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    Question Best Personal Training Certification?????

    I want to get certified and become a personnal trainer. which certification is most recognized and honored?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steele
    I want to get certified and become a personnal trainer. which certification is most recognized and honored?
    Def. NASM Steele. I have it and from what Ive heard its one of the most widely recognized....Good luck.

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    Do a search on this i posted the same topic not 2 long ago..

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    in my opinion - ACSM or CSCS - they both require bachelor's degrees though...

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    i will do a search, don't have the bachelors degree, so i will try to get the next best thing. thanks for the speedy replies!

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    I would say the ACSM is. It's a big organization and well known and yes it does require a bachelor's in a health science area of study. ACE is another one that is pretty big and this doesn't require a degree.

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