personal trainers in skydiving??

[BirdWoman 0]

I'm looking at graduating college with a Sport and Exercise Science degree (AKA kinesiology) in the next year and was wondering if anybody knows of any potential jobs in skydiving where that could come in handy. Some of the careers with this degree are occupational/corporate fitness, strength/conditioning coach, acceleration programs, personal trainer, etc. There is also recreational/fitness centers where you can do things like fitness assessments, program development, etc.

When I was at Skydive Chicago last year on my way to Rantoul I noticed that there were daily fitness activities in the morning (i.e. yoga, strength, etc). Are there a lot of big dz's that have such programs? Do teams do any strength training or use trainers? Any info would help...just trying to find a way to not have to work in the "real world" too much.

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Stacey
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[riggerrob 643]

The very best teams (i.e. the medalists) do physical training in the mornings, a the start of every training day.
If you want credibility as a skydiving personal trainer, you will probably want to start with a coach rating from one of the better institutions (i.e. Skydive University or Canadian Sports Parachuting Association).
For the first year or two, you will need to get a day job at a gym near a DZ and offer your services for free. This could be as simple as announcing over the PA that you are leading a morning stretching session beside the mockup. Once skydivers start to recognize your low-key style, they will contemplate paying you for advice.
Initially, only junior jumpers will listen, but you will find that a few older staff members are feeling their age and find the morning stretches helpful.
In the long run, you want to offer more than just company on a skydive. Above average couches provide before-an-after jump advice on stretching, dive planning, nutrition, training pace, season planning, etc.
At the other end of the scale is organizing "motivational training sessions" for corporations that involve tandem jumps. Local tandem instructors will cheerfully haul the students, but you can add value by pumping them up beforehand and add even more value by de-briefing them as a group.
"Sally, please tell the group what you learned about your personal limits from this jump?"