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Fitness Together

Fitness Together has been a fun and enjoyable place to work over the past two years!  I am the Manager, but also train about 4-6 clients a day so I have a healthy balance of responsibilities in the training room as well as doing administrative work.  When I first started working here, I did not have any experience in personal training (I had the credentials, but no experience).  The owner of the studio was able to teach me one process at a time of how they ran things, and being a personable person, I was able to get introduced to the clients and work well with the rest of the team.

The most enjoyable part of my job is just being able to see the physical and mental change clients make for themselves in a period of time.  Being the professional and prescribing the plan to them is one thing, but seeing them apply it to their busy life and make the commitment and seeing their mood change over the time you work with them, that is just guaranteed satisfaction. 

One of the biggest things I learned is that it is okay to take a break or ask for a break.  Sometimes It can be taxing when you train seven, eight, or nine clients in a row for multiple days in a row; and if you feel like you are not performing at your best, it is okay to step our of the training room and ask for a break.  It is more important to have great quality of work, then overall quantity.

Having previously worked for FT Burlington for many years, I feel this review is well overdo. To this date, I can honestly say that FT Burlington is still one of the best companies I've ever worked for. To start, the management was always super supportive and really made the effort all around to grow their team members. I learned SO MUCH throughout the years working for this company and was given so many opportunities that enabled me to grow and move up the ladder to eventually take on full responsibility running a separate location. This eventually lead to building my portfolio to the point I feel I am now able to do almost anything with my background. I cannot thank the management here enough, without their guidance I don't think I'd be where I am today. From employee engagement, to having great systems and some of the best clientele I've ever met, this place is a top establishment to work for. I will forever be grateful of the time I spent here, to the people that built me up, to the people I helped and the relationships made. This is the way all organizations should run in my opinion. THANK YOU to everyone at FT Burlington, what a ride!!!!

Schedule= M/W/Thur 5:15am-1:30pm T/F 1:30pm-9:00pm Sat 5:15am-3:00pm

I learned how to be a better trainer through the variety of clients I trained. On any given day you could have an older client that could not go from a seated position to a standing position without assistance to training a client that can deadlift 450+ pounds.

Hardest part of the job was the up & down schedule which lead to unhealthy sleep patterns. The pay is also extremely unfair to the trainers; clients pay on average $70 per session and the highest paid trainer only received $21 out of that (which took that trainer 3+ years to make). Most new trainers only receive $17 per session to start.

No teamwork. Hardly any communication from management.  We had a new trainer working there for over 5weeks who had to sit down & ask management what his job description/duties were since he was made unaware of them.

Only enjoyable part of the job were the friendships & relationships built with the clients & helping them reach their health/fitness goals.

I worked at a successful Fitness Together studio with a high volume of sessions each week. The good: great clients, great experience, great co-workers. The bad: everything else. The biggest trap is believing that there will be any opportunity to increase your salary. That is not how these studios operate. They are going to load your day with back to back sessions with no breaks. They have their trainers write all of the workouts, schedule all of the clients, and run their social media and studio events, during your ‘breaks.’ They will lie through their teeth about the ‘incentives’ and ‘bonuses’ that basically don’t exist. For all that, they reward you with the industry minimum in pay. In the year and a half I was there, 4 different trainers left at around the same mark, 18 months. That’s about the time when you’re burnt out doing 7 sessions a day, 5 days a week, for a little more than $100 a day and you get fed up and leave. Good experience, nothing more. Ownership DOES NOT care about their employees (or their clients but that’s a whole other story) and look at you as about as replaceable as their trash bags . 

Delivered first-class customized programs including cardio-vascular, strength and fitness, and sports specific plans as well as nutrition counseling in a one-on-one training environment. Handled the hiring, training, and supervision of a team composed of six professionals while adhering to operating policies and procedures. Identified clients’ personal fitness goals in order to develop an exercise program that tailor-fits their fitness needs. Provided expert advice on nutrition, weight control and general lifestyle changes.

