About the program
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The National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Program is designed specifically for trainers. An evidence-based approach to tailoring exercise programs can help anyone reach their fitness goals, from beginners to professional athletes...
This program and all other National Academy of Sports Medicine programs are based on principles embodied in the Optimal Training Model Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Exclusive from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the industry's leading science-based training model, take the first step and begin your journey to your new career and better life.
Program Advantages
· The leader in personal trainer preparation programs and in the fitness industry
· Exclusive optimal training model NASM's Only OPT: The Personal Trainer's Blueprint for Success Provides a structured approach to developing unique, customized training plans that allow you to see expected results for each client.
· A flexible and comprehensive system allows you to create individual training plans for any client at any time.
· An internationally recognized and accredited certificate
· Our course makes learning fun and easy: This is not a typical (science) course, our updated Personal Trainer Certification uses a modern (edutainment) approach - making the course fun, easy and accessible to everyone! With dozens of Hollywood style videos and modern graphics. Even the least academic will find himself enjoying the learning process.
· Learn the latest training strategies and (most importantly!) how to apply it: The National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer Certification is decades ahead of its competitors and by far the most comprehensive in the industry This course uses the most rigorous and up-to-date science, then teaches you how to transform this science into a practical application!
· BUILD A SUCCESSFUL FITNESS CAREER: Learn everything you need to build a successful fitness career by working at the gym or even being a self-employed personal trainer and setting your own hours. This course will prepare you for a long and rewarding career by working with everyone from beginners in the sports field to professional athletes...
· TRAIN ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME WITH THE WORLD-FAMOUS OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE TRAINING MODEL FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS MEDICINE: The foundation of your NASM certification is the exclusive, up-to-date Optimal Training Model It's your blueprint for success The Optimal Performance Training Model provides you with a structured approach to developing customized training plans And unique allows you to see the expected results for each client. It is a flexible and comprehensive system that allows you to create individual training plans for any client at any time.
· Accurate and effective client evaluations: Evaluation is critical to a client's successful training, by understanding where the issues are in their body, you can then begin to learn how to properly address the underlying issues that may be preventing them from reaching their ultimate fitness goals.
· Learn the art of behavior change Having a plan is great but knowing how to convince your clients to stick to it is even better This is where behavior endorsement comes in Through our personal trainer certification you will learn the keys to helping people change the behaviors that stop them from becoming the ultimate version of themselves.
:The contents of the program
· A digital learning platform for the trainee:
- Curriculum available for 5 years
- Curriculum available in Arabic and English
- High-quality educational videos that include over 45 high-quality lectures to aid your learning experience.
- Audio Chapter Summaries End each chapter with a summary page that includes a podcast review of everything for easy learning as you move between chapters.
- Library of Resources and Files: Access over 45 downloadable files, including assessments, programming templates, and optimal performance training model workout programs designed for fat loss, muscle gain, athletic performance, and more…
- Quizzes, Term, and Practice Tests: Includes hundreds of mid-chapter knowledge test questions, a proven process to help memorize content, each chapter and section also includes a quiz review as well as a final practice test (available in English only) with unlimited attempts.
- A hard copy of the educational book is only available in English.
· The final test:
- International Distributor Exam
- -3 attempts
- Available in Arabic or English (the language is determined by the trainee)
- Available for a period of 12 months from the date of adding content and testing to the educational platform.
- -100 questions in 120 minutes (2 hours)
- -Multiple-choice
- Passing the test of 70%
- Globally accredited. Employment is not allowed in America and Canada
· NCCA Accreditation Test
- 1 attempt only.
- Available in English only
- Available for a period of 6 months from the date of adding content and testing to the educational platform.
- 120 questions in 120 minutes (two hours).
- -Multiple-choice
- Passing the test of 70%
- Internationally accredited and also accepts employment in America and Canada
· Issuance of the certificate (requiring renewal every two years)
Note: You cannot take the final exam unless you have a CPR/AED or BLS Certificate available, please note First Aid is not accepted. You will need this certificate book your final exam.
Please be sure that these certificate is Saudi Heart Association or American Heart Association.
Table of contents:
Section 1: Professional Development and Responsibility
Chapter 1: The Modern State of Health and Fitness
Learn to distinguish your role as a personal trainer, identify common chronic health conditions, differentiate evidence-based practice from fitness fads, and define your scope as a professional.
Chapter 2: The Personal Training Profession
Fitness professionals have the option to work for a variety of employers or to work for themselves. This chapter explores industry growth and the overall career outlook for personal trainers.
