Personal Trainer

Performance Optimal Health; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Optimal Health in Norwalk, CT is seeking a dedicated Personal Trainer to assess clients, design personalized fitness programs, and guide safe exercise techniques across individual and small-group sessions. You will tailor plans to each client's fitness level and health conditions while building trust and consistency.

Responsibilities include leading sessions, tracking progress, documenting notes within 24 hours, and communicating with Physical Therapists and the Wellness team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Exercise Science, Physiology, or related field.
• Nationally recognized CPT certification (NSCA/NASM/ACE/ACSM).
• Ability to travel between Performance locations.
• Experience safely training clients and teaching proper technique.
• Ability to customize one-on-one and group training programs.
• Strong communication with clients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough fitness assessments.
• Design individualized training programs.
• Tailor programs to clients' fitness levels and health conditions.
• Monitor progress and adjust plans as needed.
• Complete client progress notes within 24 hours of sessions.
• Explain safe and proper use of gym equipment.
• Explain exercises clearly and offer alternatives if needed.
• Lead individual and group training sessions.
• Build positive, lasting relationships with clients.
• Communicate effectively with Physical Therapists and Wellness team.
• Work toward building clientele and brand.

Skills

Client training

Program design

Safety instruction

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Exercise Science/related field

Job description

Join Performance Optimal Health as a Personal Trainer. Here at Performance, we take a holistic approach to health and recovery, ultimately striving to empower all clients to live better lives. Each of our clients undergo a unique Optimal Health Assessment, allowing us to tailor their plan of care to their specific needs using a variety of our services. Our services we offer are based upon the Four Pillars of Optimal Health - exercise, nutrition, recovery, and stress management. We have highly trained professionals in all four pillars, who make the clients journey their priority.

We are excited to continue growing and building upon our Personal Trainer and Wellness Team as a whole. We are seeking an individual with a passion for health and wellness, and a willingness to work within a team of individuals focused on impacting the lives of our clients in a positive way. Our Personal Trainer's monitor fitness and ensure clients are using proper technique and form when exercising. They encourage clients to perform a workout that they believe they would exceed at, in their professional opinion.

Performance Optimal Health provides top quality care to our clients, and we would not be able to do so without our highly trained team of individuals. Come join us on our journey!

Key Areas of Ownership

• Conduct Thorough fitness assessments.
• Design individualized programs.
• Tailor programs to clients' fitness levels and health conditions
• Monitor progress of clients' fitness levels.
• Complete client progress notes within 24 hours of working with client.
• Explain safe and proper use of gym equipment.
• Thoroughly explain exercises and suggest alternatives if needed.
• Lead individual/group training sessions.
• Build positive and lasting relationships with clients.
• Communicate effectively with Physical Therapists.
• Communicate effectively with Wellness Lead and Wellness team.
• Work towards building clientele and brand.
• Maintain a clean and safe work

Requirements

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in a related field. (Exercise Science, Physiology, Kinesiology)
• National recognized Certified Personal Trainer certification. ("NSCA / NASM / ACE / ACSM")
• Ability to travel between several Performance locations.
• Experience with the ability to safely and effectively fitness train clients.
• Ability to teach and give instruction to our clients.
• Offer constant guidance during the client's fitness training appointment, correcting technique, providing solid instruction for client to learn and safely follow.
• Ability to customize one-on-one training programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, and team members.