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Personal Trainer Certification Online Course (v4)
AFAA’s premiere e-AFAA course combines personal trainer certification standards with the convenience of independent self-study, and the security of third-party monitoring and authenticating systems. Composed of a series of 14 video lectures, the course meets the rigorous criteria established by the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE), and includes an online multiple-choice exam, as well as an online practical exam, given by an AFAA presenter utilizing AFAA’s proprietary, secure Multitraining Live Web- conferencing system.
Certifications
AFAA’s certification workshops include: Personal Fitness Trainer, Primary Group Exercise, KickBoxing, Step, Military Fitness Specialist, Emergency Response, Fitness Practitioner, and Telefitness Internet Software. AFAA also provides continuing education workshops, educational materials, and specialty training, and is a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE), and an affiliate of the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE). The accrediting commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) has accredited AFAA as well.
Manufacturer’s list price: $499.00
Personal Fitness Training Book
AFAA’s 2nd Edition of Personal Fitness Training: Theory & Practice (2010) is a comprehensive textbook that provides personal trainers with current research and practical knowledge. The book’s content addresses: wellness strategies; business and legal ethics and issues; exercise programming; fitness assess- ments; special populations; multi-training techniques; and more. AFAA provides the personal trainer with an all-inclusive textbook that describes, in detail, a pro- fessional role for success in the highly competitive and evolving world of fitness.
Manufacturer’s list price: $69.00
Resource Materials NEW
Personal Trainer Certification 3-day Workshop (v4)
For fitness professionals working one-on- one with clients, this three-day certification workshop includes lectures, practical demonstration, and written and practical exams. This certification is also offered through AFAA’s third-party authenticated Personal Trainer Certification Online Course. It covers exercise physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, and injury-prevention strategies, along with fitness-assessment testing procedures, nutrition fundamentals and weight management, special populations and medical considerations, communication skills, leadership and motivational coaching, exercise programming, and risk-factor assessment guidelines.
Manufacturer’s list price: $499.00 2012 Fitness Industry Technology • IHRSA 73
AFAA presents more than 2,500 certification and continuing education workshops each year for group fitness instructors and personal fitness trainers, in addition to its semiannual APEX educational events. AFAA also produces new programs, such as Group Resistance Training and Online CEU Video Corners, and numerous resource materials, including American Fitnessmagazine, personal training and group exercise textbooks, the Exercise Standards and Guidelines reference manual, online programs, self-study courses, music CDs, and instructional DVDs.
Workshops
AFAA’s diverse selection of continuing education workshops fits the needs of group exercise instructors and personal trainers alike. Such workshops include Practical Pilates, Indoor Cycling, Aqua Fitness, Longevity Training for Seniors, Perinatal Fitness, Group Resistance Training, and Mat Science. The Metabolic Connection to Obesity workshops review the latest research and provide a clinical exercise orientation to treat metabolic syndrome. Midlife Fitness for Women covers a broad spectrum of information about exercise and menopause. Mechanics of Injury Prevention offers background on muscles and joint actions, the mechanisms of injury, and rehabilitation techniques.
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