what is considered the best personal trainer's certification?
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The best personal trainer certification would probably be a toss up between the NSCA and ACSM certifications.  Other reputable ones are ACE, ISSA, NFPT and NASM.\n\nIf you want more information on these certs, check out the articles section at http://www.fitnessconsultinggroup.com.  There's plenty of info. on all aspects of PT there.\n\nPat
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I would recommend you do the following:\n\nObtain a reputable certification.\nGet liability insurance.\nChoose what route to go - club trainer, in-home trainer, open a studio, etc.\nChoose a specialty or niche.\nStudy the business / marketing side of the personal training industry.\n\nIf you want more information, check out http://www.fitnessconsultinggroup.com.  There are dozens of free articles there about how to be a successful trainer.\n\nGood luck,\n\nPat
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As far as certification, I'm not sure. If you are wanting a degree, exercise science would be good.
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Yeah look online. You can take a quick one month course to get TEFL certified.\n\nCELTA is generally accepted as the best. Look it up online.
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Not sure but if you have the money there are some great courses you can order and take study at home. They also have some great Nutrition Certifications
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Another option is SSI.   The skills are compatible with PADI and NAUI.  The real learning comes after the initial classes as you dive more and take more skill building classes.  Many people decided on certification purely by price.  Pay attention instead to the level of service that the shop provides and the options they have for purchasing gear. My shop wasnt the cheapest but they applied half of every equipment rental I made towards the purchase of my own gear, saving me hundreds of dollars.
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The most recognized would be the Professional Golfer's Association of America.\n\nhttp://www.pga.com\n\nThere are others that certify you to teach, but they are basically...pay the money and you're certified....there's no training involved.
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Laboratory certification of what?
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A personal trainer takes the time to know YOU as a person, what your fitness goals are, what you enjoy doing and what you don't, your personal strengths and weaknesses, etc.  \n\nShe then designs a workout for you which will help you achieve your goals and challenge you without making you give up.  This workout can evolve as you gain strength and endurance.  She might work out with you or just guide you.  \n\nMy trainer works out with me once a month. In between I work out 3x a week on my own for 80 minutes each time.  I talk to her at least once a week to tell her how I'm doing and if I have any questions or problems.  When we work out together, she goes over whatever new concepts she introduced last time to make sure I'm doing those exercises correctly and then teaches me something new or a more challenging way to do an existing exercise.
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24HR fitness is a breeding ground for trainers. It's a hit or miss with the gyms. Think of it as the car salepeople of the trade.\n\nThey want you to keep coming back so they leave you with a little something.\n\nI went for the 5 session pack and didn't do anything for me.  They went over the proper use of the machines and what muscles the machines work on.\n\nSo look for someone you can relate to and hopefully they'll be better than the majority.
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What are your certifications?
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Listen to the Bigrman guy for the most part except for the reps.  Go for 8 - 10.  I have been a personal trainer for a while, trust me on this.  Bigrman**good exercises to recommend.  Your amount of reps is a little off.  3 or 4?  That will build the strength up in the legs, but it won't give muscle mass.  This is from one personal trainer to another.  You might have to look over you ACSM guideline book a little more, or take some more Kines. classes before recommending info.
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Try the Nat-West, they did self cert.at one time, not too sure about now but well worth a try- best of luck.
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- Credentials of the trainers\n- Word of mouth from others in the industry\n- List of clients\n- Pricing
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The APTA has a list of the accredited schools: \nhttp://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?section=PT_Programs&template=/aptaapps/accreditedschools/acc_schools_map.cfm&process=3&type=PT\n\nIn 2004 U.S. News ranked the following top PT schools:\nUniversity of Southern California   4.3 /5\nWashington University in St. Louis 4.1 /5\nUniversity of Pittsburgh         4.0 /5
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The one that's going to provide you with personal training.  Franchise companies aren't all they are cracked up to be.  They, too, are only as good as the people behind the desk.  What niche market do you want to work in, and which company seems to have the best in-roads into that market?
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if you want classes, then go to the ymca... if you are looking for the best weight sets, go to golds, if you want convenience i would choose a 24 hour center... personal trainers are in the phone book and can be taken to any facility... it is a matter of choice