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Giving the Gift of Fitness
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These days, many Americans are picking up a second (or third) job in order to make ends meet. If you could use some extra income, consider a part-time job in the fitness industry. You might be pleasantly
surprised by the average hourly rate of pay for part- time positions at health
clubs, including: • Specialty personal trainer: $33.40
Some people feel that way all the time! Who do you knowwho could most benefit
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fromregular physical activity? A parent?Your spouse? A neighbor? It may have been so long since he or she exercised that they have forgot- ten howgood it makes themfeel, or maybe they think they are so out of shape or overweight that they’re beyond help.Here’swhere you come in. Why not bring the friend/neighbor/relative
to your health club with you for a no-obligation visit, perhaps for a fun, beginner-level group fitness class?The easiest way to do this is to ask a manager at your club if they’re participating inGet Active America! 2010, held during the month ofMay at clubs across the country. Get Active America! is the health-club
industry’s national community health initia- tive and membership drive, which this year kick-starts the U.S.’s first-ever National Physical Activity Plan. The National Plan addresses six precisely
defined goals: 1) Make a compelling and urgent case for
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increasing physical activity in the American population. 2) Provide a clear roadmap for actions that support short- and long-term progress in increasing Americans’ physical activity.
hen you skip exercise for a few days, how do you feel? Lethargic? Bloated? Unhappy? Just think:
3) Develop strategies for increasing physical activity in all population subgroups and reducing disparities across subgroups. 4) Create a sustained and resourced social movement that provides for ongoing coordination, partnerships, capacity building and evaluation. 5) Develop new and innovative strategies for promoting physical activity. 6) Undergo periodic evaluation to assess achievements in increasing physical activity.
“Get Active America! is a great example of
fitness professionals working together to strengthen the culture of physical activity in their local communities,” observes Sheila Franklin, the executive director of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, theWashington, D.C.-based non- profit organization that’s been charged with overseeing the National Plan. A healthier nation will be achieved one
body at a time. If you get one person to start exercising, and she gets someone else to start, and so on and so on…you will have made a world of difference.
Log on to
healthclubs.com/ jobs today to post your resume, search and apply for jobs, and for more com- pensation data and other free job-seeker resources. Special: Use the promo code GETACTIVE to save $5 when youmake your resume “hot” for extra exposure to the industry’s top employers.
• Pilates instructor: $31.48 • Yoga instructor: $30.74
• Personal trainer (in-session rate): $29.54
• Tennis instructor: $29.00 • Aquatics instructor: $18.00
• Group exercise/aerobics instructor: $24.62
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