If you’re a sporty type, and prefer sweating it out in a gym rather than a stuffy office, then you could find a career in sports and leisure quite agreeable. Fitness instructor, leisure centre manger, sports coach and physiotherapist are all careers you could follow with the right qualifications. You will need to be good with customers there will often be opportunities to continue training on the job and to move into management. Many new sports and leisure facilities, public, private or attached to hotels and businesses, have opened around Tower Hamlets in the last few years and with the Olympics coming to London, it’s predicted that the sports and leisure industry will receive an extra boost to business.
Some of the jobs you can do in Sports and Leisure:
- Adventure playground worker
- Fitness instructor
- Leisure centre manager
- Outdoor education worker
- Personal trainer
- PE teacher
- Sports coach
- Youth Worker
Would I enjoy studying Sports and Leisure?
You may enjoy studying Sports and Leisure if you:
- like dealing with customers
- are confident in making sure that customers feel their time and money are well spent
- are cheerful and enthusiastic in dealing with the public
- are willing to deal with demanding customers and make sure they get a good service
- are willing to spend your weekends to enable others to make the most of their time off
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