This provides you with the knowledge to prepare for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification exam. Additional supplemental documents are provided for use to train and design exercise programs for personal training clients.
This online instructor-led course provides you with the knowledge and understanding necessary to prepare for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification exam and become an effective personal trainer.

$1,595
est. cost
6 mo.
Time to Complete
150 hrs.
Self-paced

What you will learn

  • Comprehensive understanding of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training™ (ACE IFT™) Model
  • Discover how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy, and behavior change in clients
  • Design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength
  • Functional Training: Assessments, Programming, and Progressions for Posture, Movement, Core, Balance, and Flexibility
  • Professional and Legal Responsibilities, Scope of Practice, and Business Strategies for Personal Trainers
  • Special Exercise Programming Topics: Mind-body Exercise, Special Populations, and Exercise Implications of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries

  • Prepare for the ACE-CPT certification exam
  • Access to presentations and 185+ practice test questions
  • Complete the course at your own pace and without specific assignment due dates
  • Access to instructor for career guidance and mentorship

    • We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely online. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. 

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