Best Personal Training Certifications

Personal trainers, or want-to-be fitness pros please beware of many online personal training certification companies floating around the internet!

These unethical companies are in it for one thing, and one thing only - money. They could care less about really educating a new fitness pro. Therefore, it is your responsibility to know the good from the bad.

Here is what the bad personal training certification companies do. You pay $99, take a 30 question online exam in which they give you the answers if you take it enough times, and then receive your piece of paper stating you are a fitness expert. In order to generate income a majority of these companies have numerous certifications such as for kettlebells, sports nutrition, etc.

Getting a personal trainer certification from a company that exhibit this behavior is a complete joke! It is just buying a piece of paper that is useless! Companies like these do not belong in our industry, and do a huge diservice to the general public.
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