how do you become a certified personal trainer?

bump...am also interested in becoming a certified PT...

Hey bros.... next time you see those crappy personal trainers walking around ask them where they got certified and how... as for me, i just got my home certification course from NESTA... they seem reputable and many people i have talked to have heard of them.. go to www.nestacertified.com and take a look... -jakked

Just go to a YMCA and take take there personal trainers program.

I am no authority, but I believe that it is much easier to get the initial certification than it is to keep it. Are you not required to continually increase your education each year to keep you certification, which ultimately ends in your getting a BS in kenisiology? Might be wront, but I though that CE was vital to keeping your certification over the course of many years. Keepin the Peace, Cajun_Satan

NASM is what 24 hour fitness uses for there personal trainers...

Ahhh ... just make up a 'lean' sounding name ... pick up a biz license ... print off a certificate ... some biz cards ... pay a skinny milf for some photo/ads ... network with others ... and you got yourself a biz.

Originally posted by jeuce bigalo i see personal trainers at my gym (world gym) and they suck. they dont even pay attention and they wonder around the gym like they have no program. im interested in getting into it but i see that there are many different associations. i dont want to study and spend my money on something that isnt recognized. i looking for some extra weekend or evening work to make some extra money or just another hobby. i would probably want to do my work in ballys or world gym. anyone have any knowledge of this? hey you're on LI right... I know the onwers of the personal training institute...want me to see if they need anyone.. train clients in 30min HIT style workouts.. its great you beat the shit out the clients and they keep coming back..pay is so, so but if you need something now i'll call tomorrow and see. you go to world gym... i hope its not the one in babylon.. cause thats where i go and it sux.

haha. i go to the one in coram. the gym is good because even at peak time its not too crowded. im moving soon so i'll be going to ballys in copiague. the personal training institute, what do they like contract trainers and send them out or something? or are they there own gym? i'll take any info you can get. thanks alot.

Speaking of personal trainers - Brian S. drop me a message if you see this. I could use some advice. Last time I talked to ya was in your pre-contest at OF.

they are their own gym... not a lof of equipment as you can only train there with a trainer....

I was a trainer at Bally's....i am affa and nsca certified.......if you want to be a trainer....first you have to throw away any aspirations of ever making any real money. realize that being a trainer involves more "selling yourself" than actually helping people. and be prepared to repeat yourself about a thousand times. be prepared to become so sick of spending time in the gym that your own workouts start to slack..........and then after all that, call up AFFA or NSCA or ACE and order the books and schedule yourself for an exam....its easy to do.