Fitness Trainer

Ever since I was a child, I enjoyed watching and doing athletic activities. I played softball throughout middle school but stopped once I got to high school. I realized that even though I didn’t want to play as much anymore, I still wanted to be involved with athletics. I began managing my high schools girls and eventually boys’ basketball team. By doing so led me to the career I want to partake in for the rest of my life. I want to become an Athletic Trainer. What motivate me to become an Athletic Trainer are the different aspects of the job. I also have a lot of friends and family members who are athletes and I love the different personalities that come with the athletes. I am also motivated to this career, because I want to be able to prevent athletes’ injuries, assist, and aid the athletes’ to enhance their performance so that they can continue to do what they love and to overall get stronger.

The profession that I am interested in is an Athletic Trainer. I have chosen this career because it is something that I have recently become passionate about within the last two years. I have never been the kind of person to struggle with weight, however after having my 3rd and last child, weight has become an issue. I mention my personal struggle to give insight on why I have chosen an Athletic Trainer. This profession’s main goal is physical fitness. As a trainer you become responsible for another person’s physical active lifestyle. Assisting clients from injury to recovery, evaluating their bodies and advising the individual what is best. Athletic Trainers has many responsibilities. AT’s are professionals in the health care world who mainly caters to athletes. An AT however isn’t limited to just athletes. They work with just about anyone. Ages ranging from a child to an adult. Different skill and jobs, people such as soldiers, high school athletes, and professional athletes.

Physical Health should be a priority to any human being. We are given one life and should optimize every single day of it. With that, I would enter the Planet Fitness Industry. This company has created; what I believe to be, one of the best environments for getting and/or staying in shape. I do believe a lot of gyms have a judgmental ambience that most people find to be very uncomfortable. So, those people simply opt out of pursuing a membership. I personally have obtained a membership at Planet fitness for over a year now. The environment is exactly how it is advertised to be. Attending this gym has inspired me to do more for any person seeking to better their quality of life. Not a single human should be afraid or feel judged for going to a gym.

I plan to graduate in May 2017 with honors. My goal after graduation is to find a job working at a graphic design firm and also freelance in hopes of opening my own small business one day. My philosophy is in order to have more I must to do more; therefore I have to take advantage of every opportunity. When doing more than what is expected I believe I will eventually be rewarded. I am very determined that in ten years from now I will have a successful business. I am a self-motivated individual with the ability to adapt quickly. I make no excuses and complete every task to my best

I am also very organized and determined. Those two traits will help me stay focused on what the task is and to have everything I need ready to go in my AT bag. I am absoutley still very much interested in becoming an Athletic Trainer . This observation made me even more excited to take on this journey . It helped me to see how much of an impact an AT can have on an individual . I am excited for my next journey at Valdosta State Universtiy in there AT program and start clinicals . There are unpaid intership opportunites across the country in plenty of

The students walked into the office that Friday afternoon looking confused. Many asked “Where’s Cory at? I need Cory to wrap my ankle.” Cory is our schools athletic trainer. I started shadowing him my junior year. He has been my role model since the first day I came in. My intentions that day were to simply ask him the essential questions anyone has when looking for a major to pursue: what do you do on a daily basis, college requirements, and the years of college education required, and do you enjoy coming to work? He told me the best way to learn about athletic training was to follow him. Now going into my senior year, I am his student helper and starting my athletic training education early.

Recently I have been motivated by my friend Adrian’s life changing decision of putting behind his desire of just letting go and being determined to live a healthy life. I have always had an active life and enjoy playing sports but figured that it wouldn’t be enough and I am currently on a diet which has cut down on my calorie and sugar level intake. Nowadays I take the time to read nutrition labels and measure portion sizes which make a great difference. Every now and then I have a break and consume foods that are not healthy but I now I am doing better now. It is a constant struggle to not get tempted into a delicious looking pizza or some perfectly rounded donuts but I stay motivated to achieve my

