Personal Trainer Intern

At Shine Fitness, our goal is to provide clients with the tools they need to see real results.  We provide the coaching, accountability and expertise required to help clients transform their bodies into the bodies they’ve always dreamed of.  Throughout our training process, we work to equip our clients with a mindset for success that influences every area of their lives.  At Shine Fitness, our mission is to provide an environment for fitness success.

Purpose

The Shine Fitness internship program is designed to allow recent graduates from college, university or personal training certification courses to observe the practical skills they will need to work successfully with clients in the future.  Interns will observe an experienced personal trainer conducting a variety of training sessions in exchange for assistance with cleaning, maintenance and other basic office and administrative tasks. 

Goals

As a Shine Fitness Intern, you will learn how to:

• Perform fitness assessments and evaluations,
• Develop training sessions and keep detailed progress reports on your clients,
• Demonstrate proper training techniques, exercise coaching, motivation and instruction,
• Coach and motivate clients to make appropriate changes to ensure consistent progress,
• Track client progress, current successes and challenges, review client nutrition and exercise logs,
• Provide ongoing health and fitness education that empowers clients to lead healthy lives forever,
• Market and sell your fitness services,
• Represent the vision, culture and values of Shine Fitness.

Responsibilities

• Greet and check in clients in a friendly, positive, professional manner.
• Assist with back office work, such as sending emails/cards, helping with testimonials, and running errands as needed.
• Document your experience each week:  interesting observations, lessons learned, questions for discussion, comments on workouts observed, useful client communication / training techniques, etc. 
• Assist with personal training sessions when appropriate.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Shine Fitness vision, culture and values in all interactions with clients, coworkers and the general public.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures and safety standards.

• Interns must spend 10 hours per week in the facility over the course of 8 consecutive weeks.
• Must have a positive, enthusiastic, energetic personality.
• Must enjoy working with people,
• Must be comfortable conversing with clients in person and over the phone in a polite, professional, friendly manner.
• Must have a working knowledge of health and fitness and the human body, and be able to quickly grasp and apply new concepts.
• Must be punctual and reliable.

Shine Fitness Internships are unpaid.  However, interns who demonstrate excellent performance may be eligible for employment after the internship is completed.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.