[Tom@foresight]

Hi Steve,

I am a PT operating my own business based out here in the UK, personally i have been working in the leisure industry for 10 years (certified PT for 8 years), and have loved every bit of it. I have worked my way from a gym junior up to a position where i am currently running a fitness business taht covers PT, Soprts Tehrapy, Corporate Services and athlete development. So i do very different things each day, it has taken me five six years to build my business into what it is today. I have made a good income for the past 5 years or so, the first year was a real struggle.

The biggest challenge in working for yourself i think is to keep the momentum up, it is down to you to go out and get and keep your clients, you need to be able to cope with all the business side as well as the training side.

I think it is a big change from being a regular gym user to working in the industry. The industry is enjoyable but has many sides you can also experiance and see from the inside, there are aspects to various jobs within the industry that many lay people are not aware of. Such as all the planning and recording that PT's have to do.

When i talk to people who would like to get into FI of PT i always sugesst that you try some work experiance, ask a PT if you can shadow them for the day, or just have a chat about how the industry is in your area.

I hope this helps

TOM