How to find a personal trainer and how to train as a personal trainer

Archive for February, 2010

I want to work as a personal trainer. I don’t have a college background in exercise or anything. Are the certifications like AFPA for real? They seem to be basically correspondence tests that charge like 500$ to get “certified”. Is something like this legit on a resume?

I was wondering how long I have to take the test or if there is a limit on how long i take to study before i take it… any information would be great i couldnt find anything on their site but that doesnt mean it wasnt there lol

I’m just wondering what the law says about people offering personal training services without holding a current certificate. This same person in question is also training without any form of insurance. Is any of this permissible, and if not, what can be done about it?
Thank you for your answers, however, what are your resources that back up your claims? I appreciate your time

id like to become a personal trainer at a gym and so im having trouble finding an educational program. ive heard of apex certification but im not very sure about others..please help!!

There are a couple of trainers that work at my gym and train with people who hire them, etc. I’ve seen some of their work outs but really it doesn’t seem any different from what people can do by themselves? Maybe I’m not getting it. I’m having trouble getting over a plateu and am taking little steps backwards and was thinking of training with a PT… but is it really worth it?

My wife and I are considering hiring a personal trainer to help us get in shape. We’ll probably use Anytime Fitness because of the convenient location. Has anyone used Anytime Fitness WITH a personal trainer? Any feedback for me?

I live in Maryland and I’m looking to get part-time job. I’ve been working out for about 15 years now, mainly with weights and machines. So I think a PT job at a gym would be a great match for me. Of course a personal trainer cert would help out. I’d to get one the quickest possible. Any ideas?

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I would like to start a career as a personal trainer. Can anyone give me some feedback on how to start and some information I would need to know?