The career of a personal trainer is a new career that has just been created. Obviously, the ancient Greeks and other cultures of the past have their sports traditions, but most sports training is actually to keep people in a state of war. Professionals who exercise for health and go to fitness training are a new practice that began in the 20th century.

The destination health spa of the late 19th century focused on sports and overall physical health in parallel, but these destination health facilities often use suspicious health procedures that are not related to actual health. Jack Lalanne is known as the godfather of all fitness and has good reasons. Born in California in 1914, Jack was the first addicted child and felt that he was "despicable."

After a nutrition lecture, he saw his life changed in his teens. Jack devoted himself to a sugar-free diet, exercised, and quickly competed in several high school sports teams. In 1936, he was only 22 years old and opened his first fitness club. After opening a club in Oakland, California, he became a "healthy nut" with a conservative mind doctor.

He walked down the street looking for customers who claimed he could repair his body and keep them at their best. In the process of opening a club and personally training customers, he basically invented the career of a personal trainer. While he continued to shape his exercise methods, he also invented many of the most common fitness equipment available today.

The cable pulley weightlifting system you see in every gym in the world is his invention, and you can see the Smith machine everywhere. Soon, Jack opened more clubs, each with a personal job, they can provide guidance on how to use the machine, eat well, and get the proper rest. Jack Lalanne eventually sold his chain sports club, which was renamed Bally's.

In 1954, the American College of Sports Medicine was established to promote fitness, health and certified fitness professionals. The organization began to certify the first batch of personal trainers, but by the 1980s, personal coaching careers became popular and sometimes even profitable. Since the 1980s, fitness celebrities such as John Basedow, Gilad Janklowicz and Jack Lalanne have produced millions of fitness videos themselves.

Today, professional training companies are everywhere, helping you to work out in your local gym or in your own home. Thanks to pioneers like Jack Lalanne, anyone can learn to get fit, get certified and find a job as a personal trainer.

Personal Trainer – History of this exercise was originally published on Spring