[DKing]

I worked for Lifetime for about 2 years so I have a pretty good understanding of them.

The two biggest things that will determine if you enjoy your time or not are going to be your manager and the club location. If you have a great manager (and assistant and good older trainers) you will start on the right foot and have a lot of support to guide you when you start. How to sell, who to talk to, keeping you on track etc...

Location is also huge. If you are in an area with a lot of income, the potential they talk about can be great. If your area doesn't have a lot of income, than its going to be much tougher(not impossible) to get to a higher level.

The main downsides are the fact that the job is 100% comission which means that crappy month = no money. This can hurt the more bills you have and the worse you are at financial planning. You will make a lot more Jan, Feb, March than June, July, Aug. It also means that you become a sales person. You have no choice but to look at everyone you talk to as potential money. It doesn't have to be shady but it does make it harder to want to help people.

One of the biggest reasons I left was because of the constant pressure not just to sell training but to sell heart rate monitors and metabolic testing also. I also took a promotion into management and absolutely hated that part, but thats just me.

Let me know if there is anything else that you are curious about and I would be happy to help.

Good Luck with whatever you decide.

Danny