Section 2: Client Relations and Behavioral Coaching
Chapter 3: Psychology of Exercise
The role of psychology in fitness and wellness is extremely important. It can deal with several topics, including the way exercise participation affects someone’s mood in both the short and the long term, the effect of weight loss on self-esteem, the motivations to become physically active, and how social influences affect overall exercise behavior.
Chapter 4: Behavioral Coaching
This chapter covers clients’ expectations, assessing behavior change, structuring optimal sessions, communicating effectively, and implementing exercise adherence techniques using behavior change.
Section 3: Basic and Applied Sciences and Nutritional Concepts
Chapter 5: The Nervous, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems
Because all fitness professionals need an understanding of anatomy and the Human Movement System, this chapter covers the fundamentals of the Nervous, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems.
Chapter 6: The Cardiorespiratory, Endocrine, and Digestive Systems
You will learn how to identify the structure and function of the cardiorespiratory system, how to categorize the function of the endocrine system, as well as the digestive system.
Chapter 7: Human Movement Science
You will gain an understanding of the basics of biomechanics and motor behavior as they relate to working as a personal trainer.
Chapter 8: Exercise Metabolism and Bioenergetics
This section of the course breaks down the various energy systems within the body, providing essential insight into the ways we use food for fuel.
Chapter 9: Nutrition
Improving health and fitness means more than just exercise; it also requires a commitment to improve the way the body is fueled. Although specific diet prescription is outside a trainer's scope of practice, this chapter will provide the basics needed to support nutritional discussions with clients and make recommendations on how to support their goals through a healthy diet.
Chapter 10: Supplementation
It is important that the personal trainer understands what supplements are and how to educate clients on risks associated with various supplements. Within you will learn the necessary information to discuss supplementation with a client while remaining within your scope of practice.
Section 4: Assessment
Chapter 11: Health, Wellness, and Fitness Assessments
After this chapter, you will be able to explain the importance of assessments, collect and summarize subjective client information, identify steps for conducting body composition assessments, and choose the correct cardiorespiratory assessments on an individual basis.
Chapter 12: Posture, Movement, and Performance Assessments
Posture, movement, and performance assessments are an integral part of the intake process for all clients and will assist the fitness professional in developing customized fitness programs to enhance a client’s well-being.
Section 5: Exercise Technique and Training Instruction
Chapter 13: Integrated Training and the OPT™ Model
After complete interpretations of assessment results, a comprehensive training program can be developed through application of specific acute variables defined in the NASM OPT™ Model.
Chapter 14: Flexibility Training Concepts
Learn the scientific rationale for flexibility training, proper stretching exercises, stretches for beginners, and more within this chapter of the course.
Chapter 15: Cardiorespiratory Training Concepts
Cardiorespiratory fitness reflects the ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to supply oxygen-rich blood to skeletal muscles during sustained physical activity. You will learn more within the course.
Chapter 16: Core Training Concepts
A properly designed core training program can be a key component of an overall training plan used to achieve a broad range of goals. The objective of core training is the development of core stability, endurance, strength, and power. Learn more within.
Chapter 17: Balance Training Concepts
The ability to maintain postural control or balance is a fundamental component of performance, injury resistance, and rehabilitation that follows an injury. Learn how to incorporate balance training within your clients’ programming.
Chapter 18: Plyometric (Reactive) Training Concepts
You will learn how to explain plyometric training and its three phases, summarize the benefits of the modality, identify proper progressions, and teach proper cueing techniques.
Chapter 19: Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training Concepts
Speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ) training is a useful and effective method of fitness training that stimulates muscular, neurological, connective tissue, and even cardiovascular fitness adaptations.
Chapter 20: Resistance Training Concepts
You will learn how to summarize resistance training principles to clients, categorize exercises for different types of goals and adaptations, and employ safe methods and resistance training variables.
Section 6: Program Design
Chapter 21: The Optimum Performance Training® Model
Creating and modifying exercise programs for clients can be a complicated process because there are many variables to consider, including the client’s goals, their tolerance for exercise, and their unique physical abilities and medical history. The Optimum Performance Training® Model makes it simple.
Chapter 22: Introduction to Exercise Modalities
Within this chapter you will learn how to categorize different exercise modalities, describe their uses depending on different clients, and determine the correct resistance and proprioceptive uses on an individual basis.
Chapter 23: Chronic Health Conditions and Special Populations
This chapter covers important information and recommendations for assessing and designing exercise programs for clients with selected chronic health conditions or functional limitations.
Program Duration:
Content is available for 5 years
The application period for the test is 6 or 12 months only (depending on the type of test chosen)
Self-study - The student will learn and study everything from the NASM educational platform.
Applicable to student's outside Saudi Arabia