Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Get in Shape While Helping Others Stay Healthy
Do you maintain a healthy and active lifestyle, and enjoy teaching others about doing the same? By getting your personal fitness trainer certification, you can make a career out of working out and encouraging the health and well-being of others! Employment of Personal Fitness Trainers is expected to grow 32.7% from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for other occupations according to Texas Workforce Commission’s Labor Market and Career Information Department.
At CHCP, not only will you gain expertise about personal training techniques, you will learn entrepreneurship skills through our business management course which will help you to create a successful personal training business. Our hands-on technique to teaching means that when you graduate, you will be fully prepared to begin a career in gyms, fitness centers, private studios, corporate wellness programs, or even start your own business as a personal trainer.
Once you’ve received your personal trainer certification, you will be eligible to take the test to become PTA-Global certified. If you want a career that can offer the luxury of a flexible work schedule, an energetic and motivating work environment, and the personal satisfaction of knowing you are helping to make the world a healthier place, a career as a personal fitness trainer could be the right choice for you.
Personal Fitness Training Skills You Will Learn
Assists With: General fitness clients,
athletes, weight lifters,
weight loss, weight gain, youth,
elderly, other special populations.
Performs: Body composition
analysis, movement analysis,
health history questionnaires.
Life Skills
Personal Fitness Trainer Courses
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Lecture Hours |
Lab Hours |
Extern Hours |
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Semester Credits |
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| MODULE I | ||||||
| NUT 201 | Sports Nutrition | 60 | 20 | 80 | 4.5 | |
| AP 201 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 30 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2.0 |
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| MODULE II | ||||||
| KN 201 | Functional Kinesiology | 60 | 20 | 80 | 4.5 | |
| AP 202 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 | |
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| MODULE III | ||||||
| EP 202 | Physiology of Exercise | 40 | 40 | 80 | 4.5 | |
| AP 203 | Anatomy & Physiology III | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 | |
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| MODULE IV | ||||||
| EP 201 | Psychology of Sport | 60 | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | |
| AP 204 | Anatomy & Physiology IV | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 | |
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| MODULE V | ||||||
| PT 201 | Practical Training Lab I | 40 | 40 | 80 | 4.0 | |
| BUS 201 | Business of Fitness I | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 | |
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| MODULE VI | ||||||
| PT 202 | Practical Training Lab II | 40 | 40 | 80 | 4.0 | |
| BUS 202 | Business of Fitness II | 30 | 10 | 40 | 2.0 | |
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| MODULE VII | ||||||
| PT 203 | PFT Externship | 160 | 160 | 3.5 | ||
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| Totals Hours/Credits | 480 | 240 | 160 | 880 | 41.0 | |
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