personal trainer

childcare provider

front desk agent

fitness instructor

membership sales

Burn-Boot-Camp

Typical Day: Maintaining the gym's cleanliness and functioning, social media management, having the answers to most questions, leading by example, building relationships with members, managing accounts, etc.

What I Learned: I had the opportunity of learning more about leadership, operations, business, marketing, content management, etc.

Management: The franchise partners at Burn Boot Camp Leesburg are absolutely amazing. One of their goals was to create an environment where everyone feels safe, supportive, and motivated, and they did just that. Not only is the team a family, but so are the members who join Burn Leesburg. 

Workplace Culture: The workplace culture is very upbeat and positive. Drama is rarely an issue, and many are happy with the atmosphere there. Communication is key. Communicate everything (professionally and appropriately of course),  and be present with active listening. That is how the team has remained stable.

The Hardest Part of the Job: Time management. Being a Key BA is beyond fun, but you have to be good with time management. Burn's hours are very early, and there is a demand for a certain pep to have at all moments. There will be extremely busy times where you won't be able to complete administrative work. You may feel overwhelmed and at times may not feel so peppy. That is acknowledged as being human and more than okay by the staff and owners. You have to ask for help and communicate though. You have to understand what you are mentally capable of taking on and what you have to delegate and you will not be looked down upon. 

The Most Enjoyable Part of the Job:
Your creativity and ideas are always accepted and considered. You are part of a loving and supportive community. You are recognized  as human, and treated as such. Every day is fun. Opportunity  to learn.  Supportive of physical and mental  health.  Best place I have ever worked  in my 11 years  of working.

REMINDER: These are new business owners and this location isn't even a year old yet. It takes times for processes and benefits to happen, but there is intention for it to happen. Don't be discouraged by what they are unable to offer at this time, and be encouraged by what they  do. If you are able to be personally comfortable filling this role, do it. It's worth it.

The owners have zero communication skills.  Would not have excepted position had I known they didn’t plan to train me on burn coaching. I was humiliatingly thrown in front of 25 women to coach not prepared in anyway the particular set ups they were looking for.  After being critiqued I was able to see the check points.  The head trainer never discussed anything with  me besides negatives.  I wasn’t given a structured work out to prepare myself.  I was told I just didn’t get access to that.  I needed a stop watch that wasn’t provided.  Should have been told that at hiring.  I had zero experience with Burn before being hired so most of the terminology was made up by the trainer not real exercise terms.  I was expected to know all 200 members names after being there 3 days.  There is no system to look at names and faces outside of the actual Bootcamp session.  I found out after googling there’s a fitness test that is required to pass.  I was given no advance knowledge of this and would have been practicing the exercises on my own time.   The head trainer that they chose to train me was only there for 2 weeks before I was hired.  They had another trainer that had been there for 4 years and was extremely knowledgeable of procedures and even took time between sessions to go over the workouts.  She wasn’t allowed to train me even tho she said she was also confused as to why.  The head trainer that was training me was just making up workouts and changed them each session.  Burn cooperate sends the workouts they want done and then the trainers can vary the workouts slightly.  With him just “winging it” as a new trainer I never could really wrap my mind around what I was supposed to be doing.  All the checkpoints he was hounding me about he was messing up himself.  Then the owner actually called me to tell me I had to work the front desk instead of coaching because they didn’t have time to train me.  Humiliating and unprofessional I would never excepted this job if they had just been upfront with me. 

from observing as a trainer I definitely can see potential for any trainer that is a first-timer or experience to get more learning experience here, I know I did learning different styles of workouts.
However, you rarely seen any staff meetings happening at our facility, if there was management wasn't sending me texts or phone call. It is important to have staff meetings because every staff member needs to be on the same page and make sure everyone is receiving the training that HQ wants them to be at. 

I couldn't get my own logon portal so I can see the weekly protocol so it was difficult for me to do my job. I had to use the other trainer's portal to look at it and the workouts get change from the protocol all the time to our demographic, so I would have to wait on the day I come in to see and learn the workouts.

Me and the trainer have different styles of teaching. If I had made mistake in the workouts it was a big deal, one time she told me i taught my worse morning camp. Focus Meetings, I rarely got to do with our members. Importantly, I wish we had better clock in/out schedule, because using Google drive anyone can edit the schedule and I'm always worried if i'm getting paid right or not.

The participants are so nice especially childcare, but management tend to talk about people. I have had members tell me why my name wasn't on the website  and I don't know, I notice other Burn facilities they introduce all their staff members and put them on website but here I didn't get that. 

I do miss the members so much, but I'm hoping in the future that the facility will change and get better as I didn't want to leave, but with everything that is going on there I knew I needed to leave and I wanted to leave on good terms, but management wanted to make it a bad term, which I didn't expect.

If you have a strong passion for training and helping people achieve their goals, this is a good company to work for. There's an emphasis put on trainers to help clients meet weight, fitness and health goals which in turn helps build a passionate environment in the gym. Ultimately as the head trainer, you're going to dictate the vibe of your gym, so it's imperative that you bring high energy and focus to each and every camp.

Work hours are very long. A typical day starts around 3:45 am and doesn't end to about 8:30 pm. Sleep can be hard to come by, which can be a bit counter-intuitive for someone who's supposed to be looked at as a beacon for health and wellness. It can be quite a physical and mental drain if you are the only trainer at your location as well. Nonetheless, any personal training job is going to require quite a bit of sacrifice. Here's a tip; become as disciplined as you can with managing your free time. Set aside specific time to rest, engage in social events, spend time with family etc and stick with that plan. Doing this, along with having a strong support system with your staff and management is vital to avoid burn out. I was fortunate enough to have that at my location. 

