Personal Trainer Certification Exam Steps ...
The Personal Trainer Certification identifies individuals qualified to prescribe and instruct exercise for healthy individuals or
those with controlled disease based on evaluative criteria. Eligible certification candidates must meet the minimum passing score to
attain certification. The certification examination is comprised of 150 multiple choice questions proportionately sectioned to assess
the requisite nine (9) content areas. The specific number of test items under each content area has been determined by the Job Task Analysis.
Exam Content Overview
| Functional Anatomy | 12.9% |
| Exercise Physiology | 8.9% |
| Health and Physical Fitness | 10.5% |
| Screening and Evaluation | 12.1% |
| Nutrition | 10.5% |
| Weight Management | 8.1% |
| Exercise Prescription and Programming Considerations | 14.5% |
| Training Instruction | 17.7% |
| Considerations for Special Populations | 4.8% |