Blog #5: How has COVID impacted the fitness industry?… and is ‘now’ a good time to become a fitness professional?
What can the fitness industry expect to see now COVID is under control and a large percentage of the population vaccinated against it?
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Video #5: A sneak peak into our brand new course – ‘Business and Marketing for the FitnessProfessional’
Course creators Ashley hough and Louise Pratley give an overview of Performance Training Academy’s brand new course – ‘Business and Marketing for the Fitness Professional’. Find out why we created this course, what content you can expect to learn, and get a sneak peak into what the course will look like.
Podcast episode #13: From personal trainer to nutrition expert & gym owner, the story behind James Buckingham
With James Buckingham being such an integral part of our nutrition and training content here at Performance Training Academy, and developer of our ‘Advanced Nutrition Course’, we felt it only right to show you the story behind James’ career. Find out the lessons James learnt from his 22 years in the military, how his career …
Episode #9: The story behind Performance Training Academy – From Personal Trainer to delivering fitness qualifications. By Ashley Hough
At 22 years of age, Performance Training Academy founder Ashley Hough had no idea what he wanted to do as a career. He worked a number of jobs which he did not enjoy, causing the old Sunday evening blues and getting the dread of work the following day, before he found his ideal career as …
Podcast episode #8: The transition from Professional Rugby to the Health & Fitness Industry with Tom Johnson
Ashley Hough is chatting with Tom Johnson about his transition from Professional Rugby to running his own gym as a Personal Trainer in the Health & Fitness industry. We will look back at Tom’s illustrious rugby career, which includes 10 years at the top flight in English Rugby with Premiership Champions, Exeter Chiefs. As well …
Podcast episode #7: Lessons learnt in the fitness industry and working with the WWE as a Professional Wrestler
In episode #7, Ashley Hough is joined by Pete Howard, a tutor here at Performance Training Academy. We are discussing Pete’s journey in the health & fitness industry, how he built up his own successful personal training business ‘Howards Health & Fitness’, and his time spent working as a Professional Wrestler with the WWE in …
Blog #2: How much can you earn as a Personal Trainer?
Before embarking on any new career, it is always of high importance that you have a good understanding of potential income.