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PA Fit helps new and aspiring fitness professionals achieve long-lasting and lucrative careers through hands-on training and expert guidance. Students will learn in a practical hands-on training environment in preparation to succeed as Personal Training Professionals.
Academy Qualifications
- Passion for fitness and wellness
- Bachelor’s degree
- Personal Trainer Certificate like NASM or ACSM or have started the process
- Good communication skills
- Emotional intelligence and empathy
- Integrity, honesty, and professionalism
- Ability to motivate others with patience
- Organizational skills
- Customer service skills
Hands-on Training
Percentage of Training: 70%
The hands-on training segment includes all of the daily hands-on tasks you’ll be performing as a personal trainer.
Hands-on Training includes
- Personal trainer shadowing
- Assisting trainers with clients
- Learning how to conduct a fitness assessment
- Special client case studies
- Setting and tracking client goals
- Access to a team of professional trainers
- Coaching skills
Fitness Programming
Percentage of Training: 20%
The fitness programming segment teaches you everything you need to know about designing customized programs for any type of client.
Fitness Programming Training includes
- Program design based on clients’ goals
- Program design for specific exercise modalities
- Create a Strength, Stability, Endurance, and Flexibility workout program
- Exercise progression and regression
- Program design for group classes
Personal Training Business
Percentage of Training: 10%
The Personal Training Business segment teaches you the business side of personal training giving you the foundation to get and retain clients.
Personal Training Business includes
- Strategies for signing up new clients
- Client retention strategies
- Client interaction and professional development
- How to build long term relationships with clients
- How to differentiate yourself as a personal trainer
- Personal trainer career planning