I will be attending Mississippi State University and majoring in business; in hopes of becoming a personal financial advisor. While attending college, I plan to gain a vast number of tools to guide myself and others to a greater financial state. I also plan to become a certified educator because in our area the occupation is vital to the development of our youth. Benjamin Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge

A Career in Athletic Training and a Careers in Recreational Therapy are very different from each other. Athletic trainers are highly qualified; they have multiskilled health care experts who work as a member of a collaborative in the professional medical team. However, they work together with doctors and other healthcare specialists to prevent injury, illness, wellness protection and clinical evaluation. For example, if you become an athletic trainer, the job possibilities are excellent. But, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this field is projected to grow 21% between 2014 and 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. In fact, athletic training is identified by the American Medical Association, Health Resources

For as long as I can remember, my profession of choice has been an occupation in the healthcare field. My dad often reminisces on when I was three when he would ask me “What’s your name?” I would reply with “Dr. Peppers.” Well sixteen years later my dream of being a doctor no longer exists, however my goal to become one of the best athletic trainers in the country is burning with passion. Growing up I wanted to be several different occupations like a trauma nurse, an obstetrician, or a physical therapist, before realizing after two years of high school sports medicine that athletic training was my niche. In coming to better comprehend athletic training as a career, my experiences in my classes and clinical here at Winthrop along with my high school experience in sports medicine has shaped my understanding of the athletic training world.

Prevention, recognition, managing, and rehabilitation of sport related injuries are the primary goal for athletic trainers deal. Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscles and bone injuries and illnesses. Exercise physiologists develop fitness and exercise programs that help patients recover from diseases and improve cardiovascular, body composition, flexibility and overall health. An important point to note is that athletic trainers and exercise physiologists should not be confused with fitness trainers and instructors, including personal trainers.

My interest in Athletic Training was kindled while listening Dr. Vince Diller in his Introduction to Athletic Training class. While listening to his experience as an AT and how challenging an AT’s job can be I was not only impressed with Athletic Training profession but also saw it as exciting, challenging, and meaningful career. By the end of his Introduction to Athletic Training fall course I switched my major from Exercise Science to Athletic Training. A primary reason for pursuing Athletic Training is close interaction with athletes. To be an athlete’s friend, and mentor over an extended time will impact their life.

Did you ever think which career to choose when you were younger? You may be thinking a princess, rock star, and mom, maybe even an animal keeper but as we get older our minds will change and finally we will chose that career. What will yours be? Mine is a chiropractor and these reasons will show you why.

I think it's awesome that you want to obtain certification in wellness coaching. Several people try fad diets, weight loss programs, diet pills, etc to lose weight and become healthier. The problem with these programs is that the plans aren't individualized. What works for one does not work for all. Wellness coaching is effective because emphasis is not only placed on behavior change but also on mindset change so sustainable healthy lifestyles can be obtained. Awareness in the field should be increased because there's several individuals that are overweight, living with diabetes, chronic illnesses, and experiencing chronic stress. You should look into volunteering if you have the time. It's an opportunity for you to learn,

I began to slack off on my exercising, being that I could already lift a great deal more than any of my friends, not to mention I had gained an additional five pounds bringing my total weight gain to twenty pounds. Adding even more difficultly to maintaining my exercise routine, I took on a career as a traveling salesman, requiring me work long days and living out of hotels most of the year. I also continued in poor eating, abuse alcohol, and sleep for only a few hours a night. Over the next two years of irregular and undedicated exercise, I had lost ten pounds and nearly all my strength. I began to notice my life style had suddenly taking a toll on my overall health, sending me to the emergency room on several occasions. I soon realized that I needed to make a change in my life style or it was going to destroy me. I again turned to exercise for the answers I needed to make the change. I had heard many times before, while talking to other people who worked out, that it is very important to eat healthy, get enough sleep, and avoid alcohol if I wanted to see results from exercising. I was always quick to brush off advice like this, because I seemed to be making progress without following such strict rules, but I knew now that I need to make a change. I set out to achieve a healthy life style and began to use exercise as a source of