Do you want to be a mediocre trainer or a great trainer? You have to keep up with the science and know what you're talking about. Being a great trainer is not about being a good cheerleader. I just became a personal trainer a year ago and I'm very much still a newbie. I can't absorb enough information fast enough. I have a day job and I literally spend every available free moment (and many paid moments) doing fitness and nutrition related reading. I still have so much to learn and there will always be new information. I want to know everything I can know on the subject and use it to turn myself into an awesome trainer. I want to share the knowledge, which is hard to do if I don't have the knowledge to share. I learn new stuff everday and incorporate what makes sense to me. I have a long way to go, but I want to be a great trainer and I want that to be my life. I feel myself growing as a trainer everyday but I also know there is so much I don't know.
If you really want to be a trainer, and you're truly passionate about it, then the idea of reading 1 or 2 books a week, going to seminars, getting certifications and whatever else it takes to educate yourself in this field won't scare you--it will excite you. And if you're not passionate, why bother.
It isn't difficult to get a job as a trainer--places like 24 Hour hire uneducated 'trainers' all the time. To be become a real trainer takes passion, education and more education.
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