Personal Training Certification — THE TRUTH from Douglasville Personal Trainer, Dave Hansey
Ok — How confusing for a consumer to figure out the mess of personal training certifications. And the fitness and personal training industries have not made it any easier — UNTIL RECENTLY.
Some states have been pushing for personal trainers to be certified….. that proposal sadly failed in Georgia. But as a response to that, IHRSA, which is the industry organization decided to look at how to determine the REALITY of when someone is a qualified personal trainer.
And board certification was born. There are only 6 certifications that are board certified. And ALL OF THESE ARE GOVERNED BY THE NCCA, which is the 3rd party chosen to monitor these certifications. So the board certification is NCCA and the actual certifications that qualify for board certification are NASM, ACE, NCSF, NFPT, NSCA and the Cooper Institute. It is YOUR MONEY — why not double check to make sure your trainer holds their certification from one of these and know that you are getting not only the best trainers but also trainers that have had to be held accountable to an industry standard and 3rd party testing.
ASK your trainer to show you their certifications if you are not sure. And compare it to the list — and gee ASK them why they do not feel the need to do the work to get one of these. No, they are not easy but like in any industry, there are TOOLS that you need.
If you would like to read the entire article from IHRSA and how Board Certified Personal Training came to be — then CLICK HERE!!
And YES, I am board certified and feel free to come by, I have my certificates out for you to look at and review ANY TIME YOU WANT 
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