Who Qualifies for Personal Fitness Training:

Personal training at Butler University is a service offered to all faculty and staff, whether they have an HRC membership or not.  Rates will differ depending on membership status (see our rates here).

Who trains?

• Our personal training team is comprised of student personal trainers and a few non-students as well.  The majority of our trainers have received their nationally recognized Certified Personal Trainer certificate.  Some of our student staff have gone through our own in-house certification process.  This includes completion of a 9-week course on becoming a personal trainer.  We utilize the ACE Fitness curriculum.  These student trainers may only train at Butler University until they receive their nationally recognized certification.

What’s done at the first session?

• The first session purchased with a personal trainer, will serve as a physical fitness assessment.  At this assessment, the trainer will take the client through a series of tests including body composition, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, postural alignment, flexibility, and more.
• If, as an employee, you have already had your incentivized Fitness Assessment completed recently, you may substitute this for the first meeting with the trainer.
• You may access information on scheduling this Fitness Assessment at:  https://www.butler.edu/hrc/fitness-assessment

How do you register?

• To register, each individual is required to fill out a registration packet and medical release form located here.

Is there a wait for an appointment?

• At the moment, we have short wait-list for personal training due to high interest and a limited number of trainers matching the requested availability.  Time spent on the wait-list will vary – sometimes a day, a week, or even months. Your time on the wait-list may also be affected by your personal availability – if you have minimal time, it may be hard for us to find a trainer for you.

Why register now?

• Our undergraduate assistant for personal training checks up on our wait-list continuously and works towards pairing our incoming clients.  We anticipate that at the start of the new year we will have new trainers on staff and will be able to eliminate our wait-list and open up opportunity for new clients.  If you are interested in training at the start of the new year, it is highly suggested that you complete and submit your paperwork as soon as possible, as it is a very popular time of the year for training.

We are grateful for the contributions to this blog post made by:

• Natalie Szocs
• Fitness Coordinator
• Recreation and Wellness
• Butler University

More information:

• For additional information regarding personal training, please follow this link or email personaltraining@butler.edu.