What you will need to kick start your profession PERSONAL TRAINER NECESSITIES

HOW TO GET STARTED Every trainer must have a plan what he or she is going to have their clients do Starting out, you may be tight on cash

Prospective trainers usually hold off on their entrepreneurial adventure because they are afraid it costs too much and do not have the equipment available to them a commercial gym is able to offer clients.

This presentation will show you how get by with the bare minimum amount of equipment needed to bring in clients and keep them coming back for more.

PLASTIC CONES Priced at $.99 per cone at socccer.epicsports.com Wide range of uses Essential for any kind of outdoor drill or in line circuit Since you most likely will not have access to a gym when starting out, field drills are a great way to exercise

MEDICINE BALL SET (TROY VTX GMB) Weights ranged from 4 to 15 lbs making it accessible to many fitness categories Allows incorporation of free weight into exercises performed outside of the gym setting Troy VTX GMB set is priced at $277 at gtechfitness.com Easily transportable

AGILITY HURDLES Soccer.epicsports.com has a set of (6) 12” hurdles for $42 Great fro building speed and agility for athletes Light weight and little risk of injury

TIMEX PERSONAL TRAINER HEART RATE MONITOR WATCH AND CHEST STRAP Holabirdsports.com sells for $49.95 Be able to wirelessly monitor client heart rate to ensure optimal training zone Other functions – Stop watch – Calorie counter – Records time in target zone

BUSINESS CARDS Vistaprint.com sells 250 cards for $10 Fully customizable Self promotion is a necessity to make it in the personal training industry Easily handed out to potential clients

FITDAY.COM ACCOUNT Free to enroll as many accounts as desired Create an account for every client and be able to track their exercise and nutritional habits Allows for education on nutrition and creates goal setting outside training sessions

CONCLUSION Anyone that wants to be a trainer should not feel discouraged in any way that their service will be inadequate. A small investment is required but with proper marketing, and adept skill in training, there will be a large return investment Keep educated and collect equipment along the way as you feel necessary

REFERENCES Soccer.epicsports.com Gtechfitness.com Holabirdsports.com Fitday.com Vistaprint.com