Personal Trainer

24 Hour Fitness USA•Mansfield, TX

About The Position

The Fitness Coach delivers high-quality personal and small-group training experiences tailored to members’ individual goals. The role focuses on building relationships, creating accountability, providing effective coaching, and helping clients achieve lasting results. The coach is responsible for growing and retaining a client base, managing a schedule and appointment book, and delivering a premium training experience that supports client results and retention. Compensation includes a guaranteed hourly base rate, with the opportunity to increase earnings through coaching sessions, session premiums, sales commissions, and performance-based incentives. Top performers may earn the equivalent of up to $75 per hour. The role earns income from both training and selling, with greater session volume and client growth creating opportunities for higher earnings. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, current in-person CPR/AED certification, and either a nationally recognized Certified Personal Trainer certification or a related degree in exercise science, kinesiology, or a similar field. Preferred qualifications include at least one year of personal training or fitness coaching experience, holistic fitness program design and consultation experience, specialized fitness credentials, and sales, customer engagement, or business development experience. The job involves communicating and coaching members in group and one-on-one settings, observing movement and exercise technique, demonstrating exercises across strength, cardio, and functional training, lifting and moving equipment up to 50 pounds, and moving throughout the club and training areas. Benefits include paid time off, medical and dental coverage, 401(k) with match for qualifying positions, a free gym membership, product and personal training discounts, and access to Employee Resource Groups.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current in-person CPR/AED certification.
Either a nationally recognized Certified Personal Trainer certification (such as NASM, ISSA, ACE, NSCA, or NCSF) or a related degree in exercise science, kinesiology, or a similar field.
Ability to build and grow a client base through high-quality training and consistent client results.
Sales mindset and ability to identify client needs, recommend appropriate training, and convert prospects into long-term clients.
Strong foundation in exercise science, program design, and safe, effective movement coaching.
Effective communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to motivate, instruct, and create accountability for clients.
Ability to observe and respond to client movement and exercise technique in real time.
Ability to demonstrate a wide range of exercises and movement patterns.
Ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to move throughout the club and training areas.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience as a Personal Trainer or Fitness Coach.
Holistic fitness program design and consultation experience.
Specialized fitness credentials, or equivalent work experience or education in a specialized function.
Experience in sales, customer engagement, or business development.

Responsibilities

Deliver personal and small-group training sessions that support client results, relationships, and retention.
Build, grow, and retain a client base through consultative selling, referrals, consistent service, and client results.
Design personalized fitness programs to support individual goals and long-term success.
Set expectations, track client progress, and adjust programs to maximize results and retention.
Manage schedules and appointment books and build consistent session volume.
Conduct fitness assessments and onboarding sessions to establish trust and long-term coaching relationships.
Follow up with clients, design programs, and conduct proactive outreach to support retention and continued growth.
Provide engaging coaching, instruction, and feedback, and help members stay motivated and accountable.