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Become an ACSM Certified Personal TrainerSM
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Become an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM

As a personal trainer you have the ability and opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives when it comes to their health and fitness. What many people are unable to do on their own, they can accomplish with the motivation and support of a personal trainer.

ACSM Certified Personal Trainers are qualified to develop and implement exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals or those who have medical clearance to exercise.

Becoming ACSM Certified says a lot about you 

It says you have chosen to become certified by the organization that’s leading the way in health fitness and clinical certifications.

Did you know?

• ACSM was the first to certify health fitness professionals … and to date we have certified over 25,000 health fitness professionals in 44 countries.
  
• ACSM establishes the exercise guidelines that all other certifications use for testing … so you know you will be certified by the organization that is setting the standards in the health fitness industry.
  
• ACSM certifications are NCCA-accredited … assuring you that our certifications meet the highest qualifications.

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ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM   Scope of Practice

The ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM is a fitness professional who develops and implements an individualized approach to exercise leadership in healthy populations and/or those individuals with medical clearance to exercise.

Using a variety of teaching techniques, the ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM is proficient in:

• Leading and demonstrating safe and effective methods of exercise by applying the fundamental principles of exercise science.
  
• Writing appropriate exercise recommendations.
  
• Leading and demonstrating safe and effective methods of exercise.
  
• Motivating individuals to begin and to continue with their healthy behaviors. 

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Minimum Requirements for becoming an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM

To become an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM you must meet all of the following minimum requirements:

• 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current Adult CPR certification with a practical skills component (such as the American Heart Association or American Red Cross)

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Join ACSM as an Alliance Member and Save $60 on ACSM Certification!

When you join the ACSM Alliance of Health and Fitness Professionals you will save $60 on getting certified and receive many other valuable benefits including:

• Free subscription to ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal ($55 Value)
• Free subscription to our bimonthly e-newsmagazine, Sports Medicine Bulletin ($40 Value)
• Inclusion in our Online Membership Directory
• Discount registration for our annual ACSM Health & Fitness Summit ($140 Value)
• Discounts on continuing education self-test fees ($200 value), insurance, consumer products, and more! 

You can join for as little as $50 right now. Click here to learn more and become an ACSM member today! 

To learn more about becoming an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer^SM please register for our free Certification Resource Guide.