We have three sons who could not be more different. The youngest is extremely studious and a potential Oxbridge candidate according to his teachers; the oldest is ruled by music, which he studied at university, and is determined to be a successful musician while the one in the middle lived and dreamed only about sport and was completely devoid of academic ambition. Needless to say, we worried most about him.
Sadly, however, his dreams came to nothing when he was in a serious accident at the age of fifteen and broke his leg in several places. He was lucky to have escaped with his life. Fortunately he had an excellent physiotherapist who motivated and inspired him. He also had a great deal of courage and determination.
We gave him all the support we could and he eventually came to terms with the fact that his dreams would never be realised. However his love of sport did not diminish. He continued to do well in sports days, matches and tournaments but the accolades went elsewhere. Not being an academic high flyer, his teachers suggested vocational courses instead of A levels and the careers officer began looking into training courses for gym instructors in local sports clubs.
One thing we all knew was that any kind of sedentary work was out of the question. At eighteen, the future was not looking very rosy and with so few openings, he began to feel quite depressed. When a neighbour suggested he become a personal trainer, it was as if we had been thrown a life-line.
We started looking for suitable courses and found one that could be done full or part time. The full time course was a five week residential course, which sounded ideal. The course would lead to an advanced diploma in personal training which could be the key to any number of jobs. He went into this full of enthusiasm and was soon regaling us with information about each curriculum area. He learned a great deal about human anatomy and physiology in the very first week.
Because it was such a practical course, most of the time seemed to be spent in the gym rather than classroom, working on form and technique etc. He received constant feedback which encouraged him with its positivity and soon he was able to put his learning into practice on the paying public in weekly PT clinics. Being a naturally shy person, this was extremely good for him in building his confidence and skills in communication. Oh, and he also found a girlfriend!
After five weeks he graduated with flying colours and we were all incredibly proud.What was more, through a contact he made there, he was told about an opening for a junior personal trainer at the rather upmarket new health spa that has opened on the edge of our town. He applied for this and was successful. It was only three days a week to start with, but that suited him fine.
And that is exactly what happened. Through his course he made many contacts and work began to trickle in steadily. What he loves best about his life is that he is constantly on the move visiting different clients and helping them in different ways, from rehabilitation to lifestyle management. His reputation is growing steadily and we are all extremely proud of our son, the professional personal trainer.
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