Leaving an Office Job to Become a Personal Trainer in Six Steps

The useful part

Personal trainers work in different settings, and the structure of the week changes depending on whether you work for a gym, work for yourself or combine face-to-face sessions with online coaching. Think about what you are trying to leave behind as well as what attracts you to personal training. If fixed office hours are the problem, would early mornings and evening client sessions suit you better?

How it works

• If you want more independence, are you comfortable taking responsibility for finding clients and managing your own income?
• Keeping your office role while you study gives you more financial continuity.
• Reducing your hours later, if your employer allows it, creates another route betwee...

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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec 02 Sep 2026 | Leaving an Office Job to Become a Personal Trainer in Six Steps Leaving an Office Job to Become a Personal Trainer in Six Steps The process becomes easier to assess when you separate those decisions. You also need to decide whether the change has to happen all at once.