Nutrition Certification Exams
Posted in Health and Nutrition on 09/01/2010 07:37 am by Steven NerenbergA question for personal trainers?
I was hoping there are some personal trainers who could offer me a bit of advice?
In a couple of months I’m going to start a home study program to prepare for my personal trainer certification. I’m doing it so I can work part-time as a personal trainer to help me pay for school
(I haven’t decided who I’ll do it through. NCSF? ACE? Any suggestions?).
I’m waiting a couple of months to make sure I’m not only physically ready, but also that I have enough knowledge that the study program and exam should be a breeze.
What I want to know is, what types of things should I be studying on my own time to prepare? Nutrition? Skeletal/muscle systems? Types of exercises with no weights, free weights, ball, resistance band, machines etc..
I’m not sure what else would be good things to learn. Any advice would be wonderful!
Study anatomy of the muscles, bones and joints. Know your joint actions and kinesiology. You definitely need to know types of work out regimens for particular strength, flexibility and cardio workout goals (i.e. pyramid training).You’ll want to study no less than one month in advance of the test if you have some exercise science, maybe longer if not. You pretty much need to be familiar with it all because you don’t know what will show up on the test. Certifying bodies that participate in the national exam use a multiple choice format with no practical.
This website gives Credible certification programs from many disciplines:
http://www.noca.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx
My certification comes from the Cooper Institute and is also highly reputable and uses the national examination. www.cooperinstitute.org
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