Personal Trainer Resume Example
A personal trainer resume that leads with certification, then shows program design, client progress tracking and the retention small-group coaching builds.
Lena Kowalczyk
Certified Personal Trainer · Small-Group & 1:1 Coaching
Buffalo, NY
(716) 555-0166
l.kowalczyk@email.com
linkedin.com/in/lenakowalczyk
Profile
Certified personal trainer with 9 years designing strength programs and tracking client progress against clear checkpoints. Runs small-group and one-on-one sessions with a 78% year-over-year retention rate.
Coaching Experience
Senior Personal Trainer
2020 – Present
Northgate Athletic Club, Buffalo, NY
- Design individualized strength and conditioning programs for a caseload of 25-30 active clients.
- Run movement assessments and progress checkpoints every 6 weeks, adjusting programming from the data.
- Lead 4 small-group sessions a week, capped at 6 clients, with cueing suited to each ability.
- Maintain a 78% year-over-year client retention rate through consistent scheduling and follow-up.
- Log session notes and program updates in the club's software so any trainer can cover a session.
Personal Trainer
2017 – 2020
Independent Practice, Buffalo, NY
- Built and sold in-home and studio training packages to a roster of 15 ongoing clients.
- Provided scope-aware nutrition basics alongside programming, referring out for medical concerns.
- Kept CPR/AED certification current and ran every session with a documented emergency plan.
- Tracked attendance, payments and program notes in a shared spreadsheet for billing records.
Skills
Program design
Movement assessment
Coaching cues
Progress tracking
Client retention
Small-group training
Scheduling
Software
TrueCoachMindbodyMyFitnessPal
Certifications
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT)
National Academy of Sports Medicine
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers
American Red Cross
Education
A.S. in Exercise Science
2016
Erie Community College
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
19terms employers filter on
- Program design
- Movement assessment
- Coaching cues
- Progress tracking
- Small-group training
- Client retention
- Scheduling
- Nutrition basics (scope-aware)
- CPR readiness
- Record keeping
- Documentation
- Team Collaboration
- Training
- Time Management
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Reporting
- Attention to Detail
- Reliability
What holds up
- 01 / 05Certification named and dated.NASM, ACE, CSCS — with year and CPR/AED status.
- 02 / 05Retention as the number.Clients kept year over year is the business metric.
- 03 / 05Session volume.Sessions per week and formats coached.
- 04 / 05Assessment discipline.Documented programs and retests separate coaches from counters.
- 05 / 05Scope awareness.Referring out at the edges reads as professionalism, not weakness.
What does not
- 01 / 05Body-transformation claims as credentials.Client results with consent, or metrics instead.
- 02 / 05"Motivational" as a skill.Retention numbers say it credibly.
- 03 / 05Nutrition advice beyond scope.A liability flag for employers.
- 04 / 05Undated certs.Lapsed reads as none.
- 05 / 05One resume for gym-floor and private-client roles.Different economics, different screens.
FAQ
Questions about this personal trainer resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleDo I need a resume if I have a client following?
Yes. Results show the coaching; the resume answers where you coached, in what role, for how long and under which certification — questions results cannot answer.
How much design can I put in the resume itself?
Enough to show taste, not enough to break parsing. Columns, text boxes and images are where automated screening fails.
Should I list clients by name?
No. Keep client names private. Use client counts, retention and results shared with consent instead.