Actual for You - Selecting the Right Personal Trainer - Part 2

Personal Trainer Qualifications

The very first thing you need to realize is that, unlike doctors, lawyers, or nurses, there is no official government standard for who can call themselves a personal trainer. There's no single test or criteria, although the fitness industry seems to be slowly moving in that direction. Because of this lack of an official standard, you have chance to come across a huge range of trainers, ranging from someone who has absolutely no business training people, all the way to highly intelligent, educated, and certified individuals on par with any doctor or nurse.

Personal Trainer Certifications

The biggest, most confusing thing to understand is what different certifications mean and how they compare against each other. Because of the lack of a widely accepted standard or minimum requirements, and partly due to the Internet, there are a vast number of very low quality certifications. Many require little in the way of real knowledge, education, or experience, and could rightly be called 'certification mills'. They only exist to earn a fast dollar by convincing trainers-to-be to become certified through them. Beyond that they provide very little value.

There are, however, some very good certifying organizations. And some are obviously better than others. I'll discuss certification in three groups; organizations that have obtained a 3rd party accreditation, those who have joined together to form a standard, and everybody else.

3rd Party Accredited Organizations

A handful of organizations have obtained accreditation from a 3rd party called the NCCA in order to validate the quality of their certification. I would consider these few certification organizations to be the top ones available, due to the more stringent nature of their certification processes. In order for a trainer to pass these certifications they have to prove that they have at least a intermediate level of knowledge and training skill. That's not to say that all trainers that pass these certifications are the right fit for you, but you can at least be somewhat confident in that individual's ability to teach you and structure an appropriate program. The following is a current list of the certifications that have been accredited by NCCA:

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Test Your Own Stress Level
  Stress! We all know what it is - the pressure of life and work, the strain of keeping ahead of the game, the emotional and physical effects of having too much to do with too little time to do it in, and, above all, the result of believing we have no control over what happens to us. But is there any way to predict how much stress we're under, and what effect it might have on us?Indeed there is!Many years ago, Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe at the University of Washington interviewed 5000 people in detail about their lives and then followed them through the next few years to see how their health changed. What they found has gone down in the history of stress research as a clahe fitness industry seems to be slowly moving in that direction. Because of this lack of an official standard, you have chance to come across a huge range of trainers, ranging from someone who has absolutely no business training people, all the way to highly intelligent, educated, and certified individuals on par with any doctor or nurse.

  Personal Trainer Certifications

  The biggest, most confusing thing to understand is what different certifications mean and how they compare against each other. Because of the lack of a widely accepted standard or minimum requirements, and partly due to the Internet, there are a vast number of very low quality certifications. Many require little in the way of real knowledge, education, or experience, and could rightly be called 'certification mills'. They only exist to earn a fast dollar by convincing trainers-to-be to become certified through them. Beyond that they provide very little value.

  There are, however, some very good certifying organizations. And some are obviously better than others. I'll discuss certification in three groups; organizations that have obtained a 3rd party accreditation, those who have joined together to form a standard, and everybody else.

  3rd Party Accredited Organizations

  A handful of organizations have obtained accreditation from a 3rd party called the NCCA in order to validate the quality of their certification. I would consider these few certification organizations to be the top ones available, due to the more stringent nature of their certification processes. In order for a trainer to pass these certifications they have to prove that they have at least a intermediate level of knowledge and training skill. That's not to say that all trainers that pass these certifications are the right fit for you, but you can at least be somewhat confident in that individual's ability to teach you and structure an appropriate program. The following is a current list of the certifications that have been accredited by NCCA:

  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) India Outsourcing Accounting is an Innovative Option
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    There are, however, some very good certifying organizations. And some are obviously better than others. I'll discuss certification in three groups; organizations that have obtained a 3rd party accreditation, those who have joined together to form a standard, and everybody else.

