Hi, I have been an active cyclist for many years, but now I want to start a career as a personal trainer who does general fitness work but who specializes in cycling coaching.
I am wondering, should I do one of the official personal trainer courses from an accredited provider?
Or should I try to get started off the back of what I already know.
I have no doubt I could coach clients to cycle, having done so already to some extent with friends of mine, and I've used gyms a lot so I know a lot about exercises and I reckon I could teach other people how to do it safely.
I don't have a lot of money with which to pay for my training so I want to be sure I definitely need a PT course before buying one.
I also once met someone else who worked as a personal trainer and said they didn't do any formal training, just went straight into business for themselves and did okay.
Should I do the same? How important is it that personal trainers do a proper training course?