Pros
Great Learning experience for new trainers- a four month learning program called EFTI- but a lot of it is somewhat B.S., where the main focus should be on becoming a master at programming for your clients.
Cons
Too much competition from other trainers, horrible pay structure- $8/hr for floor shifts where you are cleaning up like crazy making everything "picture perfect". Private one on one training pay rate for most is $25-28.50/ session. You make decent money if you reach tier 3 status and hit bonus(42 session/ pay period) or your paycheck gets cut in half. God for bid a client gets sick or goes on vacation and you do 40 sessions for the 2 week pay period instead of 42 needed for bonus- paycheck cut in half. Tier 2 $28.5 hit bonus + $12 per session, Tier 3- $33.5 hit bonus + $13/session. They say if you do what you are told to do and follow their protocols you have a great chance of succeeding- B.S.- I was there for about a year and saw 20 newbies like me come and go- 2 people made it- thats 10%. You really have to be special, and best if you do group fitness too- but now they are not allowing newbies to do group fitness. I also thought this was a gym that i could grow with and be there for years, but during my time there, i saw 3 veteran trainers leave(5+ yr of experience there) and another 1-2 ready to leave. With all personal training jobs- Best if you get into a brand new club.