AFPA's Advanced Personal Trainer Certification Program has been nationally and internationally recognized since 1994. The Advanced Personal Trainer Certification program includes AFPA Study & Reference Material, Certification Exam, Certificate & Wallet I.D. Card, AFPA Membership.

AFPA provides the most comprehensive and authoritative resources for you as an Advanced Personal Trainer, whether you are working in a health/fitness club currently as a Personal Trainer or if you are working with athletes at the high school or collegiate level. The AFPA Advanced Personal Trainer Certification program is full of valuable information about in depth testing protocols, assessment techniques for muscular imbalances and advanced programs for healthy clients, athletes and sporting activities.

AFPA Advanced Personal Trainer graduates have the educational tools necessary to take them to the next level in their career as a Personal Trainer. In order to participate in this advanced program you must have a current certification as a Personal Trainer, or similar thereof. You must provide proof of certification with exam submission. If you do not have a valid Personal Trainer Certification you may order both the Personal Trainer Certification and Advanced Personal Trainer Certification for a discounted fee. See details below.

This program will help you in the all aspects of your profession:

• Learn applicable information on fitness testing and assessment.
• Identify your clients' goals and create fitness tests specifically for them.
• Properly train and help special populations.
• Understand the business side of personal training, including marketing yourself as a trainer, getting and retaining clients, and learning time management.
• Learn how to expand your business.
• Discover solutions to the challenges that trainers face.
• Learn how to properly target specific muscles by using the most efficient alignment, positioning, and lifting technique for each exercise.

As an AFPA Advanced Personal Trainer working for yourself:

• You keep the money you earn.
• You receive many tax advantages.
• You create your own work schedule.
• Your average hourly income can range from $40-$125 per hour.
• You make all the business decisions.
• You can work from home, in a client's home, or at a facility.
• Some AFPA certified trainers have created their own home gym and earn over $1,000 per week, working their own schedule with no travel time and expense.
• You can further your credentials by obtaining other AFPA Specialty Certifications and increase your earning potential.

As an AFPA Advanced Personal Trainer working in a club:

• You may get to work with advanced clients and athletes.
• You may receive a free membership to the facility.
• You may receive employee benefits.
• Management personal will assign you clients or sports teams.
• The facility will have extensive equipment that you can train your clients with to help them obtain their goals.
• You may get bonuses for obtaining new clients, selling memberships, and nutritional products.
• AFPA cannot "guarantee" employment at any particular health and fitness facility. Many factors are considered when hiring a new employee. AFPA offers job postings listed and updated on the web under Career Centers. We will assist you in any way we can! Your success is our success!

Minimum Prerequisites:

• 18 years of age; High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Personal Trainer Certification.
• Familiarity with different types of resistance training equipment.
• CPR is not required to take the examination but may be required by employer, or to obtain liability insurance.

Advanced Personal Trainer Certification Program Includes:

• No travel is necessary.
• All materials & examination are sent to you at the same time - 2 Textbooks, 2 set DVD with descriptions and demonstrations, examination.
• Study Suggestions.
• There are no extra or added fees for course materials and examination.
• Upon successful completion and passage your certificate will read "Certified Advanced Personal Trainer". AFPA does not distinguish between "home study" versus "in person" certificates as both programs are equally evaluated.
• AFPA Membership packet with wallet size laminated member ID card.
• Toll-Free technical support during and after examination, or email AFPA any time.
• Access to the Members Only section on the web with job listings and career enhancement tools
• Obtaining the AFPA Advanced Personal Trainer Certification qualifies you for Professional Liability Insurance.
• Updates on new and exciting programs to advance your career.
• Free monthly email newsletter with updates, event postings and job listings.
• Continuing Education opportunities with courses and AFPA Fitness Education Conferences.
• AFPA offers many fitness specialty and advanced certification programs when you are ready to expand you're your career options in the fitness field.

Advanced Personal Trainer Certification Topics Include, but not limited to:

• Learn how to test and build up the nine essential fitness components including power, strength, speed, quickness, coordination, agility, flexibility, local muscular endurance, and cardiovascular aerobic capacity and endurance.
• Discover the assessment tests to help find the imbalances in movement patterns. Sample corrective exercises are demonstrated to improve mobility and stability, and ways to integrate these exercises into a regular training program.
• Learn how to expose and overcome weaknesses to form a foundation for long-term training gains.
• Identify functional weaknesses and correct imbalances.
• Learn how to refine specific movement skills such as jumping, kicking, cutting, and turning.
• Tailor the training exercises and drills to the development of sport-specific performance factors.
• Periodize training programs precisely for peak performance at critical points in the competitive season, and if necessary, use a safe and effective reconditioning regimen to bring a clients athlete back from injury.
• Case Study Exercise Prescriptions
• Advanced Training Strategies

Requirements for Advanced Personal Trainer Certification:

• Complete the online order information, mail in application or phone in your order.
• Receive and review all your materials.
• Complete the written certification exam. Written exam includes 125 open ended short answer questions and case studies.
• Complete the visual demonstration of the list of exercises included with your materials. The requested exercises for demonstration have been presented in the materials.
• The visual demonstration may be accomplished through photographs, DVD, CD or informal VHS presentation. Detailed instructions will be included with your certification program.
• 90% is required to pass your certification exam. AFPA holds the highest level of standards.
• If you do not pass your certification examination you may retake the exam one time at no added cost.

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