NASM Certified Personal Trainer
March 19, 2020 2022-07-31 8:42The NASM-CPT program is designed with you in mind. Our systematic, evidence-based approach for designing exercise programs can prepare you to help anyone reach their fitness goals – from beginners to professional athletes.
This and all other NASM programs are founded on principles contained in NASM’s exclusive Optimum Performance Training™ (OPT™) model, the industry’s premier science-based training model.
- The most sought after personal trainer certification in the fitness industry.
- Provides skills to design fitness programmes based on the latest scientific research, and not anecdotal evidence.
- The most rigorously tested system available to fitness professionals today.
- Sets the standard in fitness, requiring a comprehensive knowledge of human movement science, functional assessment, and program design.
- The GOLD STANDARD when it comes to personal training. Distinguish yourself from your peers.
- Gain specialised capabilities to increase your earning potential.
- The modern state of health and fitness
- The personal training profession
- The psychology of exercise
- Behavioral coaching
- The nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems
- The cardiorespiratory, endocrine, and digestive systems
- Human movement science
- Exercise metabolism and bioenergetics
- Nutrition
- Supplementation
- Health, wellness, and fitness assessments
- Postural, movement, and performance assessments
- Integrated training and the OPT model
- Flexibility training concept
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training
- Core training concepts
- Balance training concepts
- Plyometric (reactive) training concepts
- Speed, agility, and quickness training concepts
- Resistance training concepts
- The optimum performance training model
- Introduction to exercise modalities
- Chronic health conditions and special populations
100% Online Learning (Self-Study Only)
- NASM-CPT version 7 textbook
- NASM-CPT online resources & unlimited practice examinations
- 3 attempts at your final exam (to be completed within 365 days)
- International NASM-CPT certificate upon successful completion of your examination
- Get listed on NASM Validate Credentials as a CPT
- Please note that with this option, you are required to obtain a CPR & AED certification (required to sit for your final online exam)
Day 1
- CPR + AED Certification (*Only for Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Johor Bahru NASM-CPT Live Workshop intakes)
- Introduction to the NASM Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model
- How to conduct different fitness screenings and assessments
- How to interpret the results from fitness screenings and assessments
Day 2 & 3
- Allows you to see the bigger picture of the NASM training methodology and covers the WHAT (exercise selection, progressions, & regressions), WHY (scientific rationale) and HOW (practical aspects) including:
- Flexibility Training Concepts
- Core Training Concepts
- Balance Training Concepts
- Reactive Training Concepts
- Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training Concepts
- Resistance Training Concepts
- How to design individualised training programs for different clients’ needs and goals based on screening and assessment results
- How to design training individualised programs for different clients
- How to design individualised daily, weekly, monthly, and annual training programs for different clients
Workshop Coaches
Jeremy Ng
Joel McGuire
Live Workshop Options (Recommended)
Venue : PFC Studio
Address : E-3-14, Plaza Damas, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Taman Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Course fee : RM4500 + 6% SST = RM4770
This live workshop package includes :
- 3-day live (face-to-face) workshop
- CPR & AED Certification
- NASM-CPT version 7 hardcopy textbook
- Live workshop reading materials
- Online resources & unlimited practice examinations
- 3 final online-invigilated exam attempts (to be completed within 365 days)
- International NASM-CPT certification upon successful completion of your final exam
- Get listed on NASM Validate Credentials as a CPT
- NASM-CPT T-shirt x1
REGISTER HERE
Venue : M2 Fitness Club, Bayan Lepas, Penang.
Address :
Block 29-3-61- The Golden Triangle, 62-63, Persiaran Paya Terubong 1, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
Course fee : RM4800 + 6% SST = RM5088
This live workshop package includes :
- 3-day live (face-to-face) workshop
- CPR & AED Certification
- NASM-CPT version 7 hardcopy textbook
- Live workshop reading materials
- Online resources & unlimited practice examinations
- 3 final online-invigilated exam attempts (to be completed within 365 days)
- International NASM-CPT certification upon successful completion of your final exam
- Get listed on NASM Validate Credentials as a CPT
- NASM-CPT T-shirt x1
REGISTER HERE
Venue : PTEx Fitness Academy, Mount Austin, Johor Bahru.
