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What’s it really like to be a… personal trainer? Luke Worthington, who specialises in physical preparation for TV and film work, answers the Money blog’s questions.
You can earn six figures… At entry level, earnings sit around £25,000-£35,000, particularly in commercial gyms. Early on, the hours can be unsociable, you’re working when other people are free, so that usually means early mornings, evenings and weekends. Experience and a demonstrable track record make a significant difference. Once someone has built that depth of skill and a strong track record, £60,000-£80,000 is very realistic. At the higher end, particularly in London, and especially for trainers with substantial expertise or a clear specialist niche, earnings are to a certain extent unlimited – six figures is a reasonable expectation. I specialise in physical preparation for film and television, so training actors for their on-screen roles, which sits toward that upper end of the profession. But for context, I have been in the industry for over 25 years and with more than 30,000 hours of hands-on experience.
Being self-employed gives you autonomy, but… you are running a business. You’re not just delivering sessions, you’re also the sales and marketing team, the IT department, the finance department and the secretary.
My first job in the industry was… at a local authority leisure centre, cleaning treadmills and setting up badminton courts. I moved into personal training while studying sport science, and postgraduate studies in biomechanics.
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I typically deliver around 15 to 20 hours of face-to-face sessions each week… But that’s only part of the job. Each of those sessions requires prior planning and programming, and in my niche there will also often be coordination with directors, producers, medical teams, hair and makeup departments and stunt coordinators.
People copy elaborate movements from social media…
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