personal trainer

Practice what you preach, that is what Justin Plesnik said to me while we were talking. For my job shadow I decided to shadow Justin Plesnik, Justin works for Body by Design in Brookfield, Wisconsin and also runs his own business known as Aqua Endurance. His official title there is Personal Trainer& Boot camp Trainer and is the head personal trainer at Body by Design. What intrigues me about becoming a personal trainer would be just getting to meet new people. The challenges of helping others eat right and being in a better shape seems like a good challenge. The freedom to choose my own clients and hours is also another plus.

Justin is 25 years old and currently goes to school at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee majoring in kinesiology and minor in psychology. While talking to Justin he told me he got interested in working out at the age of 14, when he was going through a hard time in his life at a young age. Justin’s dad, who also use to be a personal trainer got Justin interested in “working out as a outlet for his emotions”, He said. Soon he started to enjoy working out and made a habit of it everyday.

Justin started his career as personal trainer when his friends started noticing change in his body from working out; he started by training and working out with his friends. In 2010 without any certification Justin got his first personal trainer job at Bally’s fitness. Even though he did not have any certification or degree, he knew what he was doing. To become a personal trainer you need some certification while not all employers require a degree for personal trainers. “Many employers prefer to hire candidates with a minimum of an associate degree, or even a bachelor's degree in exercise science, kinesiology and physical educ...

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...mes with it; I would be able to choose my own clients and hours. I get to be in a really good shape and get to help others become healthier. What I learned by shadowing Justin was how to make working out fun because no one wants to have a boring workout and that’s when people quit. To have a nice body or just to be healthy, you have to be consistent in what you do. Justin said this was his dream job just because of the freedom he has at his job to make different activities, choose his own hours. I asked Justin if he would recommend others to join this profession, his answer was absolutely just because fitness is a fast growing field, you get to be healthier and you get paid for teaching other what you already know. He also said that he believes “gym’s ask for too much certification sometimes and individuals who are unhappy with their bodies usually become trainers.