Foremost, congratulations for making the decision and commitment to become a certified personal trainer! If done correctly, this is a job that is fueled by passion, knowledge, and patience for your craft and your work with each individual client. However, while knowing that you want to have a career in fitness, it can become incredibly overwhelming in which certification is correct for you and the business you’d wish to obtain. In this presentation, I have enclosed four prestigious organizations that could be considered the “best” certification for you to get depending again on your specific goals and interests.

1. For someone looking to become
a personal trainer, what are the
best certifications to get?
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2. Foremost, congratulations for making the
decision and commitment to become a
certified personal trainer!
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3. If done correctly, this is a job that is fueled
by passion, knowledge, and patience for
your craft and your work with each
individual client.
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4. There are a multitude of specialization
certifications to receive that can benefit
specific populations such as: pre- and
post-natal, seniors, and youths.
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5. However, it’s best to become a certified
personal trainer first before receiving
these other specialization certifications.
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6. I have enclosed four prestigious organizations
that could be considered the “best”
certification for you to get depending again on
your specific goals and interests.
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7. National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
With a tag line such as, “Change your life by changing the lives
of others,” NASM CPT is a tremendous certification to learn
the science and case studies of the human body. NASM offers
exams and textbooks for home study, online materials, and live
workshops.
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8. With a tag line such as, “Change your life by
changing the lives of others,” NASM CPT is a
tremendous certification to learn the science
and case studies of the human body. NASM
offers exams and textbooks for home study,
online materials, and live workshops.
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National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

9. ACE was founded in 1985 and now is currently the
largest non profit fitness organization in the world
with impressive statistics. ACE’s website has an
extensive exercise video library with a variety of
other educational tools to help each student. ACE
offers exams and textbooks for home study, online
materials, and live workshops.
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The American Council on Exercise (ACE)

10. ISSA is a committed organization to their students’
education by designing their personal trainer
certification program upon passion into a paycheck.
This organization has some of the top respected
industry professionals throughout North America
with a multitude of their advisors being published in
college textbooks and professional publications.
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The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)

11. NSCA was founded in 1978 and have become the
worldwide experts on strength and conditioning, by
improving athletic performance for athletes in fitness
based upon applied science. Their highly regarded Certified
Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) is a title to
strive for if you desire to become a strength coach,
personal trainer, physical therapist, or athletic trainer for
athletic performance.
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National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

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