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ACSM Credentialing |
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ACSM Certified Personal Trainer |
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| The ACSM Certified Personal Trainer™ (cPT) is a fitness
professional involved in developing and implementing an individualized approach to
exercise leadership in healthy populations and/or those individuals with medical
clearance to exercise. Using a variety of teaching techniques, the cPT is proficient
in leading and demonstrating safe and effective methods of exercise by applying the
fundamental principles of exercise science. The cPT is familiar with forms of exercise
used to improve, maintain, and/or optimize health-related components of physical fitness
and performance. The cPT is proficient in writing appropriate exercise recommendations,
leading and demonstrating safe and effective methods of exercise, and motivating
individuals to begin and to continue with their healthy behaviors. The written exam is delivered in a computer based testing format at a Pearson VUE authorized testing center. The exam contains approximately 125-150 multiple-choice questions based on KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) distributed across the nine content areas. |
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Candidates' Recommended Titles |
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ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer 0-7817-8745-9 |
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ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment
Manual 0-7817-3471-1 |
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