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I am a young adult male who is very interested in receiving his personal trainer certification and working as one. I have a couple connections in the fitness industry and I have always been into health and fitness. I have a slim athletic body and I am in the process of bulking up. I reside in New Jersey outside of Manhattan. If I did work as a P.T. I figure it would be in NJ-NY or New England (Boston region). Thus, I would like to know which is the best school to receive my certification in regards to the New York Metro and Boston / New England metro areas? Knowledgeable responses are highly appreciated and yes I already know more is needed than just a simple certification but let's focus on the question at hand please - thank you!
Can someone please help in answering my question? For example, my current personal trainer has a NASM certification and NPTI personal training an nutrition. What is the most respected certification to get, and if they vary by region, which is best to have in the New York-New Jersey and Boston metro areas?
As long as you get a certification from the NSCA, NASM, ACE or ACSM you're fine. The only people who care about certs are personal trainers and since you're training the general public, just get one from one of those 4 associations. The only caveat is once you get your cert, your learning has just started. I have a NASM cpt and I barely, if at all, follow their model of training because I feel it focuses too much on "functional" training and through a lot of reading, I've found what works for me and my clients.
As long as you get a certification from the NSCA, NASM, ACE or ACSM you're fine. The only people who care about certs are personal trainers and since you're training the general public, just get one from one of those 4 associations. The only caveat is once you get your cert, your learning has just started. I have a NASM cpt and I barely, if at all, follow their model of training because I feel it focuses too much on "functional" training and through a lot of reading, I've found what works for me and my clients.
Which certification do you feel is the best or holds more respect at least as far as the New York metro region and the New England states are concerned? After you received your NASM certification what steps did you take from there?
As long as you get a certification from the NSCA, NASM, ACE or ACSM you're fine. The only people who care about certs are personal trainers and since you're training the general public, just get one from one of those 4 associations. The only caveat is once you get your cert, your learning has just started. I have a NASM cpt and I barely, if at all, follow their model of training because I feel it focuses too much on "functional" training and through a lot of reading, I've found what works for me and my clients.
What he said is pretty much true. But if you insist on narrowing it down to one specific Cert, I would say NASM is the way to go.
I got mine years ago when I went to work for Gold's Gym. I remember the main reason I chose that particular Cert was only because Gold's liked it the best, and in fact paid their trainers $4 more per hour if they had that one instead of another!
But since that time, I've heard numerous times from other trainers, athletes and fitness club managment-types that NASM is the way to go.
Be advised: with the slew of people entering the Personal Trainer profession back in the early 2000s, some of your more elite fitess centers now want you to have a BS degree in Kinesiology or Sports Science in addition to the Cert.
There is no regional best; just get one depending on your goals. If you have a 4 year exercise science degree and want to help people in hospital/rehab type settings, ACSM's certs are more geared in that direction. "Higher" certs with them require more and more schooling if you desire to get a master's in exercise science or similar fields. If you hold any 4 year degree and want to work more with sport's teams or athletes, NSCA's CSCS is more that direction. If you want to work with the general public, then any CPT course from any of the big 4 is fine.
After I passed, I applied to jobs and that was it. I've changed careers from accounting though so I'm pretty familiar with interviewing and the like. Just be confident and you'll be fine.
Thank you again for your responses. A personal trainer who I had a session with has a certification in NASM and diploma in NPTI. Do you think those two are the best ways to go with NASM first and NPTI when I can afford it? By the way, is the NASM schooling and certification online or on-location?
I recently studied the difference between the different organizations and prices. Here's a good breakdown to make the decision easier. There are also some career ideas at the bottom. Hope this helps!
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