American Academy of Personal Training

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American Academy of Personal Training

This academy is in NYC and cost ~$5000 for 260 hours of course work and 130 practical and 130 academic over a 3 or 6 month period. They are certified by NYS Education Department. Does anybody know anything about this particular program?

Don't get ripped off
by: THE SMART TRAINER

Personal training is a hustle, you should never pay that much for a certification, (hell you might not make that money back in your first year)

Personal Training is basically you teaching someone how to exercise, thats it. Some gyms will hire people because they look great(without a certification) some gyms wont pay you more for having a better certification) or the increase wont be that significant. Besides the way the make the most money in this business is by running your own business. (most gyms don't pay that much money to trainers)

I worked a personal training studio and I only made $14 a session and you get paid based off the clients they give you, or the clients you recruit. Plus you gotta think REALLY how much do you think is a realistic price to charge someone for 1 session (i'm talking your average person) making an average income, you will probably make 20-30 doing your own thing) $50 at the most for 1 session.

Thats the truth behind personal training. A lot of certifications get way too technical. Most people just want to get lean asap, you just give out basic nutritional info, you vary exercises like crazy, then you teach a little bit, your job as a training is to teach the client everything you know then let them fly on their own,(I bet your certification company didn't tell you that)

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Personal training is a hustle, you should never pay that much for a certification, (hell you might not make that money back in your first year) Personal Training is basically you teaching someone how to exercise, thats it. Some gyms will hire people because they look great(without a certification) some gyms wont pay you more for having a better certification) or the increase wont be that significant. Besides the way the make the most money in this business is by running your own business. (most gyms don't pay that much money to trainers) I worked a personal training studio and I only made $14 a session and you get paid based off the clients they give you, or the clients you recruit. Plus you gotta think REALLY how much do you think is a realistic price to charge someone for 1 session (i'm talking your average person) making an average income, you will probably make 20-30 doing your own thing) $50 at the most for 1 session. Thats the truth behind personal training. A lot of certifications get way too technical. Most people just want to get lean asap, you just give out basic nutritional info, you vary exercises like crazy, then you teach a little bit, your job as a training is to teach the client everything you know then let them fly on their own,(I bet your certification company didn't tell you that)

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its about time
by: Anonymous

finally someone started a career school to help change this discusting industry full of bad trainers with no education.

Licensed and Ready
by: Anonymous

For the first time in this industry full of bad trainers with zero knowledge or any practical training,a real career school has opened in new york city. Licensed by nys.dept.of education.

In the next few years all trainers are going to need a license to work just like a hair stylist, or a nail salon, or massage therapy. Way to go a.a.p.t.

i know a little about this school
by: Anonymous

Small correction.. the school is not accredited. It's licensed by the NYS Dept of Ed. Acceditation is a very ambiguous distinction because little is known about the legitamacy of the 2 to 3 agencies that accredit certification..either way, no one has accredited AAPT.

need more schools like this
by: Katie - Admin

While there is some truth to the rant above about the "industry". We actually need more schools like this. The whole argument about accreditation seems silly to me. You either take a 500 hour course full of practical hand on training, or you take a 12 hour weekend workshop that the certs often offer. Neither are accredited but which one do you think will teach you more? For this industry, accreditation really only counts for the certification exam you choose, it doesn't really matter for the education provider you select.

- Katie

People are so dumb
by: Anonymous

A.A.P.T is a state certified training program!! Does anyone really know what that means for this industry? Because if you don't you shouldn't speak. This industry is unbelievably ungregulated. What that means is, is that you can pretty much go online to a million different sites and "sign up" to be a personal trainer and recieve a certification in the mail.

Even people certified through A.C.E or A.A.F.A don't need much knowledge to get certified. This school is putting the best trainers out there, so we don't have idiots telling people the wrong way to work out. And yes, there is many different wrong ways.

For example, idiots - stop telling your clients that leg lifts work lower abs. Are you insane!!? A.A.P.T is a brilliant breakthrough that will actually launch a breed of new, acceptable trainers

This school is a sham!
by: Anonymous

AAPT is just a wanna be NPTI, which is also sham!

Senior students spend half their time playing trainer to the newer ones.

Trainers need to train to be good, and it is complete BS that a certification cost that much. AAPT trainers don't get paid more, they actually get paid less because while anyone who took a weekend cert is already at the next level of pay, when these guys are finally getting into the industry.

I've seen this schools website for info, they brag about being state approved...they are approved the same as bartending school and beauty schools. Way to go AAPT - Make mine a rum and coke!

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