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Fitness club manager CV: example and template

This example is for managers of fitness clubs and gyms in chains and private clubs, and for personal trainers, instructors and reception supervisors who want to run a club.

The chain or owner wants to know how many members the club has, what sales you achieve, how you run trainers and the class timetable and how you keep members. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: fitness club manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Klaudia Kowal

Fitness club manager

Gdansk +48 123 456 789 klaudia.kowal@example.com

Professional profile

Fitness club manager with 8 years in the industry, the last 4 running a chain club with 2,400 members. I head a team of 21: trainers, instructors and reception, and I am responsible for membership sales, the class timetable and member retention. Active memberships grew by 31% and member churn fell from 7% to 4.5% a month.

Work experience

Fitness club manager

03.2022 - present

Fitness club chain, a club with 2,400 members, Gdansk

  • Heading a team of 21: personal trainers, instructors and reception.
  • Sales of memberships and personal training, active memberships up 31%.
  • A welcome programme and contact with new members, churn down from 7% to 4.5% a month.
  • A timetable of 90 group classes a week and their attendance.
  • The club budget, costs, equipment inspections and safety.

Personal trainer, classes coordinator

05.2017 - 02.2022

Fitness club, Gdynia

  • Personal training for about 30 clients a month.
  • Planning the group class timetable.
  • Onboarding new instructors.

Education

Bachelor's degree, sport

2014 - 2017

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Skills

  • Managing a fitness club
  • Membership and service sales
  • Member retention
  • Group class timetable
  • Leading a team of trainers
  • Club budget and costs

Certificates

  • Personal trainer certificate, 2017
  • Fitness club sales training, 2022
  • First aid course, 2024

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Available to work, including at weekends

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a fitness club manager CV

Professional summary

Write which club you run, how many members it has, how large your team is and what sales the club achieves. Add figures, for example growth in memberships and member churn. The chain is looking for someone who sells, keeps members and runs trainers well.

Personal trainer with 5 years of experience, classes coordinator at a fitness club. I run training sessions, plan the class timetable and onboard new instructors. I am looking for work as a fitness club manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the club, members, team, sales, classes and member retention. Show results in numbers. Add the budget and safety.

Weaker: Running the club.

Better: Heading a team of 21: personal trainers, instructors and reception.

Weaker: Sales.

Better: Sales of memberships and personal training, active memberships up 31%.

Weaker: Members.

Better: A welcome programme and contact with new members, churn down from 7% to 4.5% a month.

Skills worth listing

List club management, sales, member retention, class timetable, team and budget. In your soft skills show energy, motivating others and contact with customers.

Professional skills

  • Fitness club
  • Membership sales
  • Member retention
  • Class timetable
  • Trainer team
  • Budget

Personal skills

  • Energy
  • Motivating others
  • Contact with customers
  • Leadership
  • Organisation

Certificates

List trainer and instructor certificates, sales training and a first aid course. Trainer experience helps, because the manager assesses the trainers' work.

How to become a fitness club manager

Most people move up from trainer, instructor or reception supervisor. On your CV show your sales results and who you onboard.

Add your experience in planning the timetable and serving customers. That is the daily work of a club manager.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A club chain looks for sales, standards and reports, a premium club for customer service and personal training, and a boutique club for group classes and the member community. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a fitness club manager put on a CV?

The club, members, team, sales, classes, member retention, budget and certificates.

Which figures are worth giving?

The number of active memberships, sales, member churn and class attendance.

Do you have to be a trainer?

Not always, but trainer experience helps in running a team of trainers.

How does a club manager differ from a personal trainer?

A trainer runs training sessions, and a manager is responsible for the whole club, sales, the team and results.

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