1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (33 page)

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197 WORK AS A PERSONAL TRAINER.
You only have to look around at the number of people shopping at Lane Bryant to realize that there are a lot of overweight and out-of-shape people out there. Every New Year, thousands of doughy Americans resolve that this will be the year they get in shape! Why not become a licensed personal trainer and help them on their way? You'll be lean and green in no time. Visit the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America at
www.afaa.com
.

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198 BECOME A RUNNING COACH.
Admit it: driving by runners makes you feel like a lazy slob. If you can't run them over, why not join them? Act as a running coach (whose job appears to be to run along with their clients saying things like “You're doing great!” or “Keep it up!”) and get paid to get in shape.

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199 BE AN EXERCISE BUDDY.
Are you a motivated fitness buff but don't have the time or desire to get certified as a personal trainer? Offer your services as an exercise buddy. Paunchy people who lack your motivation will be motivated to work out more often if they know they'll face your wrath if they don't.

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200 ENTER A BODYBUILDING CONTEST.
From the very first time you saw the
SNL
skit “Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,” you've wanted to pump zee weights. You're probably already hitting up the gym to release your frustrations over your current financial crunch, so go further and compete to make money. It's time to pump you up, girlie man.

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201 ENTER A BEAUTY PAGEANT.
While not a reliable source of income, working the pageant circuit can be a profitable venture. If you don't mind putting Vaseline on your teeth or being judged solely on your looks, enter a beauty pageant for a chance to win some big bucks (though you'll have to shell out for your own hideous dress and bikini for the bathing suit portion of the competition).

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202 ENTER AN EATING CONTEST.
If one hot dog is good, fifty-nine must be fantastic, right? Maybe not if you have to eat them in twelve minutes as world record holder Joey Chestnut did in the 2008 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. If you possess some gastronomical fortitude, then enter a professional eating competition — if throwing up in front of strangers is your idea of fun.