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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

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Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

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Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.

Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.

Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.

Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.

Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.

Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.

Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.

Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.

Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.

Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.

Conduct therapeutic, recreational, or athletic activities.

Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.

Advise clients about proper clothing and shoes.

Teach individual and team sports to participants through instruction and demonstration, using knowledge of sports techniques and of participants' physical capabilities.

Plan physical education programs to promote development of participants' physical attributes and social skills.

Maintain equipment inventories, and select, store, or issue equipment as needed.

Promote health clubs through membership sales, and record member information.

Advise participants in use of heat or ultraviolet treatments and hot baths.

Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, and bruises.

Organize and conduct competitions and tournaments.

Organize, lead, and referee indoor and outdoor games, such as volleyball, baseball, and basketball.

Automated external defibrillators AED

Balance boards

Balance disks

Body fat measurement calipers

Elliptical trainers

Emergency first aid equipment

Exercise bands

Exercise steps

Exercise tubing

Fitness jog belts

Fitness trampolines

Free weights

Jump ropes

Laptop computers

Lower body weight machines

Manual blood pressure cuffs

Medical tape measures

Medicine balls

Microphones

MP3 players

Multi-speaker stereo systems

Pedometers

Personal computers

Personal digital assistants PDA

Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers

Pilates training equipment

Rowing machines

Stair climbers

Stationary exercise bicycles

Upper body weight machines

Water ankle weights

Weighted exercise balls

Weighted swim vests

Appointment scheduling software

BioEx Systems Exercise Expert

BioEx Systems Fitness Maker

BioEx Systems Nutrition Maker Plus

Contemporary Web Plus Appointment-Plus

DietMaster Systems DietMaster

Email software

EZFacility Trainer Management System

ICTraining

Intuit QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

MYOB BusinessEssentials

Online River Software Personal Trainer Pro

Sage 50 Accounting

Sage Simply Accounting

Visual Health Information The Trainer's Exercise Toolbox

Web browser software

In March 2005, Nieto was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Despite the limitations of the disease, Nieto continues to lead an active life.

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