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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

The Personal Trainer Certification Exam is broken down as follows:
Functional Anatomy12.9%
Exercise Physiology8.9%
Health and Physical Fitness10.5%
Screening and Evaluation12.1%
Nutrition10.5%
Weight Management8.1%
Exercise Prescription and Programming Considerations14.5%
Training Instruction17.7%
Considerations for Special Populations4.8%
 
 
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