Why don t bodybuilders work in the fitness industry?

Hobbies need to cater to the market, and members need to meet the requirements of you to sell classes. I can't do it because I work 12 hours a day, and I don't have time to eat for seven or eight classes in a row. There is pressure every day, and when a hobby becomes a career, it is not a hobby.

It needs to cater to this garbage market. ‍‍

The first time I entered the fitness industry was around 2004, I took the certification exam and studied for 1 year while working, and the average salary before was more than 15,000. When I was a coach, I had a basic salary of 1500, and after removing the insurance, I got 1200. Life fell from the sky to the ground, three months without a bill and left, the third month finally had the first member willing to take my class, the fourth month after the sales crown, but the highest salary is more than 5000.

So the huge income gap made me really not want to work in the fitness industry anymore.

There are many bodybuilders who are engaged in the fitness industry, because they also need to make money, usually bodybuilding competitions may be relatively few, in their spare time they do the fitness industry, do a professional guidance, can have a lot of income.

Bodybuilding is to train one's body well, and coaching is to train (serve) others well. One is a hobby and career, and the other is a job and a career, and the two cannot be mixed together, which means different things to individuals. ‍‍

It varies from person to person, some people are not short of money and time, why should they engage in fitness-related activities in order to exercise or prepare for competitions? The business pressure of personal training, the fragmented exercise time, the tedious personal training lessons, and the mental fatigue of long days at work and off work are really unbearable for many bodybuilders. ‍‍

Coaching is actually a very technical profession, when you have been exposed to sports human science, you will find that an excellent coach is rare, many people do not have the ability to coach others, so they will not choose. ‍‍

If you don't have good qualifications and go directly to the fitness industry, you can only be an ordinary gym coach, and you can be in the gym all day long, work here, and hobbies are here, which is actually a very boring thing. There is also hard work, and there is performance pressure. ‍‍

Everyone has their own choice, and many people have stumbled into the fitness industry by mistake, and it turns out that they are other sports majors. There are also people who have traveled across the ocean to the United States to compete in professional fitness competitions. The domestic fitness industry has not formed a standardized market, and people's understanding of fitness is still sideways, such as the attitude towards fitness supplements, which is still toxic. ‍‍

The threshold for a personal trainer is low, but the steps are high! First of all, the first step of sales has already stopped 80% of people. It's not that if you have developed a muscle, someone will ask you to buy a class when you stand in the venue.

Second, service communication is important. Very few people who actually buy private training courses need to practice large chunks. Generally, it is mainly based on fat reduction and shaping, and patient communication and guidance are required.

A good coach who practices on his own is not necessarily a good coach. It also depends on whether your personal enthusiasm and patience are suitable for the teaching staff, and in the end, how much effort you can put in, and what if you can't sell? This is an important question! ‍‍

From the perspective of the market, there are many fitness enthusiasts, and the willingness to spend money on training is limited, and most fitness coaches or club owners are making money by selling nutritional products. In other words, in fact, the significance of being a fitness trainer is not very great. ‍‍

Fitness trainers are all about sales! Pay more! Less reward! Boring!

Fitness instructors are paid very little.

If I make a hobby a career, I don't have a hobby! Sorrowful.

1. Passing on bodybuilding knowledge, relying on their own popularity and credibility to spread bodybuilding knowledge for a fee is the most common way of income for bodybuilding practitioners.

2. Start a gym (or studio): Starting your own gym is the homeopathic thinking of many bodybuilders, and they often have a strong sense of ownership when opening a store, because they think that their body is well trained and they are professionals in the industry.

3. Selling related products: Selling goods is a common phenomenon among domestic bodybuilding enthusiasts, and it is also the way to make money with the lowest threshold restrictions and operational difficulty. Products often include a variety of supplements and meal replacements; fitness apparel and peripheral products; New and used equipment with various certificates, as well as some other products, such as technology.

4. Brand endorsement: Based on their strong popularity and influence around the world, many Olympiad players have created personal nutrition supplement brands after retiring, such as Joe Carter, Ronnie Kuhlman, etc., in addition, they will also launch personal brand clothing.

5. Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship is a cultural tradition with Chinese characteristics, which is widely used in painting, calligraphy, cross talk, storytelling, martial arts, catering and other projects"Exclusive technology"；The other is to strengthen the sect through the master-apprentice relationship.

6. Self-esteem: Convey your personal charm through language, writing, and even absolute strength, and cultivate your own fans and consumer groups. Among them, the threshold and difficulty of offline private training classes are lower than those of training camps and micro-classrooms, similar in nature to fitness coaches, and the courses are based on the differences in popularity and recognition of each person, and the more common is 500 2000 yuan section.

Bodybuilders themselves are generally personal trainers, making money by selling private lessons and playing competitions, and some national bodybuilders are themselves gym owners.

Bodybuilders rely on going out to participate in bodybuilding competitions, fitness competitions to earn income, and of course, they may also go to the gym as a coach to earn income.

Why did Shen Jin choose to be a fitness trainer?

1. Fitness coaches, no need for high education, no need for lack of foundation, 2. Fitness coaches have a high monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, and are one of the top ten high-paying industries.

