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Certified Personal Trainer
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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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+150 years of Experience
Europe Active Accredited
+7000 Exercise Library
0% Interest Instalment
Globally Recognised
Our online personal training courses provide a comprehensive selection of on-demand theory sessions, led by renowned professionals, including doctors, dietitians, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. These sessions are designed to help you master the fundamentals of personal training.
Our online course offers a diverse range of practical sessions, covering fitness assessments, exercise techniques, instructor skills, advanced programming, and more. These workshops are designed to equip you with the essential personal training (PT) skills for success.
Our NPTC program equips you with the essential skills and knowledge to excel as a personal trainer.You’ll master Anatomy & Physiology, Nutrition for Fitness, Exercise Instruction, and Program Design, gaining both practical expertise and theoretical insights.
Additionally, develop Business Skills for Personal Training to build a successful career. Transform your passion for fitness into a thriving profession today!
Introduction to Personal Training
- Joint and muscle anatomy for the shoulder and hip
- A selection of coaching skills for effective instruction
- Basic programming rules for exercise selection, ordering, and phase of training
- Optimal technique for 8 fundamental resistance training exercises
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Fitness Assistant
How the body
- worksSkeleton 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
Posture and Movement Assessment
Posture assessment
Movement assessment
Corrective actions
Online Personal Training Services
An introduction to online personal training services
Essential tools for online personal training services
Delivery of online personal training services
NPTC – Pure 6 month
€995.00
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David Parker
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Karsten Jensen
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Nikos Skevis
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Alan Curry
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Kevin Aisthorpe
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Ben Pratt
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Lee Havern
We are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with NASM. When you enroll in any of our personal training courses, you will receive complimentary access to NASM professional development courses. These additional courses are designed to enhance your expertise, boost your career, and expand your professional skill set.
Globally Recognised 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?
Personal Trainer courses vary in length. Be warned of short courses promising quality education. The European standards require that a personal trainer course must be at least 4 months duration.
Our recommendation for Nordic PT Certificate is a total of 27 weeks education spread across 4 x 6 week terms. There are over 250 hours of learning to complete. It will take most learners approximately 6 months to complete all the requirements and become a fully certified personal trainer.
Students should be able to allocate between 9-10 hours of study per week in order to complete the PT course in line with the recommended schedule.
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.
In the words of a few of our leading graduates, discover why training with NFE is a five-star experience.
We’re committed to ensuring that all our students receive exceptional fitness education that goes beyond simply getting a qualification. Customer satisfaction is at the heart of our training service and you can see this in the many of 5-star reviews we’ve received over the years.
"It's was a great experience I've had with NFE. The accessibility of the courses online is amazing. What a big step in the online learning process where you don't need anymore to face an auditorium and be constantly present especially if you have the profile of traveling a lot and moving constantly. The tutors are always great listeners and teachers. The administrative team supportes as much as possible in the practicalities. They do put a lot of energy and work on the IT support and also on the know how. The practical videos are well made and I would recommend 100% NFE for the experience of learning new things and especially by distance! If you want to change career, in one click it's possible whilst more than a decade ago it was not. Bravo !."
"Comprehensive, professional, interesting, and 100% online study. You can control your valuable time and study anywhere and anytime. I can recommend it to anyone interested in fitness and health and wants to help and motivate individuals to a healthier lifestyle."
“I thoroughly enjoyed my experience during this course. I felt the content was very detailed but so interesting and relatable to both sporting performance and all levels of training. I felt well equipped to go out and hold my own in the personal training and gym environment because of the assessments and information I had received! I would recommend this course to anyone who really is serious about entering the world of PT and fitness!”
“I liked the NPTC programme a lot and I would 100% recommend it. It adapted well to my training schedule. The programme tutors were really good, providing personal, constructive feedback and advice to help your studies. I gained more knowledge in health and fitness, which I will use it for myself, and also help others achieve their goals.”
“As an IFBB fitness athlete who competes, I feel lucky to have a good PT supporting me to reach my goals. I watched my body and mindset transform, so I wanted to learn a little bit more about the magic. I never even thought about being a PT until I had to earn my grades with Nordic Fitness Education. Now, experiencing all that the NPTC offers, I feel confident that I can be a solid coach. I feel that I have a very strong base to build upon, with experience too. I’m proud and grateful to have graduated from NFE via the Nordic Personal Trainer Certificate! Thank you.”
"I was looking for a personal training programme that I could study through distance learning while I continued playing professional football abroad. The NPTC programme is perfect for those who are interested in developing their knowledge and education in fitness and training, especially if distance learning online is the best option for you. Highly recommended course!"
"I really enjoyed my time at NFE. I will use this education both to help me improve at my sport and to help others. I liked how I could control the education's speed - I could choose how fast I would finish a module. I am happy I made the decision to join NFE and cannot wait to use the knowledge and skills in the near future."
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