Personal Trainer Certification & Fitness Training Career

The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado offers personal trainer certification, education and courses for those interested in becoming a personal trainer. Our unique school offers the right personal trainer education to help you become a certified personal trainer and start your career in personal training!
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1 NSCA Personal Trainer Certification
This Personal Trainer Certification Exam is now hosted by The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado.
2 American Council on Exercise (ACE)
ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant - Curriculum included in National Personal Training Institute of Colorado personal trainer education.
3 Approved for VA Education Benefits (G.I.Bill) by the Colorado State Approving Agency(CSAA)
4 Information for
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The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado is SEVIS approved and participates in the Student Visitor Exchange Program (SEVP).
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Personal Trainer Certification & Fitness Training Career Questions

Personal Trainer Certification

  1. Is this kind of training available as an on-line course? Can I be a qualified personal fitness trainer if I pass an on-line certified personal fitness trainer course?

  2. So why do so many personal trainers take on-line courses to get certified?

  3. What is important about a certification with an NCCA accreditation?

  4. So what makes one NCCA accredited personal trainer certification better than another? Are they all basically equal?

  5. Is NPTI Colorado a personal trainer certification agency like NSCA or ACSM? Does NPTI Colorado compete with the other personal trainer certifications?

  6. What states recognize your certification and will give me a license after having attended your school?

Personal Trainer Employment

  1. Can I get a job as a personal trainer after completing your course?

  2. But I thought Bally's, Colorado Athletic Clubs (CAC) and others required a certification from one of the nationally recognized certifying agencies like NSCA, ACSM, or ACE?

  3. Where do personal trainers work? Just in health clubs?

  4. Why is this such a growing industry and a growing field?

  5. What do personal trainers make hourly or annually?

  6. Do personal trainers make more money if they do not work in what you call a "big box" health club?

Business, Policy and Legal Issues

  1. So, anatomy, and physiology, and program design is all great and wonderful to learn, but how do I put it all to work?

  2. So do I just learn to write a resume and how to make a business card?

  3. I hear that personal trainers get sued in court all the time for hurting people. I don't want to get sued for working out with someone.

Diet and Nutrition

  1. What will I learn about Diet & Nutrition at the National Personal Training Institute of Colorado?

  2. Isn't it true that a personal trainer should not give prescribe a diet to a client like a dietician? Isn't it true that dieticians require four-year degrees?

Personal Training Academics

  1. I've been out of school a long time, I'm not so confident in my study skills and my ability to pass such an intense course. Can you help someone like me who feels a little "academically challenged"

  2. Will NPTI Colorado teach me about gyrotonics, I hear that's the up and coming thing! And what about kettlebell training? yoga instructor? pilates instructor? boot camps? And what about...

  3. What about personal training for clients considered "special populations", like clients with multiple sclerosis, or diabetes, or arthritis, or HIV / AIDS?

  4. How do I know if NPTI Colorado is right for me, aren't there many different personal training school locations?

  5. Do you have a qualified instructors or do you have people who are primarily personal trainers and just teach part-time like a lot of vocational schools?

  6. How much time am I going to be required to devote to studying, projects, examinations, and "all that school stuff"? Can I pass your course if I just show up to class?

  7. What personal training textbooks do you use? Are they college level textbooks?

  8. Is this an NSCA / ACE / ACSM / NASM preparation examination? If I pass NPTI Colorado's course, will I be guaranteed to pass their equivalent Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) examination?

Compare the Competition

  1. Is this just another vocational school that just added "personal training" to a long list of courses ranging from medical technician to x-ray assistant to massage therapist to licensed practical nurse
  2. So how is this any different from an anatomy or personal training course at a community college, or some other personal training course that I can finish in much less time and for less money

  3. Some of the other vocational schools offer an Associate's Degree in personal training. Why shouldn't I go after an Associate's Degree?

Practical Hands-on Training

  1. So when we are working out in the gym, before class starts .., do I just do my own work-out? Just get in awesome shape?

Financial / Payment Options

  1. How can I pay for this? This is expensive!

  2. But can't I take a weekend course and get certified without spending six months and $6,300?

Career Assistance

  1. What about AFTER I graduate? What do you have for me then to get my personal training business going?

International / Out-of-state

  1. Do you have a program to take care of out of town , out of state, or international students and their needs for housing, transportation, etc.?

  2. Do you accept personal fitness training students from foreign countries? Foreign students without green cards?

  3. If am from a country outside of the U.S., what certifications do I need to practice as a personal fitness trainer in my home country? What does a personal trainer get paid where I am from?

Veteran & Unemployment Benefits

  1. I'm on unemployment. Will the State of Colorado "Workforce" program pay for my schooling?

  2. I am an ex-military person and I am unemployed. Are you approved for funding for VA Education benefits?

  3. Is NPTI's program funded by any other federal, state, or local government agency?
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National Personal Training Institute of Colorado
1658 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 6, Suite 50
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: 877.215.2643 Fax: 303.238.9999
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