Assignment #1:

You must complete the following by Saturday May 17th and hand it in either in person or via email to AskMark@MarkFitness.Net. 

1) What are the biggest challenges that personal trainers face in today's training industry? Give at least 3 challenges we face in this industry and why they are such big challenges.

2) What is more important and why? Business Sense, Personality or Technical Knowledge?

3) What is Personal Trainer insurance?  Why would a personal trainer need it?

4) Why is assessment of a new client important?  Why is re-assessing a client important?  Name 5 different assessments to measure a client's progress.

5) Using the internet find at least one seminar or workshop that interests you, write down the details: dates, location, times, topics, presenters and why it interests you.

Assignment #2:

You must complete the following by Saturday May 22nd and hand it in either in person or via email to AskMark@MarkFitness.Net. 

1) What questions do you think a person should ask when looking for a personal trainer? (Think of what questions would you ask if you were looking to hire a personal trainer for yourself, be picky!!!)

2) What are Continuing Education Credits (CEC's) and why are they important?

3) Name 5 personal trainer certification organizations - A.C.E. is one of them

4) Time management is a MUST for personal trainers to be successful.  What is Time Management, why is it important for a personal trainer and give 5 ways to improve Time Management.

Assignment #3:

You must complete the following by Saturday May 29th and hand it in either in person or via email to AskMark@MarkFitness.Net. 

1) One of the hardest components of Personal Training is finding new clients.  Put together a plan on how you plan on obtaining new clients.  Be detailed!  Do not just answer in one word or sentence.  This is a plan that you should be able to implement with multiple ideas and several ways of getting new clients.