Question for you Personal Trainers

[Lakers15th]

Hello, I'm a 19 year old sophomore to be at Louisiana State University. I spent my first year as a Journalism major basically because it's what I'm good at. I still have aspirations to become a sports columnist, but I've been considering becoming a personal trainer or doing something along those lines. It's weird to have such a big change in perspective as far as what I want to do, but I think it's good that I'm exploring other options. Journalism pays worse than just about any other profession, which I knew going in, but I'm just thinking it would be a good idea to look into other options.

So, after my boring background, what did you personal trainers major in? I'm thinking Kinesiology is the way to go, considering it's the study of human movement. It's going to be kind of hard going from an English based major to a Science based one.

[PrisonerDilemma]

Kineseology and Physiology are the most common

Any Bio-related major will give you a leg up

[Sikk]

exercise science here

[CM82682]

I was in the same boat as you. English major and when I graduated I decided I wanted to be a personal trainer once I realized how hard it was to make decent money in journalism. I had no issue getting a job or adapting to a different field.

[Lakers15th]

I was in the same boat as you. English major and when I graduated I decided I wanted to be a personal trainer once I realized how hard it was to make decent money in journalism. I had no issue getting a job or adapting to a different field.

Did you go back to school, or did you just get a job?

[devildogbr]

Kinesiology IMO is the best way to go ... most schools if they ofer it will ofer sub frields within Kinesiology... like mine was w the focus on human performance ... it just depends most schools give a focus though so research each focus and see which one suits you ... I know LSU has a focus with in Kinesiology that is semular to human performance ... but i dont think they call it that.

[CM82682]

Did you go back to school, or did you just get a job?

I worked at a publishing company for about a year out of school. After about 8 months I decided it wasnt what I wanted to do and go my PT cert. I had a job as a PT a week after I passed the test.

[bigdaddy425]

I took a different route. I couldn't stand the college environment. I went and became licensed as a massage therapist and have focused my career on the clinical aspect of that field. I've had the same muscle training and understand muscular injury and movement much better than the average PE major (no offense meant). This has made my PT clients reach their goals quicker and gives me a cross marketing product.

[devildogbr]

I took a different route. I couldn't stand the college environment. I went and became licensed as a massage therapist and have focused my career on the clinical aspect of that field. I've had the same muscle training and understand muscular injury and movement much better than the average PE major (no offense meant). This has made my PT clients reach their goals quicker and gives me a cross marketing product.

thats not a bad way to go ... the main thing is get in the general feild ... wich is basically anything that has to do with muscles and take it from there