NESTA is a meaningless certification

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NESTA is a meaningless certification

Flooding the market with "personal trainers" whose only qualification is watching TV and taking a test is weighing down the whole industry. Without real standards we just devalue what it means to be a personal trainer. Do you really expect somebody to pay you $60 an hour to hear what you learned on a video?

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NESTA is a good start, but it is just the start
by: Katie - Admin

While I agree that the NESTA certification is insufficient to prepare somebody to be a personal trainer, I think it is a good start for many people. The problem is when trainers get their NESTA certification and stop learning. There is much more to being a personal trainer than what you can learn on some videos. It takes ongoing educations and study.

I encourage all young trainers to embrace their new careers and continually learn to make themselves more valuable to their clients but to also make them respect themselves more by delivering a quality service to the public.

- Katie

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Meaningless?
by: Edge

Every Certification comes with a video. If you think NESTA is meaningless, try telling that to Jillian Michaels of The Biggest Loser, and Jackie Warner of Bravo's Workout. Both are NESTA Certified. Jackie charges $400/hr, but i'm not sure about Jillian

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It's called Personal Training for a reason...
by: Jhonas

You must not of taken or understood the material in the NESTA certification. The research and applied methodologies are leading the industry. It's called Personal Training for a reason; if you feel somebody is going to pay you $60 per hour because of solely what you've learned - you are going to fail miserably and should pick another industry!

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NESTA certs are top of the line..
by: Phil

For the individual that stated that NESTA certs are meaningless.
You really show know what you are talking about before posting nonsense.

NESTA is becoming standardized, being just weeks from NCCA accredited.

NESTA is a meaningless certification

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