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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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Time For Personal Trainer Certifications
What personal trainer certifications do you empower yourself with? If you said, none, then it is time to pay close attention! If you really want to succeed in the personal training industry, then you must possess qualifications. An Exercise Science degree, and a top fitness trainer certification is highly beneficial if you intend on reaching the upper echelon of fitness pros.
In the important audio below I explain why it is so important to make sure you have your personal training certification. Pay close attention because I talk about a personal trainer bill siting on the California Senate floor that will fine trainers for not having a personal trainer certification.
The tips in this audio will change your personal trainer business bottom line. Listen closely to make more money.
Good Personal Training School
When it comes to picking a good personal training school you must do your research. Yes, I highly recommend personal fitness trainers receive a formal personal trainer education, especially if they don’t have a bachelors of science in Exercise Physiology, or Kinesiology.
When choosing a personal training school it is important to understand the effort you put into your fitness trainer education will comes back to you income wise in the future.
I recently came across an excellent personal training course in Orange County, California offered by CNI College (Career Networks Institute). CNI is a vocational school that really focuses on the in’s, and out’s of being a personal fitness trainer. It is a 48 week course preparing students for the NSCA-CPT personal training certification - one of the best accredited personal trainer certifications available.
