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Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.

What you’d do

  • Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.
  • Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.
  • Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs.
  • Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.
  • Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.
  • Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.
  • Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.
  • Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.

Skills that matter

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Coordination
  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Critical Thinking

How to get there

Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree

Also called

  • Fitness and Wellness Coordinator
  • Fitness and Wellness Director
  • Fitness Coordinator
  • Fitness Director
  • Clinical and Wellness Programs Manager
  • Fitness Center Manager
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