Personal Trainer

Overview

Join New York Sports Club as a Personal Trainer. New York Sports Club is a well‑established fitness club brand located in the Northeast that strives to improve lives through fitness. Members experience innovative programming and have access to knowledgeable staff. The role is focused on delivering member–centered fitness results, positive change, and personal connections.

• Provide a positive fitness experience tailored to each member’s SMART goals through scientifically based personal training and small‑group instruction.
• Drive member retention by fostering motivation, accountability, consistency, and knowledge‑based fitness programs.
• Deliver one‑on‑one personal training, group training, and member‑engagement activities such as fitness floor engagement, special events, external education, and outreach.
• Maintain client programs and fitness assessment forms, properly store them in the club’s facility.
• Ensure all required personal‑trainer certifications and continuing‑education credits are current.
• Arrive on time for all scheduled shifts.
• Create smart‑goal action plans to support revenue, sales, and retention targets.
• Address member issues, questions, or concerns promptly, including cancel requests, suspensions, transfers, and equipment maintenance inquiries.
• Use the club’s POS and membership system, and other computer programs required for the business.
• Collaborate with Fitness Leaders, Operations/Sales teams, and the broader club staff to meet new‑member and sales objectives.
• Assist in prospecting activities and engage clients outside scheduled appointments to maintain accountability.
• Deliver safe, effective, and documented fitness programs with mid‑program assessments.
• Meet and maintain monthly and quarterly production minimums for the Personal Trainer role.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, P.E., or related field is helpful but not required.
• Prior personal‑training experience preferred; corporate gym setting sought.
• Active CPR/AED for children and adults required.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Physical ability to lift up to 45 pounds, walk throughout the club, and perform repetitive squatting and lifting.
• Strong technical fitness‑programming skills and time‑management abilities.
• Active NYSC-approved Certified Personal Trainer certification from one of the approved lists below.

• American Council on Exercise (ACE)
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• American Academy of Personal Training (AAPT)
• Academy of Applied Personal Training Education (AAPTE)
• National Personal Training Institute (NPTI)
• World Instructor Training Schools (WITS)
• National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
• American Aerobics and Fitness Association (AFAA)
• International Strength and Conditioning Association (ISCA)
• International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
• National Federal of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
• International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA)
• National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA)
• National College of Exercise Professionals (NCEP)
• Pro‑PTA
• The Cooper Institute
• The Swedish Institute
• NCCPT
• Additional certifications may be accepted upon approval from the Regional Fitness Director.

• Open schedule availability, including early/late shifts and weekends.
• Work week may include training sessions, lead generation, business management duties, meetings, call drives, fitness floor cleanliness, and scheduled orientations.

Entry level

Full‑time

Other

Wellness and Fitness Services