Editing Personal trainer (section)

== Employment characteristics ==
[[File:Personal Training at a Gym - Cable Crossover.JPG|thumb|alt=Personal Training at a Gym|Personal trainer working with a client in a fitness center]]
The profession is generally not restricted by the venue, and personal trainers may work in fitness facilities, in their own homes, in client homes, over live video (also called "virtual personal trainers"),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-virtual-training-google-hangouts-20130819-story.html |title=South Floridians giving webcam workouts rave reviews |first=Johnny |last=Diaz |date=August 30, 2013 |newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111904/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-virtual-training-google-hangouts-20130819-story.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> or outdoors. Almost all exercise professionals work in physical fitness facilities, health clubs, and fitness centers located in the amusement and recreation industry or in civic and social organizations.<ref name="bls.gov">{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos296.htm |title=Fitness Workers |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917084446/http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos296.htm |archive-date=2008-09-17 }}</ref>  Personal training is not regulated in any jurisdiction in the United States except for Washington D.C. which adopted registration requirements for personal fitness trainers in February 2014.<ref>Herbert, David L, DC Opts to Regulate Personal Trainers, The Exercise, Sports and Sports Medicine Standards & Malpractice Reporter, March, 2014, Volume 3, No. 2.</ref> Some employers, such as gyms, require personal trainers to be certified. However, this is not always the case and some personal trainers can find work without certification. Overall, personal trainers must possess certain skills, such as a passion for fitness and helping others achieve their goals, industry knowledge, leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively with their clients.

Personal trainers may specialize in a certain training type, training philosophy, performance type, exercise modality, or client population. In general, most personal trainers develop exercise plans for [[aerobic exercise]], [[resistance exercise]], and/or [[flexibility (anatomy)|flexibility]] training. With aerobic exercise prescription, personal trainers determine the type of exercise, duration of exercise, and frequency of exercise. For resistance exercise prescription, the type of exercise, total session volume, rest period, frequency, and intensity are determined.<ref>Kraemer, WJ. Exercise Physiology: Integrating Theory and Application. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 12. Ahead of print, March 2011.</ref>  Personal trainers may also be involved in the prescription of stretching routines or other approaches. Personal trainers help clients to perform exercises with correct techniques, minimizing the risk of injury. While some discuss nutrition, [[ergogenic]] supplementation, and spiritual practices with clients, there is debate within the industry as to whether it fits within their scope of practice and training qualifications.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Frances H. Q. | year = 2009 | title = Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics | journal =  Sport in Society| volume = 12 | issue = 3| page = 375 | doi=10.1080/17430430802673726| s2cid = 143704829 }}</ref>