ACE Exam materials don't cover Program Design

by Alexandra
(South Portland, ME)

The best study guide was ACE's Personal Trainer manual. It had a lot of stuff in it that I didn't know and it definitely helped me study. I wish I had the money to attend one of their seminars because I think the manual didn't cover program design enough, given the emphasis on their exam on program design. I spent around $300 total getting certified, including the exam fee and manual. Oh, and ACE requires you to be CPR certified, so that was another $75.00. The exam took me about 1 1/2 hours.