Fitness Trainer
Planet Fitness prides itself on creating a unique environment where anyone – and we mean anyone – can be comfortable. A diverse, Judgement Free Zone® where a lasting, active lifestyle can be built. This product is a tool, a means to an end; not a brand name or a mold-maker, but a tool that can be used by anyone. As we evolve and educate ourselves, we will seek to perfect this safe, energetic environment, where everyone feels accepted and respected.
Reporting to the Regional Fitness Manager, the Fitness Trainer will be responsible for running the Planet Fitness group program (PE@PF) while supporting the club manager to drive member retention and club revenue. This includes assisting new members in the achievement of their fitness goals by designing a simple workout program and instructing them on the proper use of equipment.
Skills Required
- Customer Service: Communicates and interacts with members (as well as potential members) in a way that exceeds expectations.
- Listening: Listen to staff and members. View the situation from everyone's perspective working together to resolve the issue.
- Problem Solving: Recognize and define the problem. Provide solutions using all resources available.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct and run the PE@PF program: This requires fitness consultations and introducing members to the benefit of our program
- Assist members on the gym floor with proper use of equipment and engage to peak interest in PE@PF program
- Assist club staff in maintaining cleanliness of club. This includes: 30 minute circuit room, PF 360 area and continuous racking/re-rack of weights as needed
- As needed support for front desk (e.g.- check-in members, club tours, info calls and greeting)
- Maintain participation log of each facilitated class to monitor PE@PF program performance
- Maintain accredited certifications throughout employment: Personal Training and CPR
- Complete company assigned trainings and additional learning as directed
Physical Demands
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Reach and feel with hands, fingers, and arms 75% of shift
- Talk with members and staff
- Regular bending and squatting
- Must be able to lift, push, or pull at least 100 pounds
This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics
About Flynn Fitness Group LLC
As the most innovative health club brand in the United States, Planet Fitness is known for a lot of things – our absurdly low prices, our Lunk Alarm™, and most of all perhaps, for our Judgement Free Zone® philosophy, which means members can relax, get in shape, and have fun without being subjected to the hard-core, look-at-me attitude that exists in too many gyms.
Planet Fitness is a franchise of fitness centers. The particular Planet Fitness health clubs to which this position supports, located in Massachusetts and Georgia, are independently owned and operated by Flynn Fitness Group. As an independent franchise we have built our company by staying true to our core values. Those values include: Customer Centric Mindset, Gratitude, Integrity, Perseverance, Loyalty and Family.
Flynn Fitness mission statement: To improve people’s lives by delivering a consistent, affordable, health & wellness experience in a judgement free environment.
Employees at a franchise location are employed by the Franchisee and are not employees of PFHQ (the Franchisor). PFHQ neither dictates nor controls labor or employment matters for franchisees or their employees, and does not retain any reserved authority to control the terms and conditions of employment for franchisees or their employees. Each franchisee is responsible for ensuring compliance with local, state and federal law.
