Job Title: Personal Trainer
Position Summary: Provide one-on-one fitness instruction to members desiring programs tailored to meet their specific health and fitness needs.
Essential Functions:
1. Develop programs for multiple results including weight (fat) loss, muscular gain, rehabilitation, health and aesthetics maintenance, and improved sports performance.
2. Evaluate clients' physical fitness and monitor progress towards specific goals.
3. Choose and develop activities and exercises to provide optimum results.
4. Demonstrate movements and exercises recommended.
5. Engage as a motivator to encourage members to reach their physical limits.
6. Design and provide special rehabilitation programs for clients recovering from injuries.
7. Research and introduce new techniques, equipment, and motivational approaches.
Qualifications:
* BS Degree in Physical Education, Adult Fitness, Sports Management, or similar; or minimum three years experience in individual or group training program leadership.
* Knowledgeable in all areas of fitness including strength training, aerobic training, flexibility, exercise selection, and training intensity and duration to meet specific client goals.
* Understanding of the impact of exercises and training on specific human body areas including muscles and cardiovascular systems.
* Basic understanding of nutrition and its importance to well-being.
* Knowledgeable about various exercise equipment.
YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
People Oriented: Seeks first to understand others' points of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths, and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.
Physical Demands:
* Required to lift and/or move weights exceeding 50 pounds on occasion to demonstrate exercises to clients.
* Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods.
* Ability to react to emergency situations with quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment.
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