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There are broadly four main job
functions, and in smaller clubs
these can often be combined, with
staff having to be able to turn
their hands to anything that is
needed to run the business. These
include the operational and maintenance
aspects of running a facility;
the instructional and training
capacity of teaching people how
to use machines and free weights,
designing programmes and helping
clients achieve specific targets;
the management side of the facility
concerned with the business elements
of a club; and the sales and marketing
element which designs membership
packages and promotions. In larger
clubs, there are usually managers
and staff who only work in specific
departments, like the gym, swimming
and spa pool, racquets, reception
and administration and food and
beverage operations.
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Fitness Instructors/ Personal
Trainers and Group Exercise Instructors
Personal trainers provide individual
programmes for clients to enable
them to achieve their personal
health and fitness goals. They
educate, motivate and coach clients
to help them follow their programmes
safely and effectively, and advise
them on health, nutrition and
lifestyle changes on a one to
one basis.
Fitness instructors work with
groups and individuals in gyms,
health and fitness centres and
leisure centres. They supervise
customers using the facility,
and ensure that they are exercising
safely and effectively. They may
conduct group exercise classes
such as circuit training, aerobics
or spinning.
Yoga and Pilates Teachers
Yoga teachers instruct people
on the various stances involved
in yoga, and also teach controlled
breathing, meditation and visualisation.
Yoga can be taught either as a
form of exercise, to increase
physical fitness and suppleness,
or as a therapy to combat or control
disease and ill-health.
Pilates teachers combine gentle
focused exercises with holistic
principles in order to develop
body awareness. Pilates teachers
work with clients on either mats
or specially designed equipment
in order to enable the body to
move with maximum efficiency and
minimum effort. They aim to realign
the body's structure and achieve
a balance within the musclo-skeletal
system.
Recreation Assistant
Recreation Assistants are responsible
for the cleanliness of the building,
and will undertake regular checks
to ensure that standards of safety,
environmental control and hygiene
are maintained during opening
hours. Recreation Assistants also
put up and take down equipment
not in permanent use.
Club Managers and Duty
Managers
Leisure centre managers are responsible
for the general operation of leisure
facilities. Duties vary, but are
likely to include arranging timetables
for all the activities, organising,
advertising and promoting special
events, and recruiting and managing
staff employed at the centre.
Other responsibilities such as
managing finances, health and
safety, and reporting to the centre's
owners on a regular basis are
also involved.
Duty Managers are responsible
for the day to day operation of
the leisure facility. Duties vary,
but include either opening or
closing of the facility, daily
cashing up, regular facility checks,
rectifying minor problems and
dealing with customers.
Working for a Training
Provider
This can include a variety of
roles including tutoring and assessing
either in a simulated (classroom)
environment or the workplace.
Training providers offer a variety
of courses and qualifications
all of which have their own demands,
prior knowledge and in most cases
practical experience. It is common
for tutors to also do assessing
but as a rule they will not assessor
a course that they have taught.
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