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Certifiably Empowering Certifications:
Personal Fitness Training Certifications
Specific certifications and certification providers in the fitness training industry
Be sure to read our article, Certifiably Empowering: Hot Fields in Which Certification May Boost Your Career to learn more about the power of certifications and your career.
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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