encourage the managers, and no assistance is provided to help others improve or encourage non-managers to help the company."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Change the business model from bonuses for managers to one of rewarding the trainers and non-managers for their service to the company."
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"A great place for Trainers to learn how to market and sell themselves."
What do you like about working at Gold's Gym?
"Great place for beginning trainers to get some experience and learn how to market and sell themselves"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be the kind of person you would want as your trainer. GET RESULTS. if your clients don't get results then you are not doing your job properly."
What don't you like about working at Gold's Gym?
"The income potential has a fairly low top out hitting maybe close to 60k if you are very good and work 60+ hours per week training"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"More sales Training and more sales support. More flexibility on packages and payments. This job boils down to people spending their money on a trainer they like. Flexibility in options would go a long way to close a much larger volume of clients"
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"I was able to gain valuable management experience"
What do you like about working at Fitness Together?
"I liked that there was chance for advancement and the knowledge I gained in the areas of marketing, sales, and other management tasks"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Interview for this company is easy. Just have knowledge of the fitness industry"
What don't you like about working at Fitness Together?
"I don't like that I would hear from other employees that management would trash talk behind the employees backs causing a clear separation between upper management and everyone else. Also upper management wouldn't be visible in the work place"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be more visible to the employees and customers and treat the employees with more respect"
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"Fullfilling"
What do you like about working at XSport Fitness?
"I was able to help people reach their goals that were not thought attainable."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"The best thing to do is genuinely be interested in the position."
What don't you like about working at XSport Fitness?
"It was tough to really move up in the company."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"They need to provide better opportunities for growth in the company."
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