Tweeti looked into issa and it was all computer. can do while working. i just didnt pull the trigger becouse my life is so fuked up right now (financialy...personaly its good. wife good, kids good, alls good...financialy i'm fuked, lol)

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Originally Posted by daved150

i looked into issa and it was all computer. can do while working. i just didnt pull the trigger becouse my life is so fuked up right now (financialy...personaly its good. wife good, kids good, alls good...financialy i'm fuked, lol)

I know what you mean. So, is the computer based ISSA just as credible as the others? Is their a certain order they fall in? Like Masters, bachelors, associates kind of thing?

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Originally Posted by tn94z

I know what you mean. So, is the computer based ISSA just as credible as the others? Is their a certain order they fall in? Like Masters, bachelors, associates kind of thing?

look it up on the net. i came across it in muscular development and have seen alot of the pro's are issa certified. i was gonna persue the personal training, then go after the senior training and nutrition courses. seems to be a reputable program...from what i've been told

TweetIt's lots of work. And you need to really, really like people.

TweetThe first thing she needs to ask herself is WHY?
WHY DO I WANT TO BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER?

I know more trainers and had more trainers work for me personally than anyone I know.
This isn't a job you can take lightly and be worth a damn at.

It takes a very particular type of person with a very specific skill set to be FAIR at this job, to be GOOD it takes much more.
And don't even get me started on how lousy the pay is for 99.999% of the trainers out there.
Very, very few actually make any decent money at it. Most people can make more at McDonalds.


And off topic - - daved150 - -I'm still working on that thing we spoke about the other day. I'll keep you posted as I find out more.


Sal

TweetYa, you can do it in your own time. When I did mine (IFPA) I think they sent me all of the info (course book and exam) and I had like 6 months to return it all and wait to hear back. Others I worked with took a one day course from ACE and then took the exam. But you can study ahead of time by getting the course book in advance. I just needed the basic pt certification for where I worked, but they have more advanced certifications as well but you prob have to go to the classes. Im in Florida and there are a lot of classes here (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville etc). Just research it for a while. You will have to do some cont. education also.

www.ifpa-fitness.com
www.acefitness.org

TweetIs she currently working in the fitness field? If not, she needs to get some experience first hand, maybe get a job working in the gym part time, the more she's around it, the easier it will be to learn about it and see if its really what she'd like to do. It quite expensive, to get certified and then to keep it current. She'll want to choose one of the top accredited certifying programs. It does make a difference when you go out looking for work.
They do have personal training school programs that are about 8 weeks long I believe, this makes it a bit easier to learn all of what is involved, those weekend courses that try to jam all the info are tough for someone without a back ground in exercise science and what not. There's more to it than some people think. When you start learning about anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, these alot to learn! Do your research!!

If she has a out going motivating people personality, she may do very well at it!

Stay Strong~~!!!
IPL

TweetThanks guys...she was just thinking about this idea. She really wants to go back to school to be a nurse I think. That is the direction I am pushing here anyway. I had told her before I posted that it would be harder than she thought...and not as much money as a nurse. I just needed this info to back it up.