Best personal training certification on Reddit
45 reviews from r/personaltraining, r/Fitness, r/Strongman and 4 more subreddits
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#1
NASM
3.8
(17)
"The NASM did a great job explaining the content and the material is completely reasonable to digest in 4-6 weeks."
"NASM is highly certified and recognized within the USA."
"All of my certs are through them and I can't be happier with the service, knowledge, and overall quality."
"NASM is a well-recognized certification that can help you secure a personal training job."
"ACE is fine but NASM is better."
"NASM is pretty universal from what I’ve seen."
"Have a look at Premier global NASM, they always have discounts."
"I would say the most well recommended and recognize personal training certifications are NASM, ACE, ACSM and NSCA."
"I got mine through nasm. They're good."
"Http://www.nasm.org/ that's the place i was referred, i'm told it's pretty good also look in to the ACE."
#2
ACE
3.9
(7)
"ACE has sales all the time and is also accredited."
"There’s 4 that I generally recommend, then a 5th if you have a degree."
"ACE is another reputable certification that is commonly accepted in the industry."
"I would suggest either NASM or ACE, as they're both accepted in a lot of places."
"I have ACE and ACSM. Both have been acceptable at any place I’ve personally wanted to work."
"I went with ACE, based on recommendations by a coach I worked with."
"Look at ACE, NASM, ACSM, and ISSA; pick the cheapest one/the one running a sale at the time."
#3
ISSA
3.3
(8)
"Easy, reputable, gets you in the door anywhere, affordable, & covers all the basics."
"I've taken courses from several fitness organizations but did my CPT with ISSA, I highly recommend."
"I think ISSA is a great certification, to be honest."
"I mean for ISSA you can get a certification for 799 or 66 a month."
"ISSA, they also do payment plans for all of their certifications."
"I got a certification through ISSA."
"I have nasm, but wished i had just gotten ISSA."
"I have worked for gyms that did not accept ISSA as for any new hires."
#4
NSCA
4.0
(3)
"NSCA CPT is under $500 for the test, is widely accepted and the material is higher quality."
"TSAC-F looks pretty relevant to you."
"CSCS is a legit credential."
#5
ACSM
4.0
(2)
"ACSM has a student discount."
"Or go for ACSM cert, it's the gold standard and costs 300$."
#6
NCSA
4.0
(1)
"Get your NCSA CSCS, not only is it more affordable."
#7
National Personal Training Institute
4.0
(1)
"I would choose the National Personal Training Institute if you want a career."
#8
Infofit
4.0
(1)
"I'd go with Infofit as you can get whatever certification you want."
#9
ACTION
4.0
(1)
"There is also an online certificate that is called ACTION."
#10
Origym
4.0
(1)
"Origym are real good. You can do the courses online aswell."
#11
CSCS
4.0
(1)
"The CSCS is the most respected cert."
#12
AAAI/ISMA
2.0
(1)
"AAAI/ISMA is pretty cheap ($149), but you won’t learn a lot."
#13
CSES
2.0
(1)
"They're all the same bullshit and no one cares what your certification is."
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