Personal Trainer Certification & Personal 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)
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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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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?

There are on-line courses, but NO, we do not believe that an entry level trainer can become "qualified" to be an effective personal trainer simply from having taken an on-line certification.  This would be analogous to learning to play golf by reading a book or learning to be a physical therapist via an on-line education and an on-line certification course. There are several high quality, on-line courses that test academic proficiency but, by nature of being an on-line course, do not adequately test hands-on ability or give the trainer the required "personal trainer experience".
While on-line courses have their place and time, in our opinion, on-line training is not appropriate at the beginning stages of learning to be a personal fitness trainer. You need education. You need hands-on experience. You need multiple "what-if" situations. You need a class room and an instructor and a variety of other students to practice, practice, practice.
Furthermore, employers do not have the same respect for trainers who were qualified “on-line” for the following reasons:

  1.  An on-line educated trainer will not be proficient in taking a client’s blood pressure, or measuring body composition with calipers, or checking Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) while counseling the client on the results … all skills learned at NPTI Colorado
  2. On on-line educated trainer is not tested in spotting techniques, recognizing spatial relationships as they apply to the client, the exercise, and the equipment used … all required skills and experiences for maximizing client results and minimizing liability
  3.  Many on-line examinations do not adequately verify that the test respondent is who s/he says they are … decreasing the credibility in the personal trainer examination results.
  4. Many on-line examinations allow “open book” testing … further decreasing the reliability in the trainer’s skills
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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: 303-238-1821
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