What Do Fitness Coordinators Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Fitness Coordinators manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors. They also manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.

Other tasks include:

• Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.
• Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.
• Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services.
• Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.
• Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.
• Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.

We asked Fitness Coordinators how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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75% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 62% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Fitness Coordinators supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators. They maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.

• Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.
• Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.
• Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services.
• Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.
• Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.

We asked some Fitness Coordinators a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	83% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	39% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	82% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	29% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	21% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Fitness Coordinators also track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness. They may also develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Fitness Coordinators Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants. They might also Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices.

In addition, they Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.

To some Fitness Coordinators, it is also their responsibility to Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.

Working life

Standard 40 hour work week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, you can expect to work 40 hour work week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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