| In part 1 we learned how to determine and | | | | but have instead created a central certifying |
| document some realistic personal fitness goals and | | | | board called the NBFE that administers what they |
| how to round up a list of potential personal | | | | consider to be a standard exam for trainers to |
| trainers. In part 2 we're going to take a look at | | | | pass. The trainer must first be certified by one of |
| how to determine whether or not the trainers on | | | | these 'affiliate' certifying organizations before |
| your list are qualified. | | | | sitting for the NBFE exam. I think this |
| Personal Trainer Qualifications | | | | standardization adds a bit to the legitimacy of |
| The very first thing you need to realize is that, | | | | these trainers, but I still think it's a step below the |
| unlike doctors, lawyers, or nurses, there is no | | | | organizations listed above that have been |
| official government standard for who can call | | | | accredited, because no independent 3rd party has |
| themselves a personal trainer. There's no single | | | | looked over the certification process to validate |
| test or criteria, although the fitness industry | | | | its quality. The following organizations are NBFE |
| seems to be slowly moving in that direction. | | | | affiliates: |
| Because of this lack of an official standard, you | | | | Academy of Applied Personal Training Education |
| have chance to come across a huge range of | | | | (AAPTE) |
| trainers, ranging from someone who has | | | | Aerobics and Fitness Association of America |
| absolutely no business training people, all the way | | | | (AFAA) |
| to highly intelligent, educated, and certified | | | | American Fitness Professionals and Associates |
| individuals on par with any doctor or nurse. | | | | (AFPA) |
| Personal Trainer Certifications | | | | International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) |
| The biggest, most confusing thing to understand | | | | National Association for Fitness Certification |
| is what different certifications mean and how | | | | (NAFC) |
| they compare against each other. Because of the | | | | National Endurance and Sports Trainers |
| lack of a widely accepted standard or minimum | | | | Association (NESTA) |
| requirements, and partly due to the Internet, | | | | National Exercise Trainer Association (NETA) |
| there are a vast number of very low quality | | | | Professional Fitness Instructor Training (PFIT) |
| certifications. Many require little in the way of real | | | | World Instructor Training Schools (WITS) |
| knowledge, education, or experience, and could | | | | International Association of Resistance Trainers |
| rightly be called 'certification mills'. They only exist | | | | (IART) |
| to earn a fast dollar by convincing trainers-to-be | | | | U.S. Career Institute |
| to become certified through them. Beyond that | | | | Everybody Else |
| they provide very little value. | | | | Instructors with certifications outside of these |
| There are, however, some very good certifying | | | | two groups, or those with no certification at all, |
| organizations. And some are obviously better than | | | | should be scrutinized much more carefully. I'm |
| others. I'll discuss certification in three groups; | | | | sure there are a number of excellent trainers that |
| organizations that have obtained a 3rd party | | | | fall into this category, but you would have to do |
| accreditation, those who have joined together to | | | | additional homework and find alternate ways to |
| form a standard, and everybody else. | | | | be assured of that excellence. Or even for you to |
| 3rd Party Accredited Organizations | | | | be assured of a minimal level of competency. |
| A handful of organizations have obtained | | | | Some trainers may have college degrees, or |
| accreditation from a 3rd party called the NCCA in | | | | potentially even advanced college degrees, in a |
| order to validate the quality of their certification. I | | | | field like exercise physiology. This would likely be a |
| would consider these few certification | | | | sufficient stand-in for certification. |
| organizations to be the top ones available, due to | | | | In the 3rd and final part of this series we'll take a |
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