Certified Personal Trainer - Live Learning Experience
Start your new career as a fitness professional with a globally recognized Personal Trainer Certification
• Join over 1,000,000 professional trainers
• Finish in as little as 3 months
• No classrooms, no schedules - learn at your own pace
• Industry-low pricing for everyone
Start your new career as a fitness professional with a globally recognized Personal Trainer Certification
• Join over 1,000,000 professional trainers
• Finish in as little as 3 months
• No classrooms, no schedules - learn at your own pace
• Industry-low pricing for everyone
CPT - LIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
BUY ONE GET ONE
Unlock the Power of Personal Training: Get Your Personal Trainer Certification Now
Personal Training Certification
CPT Bootcamp + Live Learning Experience
NCCPT Accredited CPT Exam
Online Textbook, Practice Quizzes, Forums, & Dedicated Success Coach
FREE – CPR/AED Certification
FREE – Exercise Effect
Save An Additional $120!
$994.30 - One-Time-Payment
$93.28/monthly 0% Interest
+ 11 Payments ($1,119.24)
What is Fast Track?
A great study tool to accompany your purchase of the Certified Personal Trainer course. Learn exactly what you need to complete the course and become a Certified Personal Trainer in record time!
4-week accelerated guided study
FREE E-Book: The Personal Trainer Guide
To purchase Fast Track, click Add in the Cart Checkout!
Get certified and change lives — In 3 easy steps:
Master the Art of CPT: 3 steps to Personal Training Certification.
Complete your Personal Training Certification (CPT)
Enroll now and get instant access to a host of tools and resources designed to ensure your maximum success!
Land your first CPT job (Guaranteed!)
100% job guarantee for U.S.-based students that meet basic requirements.
Impact lives
Confidently build effective, personalized training plans — knowing exactly how to help your clients hit their fitness and body goals.
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What's Included
Personal Training Certification + Live Learning
Live Learning Experience participants enjoy everything that comes with ISSA's standard Certified Personal Trainer program PLUS the option to join weekly LIVE online classes taught by ISSA expert trainers.
You’ll get the opportunity to join 10 no-pressure, no-embarrassment online classroom environments where you’ll master personal training, pass your exam, and succeed in your career — guaranteed. Can’t make a live session? No problem. Every week, our expert trainers re-teach each module for ongoing live access. Plus, all 10 sessions are recorded and available to watch on demand.
ISSA's Certified Personal Trainer program covers:
How to motivate anyone to make their fitness goals a reality
In-depth knowledge of the body's muscle and skeletal structure
How to assess and build custom training programs
How to help clients get stronger with less pain or injury
How to pinpoint what exercise is most effective for each movement
Details of how diet and exercise work together to transform people's lives
The deeper answers to help go beyond "workout more" and "eat better"
Comprehensive Online Textbook
Foundations and Applications for a Certified Personal Trainer is new and improved, updated with new exercise descriptions, chapter quizzes and the latest information on nutrition, motivation and behavior change, and exercise science. It has everything you need to successfully earn your Personal Trainer Certification. The 715-page book even features a chapter on business and marketing to help you start and grow a profitable training business.
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Hear what our students are saying:
We're honored to have outstanding reviews from our graduates who can attest to the power of
the Certified Personal Trainer course.
ISSA really worked with me to help me complete my courses, granting me extensions when they did not have to and providing support every step of the way. The prompt feedback on my test results was great. I will be doing more courses!
Tamara Ribeiro-Bailey, January 30
Materials was easy to understand but a little difficult to locate them but I’m happy that staff was great in assisting me. I loved that they gave us several months to complete this on our own leisure.
Joy Washington, February 2
What sets this program apart from the others is the exam. I enjoy the fact I can take my time and finish on my terms.
Dwaine Thomas, January 28
Why ISSA?
With the proven success of nearly a half million students, the first personal training certification - now in our 35th year is always up-to-date.
Our students say it best as the most and the best reviewed with over 10,000 Five Star reviews you can trust.
Your certification is recognized and respected worldwide with trainers in 174 countries and nearly a half million students.
Your job or side hustle is guaranteed with our over 10,000 gym partners.
You will succeed in learning and then passing your exam with unlimited study support and free retests.
Your Certification Creates Opportunities
Stay ahead of the competition! Becoming a Certified Personal Trainer allows you to make more money.
Become a Full-Time Trainer
If you want a job as a personal trainer - you’ve got one. Our certification is recognized by over 10,000+ national gyms including major national gym chains.Get A Money-Making Side Hustle
Trainers routinely make $100 an hour or more in small group personal training. Personal training is the ultimate side hustle where you get to choose when and where you coach.Become An Influencer
Make money by posting your workouts and fitness advice. With your ISSA certification, you’ll join some of the world’s top influencers with the credentials people trust.Own Your Own Gym
Network with ISSA professionals to learn how to operate your own gym or work with ISSA’s partners including F45, Camp Gladiator, and more to own a franchise.
Additional Learning Opportunities
Fast Track Program
Learn the most important information you need to complete the course and enjoy all the benefits of being certified as an ISSA personal trainer in record time!
CPR/AED Certification
Receive your CPR/AED Certification online from the comforts of your home. You don't need to leave your living room to complete this certification today.
CPT Study Expansion Pack
Have FUN and prepare for the CPT final exam even faster. This pack accommodates all four learning styles (auditory, kinesthetic, visual, reading/writing) so whatever your preferred learning style is, we've got you covered!
Risk FREE!
Job Placement Guaranteed or
You'll Get Your Money Back.
We guarantee you will be a working personal trainer within 6 months of certification. We will refund your course fee in full if you do not receive a job within 6 months of certification.
Step One
Pass your ISSA Personal Trainer Exam and your NCCPT Accredited Proctored Exam
Step Two
Interview with at least 3 gyms within 6 months of completing your certification course (requirements)
Step Three
Meet Basic Requirements of the gyms (background check, drug test, available to work in the U.S.)
The NCCPT exam is included with the purchase of some ISSA CPT course packages. There is an administrative fee to sit for the exam.
*Only available in the continental U.S. Terms and conditions apply.
Purchase of ISSA training materials is not an eligibility requirement to take the accredited exam nor does it imply a passing score.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is required to get my personal training certificate?
You must meet the following:
Submission of all course quizzes
A score of 70% for CPT, a score of 75% or better on all sections of the final examination
Proof of current Adult CPR/AED certificate
Is there any interest on payment plans?
No! There is 0% interest on all ISSA courses.
Does ISSA offer the ability to take quizzes and exams online?
Yes, Online testing, for both quizzes and final exams, is the preferred testing method. Online testing saves you the hassle of organizing and photocopying your answer sheets, saves you from a trip to the post office, saves you postage for registered mail, and keeps track of your submissions in your Member Account. What's more, online testing produces a much faster turn-around time for grading!
Can I get a printed copy of the textbook?
In addition to the free online version of the course textbooks, you can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses. Click here to look for your course and buy the book.
Does ISSA offer NCCA accredited exams?
Yes, ISSA offers the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) nationally accredited personal trainer certification through its subsidiary, The National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT). Click to learn more about the NCCA and NCCPT.
NCCPT exams are included in your cart with some course bundles.
To purchase the accredited exam separately, click here.
Purchase of ISSA training materials is not an eligibility requirement to take an accredited exam nor does it imply a passing score.
