Job Description
Fitness Coach – Small Group Training
Anytime Fitness | Anchorage, Alaska
Pay: $20–$26 per hour DOE + commissions
Required shift: 5:00 AM–9:00 AM
Optional evening shift: 4:00 PM–8:00 PM
WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE THAN A PERSONAL TRAINER.
We're looking for a coach who can lead a room, build relationships, and help people become stronger, healthier, and more confident.
At Anytime Fitness Anchorage, we believe great coaching goes beyond delivering a workout. Our coaches combine strength training, HIIT, mobility, and personalized guidance to help members build consistency and achieve lasting results.
We're looking for someone who enjoys working with people, brings energy to every session, and wants to play an active role in growing our training community.
Whether you're an experienced trainer or just beginning your coaching career, we provide structured training programs, ongoing development, and a team environment where you can continue building your skills.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Coach & Develop Members
- Lead structured small-group strength training and team HIIT sessions.
- Deliver existing training programs while adapting exercises to individual needs, abilities, and goals.
- Conduct fitness consultations and assessments to establish goals and track progress.
- Provide personalized workout guidance through our coaching platform and app.
- Deliver one-on-one training as needed.
- Coach proper exercise technique and create a safe, welcoming, and motivating training environment.
Build Relationships & Grow Our Training Community
- Connect with members on the gym floor and help them identify appropriate training opportunities.
- Conduct fitness consultations and recommend coaching programs based on individual goals and needs.
- Convert consultations into training memberships through needs-based conversations and follow-up.
- Help increase training participation, attendance, and member retention.
- Proactively follow up with inactive members to encourage re-engagement.
- Work collaboratively with club leadership to grow the training department and create an exceptional member experience.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Someone who genuinely enjoys helping people succeed.
- A confident communicator who can build relationships with members of all ages, backgrounds, and fitness levels.
- A coach who can lead a group while providing individual attention.
- Someone who takes initiative, follows through, and is comfortable discussing training options with prospective clients.
- A dependable team player who is organized, adaptable, and eager to keep learning.
- Someone who understands that great coaching includes accountability, consistency, and helping members achieve results.
- A reliable early riser who can consistently work the required morning shift.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must hold or obtain an Anytime Fitness-approved personal training certification from an accredited certification program within 90 days of hire.
- Approved certification options may include ACE, NASM, ACSM, NSCA, or other programs approved by Anytime Fitness.
- Candidates currently pursuing certification are encouraged to apply.
- Knowledge of exercise technique, body mechanics, and safe training practices.
- Strong communication, organization, and customer service skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain current CPR/AED certification.
Prior coaching experience is valuable, but we're also interested in candidates with strong communication skills, a willingness to learn, and a genuine interest in developing as a coach.
COMPENSATION
- $20–$26 per hour, depending on experience.
- Additional commissions for eligible training sessions delivered and training packages sold.
- Your hourly base rate applies to ALL scheduled working hours, including coaching, fitness consultations, member engagement, administrative responsibilities, and team meetings.
- All scheduled working hours are paid regardless of the number of training sessions booked.
BENEFITS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Paid training and professional development.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
- Wellness resources and discounts.
- Supportive team environment and ongoing coaching development.
SCHEDULE
Required morning shift: 5:00 AM–9:00 AM.
Optional evening shift: 4:00 PM–8:00 PM.
The early-morning shift is our primary hiring need. Candidates interested in additional hours may also have the opportunity to work evening shifts based on club needs and scheduling arrangements.
READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?
You won't simply be handed a schedule and asked to count reps. You'll have the opportunity to coach, connect with members, and help build a training community where people feel supported, stay consistent, and see progress.
If you love coaching, enjoy building relationships, and want to make an impact beyond the workout itself, we'd like to meet you.
Apply today and tell us what makes you passionate about coaching!
Anytime Fitness Anchorage is an independently owned and operated franchise location. All hiring decisions, compensation, benefits, and employment terms are determined by the local franchisee.
Job postings listed on this site are with independently owned and operated franchised Anytime Fitness studios. Any application or other information submitted through this site is transmitted directly to the identified location. Each franchised Anytime Fitness studio is responsible for making its own local hiring decisions, determining compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment. Anytime Fitness Worldwide, LLC does not direct or participate in employment conditions or decisions at franchised locations. By submitting an application or information through this site you acknowledge that you are applying for employment with a franchised studio location and not Anytime Fitness Worldwide, LLC.
Job Tags
Base plus commission, Hourly pay, Local area, Worldwide, Shift work, Day shift