sports trainer
Team fitness specialist
A sports trainer is a professional who helps athletes prevent, assess, and recover from injuries.
The role combines elements of physical therapy, first aid, and conditioning work.
Sports trainers tape ankles, evaluate sprains on the sideline, and design rehabilitation programs: The sports trainer cleared her to play after checking the knee.
In American usage, distinct from a personal trainer who focuses on fitness rather than injury management.
- coachOne who instructs
- fitnessGood physical shape
- gymExercise facility
- weight roomSpace for strength training
- athleteSports competitor
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- fitness prosfitness instructor, fitness coach, PT, strength coach, conditioning coach
- movement professionalschoreographer, dance teacher, physical therapist, kinesiologist, ballet master
sports trainerphysical therapist
Treats movement and mobility issues
surgeon · orthopedic surgeon · physiotherapist · recovery coach · sports medicine doctor
sports trainercouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
desk jockey · armchair athlete · spectator · benchwarmer · fan
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