Dan Duran - Making a Career Change to Personal Trainer

Do you love going to the gym but dread going to your job? Are you interested in making a career change to help people change their lives? Have you ever thought about becoming a personal trainer but didn't know how?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, then this episode is for you! Dan Duran is a vice-president for the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) and he talks about how he went from a government job with a secure salary to working as a personal trainer, in his forties. Dan shares what motivated him to become a personal trainer and how we was able to match his previous salary doing a job that he absolutely loved. Learn all about how to become a fitness professional on this episode of All About Fitness.

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