In this video, as a former fitness trainer on a cruise ship, I expose the true reality of this job. Discover what actually happens onboard, what is expected of trainers, and how it sharply differs from what is taught in training academies. Learn the real truth about the job of a fitness trainer on cruise ships!
Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:08 - 3:56 Explaining about the training academy and emphasizing that the primary job is sales, not training people.
3:56 - 7:00 Explaining that on some ships, you can work alone as a fitness trainer, doing a lot of things solo, or if it's a larger ship, there might be two trainers.
7:00 - 24:00 Explaining in detail how the job functions, focusing on how much of it is sales, and discussing how pay is calculated and the pressure from the company for sales.
24:00 - 28:52 Discussing work hours, days off, contract details, resignation procedures, and contract completion.
29:13 - 29:51 Showing what the footprint station looks like where guests have their footprints analyzed on the cruise.
30:10 - 32:44 Catching a fitness instructor doing footprint analysis outside the gym, highlighting what the actual job entails.
32:48 - 34:10 Capturing another fitness instructor preparing the footprint station for foot scanning for guests on the ship, not as promised by recruiters.
35:05 - 36:10 Fitness instructor conducting footprint analysis at the Windjammer, a completely different area from the gym. So unfair.
36:08 - 40:32 Heading to the gym to check on SeaDay, the last chance for fitness to earn money, and seeing the situation in the gym and at an important detox seminar.
41:53 - 42:20 Talking about salary with another fitness instructor.
42:41 - 46:20 Showing the current situation in the gym on the ship, where the potential customers, i.e., guests, are currently enjoying themselves at the pool.
46:20 - end of video Showing a ladies pamper party in the gym hosted by the spa, and the fitness instructor again conducting foot analysis.