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In order to obtain the job that I want as a personal trainer I would need a degree in kinesiology. All though a degree isn't technically required to be a personal trainer, it is hard to get a job without one and it builds credibility. Some of the best schools (besides Albion) for a kinesiology degree are Michigan, Illinois, Texas A&M, and Georgia.

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At Albion if I wanted to pursue a career in the personal training field it would be in my best interest to join the Wilson institute of medicine. The Wilson institute would offer numerous opportunities' to get me ready for my career such as mock interviews. The Wilson Institute also offers many hands on experiences that are helpful and may assist in getting into graduate programs.

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Two common national organizations for personal trainers are The American Council on Exercise and The National Council on Strength and Fitness. These are the 2 of the bigger ones but there are many different organizations a personal trainer can join depending on what they are interested in.

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On campus we have the career and internships center. They will help you connect with alumnus and other job recruiters. They just introduced a useful tool called handshake which helps students connect with a bigger pool of employers. The Wilson Institute of Medicine would help me with research opportunities.

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Many personal training internships involve working for a gym or training center usually working with newer clients and under some supervision of more experienced trainers. Many of these internships lead to a job at that place or another job as moving around in this profession is not uncommon.

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If a personal trainer wanted to continue their education after obtaining their Bachelors degree they can obtain a masters degree in exercise science or kinesiology. Albion does no offer any graduate programs so I would have to apply to a University and I would go for Michigan.

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When applying for grad school masters programs look at ones previous exercise education. They like to see at least a 3.0 GPA and GRE or GMAT scores.

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There are a lot of different certifications a personal trainer can obtain but the big three that you need to get a job at most gyms are NCCA, NBFE, and DEAC. Obtaining these certifications aren't very difficult but many trainers have multiple certifications.

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CEU are hours are continued education hours. These are required to obtain certifications. Most require between 20 and 60 hours.

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In order to become a personal trainer manager I would need to gain experience in the field before hand. Working under other personal trainer managers would give me an idea of how I would and would not want to run things if I was in charge.

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In order to effectively work with other people in the field of personal training I need to know how to communicate with many different types of people. Not every client will be the same do I would have to adjust to get the most out of every workout.

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When showing up to the interview I would need to be in shape because no one will hire a fat personal trainer. I also would need to be very personable and dressed appropriately for the environment.