As one of the most trusted sources of fitness training certifications in the world, NASM is a distinguished name that will stand out to fitness employers. When you choose NASM for your Personal Trainer certification, you’ll get access to world-class fitness experts, your top choice of gyms to work for, and much more:

• Peer-Reviewed Content from the Brightest Minds in the Industry
• State-of-the-Art Digital Learning Platform
• Programs Designed to Meet Multiple Learning Styles
• 35+ Years Of Experience Training Fitness Professionals
• 1.5M+ Fitness Professionals Trained
• 100+ Countries with NASM Fitness and Coach Professionals
• 12K+ Gym & Health Club Partnerships
• Optional NCCA Accreditation (Only for students that need to work in USA/Canada)

You must have a high school degree or GED. You’re also required to have a current CPR and AED certification before you take the final exam. For your convenience, NASM offers an online CPR/AED Certification by ASTI, check our eshop.

You can complete your personal training certification in as few as 4 weeks. In addition to its interactive multimedia-rich content, learning tools, resources, and comprehensive study-planning guide, you can also receive assistance from NASM experts when questions arise.

Absolutely! You can complete this program and become a Certified Personal Trainer while also working full-time. The study material is 100% online and self-paced, and can be accessed on a computer, or a mobile device such as a phone or tablet.

You have the choice between two exams—an online proctored International Certificate exam, and a proctored NCCA-Accredited Certification exam. Here are some of the major differences between the two:

• The online proctored International exam has 100 questions; the proctored NCCA exam has 120 questions.
• You have 2 hours to complete both exams.
• The online proctored International exam is open-book; the proctored NCCA exam is not.
• The online proctored International exam confers an International Certificate as a Personal Trainer; the proctored exam confers an NCCA-Accredited Certification as a Personal Trainer.

The choice of exam is up to you and in most cases simply depends on what your employer requires or in what country you are willing to work as the NCCA Accredited is a must for USA/Canada.

The online proctored International exam, contains 100 questions that must be answered within 2 hours. This exam is open-book, meaning you can refer to your study materials.

The proctored, NCAA-Accredited exam contains 120 questions that must be answered within 2 hours. This exam is closed-book, so you cannot refer to your study materials.

You will have 360 days from the date of registration to take the International CPT exam or 180 days to take the NCCA CPT exam. An extension for the exam can be purchased by contacting INFC through email or phone.

The online proctored International exam is administered online only.

The proctored, NCAA-Accredited exam can be taken online or in-person (where there are available testing centers).

For the online proctored International exam, you have 3 attempts to pass. If you do not pass after 3 attempts, a retest can be purchased by INFC through email or phone.

For the proctored, NCAA-Accredited exam, you have one attempt to pass. A retest can be purchased by contacting INFC through email or phone.

You must recertify every two years to ensure that your Personal Trainer certification remains up-to-date with current best-practice guidelines and skills. You will be required to earn 2.0 NASM approved continuing education units (CEUs) every two-year period, which includes 1.9 CEUs from approved coursework and 0.1 CEUs from the mandatory CPR/AED certification. You can find all the available courses that offers CEU’s HERE.

The textbook can be added to the Self-Study by contacting INFC. Purchase of the textbook is not required in order to become eligible to sit for the exam.

^**Upon successful completion of your NASM Certified Personal Trainer  or International NASM Certified Personal Trainer you will be able to download your certification online. INFC may ship your certification in hard copy with an additional small fee.