We specialize in delivering world-class qualifications for exercise professionals. Our fully online personal trainer courses are no exception. When you choose to train with us, you’ll gain access to an unmatched learning experience. Our comprehensive programs blend theoretical knowledge and practical skills, delivered by a team of leading experts, including doctors, registered dietitians, certified nutritionists, and physiotherapists. Join us to learn from the best and build a strong foundation for your career.
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How the body works
- Skeleton and muscles
- Cardiorespiratory, nutrition, and energy
How to adopt an active healthy lifestyle
- Active healthy living
- Components of active healthy living
How to ensure a safe,clean, and friendly environment
- Health and safety
- Customer service
Anatomy & Physiology for Health and Fitness
- Skeletal anatomy
- Joints and connective tissue
- Joint movement and function
- Skeletal muscle anatomy
- Muscle actions
- Exercise and muscle function
- Respiratory physiology
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Cellular energy systems for exercise
- Nervous physiology & immunity
- Endocrine physiology
- Thermoregulation
Fitness Instructor
- Role of the fitness instructor
- Health and safety of physical facilities
- Health and safety of participants
- Fitness induction
- Motivation and instruction
- Essential instruction skills
Nutrition for Health and Fitness
- Introduction to nutrition
- Digestion
- Carbohydrates
- Fats
- Proteins
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fluid balance and hydration
- Diet for endurance exercise
- Diet for high intensity exercise
- Diet for muscular development
- Diet for body fat reduction
Business skills for Personal Training
- Personal Training: A customer oriented business
- Personal Training: Key principles for delivery
- Introduction to the business of personal training
- Personal training business models
- Personal training products and services
- Personal training business branding
- Business planning
- Business marketing
- Selling personal training
- PT business documentation
Consultation, Testing and Programme Design
Components and variables of fitness
Communication skills for consultation
Collecting information part A
Short term planning: Resistance training
Monitoring and adapting a plan
Collecting information part B
Cardiovascular fitness assessment
Strength and endurance assessment
Balance and agility assessment
Introduction to programme design
Cardiovascular programme planning
Long term planning: Resistance training
Acute training variables
Basic Exercise Guidance documents:
- CV machine exercises
- Joint mobilisation exercises
- Resistance machines exercises
- Key barbell exercises (squat, deadlift, bench press)
- Basic core exercises
- Static stretching exercises
Exercise Instruction for Personal Training
Instructional skills
Preparing for a personal training session
Advanced training methods
Exercise safety and spotting
Delivering a personal training session
Concluding a personal training session
Supportive technology for PT
Basic Exercise Guidance documents:
- CV machine exercises
- Joint mobilisation exercises
- Resistance machines exercises
- Key barbell exercises (squat, deadlift, bench press)
- Basic core exercises
- Static stretching exercises
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Globally recognized and EREPs-endorsed, our online personal training course offers over 250 hours of practical and theoretical content. This program is Europe’s most advanced and thorough online PT curriculum, crafted and delivered by leading fitness and clinical professionals.
How much does it cost to get certified as a personal trainer?
The cost of personal training courses vary considerably around the world. Even within Europe course fees range between €1000 to €3500. There are many reasons for such a wide price variation. The price of our online PT course is purposely positioned in the lower end of that price range (€1000-€1500), but we still deliver 100% high-quality education at affordable prices.
What are the pre-requisites to registering for the Nordic personal trainer certificate?
Our PT course is designed to allow a wide entry gate. There are only a few minimum requirements that must be in place prior to being eligible to register for the course:
- All learners must be 18 years or older.
- All learners must have completed secondary level education.
- Each student must be capable of learning in English (including listening, reading, writing, and speaking).
*Note: Students will not be graded on the level of their English writing or speaking skills, but it is essential that their coursework and assessments can be communicated and understood in English.
How long does it take to become a personal trainer?
What does it mean to be a Level 4 personal trainer?
Personal training is a vocational (related to employment) certification. Previously in Europe, the major employers worked together with leading educators and Europe Active to define what knowledge and skills a personal trainer must obtain in order to successfully perform in their job. This set of requirements is known as the personal training professional standards.
The level relates to the established European Qualification Framework (EQF). Level 4 is an educational level equivalent to senior secondary school standard. A Level 4 education is the required standard for entry into a career as a personal trainer.
European qualification framework
How is the Nordic PT course delivered?
The Nordic Personal Trainer Course is professionally accredited to provide 100% online education. As pioneers in Europe, we were the first organization to attain online accreditation through EuropeActive & EREPs. Our comprehensive curriculum, including video lessons, resources, assessments, and tutor support, is delivered through our custom-built online learning platform.
Our online course content follows an 'on-demand' format, granting learners the flexibility to learn at their own pace. While PT students are provided with a recommended loose weekly timetable to adhere to learning requirements, it functions primarily as a task list to be completed each week and does not prescribe specific learning times.
Please note that all our students will receive invitations to participate in FREE live online interactive webinars, offering valuable support sessions with their tutor/assessor. Additionally, NPTC Pro students will benefit from an in-person live workshop to refine their practical skills.
If the course is 100% online, how are the practical PT skills taught and assessed?
This is an important question. A good personal trainer must obtain a range of important practical skills to be able to do their job effectively. During the development of our 100% online course, we knew that we would need to think differently about the teaching and development of good practical skills. The course is full of ways to enhance and apply knowledge in a practical manner and to ensure our graduates have the necessary practical skills.
All our students are required to have access to a local fitness facility for the duration of the course. They will need to use their local gym to practice and develop their skills as they learn throughout the course. Our expert tutors have created hours of practical content to help build your skills. Our course materials are available via a digital learning application, which allows students to learn via a smartphone or tablet while they are at the gym - they can learn on-demand and practice together at the same time while on site at their local fitness club.
Students are also required to submit a series of video assessments to their assigned tutor/assessor. The video assessments will allow each learner to showcase their newly acquired practical skills and receive expert feedback on their performance. We can assure you that hard-working, successful NFE graduates will have obtained the necessary practical skills to work as a personal trainer.
Are there any recommendations regarding the pace at which I can complete the NPTC course?
The recommended timeframe for completing the NPTC course is 27 weeks in total, with an advised commitment of 9-10 hours per week.
