AS MORE PEOPLE in Hong Kong aspire to a balanced, healthy lifestyle, employment opportunities in fitness centres around the city are increasing.
Seasons Fitness has a 20-metre swimming pool on the premises, and Fitness First Plus club offers a pool at its facility in the Sheraton Hotel and tennis courts at the Excelsior.
But lifeguard and tennis instructor positions are only the beginning.
Another development influencing the diversity of fitness centres is that western trends are rapidly being adopted in Hong Kong.
Not only does this mean that Pilates classes and hip-hop dance classes are increasingly becoming available here, but the concept of the fitness centre as a beauty parlour is growing.
'Spa therapists are one of our fastest-growing sectors,' said Sebastian Gordon, general manager at Seasons Fitness.