Personal Trainer/ Health & Wellness/ Jefferson County/ Part Time at GATEWAY REGION YMCA in Festus, Missouri

Job Description:

PURPOSE OF POSITION
This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Under the direction of the Health and Wellness Director this position's primary goal is to develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise in healthy populations and or/ those individuals with medical clearance to exercise in accordance with the YMCA Health and Wellness Program Model.



ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

1. Promotes the YMCA's healthy spirit, mind and body philosophy through individualized personal exercise prescriptions.
2. Screen and interview potential clients to determine their readiness for exercise and physical activity.
3. Perform fitness tests or assessments (as appropriate) on clients to determine their current level of fitness.
4. Help clients set realistic goals and provide motivation for adherence to the program.
5. Ability to develop and deliver exercise prescriptions to all clientele.
6. Demonstrate and instruct specific techniques to clients for the safe and effective performance of variousexercise movements by applying the fundamental principles of exercise science.
7. Supervise or "spot" (physically assisting clients with an exercise that usually involves free weights or dumbbells to minimize risk of injury) clients when they are performing exercise movements.
8. Maintains records of clients' progress or lack thereof with respect to the exercise prescription
9. Motivate individuals to begin and to continue healthy behaviors.
10. Performs all other duties as assigned.

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