fitness manager
horizon
Total years of experience :10 years, 0 Months
recruiting, training and supervising staff, including managing staff rotas;
carrying out health and safety checks on the equipment and site;
handling complaints and incidents, e.g. accidents, emergencies or theft;
ensuring own and staff members' first aid training is up to date;
delivering some fitness training or coaching in sports activities - often a good way of maintaining contact with customers;
preparing and checking budgets and generating income;
cashing-up and keeping stock records;
purchasing equipment and supplies;
using advanced management information (e.g. footfall, popularity of classes by hour) to improve provision and timetables and cope with fluctuations in demand;
writing monthly or weekly reports and preparing cash projections for centre owners or more senior management.
Personal training managers primarily work in health, hiring, and training new fitness trainers. They are also responsible for teaching and evaluating their trainers' performance. In doing so, they provide feedback on their trainers' professionalism, service, clients, and personal training skills as part of that continuous evaluation.