	Successfully established client base from zero to 80 clients by effectively targeting a high-end clientele through the continuous creation of unique marketing strategies and program development.
	Consistently boosted annual sales by an average of 30% within a saturated marketplace.
	Proficiently established a strong network consisting of the medical community (doctors, physical therapist, and chiropractors) and other organizations in order to build a strong referral client base.
	Ranked Top 3 among all fitness studios in New Jersey for effectively boosting company image.

This could easily be a 5 star review or a one star review. I have worked for a number of studios and have had wonderful and terrible experiences. If I had to do it all over again I would say the candidate really needs to understand the situation they are getting into. Take a look at the studio, are they successful? I can tell you from my experiences that the more money a studio makes the better they treat their trainers. The ones that aren't busy , the owner says a lot of catch phrases like, real room to grow together, or we are in a real building phase. Be forewarned. Ask how many sessions a week they do as a studio. Do not ask how many sessions they seeing you get per week. If they already do over 130 sessions a week you should be good to go. If it is over 150 per week, put your best foot forward because you are going to want to work there! The location at Belmont is one of the top in the state, and in the country. The staff there and the owner are going to be great friends with me my entire life. I could not recommend them enough.

If you get bored easily this is not for you. Clients all range in their 50's making most of them very deconditioned, in turn causing very repetitive workouts that management still expects you to "make new and exciting".
They do give off an air of teamwork but it's very slow paced at my location with very little to do in the meantime. Overall waste of time.
However, clients are amazing and definitely want results. But hard to see good results because clients are shared. 
Don't expect much benefits right away. I was 6 months without health insurance because I had to wait till November for them. On top of that I broke my hand and was placed on unpaid leave (with no benefits) so basically I was left with a hefty out-of-pocket medical bill. 
Scheduling was alright - sometimes you had 2 clients, sometimes you had 8. It was inconsistent and mostly obnoxious because management would cancel your appointment but wouldn't let you know who canceled to make up the lost session. 


This is a good place for experience - if they actually take the time to teach you.

I had a really positive experience working at Fitness Together Whitefish Bay. What stood out the most to me was the people—I loved getting to talk with a wide variety of clients and staff every day, and everyone had such interesting stories and perspectives. The culture here is fantastic and it feels like a close-knit group where you’re genuinely part of a community rather than just showing up for a job. The schedule is flexible as long as you communicate and coordinate with the other trainers, which made it easy to balance work and life. Overall, Fitness Together Whitefish Bay is a supportive and motivating environment that values relationships and teamwork just as much as fitness.

FT Whitefish Bay was a tremendous place to work it. It holds a special place in my heart as my first job after university. It was elevated by the wonderful client base and excellent team. Both gave me a warm welcome. This made the day to day client training, progression planning, and team meetings all worthwhile. I was able to implement plenty of what I learned in class and walked away with a prime example of what training studio should be.

The most difficult part would be scheduling. The nature of the job calls for the trainer to gravitate around the clients schedule. This can lead to weird schedule gaps that can take a full day. I had a unique situation with 40 min commute and leaving the country for family reason. Even so, my manager was extremely flexible with me and I don't think this will be the case with many employees of the company.



Working at FT Burlington for over 6 years and a female in a male driven industry - this is the BEST place I have ever worked. The owners welcome you in as tho you were part of their family, allowing you to choose comfortable clothing for your uniforms  and always accommodate schedule needs as they arise.  I never thought that personal training could bring me to where I am today and I am so glad I started working at FT Burlington.  This studio is different…you actually have clients to train, a full schedule with ample time to program, grab lunch or coffee. I  have been given multiple opportunities for growth and open space to communicate and share ideas.  The benefits are great- from continuing edu to health insurance and  even a 401K!  

It’s  clear the owners/ managers value their employees and their goals and strive to watch them grow. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Personal trainer 42 salaries reported	$27.09 per hour
Fitness specialist 7 salaries reported	$49,000 per year
Fitness instructor 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Life science consultant 3 salaries reported	$51,000 per year
Fitness manager 2 salaries reported	$3,300 per month

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