re: Any personal trainers here?

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And to be honest, I'm burnt out. The cons have been outweighing the pros. And $$$ is one of the pros. Look, if you're working for somebody, you gonna make peanuts. If you're gonna free lance as soon as you're certified, you're not gonna compete with more experienced trainers. No different than anything else. You gotta learn the ropes. I only do semiprivate & private training. No bootcamp, large group bullshite. That's for the jokers that just wanna "do workouts", not train. Training is an art that has to learned & earned.

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Awesomely said. Obviously you have more experience with it than me as I only did it for two years while in college. The only time o did large group and boot camps were if other trainers needed my help or just to help out an organization. I mostly did private and semi-private training. I didn't charge a lot mainly because I was a "nobody". I got my name out by just basic networking and semi-promoting myself at the fitness centers in the communities when I worked out.

The most disappointing thing for me were unhealthy women who sometimes couldn't stick to schedule because of family, job, other necessities, who could have really improved if they would have stuck with it. That may be a reflection of me, but I'd like to think it's a reality.