ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM CPT)

As a personal trainer you have the ability and opportunity to make a real difference to peoples’ 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.

As an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer you will be qualified to develop and implement exercise programmes for apparently healthy individuals or those who have medical clearance to exercise. 

The ACSM CPT Syllabus is comprised of the following topic areas:

• General population/core: exercise physiology and related exercises science
• Pathophysiology and risk factors
• Health appraisal, fitness and clinical exercise testing
• Electrocardiography and diagnostic techniques
• Patient management and medications
• Exercise prescription and programming
• Nutrition and weight management
• Human behaviour and counselling
• Safety, injury prevention, and emergency procedures
• Program administration, quality assurance, and outcome assessment
• Clinical and medical considerations
• Cardiovascular: pathophysiology and risk factors
• Pulmonary: pathophysiology and risk factors
• Metabolic: pathophysiology and risk factors
• Orthopedic/musculoskeletal: pathophysiology and risk factors

If you are interested take a look at the full ACSM CPT Syllabus

ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist (ACSM HFS)

Are you a personal trainer ready to step up to the next level?  Would you like to be able to work with a wider variety of clients, including those with health risks? Then the ACSM Health Fitness Specialist Certification is for you. 

Considered our advanced personal trainer certification, the ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist is qualified to work with special populations with medically controlled diseases, who have been cleared by their physician for independent exercise. Candidates are required to at least have an Associate’s Degree.

The ACSM HFS Syllabus is comprised of the following topic areas:

General population/core: exercise physiology and related exercises science

Pathophysiology and risk factors (HFS only)

Health appraisal, fitness and clinical exercise testing

Electrocardiography and diagnostic techniques (HFS only)

Patient management and medications (HFS only)

Exercise prescription and programming

Nutrition and weight management

Human behaviour and counselling

Safety, injury prevention, and emergency procedures

Programme administration, quality assurance, and outcome assessment

Clinical and medical considerations

Cardiovascular: pathophysiology and risk factors (HFS only)

Pulmonary: pathophysiology and risk factors (HFS only)

Metabolic: pathophysiology and risk factors (HFS only)

Orthopedic/musculoskeletal: pathophysiology and risk factors (HFS only)

 

If you are interested you can read more about the ACSM HFS Syllabus

 

ACSM Gold Standard 2-day Workshop (ACSM CPT and ACSM HFS)

The CPT/HFS workshop is a balance of lectures and hands-on practical experience, both of which are essential for gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to become an ACSM Certified Professional. Additionally, the interactive and hands-on environment is ideal for exam preparation. The workshop to prepare for the ACSM CPT and ACSM HFS is a 2-day course and these are currently held 4 times per year with HFI, in London (March, July and November) and Liverpool (December).