Personal Training Certification Course (CFT)

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$595.00

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Online Study, Home Study, Weekend Seminar

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Personal Trainer Certification

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"I was a client long before I became a trainer. I just needed to find one person who saw in me the potential I saw in myself. Fortunately, I found a personal trainer who had the kind of sympathy, understanding, knowledge and firm hand I needed to help me reach my goals. With his encouragement I entered and then won the Gold’s Gym Challenge 2000. I had now adopted the fitness lifestyle with a vengeance and began finding more and more ways to live it. After training everyone in the neighborhood, I finally decided to make myself legitimate."

-Susan Hill

Personal Trainer Certification

ISSA's Certified Fitness Trainer Course...

...has been designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in fitness. If you enjoy staying in shape and helping others, there has never been a better time to become a Certified Fitness Trainer (CFT). Countless medical and scientific studies have proven that the most important factors to change the current health crisis are increased activity, weight training, aerobic conditioning, flexibility and proper nutrition.

According to the American Sports Data Company, personal trainers can expect to earn $22-$45 per hour doing training sessions at the gym. And many personal training professionals with entrepreneurial spirits enjoy even higher hourly rates. ISSA's personal training home study course has been designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in fitness.

Personal Training Certification course (CFT) includes:

Fitness: The Complete Guide (727 pages)
CFT Study Guide and Workbook to enhance your knowledge
The Complete Guide to Fiscal Fitness-Marketing & Business Guide (soft-bound book)
ISSA Fitness Science, Nutrition and Sports Medicine Video featuring ISSA founders Dr. Sal Arria & Dr. Frederick Hatfield (online only)
CFT Practice Examination and Sample answers packet
Personal Training Certification Home Study Section Quizzes (Once you have submitted at least 66% of your course quizzes, you will be sent your official Home Study final examination.)
CFT Online Section Quizzes (Should you choose to complete your quizzes online, once you have submitted at least 66% of them, you will granted access to your final examination.)

20 Years of Personal Training Certification

Since 1988, the ISSA has certified and provided continuing fitness education to nearly 100,000 people just like you who want to help others feel better, look better and improve the quality of their lives.

We are unconditionally committed to providing expanded access to the highest quality personal training certification and continuing fitness education programs available, advancing our industry as a whole, and developing greater access to career opportunities for those who share our vision of Creating a Stronger, Healthier World™.

Try our Career Calculator to calculate how much extra money you could earn this year by turning your passion for fitness into profit as a personal trainer with just a few clients a week.

ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer Program Study Options

It all starts with home study materials. Our course is self-paced, so you can take as much or as little time as you need to complete it, up to two years. The average preparation time is about 13-16 weeks and the home study materials you receive are all that is necessary to pass your exam. We also provide one-on-one toll-free phone support Monday through Friday to our students at no additional charge.

Enhance Your Studies With Online Learning

We also provide the ability to enhance your home studies with online learning at no additional charge. ISSAtrainer.com, our exclusive members-only site, includes interactive quizzes, online educational support, as well as audio muscle and supplement glossaries (so that you know how to pronounce the new terms you learn) and a video exercise library that demonstrates proper form for some of the most common and most effective strength exercises.

You receive both the home study materials and online access when you enroll in ISSA.

Personal Training Certification Seminars

As you near completion of your studies, many of our students choose to attend our exclusive certified fitness trainer seminars in various parts of the country. Our seminars help CFT students "pull it all together" with hands-on application of the materials they've been studying. ISSA weekend seminar instructors drill home safety issues so that you can feel confident in your ability to effectively prevent client injury. These weekend workshops are an invaluable opportunity to network with local fitness professionals and gym owners—the very people who may help you to secure your first job in the fitness industry.

ISSA seminars are available only to enrolled ISSA CFT students and ISSA members.

ISSA Fitness Trainer Certification Exam

Your final examination consists of two sections:

SECTION I: The first part of your Certified Fitness Trainer Examination is worth 200 points and consists of 50 true/false questions (2 points each) and 50 multiple-choice questions (2 points each)
SECTION II: The second part of your Personal Trainer Certification Examination is worth 400 points and consists of 60 practical, illustrated multiple-choice and matching questions (2 points each); 2 case studies, including calculations (80 points each); and 6 learning experiences (20 points each).

Online/Home Study Exam Option

Should you choose to complete the final exam at home or online, the exam is open book and untimed. You will be granted access to your final exam (whether via mail or online) once you have completed/submitted at least 66% of your course quizzes. As with the final examination, you may choose to complete your Section Quizzes either online or via mail--whichever direction works best for you.

Proctored, Closed-Book Exam Option

We also offer 3 hour closed-book, proctored examinations at our seminars for those students interested in taking their personal training certification exam in this format.

How long does it take to complete the certification?

You have up to two years from the date of enrollment to complete your course. However, you may complete the course as quickly or as slowly as you would like within that 2 year period. It takes the average ISSA student 13-16 weeks to get certified.

Help us Create a Stronger, Healthier World.™

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