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As an HFS my typical day includes:
-front desk check-ins and general admin work
-growing my outreach list and sending messages/ emails
-planning marketing strategies
-group ex classes
-some health consults
-brainstorming
-some fitness programming

Here at EXOs I learned a lot in my first few months about their approach to fitness programming, and have been able to apply it fairly well to my programming. There is some really good knowledge explained well but not as much onboarding at first as I would have hoped. You get on 6 one hour calls, once a week, for 6 weeks talking over basic stuff and then it's up to you to learn from their library of resources after that. Unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to get many clients due to the nature of activity in corporate fitness centers due to the pandemic. There is good culture in the company at EXOs but in my experience you do not have much direct conversation with the higher ups, just your program manager.

The pay is simply put, very very bad. Which unfortunately is par for the course in the fitness industry. The pay rate is determined by the contracts they set up with each individual company they provide services too, which makes sense but it creates a massive disparity in terms of what someone will get paid. 2 HFS's doing the same job could be making thousands of dollars less per year based off of where they get hired and what company they are working for. I talked to my manager about how we can increase wages and she basically said its not up to her and its a tough process. She then described to me how she worked 3 jobs to make ends meet for the past 3-4 years. Not exactly the situation I envision for myself when Im looking to commit to a company with the structure EXOs has. They also took me through 4 rounds of interviews and a month long process to get hired for a position that makes a high-schoolers wage. (Bachelors degree preferred LOL).

Hours are weird for me as we are semi-virtual (6 at fitness center, 8 at home). I have to be in our FC by 6:45am for opening and somedays have group ex classes that run till 4:30pm, making my day almost 10 hours long (they don't expect you to work for the whole time, but you don't have much time for anything else besides just relaxing or eating killing time till your hours start again). I would imagine that if I didn't have to take home work things would be different. I do enjoy the aspects of the hybrid work environment as there are some days I work completely from home.

Overall, EXOS is a solid company and a good incubation period for people trying to build organizational skills, outreach skills, digital communication, teach group ex, work on online coaching (post-covid) and all the while, get paid for the mistakes and learning curve those things take. It is a very professional company that has good work culture, a good staff, and gives you plenty of resources and opportunity to develop yourself, your career, and succeed the best you can you just have to be ready to take that opportunity into your own hands. If the pay were better, I would definitely be considering spending more time here and focusing on staying within the company for the long-term.

This is a great first job out of college for anyone interested in exercise science or health promotion. A lot of management comes from the sports performance world, but is able to distill that into info for a corporate setting and is great at educating team members who may not have an ex sci background.

The job was great for professional development. Management at my location was very supportive and ultimately became good friends. Continuous education is one of the main tenets of the company's culture and opportunities for learning are endless. I also felt the company values inclusion, and as an LGBTQ+ individual, I definitely felt this.

I ultimately left because the pay was lacking relative to the large amount of work expected at our site. Our account received a funding bonus due to great performance and we had a very large budget surplus; but raises were not being given to top performers, outside of a small annual merit bump. There is the opportunity to make more with personal training, but this has been lacking with less people coming into the office post-pandemic.

Message to management: pay your people what they're worth and stop hoarding money. This will ultimately save you in the long run. $17.90 an hour isn't cutting it in 2022 when you expect experience, a bachelor's degree, and certifications. This job should start at no less than $21/hr, and more for higher cost of living areas.


I am someone who has followed Athlete's performance from the beginning and was super excited for the opportunity to work for EXOS. I read everything Mark Verstegan ever wrote and was star struck when Mark Verstegan introduced himself to me and my husband at a holiday party and gave us a personal tour of the training center. My favorite parts about working for EXOS were the methodology, the in house continuing education as well as the amazing continuing education reimbursement and all of my experiences at EXOS Headquarters.

Upon working for EXOS, I quickly discovered that there is a major disconnect between Corporate Wellness and the other departments at EXOS. On the Corporate Wellness side there is constant change, there is poor service to the client sites, there is unfair hiring and promoting, there are incompetent managers, there is retaliation, lying, deceiving, etc. I also felt like the benefits were mediocre. My pay and PTO were great, but the health insurance and maternity leave were terrible.

