Specific certifications and certification providers in the fitness training industry

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Among the certifications offered in the personal fitness field:

Issued by the National Federation of Professional Trainers:

• NFPT Personal Trainer Certification and Fitness Education

Issued by the National Endurance Sports Trainers Association:

• Personal Trainer
• Holistic Fitness Practitioner
• Advanced Personal Trainer
• Holistic Stress Management Specialist
• Speed, Agility & Quickness Trainer
• Life Strategies Coach
• Adventure Fitness Trainer
• Spencer Method Practitioner
• Sport Yoga Instructor
• Fitness Nutritionist
• Spencer Pilates
• Certified Circuit Training Instructor
• Mental Skills Training Specialist
• Endurance Sports Trainer Certification
• Weight Room Specialist
• Mind Body Fitness Specialist
• Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist
• Fitness Management/Marketing Certification

Issued by the American Council on Exercise:

• Personal Trainer Certification
• Group Fitness Instructor Certification
• Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant Certification
• Clinical Exercise Specialist Certification

Issued by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA):

• Primary Group Exercise Certification
• KickBoxing Certification
• Step Certification
• Personal Trainer Certification
• Advanced Personal Training Certification
• Emergency Response Certification
• AFAA Fitness Practitioner (AFP) Certification

Issued by the American College of Sports Medicine:

• ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor
• ACSM Exercise Specialist
• ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Issued by the National Dance-Exercise Instructor's Training Association:

• Group Exercise Instructor
• Personal Trainer
• Pilates

Many other organizations issue certifications related to fitness; see more in this section of the Google Directory.

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