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The purpose of these qualifications is to enable learners to coach clients – one to one and in small groups – towards their health and fitness goals. Learners will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to plan and deliver creative and personalised exercise programmes, provide nutritional advice and support clients with their overall lifestyle management.
This qualification is suitable for learners holding a Level 2 qualification in Gym Instruction or equivalent who wish to progress to a career as a professional Personal Trainer on an employed or self-employed basis. This qualification is mapped directly to: The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) professional standards for a Personal Trainer.
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Show all 54NASM has developed the Corrective Exercise Strategies for Basketball course in partnership with the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA). NASM serves as the official provider of sports medicine education for the NBATA, where the majority of NBA athletic trainers hold the NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and/or Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) advanced specialization. The course material offers a systematic assessment and advanced corrective exercise strategy to correct common lower extremity dysfunctions seen in basketball.
Help golf athletes improve their game with the NASM Golf Fitness Specialization (NASM-GFS). Learn about the biomechanics of a golf swing, physiological demands, the components of an integrated training program, golf-specific fitness assessments, and more. NASM Golf Fitness Specialists: Teach clients how to lower scores and prevent golf-related injuries Boost their reputation, career, and client base as the go-to experts on golf conditioning for amateurs and pros alike Perform both golf-specific and health-related fitness assessments Show clients how to improve head speed, bolster driving distance, and reduce the chance of lower-back injuries Implement integrated training approaches Invest in their client’s lives and futures . . . and their own!
The all new NASM Women’s Fitness Specialization (NASM-WFS) will deliver your next step in fitness programming knowledge to meet the needs of your female clients. Whether it’s your own interest in the topic or wanting to better address the fitness needs of women, the NASM-WFS gives you the insights to confidently design safe and effective programming to support women on their fitness and health pursuits across various ages and life stages. Unlike other women’s fitness courses you may have encountered, the NASM-WFS is a comprehensive program that dives into the many health and fitness topics that women want to know more about – and do something positive about!
The NASM Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Specialist (MMACS)—put the unparalleled power of MMA in your corner. Take your career into a whole new arena! NASM Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Specialists: Condition clients of all skill levels with the MMA training techniques employed by top MMA fighters Boost their reputation and career by capitalizing on the growing popularity of MMA Increase their client base and income by working in group MMA settings Provide nutritional and supplement guidance Use fun coaching strategies to help clients meet their goals Invest in their client’s lives and futures . . . as well as their own!
Specializing in sports performance training with NASM will help enhance not only your clients’ performance but also your earning potential. With NASM’s Performance Enhancement Specialization (NASM-PES), you’ll learn how to provide cutting-edge strength and conditioning training for your clients. You’ll gain the advanced knowledge, insight, and skills needed to help clients of all levels reach their peak performance potential. The 16 modules in this program will also help you meet the demands necessary of a Sports Performance Professional at all levels of sport by providing you the tools you need to improve your clients’ speed, agility, quickness, lifting, and more.
As a personal trainer, you have spent time gaining valuable fitness insights, skills, and qualifications. You have your subject down to a science, but do you know how to get more personal training clients? Reduce the hassle and guesswork with the NASM Business Accelerator. Learn the best personal training marketing, networking, and communication techniques in the industry. We will give you the tools to be in charge of your future in the fitness industry. Gaining and retaining personal training clients has never been easier! Learn how to leverage your abilities for consistent client growth, and in the process, obtain a roadmap for a stronger fitness business that will pay dividends for your future. Safeguarding your exceptional qualifications with a strategic business plan will generate guaranteed wins and help you sell personal training to prospects. Within this course, you will receive instructional videos, written lessons, business exercises, and quizzes, to help guide you on the path to success. The curriculum combines the power of NASM with the expertise of the leaders in business coaching: NPE. Become another NASM success story with the Business Accelerator course!
For over 30 years, the National Academy of Sports Medicine has developed the most successful personal trainers in the fitness industry. The NCCA-accredited personal trainer certification provides you with the most scientifically accurate information, all delivered in a revolutionary digital learning platform. If you want to become one of the best, most respected, and highest-paid fitness trainers, it’s as simple as getting certified online with NASM.
Mental Toughness has been growing in popularity, demand, and demonstrated success among top performers. It is a continuing education course focused on the key aspects of psychological strength for fitness and sport. Mental toughness helps to provide greater awareness and effectiveness in getting performance results by keeping the mind engaged, responsive, resilient, and strong under pressure.
Weight management is both an art and a science. Part of unlocking the right mix of the two is understanding metabolism. With NASM’s Metabolism Makeover course, you’ll learn critical concepts about metabolism, how they relate to losing or maintaining weight, how to accurately measure it, and more. Once you’ve completed the course, you’ll also have an understanding of simple ideas and strategies you’ll be able to use to increase your clients’ metabolism and transform their bodies. It’s a fast, easy and affordable way to arm yourself with the knowledge necessary to help your clients reach some of their most important goals. Course includes 3 in-depth chapters and can be completed anytime, anywhere on our revolutionary digital learning platform. There is a quiz at the end that consists of 20 questions. Course is worth 0.3 CEUs.
