Accredited Personal Training Schools

Personal training is a job that can be enjoyable, meaningful and potentially very well paying. You have the great responsibility of coaching your clients through various workouts focused on weights and aerobics, flexibility training, fat loss and cardiovascular conditioning along with injury prevention and rehabilitation. There are a variety of schools that are accredited in personal training that will allow you to become certified for a fitness career.

  1. Penn Foster Career School

    • The Penn Foster Career School allows you to learn from home through its online distance learning program. Courses include Exercise Science Terminology, Fitness Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition, Flexibility Training, and Injury Prevention. You'll receive the National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF) Certification Package as a student of Penn Foster, which includes materials for your studies along with an exam voucher for the NCSF Certification Exam.

    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    • The National Academy of Sports Medicine, or NASM, is a distinguished leader in providing advanced specialization certifications and credentials to health and fitness professionals. NASM provides an accredited Certified Personal Trainer certification as well as accredited bachelor's and master's degree programs. Many gyms, including Bally Total Fitness, Gold's Gym and Lifetime Fitness, require their personal trainers to have NASM certification.

    Heritage Education

    • Heritage Education Schools offer accredited personal training programs in numerous locations: Denver, Colorado; Jacksonville, Florida; Little Rock, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas; Ft. Myers, Florida; and Kansas City, Missouri. Heritage's personal training curriculum covers not only the knowledge that's necessary to work with clients, but the business aspects of personal training as well.

    National Personal Training Institute of Colorado

    • The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado (NPTI) is an accredited post-secondary vocational school that offers personal trainer certification, education and courses for those interested in joining the fitness field. NPTI is located at the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains, which allows students to camp, hike, ski, snowboard, and participate in other outdoor activities and competitive sports while attending the school. NPTI is a business partner of the NASM and the American Academy of Health and Fitness.