Address : 111-02, Jalan Mutiara Emas 2A, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Course fee : RM4800 + 6% SST = RM5088
This live workshop package includes :
- 3-day live (face-to-face) workshop
- CPR & AED Certification
- NASM-CPT version 7 hardcopy textbook
- Live workshop reading materials
- Online resources & unlimited practice examinations
- 3 final online-invigilated exam attempts (to be completed within 365 days)
- International NASM-CPT certification upon successful completion of your final exam
- Get listed on NASM Validate Credentials as a CPT
- NASM-CPT T-shirt x1
REGISTER HERE
Venue : Woodbox Fitness, Melaka
Address : Woodbox Fitness, NO. 9, 9-1, JALAN PPPS 2 PUSAT PENIAGAAN PUTRA SENTOSA, Taman Sentosa, 75150, Melaka
Course fee : RM4800 + 6% SST = RM5088
This live workshop package includes :
- 3-day live (face-to-face) workshop
- CPR & AED Certification
- NASM-CPT version 7 hardcopy textbook
- Live workshop reading materials
- Online resources & unlimited practice examinations
- 3 final online-invigilated exam attempts (to be completed within 365 days)
- International NASM-CPT certification upon successful completion of your final exam
- Get listed on NASM Validate Credentials as a CPT
- NASM-CPT T-shirt x1
REGISTER HERE
Upcoming Workshops
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) is an internationally recognised fitness certification. It is the most rigorously tested system available to fitness professionals today and it is focused on developing fitness programmes based on latest scientific research. This means you will gain knowledge that will set you above the rest.
The NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) certification sets the standard in fitness – during the duration your studies, you will gain comprehensive knowledge of human movement science, functional assessment, and program design.
Takes the guesswork out of the program and helps your produce consistent and remarkable results for your clients. The NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) program does more than introduce you to the fundamentals of training; It sets you on the path to becoming a leader in the industry.
The NASM Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model sets NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) apart from the rest of the industry.
NASM’s Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model has been extremely successful in helping clients reduce their body fat, increase lean muscle mass and strength, and improve performance and overall health.
NASM’s exclusive Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model is:
- The industry’s first comprehensive training system. Based on scientific, evidence-based research.
- Takes the guesswork out of program design.
- Helps you produce consistent and remarkable results for your clients.
- Developed to concurrently improve all functional abilities, including flexibility, core stabilisation, balance, strength, power, and cardiorespiratory endurance.
Once you attend the 3-day live workshop, you will be given an NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) online account where you will gain access to NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) online resources (tutorials, exercise library, quizzes, unlimited practice exams). Once you are ready for your final exam, make an appointment to attempt your final exam at PFC Studio. For students from other states or overseas, online invigilated exam can be done via zoom. You are given 365 days to complete your final exam.
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) is designed to allow for hands-on learning, self-directed and self-paced study (3 days of live workshop and online studies thereafter).
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) graduates are required to undergo re-certification every 2 years. They are required to collect 2.0 continuing education units (CEUs) by attending NASM approved courses. The re-certification fee is RM689 (inclusive of 6% SST) for every two years. There is so much to learn when it comes to fitness so the re-certification requirement is just another way to ensure that trainers stay on top of their knowledge because when it comes to your career and your clients, don’t settle for less.
NASM now offers “Recertify for Life” option. This gives NASM Certified Personal Trainers the opportunity to avoid renewal fees with a one-time fee of RM1749 (inclusive of 6% SST). NASM-CPTs are required to collect 2.0 continuing education units (CEUs) every 2 years. by attending NASM approved courses.
Yes! While experience is important, equipping yourself with a well-recognised personal training certification that is based on research and client experience such as NASM will not only increase your credibility as a personal trainer, you will gain fundamental knowledge to safely and effectively design fitness programs that help clients achieve their goals. As you gain a strong grasp on the fundamentals of fitness, movement, exercise science, training, and coaching, through the NASM-CPT certification, you will be empowered to train clients of all fitness levels and conditions, and thus expanding your earning opportunity.
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PFC Studio specializes in four quarters of fitness masteries namely:
- PFC Studio provides Fitness Education for achievers that wants to elevate credibility in the fitness industry especially through NASM and AFAA.
- Team PFC conducts Personal Training which systematically tailors to clients’ respective goals and visions.
- PFC trainers also focus on Post – Rehabilitation Training for clients who are working off an injury or in seek for mobility and flexibility restorations.
- We also specialize in Golf and Sports Performance Training helping athletes in areas of conditioning and movement related carry overs.