There are some elements of the position that could force you out of your comfort zone. For example, providing frequent social media content, speaking in front of large groups of people, becoming a presence in your community and making sacrifices in your personal life. So be prepared for that level of commitment. Overall, you learn a lot about people, motivational tactics and creating intense workouts becomes second nature. The amount of knowledge I gained as a trainer during my time there was very significant and has helped mold me into a better trainer today.

I just started working at a brand new location and have quickly realized that this company is something I'd like to stick with for the long haul. As a soon-to-be college graduate with a bachelor's of science in kinesiology, my job as a support specialist is ideal. The main reason for choosing my subject line is that my franchise partners were ideal for me. The head trainer, who I've known for years, got me the job on the spot without an interview because they needed willing people. It didn't hurt that I willingly took the 4:15am-10:30am shifts M-Th (sometimes Fridays). I was a night owl, and this job shouldn't have fit for me, but having spent time in the gym community and around different gym cultures, I quickly realized the culture here is special. Management was all-in, many times being there 24/7 to make sure their business stayed up to standards. Not only that, but everyone at my location is focused on being the best. My head trainer wanted to break the company-wide record for signups, my franchise partners wanted to, and sooner rather than later, I did too. 

Long story short, this job is excellent if you're blessed with the right leadership. You HAVE to bring a lot of energy in order to maintain that client base and you MUST be an outgoing person. Sitting around and watching everyone else talk is a cardinal sin. I treat my clients like my family and I'm not even a trainer (yet). Rule of thumb: The morning camps are better than the afternoon camps because everyone in the morning is self-motivated and fun to be around. The afternoon camps are a little harder because many of them are coming off of long workdays which means they've had up until then to have the worst day of their lives and you could get the short of that stick.

What is the best part of working at the company?
the members are AMAZING and it’s a LOT of fun training there! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You mist be willing to commit to covering your shifts with very limited ability for time off. Not suggested if you have Small children.  I have 4 children and it was extremely difficult to get coverage when one was sick. Small children get sick often and I have a 9yo and a 2yo. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very energetic and up beat.  Fast paced and competitive. You will need to come into work with high energy and a positive attitude no matter what your home life is.  Leave it at the door.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typically I had 2-4 camps to train and they can be very fast paced or on strength days it’s a little slower and more of a serious feel. I had to set up equipment if I trained the first camps or clean up and put away equipment if I trained the last camps.  Greet members with high energy and excitement and keep them focused and inspired throughout their camps.

The whole place is a red flag. The membership prices are insane for them to be the most mid  classes. The actual position is hard starting from the system on the computer down to the physical demands. You aren’t able to sit, or be on ur phone, you have to vaccum the entire gym daily. One of the strangest parts is filming the gym goers on your own phone by the 100’s daily. 
A part of the job of a burn ambassador is to use up your own phone space and take picture of people as if you are a professional photographer. No extra pay. The pay is as low as it can possibly be so whatever minimum wage is currently the pay is that or lower. And MONTHLY PAY!!!! It was terrible 

The owners would try to pressure you into the gyms membership and to go to classes after work even if you said you didn’t want to be there later than your shift. 
The child watch part was as normal as a child care position could be except the same terrible monthly pay. But definitely not long term.

Just avoid this place as a whole not sure if it’s just Lakeland location or all locations but it was strangest working experience of my life. 
Met a few sweet gym attendees while there though. 

Hands-down it’s a great place to work. I highly recommend it, especially to group trainers looking to build their confidence and experience. You could either start by being a part-time trainer or full-time. If your full-time then you may or may not have a good work/life balance. When I first started I was training 33 camps a week  for almost a year and a half and I was burnt out within the first year. That just depends on the owner of the location and their requirements for head trainers. The pay is OK but if you’re a head trainer at certain locations then pay is based on performance which means you have to make sure the rest of the employees are doing their job as well because that affects your paycheck. I recommend the job to anyone who needs experience, and loves to do group training because I have learned a ton in my 2 1/2 years. It made me a better trainer.

There are some awesome people involved in this company and the overall negative sentiments I have from my experience is not directed to them. The overall leadership culture is toxic and filled with more personal dynamics than professional accomplishment. I saw excellent leaders passed on promotions for executives friends repeatedly and this did not go unnoticed as people left for opportunities elsewhere. Work/life balance only exists for some teams whereas others are in constant state of burnout. Accountability is spotty at best and despite many people giving similar feedback during exit interviews the same issues remain. If leadership doesn't take honest stock of these problems and adjust it will harm the future growth and continue the high turnover rate of employees.

I love working at Burn in Childwatch, the FPs and leads are supportive and it feels like a family. The flexibility and support from the team is great. We all pick up shifts for each other when things come up, so that's extremely helpful. The only downside is the pay. Minimum wage for 2 people to be in a tiny room with 20+ kids for almost an hour, watching them, playing with them, doing activities, making sure no one gets hurt, etc? Not to mention things that weren't mentioned in my interview or job description, such as having to clean all the bathrooms if you're on a closing shift and maintain other areas of the gym that I don't even use or work in. 
Overall, not a bad job when it comes to the people and environment, but pay could definitely be better; good job for someone just looking to have an on the side part time job in high school maybe

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