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by: Sara

I recently graduated from college with a BS in psychology. We had to take a large amount of free electives and I took nearly all of mine in exercise science courses. One course that was offered was "Lifetime Health and Fitness," that was designed to be a preparatory course for the NCSF-CPT certification exam. The class was a complete joke and was taught by a coach who had no personal training experience or certifications of her own; the only resemblance the course had to NCSF was that we used their study materials and books for coursework. Unfortunately I was really interested in training and wanted to pursue certification.

I did my own research and found that the NCSF exam is one of the hardest and, though newer, a very highly regarded certification. I studied on my own after the class and took the exam several months later. (Though it was the hardest exam I have ever taken, I passed.)

My suggestion to you is to try NCSF, particularly if you're not looking for specific clientele. My university I graduated from had no personal training program in place, so I talked to a few people and I am more or less starting the entire program myself. The reason my boss was so impressed is because of my NCSF certification. So get the materials, consider taking their classes if they're offered in your area, and have fun!

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I recently graduated from college with a BS in psychology. We had to take a large amount of free electives and I took nearly all of mine in exercise science courses. One course that was offered was "Lifetime Health and Fitness," that was designed to be a preparatory course for the NCSF-CPT certification exam. The class was a complete joke and was taught by a coach who had no personal training experience or certifications of her own; the only resemblance the course had to NCSF was that we used their study materials and books for coursework. Unfortunately I was really interested in training and wanted to pursue certification. I did my own research and found that the NCSF exam is one of the hardest and, though newer, a very highly regarded certification. I studied on my own after the class and took the exam several months later. (Though it was the hardest exam I have ever taken, I passed.) My suggestion to you is to try NCSF, particularly if you're not looking for specific clientele. My university I graduated from had no personal training program in place, so I talked to a few people and I am more or less starting the entire program myself. The reason my boss was so impressed is because of my NCSF certification. So get the materials, consider taking their classes if they're offered in your area, and have fun!

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