The International Sports Sciences Association, accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council, offers online personal trainer certification. Military personnel and their spouses can take the association's personal trainer certification for free. Students are to complete the course at their own pace within eight months. The program includes delivery of lectures, online tests, and interactive question and answer sessions. Students learn the fundamentals of fitness as well as methods of profiting from the fitness industry.
The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America is the largest fitness institution of the world. It has trained more than 250,000 personal trainers in almost 73 countries. It offers a three-day training workshop, which has lectures on fitness as well as practical demonstrations of different fitness techniques. The workshop offers the resources that are required to pass personal trainer certification exam offered by the fitness association.
American Fitness Professionals and Associates offers a personal trainer certification course. The course teaches the human anatomy from the health and fitness perspective. It also discusses the marketing and administration involved in personal training. It demonstrates different methods of exercising the human body. The course also discusses fitness from the ethical viewpoint. Besides the personal trainer certification, the group also offers advanced and master personal trainer certifications.
International Fitness Professionals Association offers four types of personal fitness trainer certifications -- bronze for $399, silver for $459, gold for $699 and platinum for $999. Besides personal fitness certifications, this group offers more than 70 certificates relating to health and fitness. To get the certification, students must pass the final exam, which comprises 105 multiple-choice questions.
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) offers a personal trainer certification course. The certificate is awarded upon clearing a written exam. The charges to appear for the exam are $599. Relevant study material for the certification exam can be obtained for additional money. According to the group's website, an academy-certified personal trainer is adept at devising and implementing fitness and training programs that are tailored to the individual needs of clients. Besides certificates, this group also offers courses in other health and fitness specialties, such as sports performance and injury prevention.