    3rd Party Accredited Organizations

    A handful of organizations have obtained accreditation from a 3rd party called the NCCA in order to validate the quality of their certification. I would consider these few certification organizations to be the top ones available, due to the more stringent nature of their certification processes. In order for a trainer to pass these certifications they have to prove that they have at least a intermediate level of knowledge and training skill. That's not to say that all trainers that pass these certifications are the right fit for you, but you can at least be somewhat confident in that individual's ability to teach you and structure an appropriate program. The following is a current list of the certifications that have been accredited by NCCA:

    • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Business, Commerce and Education in New South Wales
      New South Wales is Australia's largest state in terms of population with close to 7 million residents. It is Australia's fifth largest in terms of Area. The current premier is Morris Iemma of the Australian Labor Party with him winning the March 2007 state election.New South Wales population is largely based in Sydney with 60% of the population. Other major population centres include Newcastle and Wollongong.There are 11 universities in New South Wales, in Sydney these are the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, University of Technology, Sydney, University of Western Sydney, Australian Catholic University.Universities loc in three groups; organizations that have obtained a 3rd party accreditation, those who have joined together to form a standard, and everybody else.

      3rd Party Accredited Organizations

      A handful of organizations have obtained accreditation from a 3rd party called the NCCA in order to validate the quality of their certification. I would consider these few certification organizations to be the top ones available, due to the more stringent nature of their certification processes. In order for a trainer to pass these certifications they have to prove that they have at least a intermediate level of knowledge and training skill. That's not to say that all trainers that pass these certifications are the right fit for you, but you can at least be somewhat confident in that individual's ability to teach you and structure an appropriate program. The following is a current list of the certifications that have been accredited by NCCA:

      • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Beauty Consultants And Your Well Being
        Who does not want to look beautiful? Who does not crave for approving glances and generous compliments about oneself? Beauty is an all-encompassing feeling of physical and mental wholesomeness. It reflects in the physical features and personality of the individual.The need to look and feel good has been felt from time immemorial. When human beings started living in organized societies, simple beauty techniques evolved from the materials available locally. Many traditional remedies developed only in response to this need. The commercial aspects of beauty solutions became prominent with the growth of the media industry. Movies and television spawned a legion of stars whose eir certification processes. In order for a trainer to pass these certifications they have to prove that they have at least a intermediate level of knowledge and training skill. That's not to say that all trainers that pass these certifications are the right fit for you, but you can at least be somewhat confident in that individual's ability to teach you and structure an appropriate program. The following is a current list of the certifications that have been accredited by NCCA:
        • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
        • National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)
        • National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
        • National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
        • National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
        • American Council on Exercise (ACE)
        • The Cooper Institute
        NBFE Affiliates

        There are a number of other certification organizations that haven't received accreditation, but have instead created a central certifying board called the NBFE that administers what they consider to be a standard exam for trainers to pass. The trainer must first be certified by one of these 'affiliate' certifying organizations before sitting for the NBFE exam. I think this standardization adds a bit to the legitimacy of these trainers, but I still think it's a step below the organizations listed above that have been accredited, because no independent 3rd party has looked over the certification process to validate its quality. The following organizations are NBFE affiliates:

        • Academy of Applied Personal Training Education (AAPTE)
        • Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
        • American Fitness Professionals and Associates (AFPA)
        • International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA)
        • National Association for Fitness Certification (NAFC)
        • National Endurance and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA)
        • National Exercise Trainer Association (NETA)
        • Professional Fitness Instructor Training (PFIT)
        • World Instructor Training Schools (WITS)
        • International Association of Resistance Trainers (IART)
        • U.S. Career Institute
        Everybody Else

        Instructors with certifications outside of these two groups, or those with no certification at all, should be scrutinized much more carefully. I'm sure there are a number of excellent trainers that fall into this category, but you would have to do additional homework and find alternate ways to be assured of that excellence. Or even for you to be assured of a minimal level of competency. Some trainers may have college degrees, or potentially even advanced c

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