3. Decent work, pleasant working environment, high social tolerance, respected and sought after.

4. The state is now fully advocating national fitness.

In China, bodybuilders cannot live purely on competition, and it is difficult to treat bodybuilding as a career.

Let's talk about the income of professional athletes** Fixed salary + bonus + brand endorsement + catwalk + match tickets, TV broadcast (martial arts).

There are commercial performances, brand endorsement fees and competition bonuses.

The bodybuilding movement in China is in the development stage, and it is difficult for you to get involved in the sport if you don't have a job in a similar industry, and you don't have a certain income level or family support.

The fitness industry is pretty good.

Nowadays, under the implementation of the national fitness policy, fitness has attracted more and more attention, and the number of gyms is gradually increasing, because the current fitness market needs more excellent fitness coaches to join, those who only want to make a profit and do not pay attention to professionalism of the gym can only close, want to become a friend of fitness coaches, if you want to go further in the fitness coach industry, it is recommended that you continue to learn, to improve your professional ability is very important.

The development of the fitness industry has given birth to the number of fitness practitioners, mainly because the salary of fitness coaches is very good, the working environment is good, and the work is not very tiring, and fitness coaches have also become synonymous with fashion, high salary and health in the eyes of the public.

In recent years, due to the rapid development of the Internet, the scale of the fitness market has been growing. Especially since the new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2020, big health has become people's basic needs, hand difference sports and fitness have been paid attention to, the fitness industry has accelerated its penetration into online, and the scale of the fitness market has grown rapidly. Data shows that in 2021, the scale of China's first-class fitness market will reach 369.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase.

The fitness coach profession emerged in the 90s of the last century, is a new profession that emerged with the improvement of economic level and people's living standards, and was included in the Chinese Occupation Dictionary in 2007. So what are the career prospects for fitness trainers? The fitness coach profession has the characteristics of low requirements for academic qualifications, strong communication skills, good sense of service, good personal image, and good knowledge and skills.

The salary of fitness coaches is relatively high compared to other professions, with 63% of coaches earning 5,000-15,000 per month and 25% of coaches with a monthly income of more than 15,000. However, fitness instructors also work hard, taking a lot of classes every day, and the schedule is not regular.

Data** from the 2022 China Fitness Industry Report published by Gymsquare

In recent years, the number and scale of sports and fitness clubs in China have increased significantly, and the consumption of urban residents for personal fitness has increased at a rate of 30% every year, which is significantly higher than the global average rate of 20%. The sports and fitness industry in China is still an emerging industry in the early stage of growth, and it is a sunrise industry with broad prospects and huge market potential.

According to the data of the "China Fitness Club Industry Market Research and Investment Analysis Report", the number of fitness clubs in the country increased to 4,425 in 2016, and the number of members increased to 10,000. However, compared with countries with mature fitness markets such as the United States, there is broad room for improvement in the penetration rate of domestic fitness members.

At present, China's fitness industry is just starting, and the people's fitness concept is also in a stage of rapid development. Gyms with strength are expected to form their own brand power, realize chain replication and expansion, and the future industry will form a parallel pattern of "the strong and the strong head is concentrated, and the tail continues to pour into the tail and disperse".

In the fitness industry, a variety of occupations are covered, including but not limited to fitness trainers, gym administrators, personal trainers, nutrition wana, fitness equipment salespeople, etc. Therefore, for people engaged in the fitness industry, they need to have certain professional knowledge and skills, and they also need to have the following qualities:

1.Love fitness: Fitness professionals need to have a strong interest in fitness and be able to set a positive example for themselves.

2.Professional knowledge and skills: have certain professional knowledge and skills of fitness, be able to carry out necessary fitness guidance and training, and make reasonable matches according to the different needs of customers.

3.Careful and responsible: The fitness industry involves human health and physical conditions, and it is necessary to strictly abide by the corresponding safety norms and operating procedures, and have a good sense of service and safety.

4.Be kind to people: The fitness industry is a service industry, and good communication and writing skills, patience, and a customer-first attitude are essential.

In short, people engaged in the fitness industry need to have good fitness knowledge and professional skills, love fitness sports, and have a high sense of responsibility and sense of service, and kindness and affinity with others are also very important qualities.

There is a wide range of people who work in the fitness industry, and here are a few possible ones:

1.Fitness Trainers and Personal Trainers: These individuals are often highly literate and knowledgeable and can provide clients with customized fitness programs, technique guidance, and nutritional advice.

2.Gym Managers and Operations Managers: These are the people who need to have the management and organisational skills to ensure that the gym runs smoothly and provides high-quality services and facilities.

3.Fitness enthusiasts and personal trainers: These are people who have a high level of fitness and love sports and exercise. They may train on their own, or they may see fitness as a way of life.

4.Dietitians and Dietitian Consultants: These individuals specialize in nutrition and healthy eating, and they can provide professional nutritional advice and diet solutions to their clients. Roll know.

In general, in the fitness industry, whether it is a person who is engaged in coaching, management or nutrition-related work, it is necessary to have considerable knowledge and experience in fitness, nutrition, and also need to have good communication and service skills.