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Worst Part of Becoming a Personal TrainerPersonal training can be a very rewarding career....most of the time.
There may be client turnover. Due to factors outside of your control, a client might have to stop training with you. Job losses and other factors causing a lack of discretionary income may play a role in outcomes such as these. The worst part of personal training is you can never really predict your income because clients can come and go.
The times of the day you might have to work can be a little difficult. Clients might have limited availability which means they may have to work out very early in the morning or very late at night. This can lead to the trainer having to work a very staggered schedule. While not a horrible situation, this can be an inconvenient one as you bounce all over the schedule all through the week to earn a full-time living.
There are many wonderful rewards associated with being a personal trainer. No profession, however, is without its rough spots. Not every client or coworker makes life easy. A trainer who grins and bears it more than once will quickly be able to put such things aside and simply concentrate on the good parts of the job. by Katie Donnelly
So check out our reader comments below and if you are a trainer, be sure to tell us what you hate about your job using the form below.
What is your Worst Personal Trainer Experience?Tell us the worst part of your job. What do you enjoy the least about being a personal trainer? Is it the pay, the hours, the gym managers, the clueless clients? Here is your chance to blow off some steam. Worst Personal Trainer StoriesSo you have probably had a long day of clients missing appointments, administrative headaches, and dealing with annoying bosses...Here is where our trainers gripe about the worst part of being a personal trainer.
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While mostly everyone who works as a fitness professional is quick to agree there are 
Not all of your clients are a joy to work with. There may be very difficult and outright hostile clients personal trainers have to suffer through dealing with. These clients might outright challenge the knowledge of the trainer or just refuse to co things in the suggested manner. A person can really suffer a lot of anxiety trying to figure these clients out. A better plan would be not to try and do so. Just chalk dealing with them as a common hazard that comes with the territory. Yes, there are times when the worst part of being a personal trainer is the people you have to train!
The gym does have its social component and that is fine. The worst part of being a personal trainer is when you are dragged into the drama and personal lives of those who work in the gym. Even those trainers who wish to totally avoid the soap operatic nature of certain fitness clubs find avoiding the drama to be pretty difficult at times.
