How to Get Online Personal Trainer Jobs Now (2024)

Gyms were among the many business types affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

While this was really tough for gym owners, the number of people signing up for online exercise classes massively increased. For online personal trainers, this is great news. These days, whether you’re looking for personal training in Clapham or an online trainer in New York, you can find someone within minutes from the comfort of your home. 

And, if you’re a certified personal trainer looking to start teaching online, there are loads of ways to find online personal trainer jobs quickly.

Complete Personal Trainer Certification

Probably, if you're reading this, you've already completed this step. 

However, if you're only just embarking on your fitness career, check out a company like Focus Fitness (pass rate: about 93%; an equal opportunity employer), Diverse Trainers (pass rate: about 99%) or Future Fit (pass rate: about 93%) to learn about their accredited personal training qualifications. In terms of the user experience, all of these course providers currently have ratings of at least 4.5/5 on Trust Pilot. Most also have relationships with gyms and will list their full and part-time positions on their website. If you'd like to first complete a shorter fitness course to get a feel of what it might be like to work in the fitness industry, you could complete an online CPD-recognised fitness instructor qualification. As you progress along your career path, you could start to take more courses that will enable you to help clients with more specific fitness goals. For instance, Future Fit has courses in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Massage. 

Typically, you won't require previous experience to take any of these courses; providers normally just recommend that you have a basic level of numeracy and literacy.  

Use Social Media to Market Yourself

Use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to market yourself. 

Create various advertisements for specific audiences. For example, create an advertisement for young professionals who are looking for quick workouts during their busy days, create another for women looking to lose weight post-pregnancy, and create a totally different one for people looking to tone up. Then, choose your target audience and advertise yourself and your services as a personal trainer using social media. 

Be sure that your ads include videos, which have a higher rate of customer engagement. 

Find Online Personal Trainer Jobs on Google

You can simply type “personal trainer jobs” on Google and find a list of companies and websites that are hiring personal trainers. Since most companies now have many employees working from home, you, as a personal trainer, will also have the liberty to conduct classes from the comfort of your home. This means you can literally join a fitness company anywhere in the world and teach online classes to their clients.

​Turn Your Existing In-Person Clients Into Online Clients

If you previously worked at a gym or a studio, you can ask your former clients if they wish to take classes from you online. 

Likewise, if you’ve always worked as a freelance trainer who went house to house, you can ask your clients to start taking classes with you virtually. Then, using good old ‘word of mouth’, you can ask your clients to recommend your services to their friends. Let’s say you charge one client £200 per month, and they recommend you to their friends, who in turn recommend you to their friends, and you end up with 10 or 20 clients; your earning potential could be £2,000–£4,000 every month! If a lot of new people are interested in working with you, you could think about offering group fitness classes so that you're earning from multiple clients at once. 

If any of your in-person clients are hesitant about moving online, you could suggest that you start with a hybrid approach, whereby you do some of the sessions in person and some online so that they have an opportunity to see how effectively you can support them on their fitness journey while working remotely. 

Figure Out What Makes You Unique

To become a successful online personal trainer, you need to market yourself. 

But what makes you stand out from the rest? What makes you unique? Once you find your uniqueness factor, the sky's the limit! Think about it; people aren’t necessarily just typing things like ‘Personal trainer Clapham’ on Google, but instead often use more specific terms, such as ‘Pilates instructor in Leeds’ or ‘Post pregnancy weight loss classes in Manchester’. So, figure out what you can offer that will make you stand out. Basically, you need to find a target market and then market yourself till you become number 1 in your area of expertise! 

Of course, if you have a profile on a site like ukfitness.pro and you've completed a relevant undergraduate or advanced degree, you should list these in the qualifications section alongside your personal training certification. Likewise, you should list any other courses you've completed as part of your professional development. For instance, if you've completed an online course or online certification in something like lower back pain, Pilates, nutrition coaching, or sports psychology, these could be highlighted on your profile. 

As soon as you know what makes you unique, you’ll find online personal trainer jobs in no time.

Start Posting Videos on YouTube

One of the best ways to show off your skills and market yourself is by posting workout videos on YouTube. 

From easy mat workouts to hardcore HIIT sessions, from home Pilates workouts to expert-level yoga lessons, you can post anything on YouTube. Then, at the end of the video, have a link to your website or your social media page. You could even have a call to action button that allows users to send you a message or call you in case they are looking for personal online classes. 

That way, you can show the world your skills and find clients interested in paying real money for your services!

What Next?

More and more, people are coming to appreciate the benefits of an online fitness trainer, so now’s the perfect time to start looking for online personal trainer jobs. Having your own business while also making a difference in clients' lives is a pretty great spot to be in!

If you’re a personal trainer and already have a profile on ukfitness.pro, just go to “edit profile” and then check the “online” box to ensure you appear in search results for online personal trainers. If you want to appear at the top of the search results, consider upgrading your account from Basic to Verified. If you don’t yet have a ukfitness.pro profile, just hit Sign Up at the top of the page! Your email address will be linked to your profile, so you'll receive a "job alert" that is specific to you every time potential new clients want to reach out to you. 

You might also be interested in our articles on how to get personal training jobs, PT accreditation, getting online personal training clients, and online personal trainer insurance.