What is a Personal Trainer?

To become a certified personal trainer you must first have a passion and love for fitness. You will need to identify what type of trainer you want to be and where you want to work. Once you have figured that out that can help you determine where you need to get certified. NASM (National Academy Sports Medicine) has a national test you can take all over the world, after 4 months of studying you can take their exam. If you do pass the test you need to shadow a trainer in a place where you would like to work.

NASM last for two years to recertify you need to maintain your current CPR and AED certifications as well as earn 2.0 CEUs (20 hours) of approved continuing education that focuses on: increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities in the areas of client, assessment, exercise technique, program design, nutrition, client relations and administration, professional practice and responsibility.