英语新闻视频：私人教练在美国广受欢迎

　　One job area that has been growing in the United States despite the financial crisis is personal training. With the number of obese¹ people rising there should be no shortage of clients.

Julie-Anna Hansen is a personal trainer with a specialty² in Pilates. The former dancer got into the business 4 years ago. Despite low pay and an unpredictable schedule she loves what she does.

Julie-Anna Hansen, Pilates instructor³, said, "Well, I love helping⁴ people and if I see the change in somebody’s body I’ll be like wow, I did it. It’s amazing."

Hansen, a freelancer⁵, is at the mercy of her clients’ schedule. She works between 3 to 8 hours a day. Her hourly pay is 100 dollars when working with private clients at their home. Working at a studio pays substantially less as she has to share a large part of the fee.

Karina Huber, New York, said, "Despite these uncertainties⁶, Americans are increasingly choosing personal trainer as their profession. It is one of the fastest growing jobs in the country. Since 2001 the number of personal trainers has grown 44 percent while the overall number of workers has fallen by 1 percent."

With more than 40% of Americans expected to be obese by 2030, there will potentially be an endless supply of clients for personal trainers. But career counselors⁷ warn it’s very hard to make it in the business.

Eileen Sharaga, career psychologist, said, "Pursuing a career in personal training is a very complicated endeavor. The main thing you need to understand is that you need to have excellent marketing⁸ skills, excellent sales skills and excellent inter-personal skills. It’s not enough to have a love or knowledge of the subject matter."

Hansen has dreams though of making a career out of her love for fitness.

Julie-Anna Hansen, Pilates instructor, said, "Eventually, I would love to open my own studio, like a little studio boutique like here. I would love to have one of my own."

As part of her plan she is investing in a website and in keeping up to date with the latest Pilates trends.

1 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

2 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 freelancer   

n.自由职业者

参考例句：

• He has great interest in working as a freelancer.他对做个自由职业人很感兴趣。
• It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer.做个自由职业人，要能时常感觉满足，可不容易。

6 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

7 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

8 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。