☛ Why did you decide to become a fitness trainer?

☛ Are you CPR-certified? What other certifications do you hold?

☛ How do you keep your fitness training knowledge up to date?

☛ What group classes have you taught? In your group classes, explain how you accommodate varying skill and fitness levels.

☛ What diet and nutrition education have you received?

☛ What experience do you have with customer service? Describe how you handle customer service situations involving difficult fitness center members or prospective members.

☛ Walk me through how you start a class from the very beginning to the end of the warm up.

☛ How important is nutrition to you in creating a client's regimen?

☛ What evaluations do you conduct with a new client eager to begin a fitness regimen?

☛ Describe your time management approach for assisting individual clients versus group workout classes.

☛ Describe how you handle a client who is unhappy with your work, or a client who doesn't achieve her goals, when you know the problem is with her level of motivation.

☛ Tell me about a time when a client was unhappy with your work. How did you handle the situation?

☛ Imagine a client is discouraged during a training session. How do you keep him motivated?

☛ If a client complains about a previous injury, how do you handle that when constructing a fitness regimen for her? What do you do to prevent further injury or to discourage the client from engaging in activities -- during the client session or working out on her own -- that would exacerbate a pre-existing condition?

☛ What techniques use to increase your clientele? What are your goals for increasing the number of clients you serve?

☛ What are your thoughts about organic food? What are your thoughts on a vegan diet? When you encounter a client or prospective fitness club member who is committed to a diet that differs from your own, how do you remain objective?

☛ Give me an overview of a training program you would set up for a client strictly looking for weight loss and toning? What do you tell clients who are looking for instant results?

☛ Do you have fitness goals for yourself? If so, what are they?

☛ Give me three essential exercises you suggest for all clients? Why are these in your top three?