Start Your Own Personal Training Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) [Paperback]

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Product Description

Whether you want to start a part-time personal training business, a full time solo operation or a substanial company with a full stable of trainers and your own exercise studio, this book is for you.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932156003
• ISBN-13: 978-1932156003
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #705,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a book for novices, June 30, 2005

By	Andi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Your Own Personal Training Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback)

I was looking for a book that would provide detailed, in-depth information. I did not find what I was looking for here.

It has helpful information if you are completely new to the industry. If you have ANY experience couples with some common sense, then this is not what you're looking for.

It did have a resources guide in the back that I found helpful, but that's about it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, April 21, 2008

By	JMJ (TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Start Your Own Personal Training Business (Startup) (Paperback)

I found this book to be a great read. Very well-written, easy to read-nice and to the point. I really liked the real life examples they reference in the book. They have real life stories of personal trainers and how they started out in the industry. The book gives a great side by side comparison of a personal trainer starting their own studio vs. a trainer starting out with an in-home business. The only thing keeping this from a 5, in my opinion, is they don't really do into detail about the "next step." For example, you need to obtain a business license, permit etc., but they do not go into any details. But there are other books out there for this. I would also recommened reading Personal Training for Dummies, they go into great detail about how to really launch your business, and what exactly you will need.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good advice---great insight, December 31, 2006

By	Michelle D. Lee "Fitness Freak" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Start Your Own Personal Training Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) (Paperback)

We enjoyed this book as it provided up with information that helped us make a decision on whether to pursure a career in the fitness industry. I would recommend it.