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erikido23 · 04-17-2009, 03:50 AM

To me fitness is is the ability to conquer obstacles, which I set to overcome, in an efficient manner.

And you are right this question is harder than you might think.

I had a couple of interviews for personal training jobs where they asked me "why I was interested in a fitness job".

UH....degree in a related field an internship at velocity sports perfomance, 15 years of competitive soccer, 5 years of martial arts on and off, about 5 years of baseball, learning how to rehabilitate my bad back because my therapist was a moron, too much weight training to remember.

Of course I didn't put it in that tone. But, she still didn't get it. Then it hit me. She had a different idea of what fitness was. She saw all the sports experience and wondered why I wasn't working with athletes. My question was what is the difference between working with athletes and working with joe schmoe? Joe schcmoe wants to get a little stronger, feel better lose some weight and be able to run around with little joey for a little longer. Mr. athlete wants to feel better(see not get injured), lose or gain weight (especially for weight class sports), be more mobile, get stronger and faster etc.

So whats the difference?

And the funniest thing was one of the interviewees thought I should be training athletes and one thought I should be a physical therapist.

But, I am getting off topic.

I think the take home message is fitness is a way of life and not a destination. And you have to define what it means for YOU not what some book tells you because without that definition you

When I had this job where I had to walk ten miles a day everyone I knew would tell me how "fit" I would be. Is being able to go through 5% of hip flexion repeatedly really what most people think fit is?

04-17-2009, 03:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
erikido23 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5	To me fitness is is the ability to conquer obstacles, which I set to overcome, in an efficient manner. And you are right this question is harder than you might think. I had a couple of interviews for personal training jobs where they asked me "why I was interested in a fitness job". UH....degree in a related field an internship at velocity sports perfomance, 15 years of competitive soccer, 5 years of martial arts on and off, about 5 years of baseball, learning how to rehabilitate my bad back because my therapist was a moron, too much weight training to remember. Of course I didn't put it in that tone. But, she still didn't get it. Then it hit me. She had a different idea of what fitness was. She saw all the sports experience and wondered why I wasn't working with athletes. My question was what is the difference between working with athletes and working with joe schmoe? Joe schcmoe wants to get a little stronger, feel better lose some weight and be able to run around with little joey for a little longer. Mr. athlete wants to feel better(see not get injured), lose or gain weight (especially for weight class sports), be more mobile, get stronger and faster etc. So whats the difference? And the funniest thing was one of the interviewees thought I should be training athletes and one thought I should be a physical therapist. But, I am getting off topic. I think the take home message is fitness is a way of life and not a destination. And you have to define what it means for YOU not what some book tells you because without that definition you When I had this job where I had to walk ten miles a day everyone I knew would tell me how "fit" I would be. Is being able to go through 5% of hip flexion repeatedly really what most people think fit is?