NCCA
Certification is NCCA accredited CMHA and highly respected in the industry. And because of that, it costs a little to win ... but could have guessed that anyway , right?
But look at it later, what would you say to start with the certifications offered by the ACSM Certified Organization .
certifications available
Health Fitness Certifications
Certified Personal Trainer
Health / Fitness Instructor
review
True to the reputation of being a leader in certification , ACSM certification exam is a difficult question. They will try to drag the dreaded " pick the best answer " a lot of good answers. In addition, the material is very complete and pay for a good 4-6 months to study for a novice in the world of exercise science .
The exam is about 120-150 questions and 150 minutes of taking it . Even if you know your stuff, certification exam CMHA is quite difficult. If you try to improvise , you're in a rough afternoon !
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer is attractive to fitness professionals because the exam, for all its faults in not having a practical component , can not be passed by a coach of inferior quality. That is why ACSM is so well respected ... and also why the ACSM certification should be seriously considered for your personal training career .
eligibility
This is the easiest , you only need two things:
- A high school diploma or equivalent (such as GED ) and be at least 18 years
- Currently an adult CPR certification that has a practical skills examination component ( such as the American Heart Association or American Red Cross ) .
cost
If you are interested in attending one of their Personal Trainer Certificate Workshop Sessions , the cost is :
Three-day workshop $ 375
One-day workshop $ 129
Examination fees
ACSM has a ' membership ' that you can purchase that costs in the range of $ 50 ( for a student ) to $ 210 ( for a "professional . ) The membership gives you discounts on the exam. Therefore , for the price . ..
ACSM Certification Exam (ACSM Alliance or Regular Member ) $ 219
Certification exam ACSM ( non-member) $ 279
Try again $ 150
Do not forget to add about $ 40 - $ 60 for courses offered for consideration. And about $ 150 + for the books they recommend. I looked on Amazon.com for them and I found them much cheaper than the list price of the CMHA.
CMHA is one of the certification study the most expensive home. You can run more than $ 700 - $ 900 when all is said and done. A lot ? I suppose. Will you do this for a year, or on a whim ? Then it would be expensive, is not it ? If you start your career, think of it as a lot cheaper than spending $ 85,000 on a degree in exercise science .
Continuing Education Credits
CMHA also credits continues to follow with a good training and programs . ( And get more money from you, of course !)
Fortunately, the period of validity of the CMHA is three years instead of two , like with ACE . ( Serves four years ...)
An ACSM certified personal trainer is 45 credits for recertification and must pay $ 30 .
It is quite expensive in terms of time of the CEC, about 7-8 days worth of work in three years. Other certifications are less , but that does not necessarily make ACSM bad or the others better.
You win the CEC through participation in numerous workshops and classes ACSM ACSM left. Here are some of them :
- ACSM National Meetings
- ACSM Regional Chapter Meetings
- Programs SCMS approved
- ACSM Self-Tests
Also certify a number of organizations a year to provide " areas of interest" , which can then be used as the CEC. Please visit the website CMHA mostly on the date of the CEC are valid.
As I said , the ACSM Personal Trainer certification has a validity of 3 years. The rest of the notes are pretty simple actually :
A . Candidate required number of continuing education credits (CEC ) and / or accumulates equivalent.
Two . The candidate maintains a CPR certification.
Three . The candidate pays for recertification required.
summary
Certifications ACSM has many more 'cool' than the above to let you go beyond a ACSM Personal Trainer. So if you are interested in advancing your career with more education, ACSM has the ability to move with you !
ACSM is really one of the best certifications , it is hard to go wrong if you just say "I ACSM Personal Training Certification " and start your career.
Make sure you study hard and those of the CCA continues through the years !
Leslie Smith is a certified personal trainer and owner of Fun -2B- Fit, LLC. He has published a book on "How to become a certified personal trainer " to help trainers who aspire to achieve their goals of becoming certified fitness professionals .
