March 9th, 2010 | 
Author: I just have a few questions for the experienced personal trainers…
I plan on opening up my own kickboxing studio because I have been involved in Martial Arts since I was 5 and would love to teach others about it as well as give them the best workout.
I know quite a bit about fitness due to reading tons of articles and magazines but I graduated with a business degree, so I’ve never had proper education when it comes to fitness.
I want to get my personal training certificate so I can work at some local gyms and such before I venture off into the small business world. Ive looked into ISSA, NASM as well as AFAA (to get licensed to teach classes).
Where do you suggest I start? Is it important to have more than one certification? And I guess my last question would be how much do you love your job as a personal trainer?
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Hi, I passed my exam for AFAA this spring so I could work as an asst. trainer over the summer break. (Arobics classes mostly). I can’t be a full (lead) trainer til im at least 18. Ive been at my gym for a while, so they know me. Im not sure other gyms would allow me to work though, even though i have the paper. I think it’s an insurance thing mostly.
Anyways, The test inst too hard if you studied or know most of the basics. For me the hard part was anatomy and kinesiology and risk assessment.
Our head coach / head trainer says “certified doesnt mean qualified”. Experience and following the rules is what gyms look at first. In gymnastics for example, you only need to pass a 25 question “saftey” test to be certified. Kind of a ‘what not to do so you don’t get sued test’.
I did the workshop and got the study guide.
One other thing: Learning about machines sucked. I do only bodyweight training, so all the fitness machine saftey stuff was new to me. (squeeked by on that part)