Become a Certified Personal Trainer
Register to learn how to deliver real results to your future clients.
In-person and virtual learning tools
Evidence-based, science-backed approach
Hands-on skills you can apply immediately
Start Your Journey
The Body + Soul Fitness Personal Training Certification is designed by fitness professionals for fitness professionals. Since 2001, we’ve taught our team of trainers how to deliver custom, science-backed programs that achieve results.
What You’ll Learn
This certification features a combination of in-person and online education that you can use right away with your clients. Our clear, evidence-based approach will equip you with the skills you need to succeed.
- Learn everything you need to know to start a successful personal training career:
- How to perform an in-depth assessment and intake for a new client.
- How to interpret results and design a highly individualized program.
- How to coach your client through the program so they achieve results safely.
$599
How it Works
- Start with 16 hours of online education
- Learn and practice during 4 days of in-person training, over two weekends
- Demonstrate your knowledge of intakes and assessments in a practical exam
- Design a program using everything you’ve learned in a case study exam
When and Where
- Weekend 1: April 11 and 12
- Weekend 2: April 18 and 19
- Location: 378 Eglinton Ave West, Toronto, ON M5N 1A2
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Intake
Understand how to use an in-depth intake form to gather valuable information about the client pertaining to their medical and exercise history, goals, lifestyle and more.
Assessment
Learn how to conduct an in-depth fitness and lifestyle assessment. This assessment will give you all the information you will need to build your client a highly effective, individualized program.
Warm Up and Cooldown
Learn the proper methods and sequence of how to optimally prepare a client for their training session. Make your warmups and cooldowns individualized and efficient down to the minute.
Energy System Training
Understand how to assess and improve a client’s cardiovascular endurance. Also learn how to combine it with their strength training to maximize effectiveness and recovery.
Coaching and Cueing
Learn how to safely and effectively coach and cue your clients through the exercises in their program. Understand how to troubleshoot on the spot to fix common movement faults.
Strength Training Programming
Learn the basics around training splits, periodization, training variables, exercise selection and more. Learn how to write a perfect program for your client.
Abdominal Training
Understand how to program a client’s abdominal training based off multiple assessments. Learn how to sequence their abdominal training to maximize their results and minimize chance of pain or injury.
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Learn With Us
Learn what our trainers learn in our evidence-based trainer education program. Whether you are new to the industry or looking to specialize, these articles can help you level up your skills.
We had the opportunity to sit down with Lena, course graduate from our Personal Training Certificate, to hear about her background in fitness, her experience in our course, and how it’s influencing her future career in occupational therapy.
In this article, we’ll show you how to test your client’s mobility using the 9-Point Flexibility Test. We’ll also explain how you can adjust your client’s fitness program based on their results..
Guiding your client through a warmup is important for preparing their body for the workout ahead. Just like exercise programs, warmup sessions should be tailored to your client’s needs and based on the results of their assessment.