ExpertRating, a leader in online testing and certification has launched the online Personal Trainer Certification for $49.99 making it accessible to thousands of budding fitness instructors at an affordable price.

(PRWEB) October 9, 2004 -- ExpertRating, a leader in online testing and certification has launched the Personal Trainer certification for $49.99 making it accessible to thousands of budding fitness instructors at an affordable price. ExpertRating has certifed 200,000 individuals in over 100 skills in 50 countries worldwide and hopes to capture a substantial part of the fast growing fitness training market. The certification fee of $49.99 includes an indepth courseware and over 120 animated pictures of various exercises.

Expertrating Certified professionals also get an online transcript that they can use to display their test score on the internet. The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics say that employment of recreation and fitness workers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, as an increasing number of people spend more time and money on recreation, fitness, and leisure services. The ExpertRating personal trainer certification covers topics such as Fitness theory, Exercise prescriptions and programs, sports injuries, first aid, nutrition, weight loss as well as information on how to run a personal trainer business. The courseware also covers over 120 important exercise routines along with instructions to avoid injury. The process of getting yourself certified is very simple.

All you have to do is buy the ExpertRating Personal Trainer certification for $49.99. Log in to your ExpertRating account using your password. Go through the personal trainer courseware (which could take you from 1 week to a month depending upon how hard you work) and take the certification exam at your convenience. You can take the exam within 1 year of buying the certification. The result of the exam appears as soon as it is completed, and your certificate is mailed immediately. The exam is based upon the courseware that is provided along with the certification.

If you have gone through the courseware properly you should not have a problem clearing the exam. The exam consists of multiple choice questions from all chapters of the courseware. The indepth courseware includes information and over 120 animated illustrations on running your personal trainer business, fitness theory, prescribing exercise programs, exercise techniques, nutrition, weight loss theory, weight loss exercises, sports injuries, first aid & CPR apart from several other important topics. This course is more than sufficient to kickstart your career as a personal trainer. Incase you fail the exam, you can buy a retake for $10. No there is currently no renewal fee.
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