Overall a positive experience but must be self-directed and hungry to establish leads
Pros
-Much higher price point than the average training facility. -If you work extremely hard (I might add that being a personal trainer might be better suited to single person), the dividends can be rewarding -Unlike many gyms, LTF offers between 19-22% commission on each sale you make on your own. Starting out, if you get just a little support from mgmt and generate your own business you can make upwards of $1,700-$2,000+ per paycheck -Pretty good medical and dental insurance as well as 401K 6% match -Ability to network with people who have alot of connections in the community -When you're doing well, you can pretty much come and go as you please
Cons
-In order to be very successful you must make an inordinate amount of sacrifices, including your work/ life balance -New trainers receive very little support from mgmt in the form of leads -A very salesy gym. LTF offers their own products which, as a PT, you're required to buy into and sell even though many of them are a gimmicky waste of money. But this is all part of the Lifetime "Results Based Culture" malarky. One of the reasons I left was because I never fully bought into these overpriced protein powers, dietary supplements and lab tests. -You'll start off the first few months with very reasonable goals. My advice to any new hire would be to not "overperform" because if you knock the ball out of the park repeatedly, management will anxiously raise your goal so that your obliged to hit #'s that can become urealistic and if you miss the mark a few times they'll put you on this nonsensical performance plan which outlines things you need to do or they'll release you. -Over time you realize that you're not getting out what you put in. I prospected thousands of dollars worth of training business in the 2 years and 4 months I was there but got next to nothing in return. The department heads take all the promising leads themselves and take them through the hyper salesy process, inducing them to buy crap they don't want or need.
