Licensing and certification of personal trainers is a complicated andcontroversial issue. Over the past two years, a handful of state legislatureshave introduced bills to establish personal trainer licensing or certificationstandards. As of December 2009, however, none of these have passed.In other words, there are no standardized state or federal laws thatregulate personal trainers at this time. The only way to de...

Specialized Certifications for Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches:PICPI just took the Poliquin International Certification Program (PICP) level 1Strength Coach Certification in New York City ($650, 3 days).  It wasreally good information.I learned about the certification through a mentor, Joe Dowdell. I trust hisopinion because he is very committed to continuing education and has takenpretty much every r...

Are you great at motivating people? Interesting in helping others makehealthy lifestyle choices? Think personal training is the career for you? Ifso, the best way to get started beyond leading by example is to look intocertification personal trainer education programs.Anyone can profess to be a personal trainer, but quality instructors reallyknow their stuff. This goes way beyond having an ability to motivate andin...