As a Program Manager at a site located far from headquarters it allowed for a lot of autonomy. I could make my own schedule within reason as long as I was there for 40 hours out of the week and covering the busier times of the facility. Pay was really good considering the time and my experience level. Members/employees were genuinely kind and happy every day they came in making a great work environment. Allowed for pay increases the longer you stay there and you accumulate PTO faster than most places I've seen. Any training that is required to be done for this role is provided to you by the company and is very easy to follow. Would highly recommend this company. I started out as an entry level employee and worked my way up to a manager after 6 months by a successful interview. Great inside hire opportunities and you're almost guaranteed to meet wonderful people you will remember. Ultimately had to leave as my wife wanted to work on her Master's Degree abroad and I left to support her.  

EXOS is going through some growning pains. There is definitely a lack of process an procedure and for some reason, when things go wrong, it is the employee's fault.  They do not provide you with the tools to do your job which sets the employee up for failure. The expectations are high and there is no training nor is there a company orientation, so you can go a few months without really knowing everything that the company has to offer and the services that are provided. In addition to the lack of training, there apparently seems to be a lack of realestate to even house their employees.  When I started, I shared a tiny office with 3 other employees. Imagine 3 recruiters in a tight space on the phone at the same time. Did I mention, it was my own cell phone because I didn't even have a phone at my desk when I started.  A few weeks later, my office moved to a cubicle, then I was moved to another room with 5 other people.  I'm all for being flexible and adaptable but when an organization doesn't have their stuff together yet expects you to, it's a huge red flag.  Onboarding 101, have the tools for your new hire ready so they can hit the ground running.

I started with EXOS in 2015 as a temporary Health Fitness Specialist and have worked up to Senior Health Fitness Specialist so there’s many opportunities for advancement. EXOS also invests heavily in professional development (free CECs and education funds) to their staff which is another great perk. Full benefits, regular pay, retirement plans and paid time off also make this position very attractive to those looking for health/fitness careers not based on sales or commission (though personal training is available and can supplement income).

During my time at EXOS I’ve not only refined my personal training skills but developed my abilities in administration, task management, speaking and wellness programming. Overall, great opportunity for newly graduates exercise science students and fitness pros looking for career advancement.

I work as an HFS in a corporate wellness facility and I honestly believe that this is one of the best jobs I could have gotten. I help take fitness assessments, create exercise plans for employees, conduct wellness consults, and program activities and challenges. 

Exos provides tons of training for the HFS role and emphasizes the importance of continuing education which I love. They give you a certain amount of money each year to use towards continuing education, which I was able to use to get my ACSM Exercise Physiologist Certification. 

The only rough parts about the job are the schedule and pay. I guess it depends on the facility, but here we don't have a lot of people that want to do fitness assessments and training, so sometimes the days are really slow and I don't have much to do, but it isn't stressful which is nice. The pay is low for having a Bachelor's Degree but the benefits make up for that so it is hard to complain. 

I highly recommend Exos to anyone, they truly care about you and your wellbeing and there are so many different settings you can work in. 

It was honestly a great experience working for EXOS while it lasted. The pay could have been better, but extra personal training (if you're a Health Fitness Specialist) can help make up for that pay gap, but at the expense of some work/life balance. However, if you get let go due to general or Covid-related company layoffs and they're looking to fill another position elsewhere, they would rather interview and hire from outside the organization than hire from within for people who have been with the company for years who have given them their all, know the business and all the know-how about how to do things the job requires, knows all the EXOS methodology, etc. I thought they were different than most companies at first, but clearly I was mistaken. 

EXOS has an amazing work environment. The entire EXOS team is filled with passionate people who genuinely care about making a difference by upgrading lives. The perspective of individual performance doesn't extend only to the professional athletes or commercial clients, it is valued at every level. EXOS doesn't take a one-sided approach; they believe in the equal importance of mindset, movement, nutrition, and recovery when it comes to sustainable change. That means that employees are also encouraged to have this same approach and it leads to you feeling supported and valued. The management team is amazing--they are very transparent with the entire staff. The culture is fun, passionate, and team oriented. Collaboration is key! The best part of working for EXOS is their support for improvement and continuing growth for employees and the ability to stand behind the solutions that they offer.

The Sr. Health Fitness Specialist is definitely a great position to start in if you want to escape the stress and sales quotas that come with Commercial Fitness jobs. Because you're working with clients, your experience could be completely different than somebody else's EXOS/Medifit experience. The pay isn't fantastic but considering there are hundreds of sites and you're the first to know about additional job openings, I imagine it's relatively easy to move up and over. The company was just recently purchased by EXOS so you have to take a certification exam. I'm looking to see what changes come about in 2016 now that the takeover is final. So far I'm loving it compared to Commercial Fitness.

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