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I am considering getting my certification to be a pre- and post-natal exercise consultant/personal trainer. This stems from my own experience when I was pregnant a couple of years ago...I wanted to find out some strength-training exercises that are safe during pregnancy. Since I had free personal training sessions with my gym membership, I signed up for a consultation to get help with this. Well, the personal trainer ignored my request and instead gave me a body-fat test and told me that my BMI was too high! Needless to say, I never got the help I was seeking, and I was sort of humiliated in the process.
Anyway, before I go forward with getting my certification, I am wondering if there's even a demand for this sort of thing. There doesn't seem to be many pre- and post-natal exercise consultants out there, so I don't know if this is just an un-tapped market or if there is not really a need. According to the certification program I am looking into, the going rate for such a personal trainer/consultant starts at $40 a session.
For those moms out there who are expecting or just had a baby - would you be interested in hiring a personal trainer who is specialized in helping women in the pre- and post-natal stage? Honest feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I'd be interested when the time comes again.
I just had a baby in July and I would love to have some help getting rid of this awful jiggly belly. Thanks.
I have a 10 week old. I would have attended classes for Pre-Natal exercise. I do not know if I would have enrolled in private sessions. In my post-natal period an exercise class would have been difficult without supervision. I know I would have enjoyed it tremendously!
I hope this feedback helps!
-J.
Hi C.,
I am a certified personal trainer. In order to start your career as a trainer, you must first get cert. as a personal trainer first. If you specialize in pre/postnatal, you will find that you will limit yourself to a much smaller group, because in fact, you will be excluding anyone that was not prego. However, there is a demand out there, I had a lot of clients just because I knew how to train moms to be, or how it felt afterwards and how much a person can actually do after pregnancy. It's a great job to do on the side, and you can definately make a couple bucks, the problem I had was that it was not consistant, you can't depend on a definate paycheck week to week. Where ever you end up working, they take at least 30% of the profit you make. Your best bet would be to look into a womans facility (i.e. lady of america). Another idea would be a visiting trainer, which is probably the best idea, but again, you may have a couple clients in the morning, afternoon, and night, so the hours will vary. I went to Cooper institute, which is one of the best schools in the country, it is on Preston rd. in dallas. The owner is actually the presidents doctor, it's some of the best classes I ever took! it's a little pricey ($895) and is a week long (40 hrs) you could take one that is shorter in time and cheaper (ACE). either way, good luck, if there's any other info you may need, let me know!
C.
