Opinions on options for personal trainers in Costa Rica

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jsanford101st Member

Member since 06 April 2023

jsanford101stMember06 April 2023 03:00:04

Hello,

I am looking into relocating to Costa Rica. I'm a personal trainer and nutritionist and inventor of my own performance supplement. (Race Fuel Performance Supplement) I'm an ex-off-road motorcycle racer, ex-paramedic. I also spent about 10 years training horses. All total I have 40 years of health, fitness and training experience. I'm also prior-service. It would seem like an ideal place for a personal trainer would be training at one of the resorts. I'd like to opinions on options for personal trainers in Costa Rica.

edwinemora Banned

Member since 09 May 2021

edwinemoraBanned06 April 2023 04:05:11

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@jsanford101st ......Costa Rica is saturated with everything and everyone with what you just mentioned about yourself.It is amazing how tourists casually declare that they are moving or relocating just because they have an idea on how it is going to work out for them.Costa Rica is not dumping ground for the rest of the world who has a brainstorm......You better be situated financially before you enter the Republic with any long term plan because Costa Rica has a lot of common sense....

daveandmarcia Serial expat

Member since 03 February 2023

daveandmarciaSerial expat06 April 2023 15:45:02

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First, you must understand that it is illegal for any tourist or temporary legal resident to work in any capacity which could be filled by a Costa Rican citizen. Then, if your employer-to-be applies for a work permit for you, the wait for that work permit can be very long, and it's hardly assured that it will ever be issued. Costa Rica has a chronic shortage of jobs and a chronic abundance of unemployed workers.

Too, wages in Costa Rica are laughably low compared to those in North America and Europe. So, should your work permit be granted, your prospects of finding employment that will satisfy your legitimate needs and wants are slim at best.

So, ask yourself if you're prepared to wait a year or longer with no earned income in order to work for wages that are unlikely to satisfy you anyway. And remember, if you're caught working illegally it's a one-way ticket out of the country.

omenlove Member

Member since 16 April 2023

omenloveMember16 April 2023 20:14:51

Do not waste your time, look some where else鈥�

Here is overrated and crowded of people looking for jobs, low low pay salary under the poverty line and everything you consume is overpriced in $$$.

Be Aware: They are plenty people ready to reap you off, do not partner with any one, if you do you will provably loose everything. High crime rate.

Costa Rica is good for a vacation going to expensive (overpriced) resorts & take some tours and that about it. How long can you look the monkeys??? & birds? Let me tell you gets boring鈥� you can survive here if you are a loner鈥�

Best you馃檹

Bhavna Team

Member since 01 June 2015

BhavnaTeam17 April 2023 02:38:47

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Hello everyone and welcome on board jsanford101st !

I have created a new thread from your posts on the Costa Rica forum as the New Members thread is only meant for the introduction of new members.

I hope that the OP share his feedback with us.

All the best

Bhavna

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