Tuesday, September 20, 2022

What are the known certifications needed to be a personal trainer? :

What are the known certifications needed to be a personal trainer?
Question :

What are the known certifications needed to be a personal trainer?

Reply :

MC: Well, if you are talking about being an independent contractor, technically, you don't need to have a certification. In the fitness industry, they don't have anyone out there to investigate if you are certified or anything, either CPR or national certification. Any morons out the street can just call themselves a personal trainer, get themselves business cards and market themselves. Some national fitness centers will require there personal trainers to be certified, such as NSPA, ACE, NASM, NCSAM, ISSA, there are million of other certifications out there, just need to choose the one that fits your needs.



BH: There are plenty. I completed my NASM certification. I know there are others. I guess you need to choose one, inform yourself on the credibility of the certification and go for it.

DC: Certifications? I learn things through health magazines, going to seminars, reading, and all. What they teach in class, I can learn it by myself. Up to now, none of my clients got injured or anything. So I guess I am doing something right.

KJ: I checked many other certifications and I chose NASM certification. It has a good reputation and I did learn a lot.

SD: I do have several just to make sure that I am not missing on anything. Plus, more I learned in these certifications, easier it was for me to pass my medical exams with flying colors. Medicine school became quite easy.

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