There are so many problems with the personal training certifications on the market: high prices, poorly taught (or boring) exercise science courses, misleading and/or incorrect information, formats that prevent learning on the go, hidden fees, etc... All of this must make fitness professionals feel like they are trying to choose the right personal trainer certification by selecting the least bad option.


The Best Personal Training Certification?

Accreditation should result in CPT certification providers completing 3rd party, systematic, and objective peer review by subject matter experts under the supervision of a national council developed for competency assurance. The review should include all content and exams. While this is the requirement necessary to pass the American Council on Education (ACE) approval, it is not part of the most popular accreditation, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

What is a Fully Accredited Personal Trainer Certification?

This article will help you choose the right certification by sharing all of the associated costs of the most popular certified personal trainer (CPT) certifications in the fitness industry. This includes the full upfront certification price, hidden fees, and post-purchase costs. We have included as many links as we can to cite where we found this information, but we also dug much deeper.

How Much Does a Personal Training Certification Cost (Including Hidden Fees)?

Currently, the only solution we are aware of to reduce the accreditation confusion problem and help our colleagues with their continuing education and certification needs is to build a massive accreditation portfolio. That is, we do the research to determine which accreditations are necessary, acquire as many accreditations as we can to ensure everyone is covered, and ensure that our colleagues can demonstrate continuing education and certification completion with documentation that is accreditor-compliant. 

We Think About Continuing Education Credit Approval (So you don't have to)

We know you are tired of high-priced courses, poorly taught (or boring) courses, mis-leading and/or false information, large inflexible time commitments, information in formats that prevent learning on the go, being expected to pay for redundant information just because a different label has been slapped on the course, being expected to keep records to track progress and re-certify, or being expected to navigate websites that are anything but user-friendly.

We know that what you really want is affordable, evidence-based, practical education you can use with your clients tomorrow, that also counts toward CECs and respected credentials, in a format that is clear, enjoyable, convenient and flexible.

For one low monthly price you have access to everything (similar to Netflix), short courses with short exams you can fit into a busy schedule, on desktop or mobile, and all courses count toward certification and are approved for CECs. Take what you want, when you want, how you want, it all counts.

Every individual working at the Brookbush Institute is passionate about creating the platform we wish existed; the platform we all deserve.

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The Brookbush Institute is a preferred education provider for the amazing professionals at Exos. 

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BrookbushInstitute.com replaces textbooks and adjunct learning materials with cutting-edge online course delivery. The Brookbush Institute's evidence-based course content is used in four graduate degree courses, and further integration is in the works.

Concordia University

Goodlife Fitness has been a trusted employer of Brookbush Institute-certified professionals all over Canada for many years. For more info, click here: 

Goodlife Fitness has been a trusted employer of Brookbush Institute-certified professionals all over Canada. 

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Life Time Training will give an initial interview to any interested Brookbush Institute certified professional. The BrookbushInstitute provides webinars and affordable continuing education for all Life Time trainers and clinicians.
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Life Time Training will give an initial interview to any interested Brookbush Institute certified professional. 

Life Time Fitness

Equinos hires Brookbush Institute Certified Personal Trainers

Equinox hires Brookbush Institute-certified personal trainers.

Equinox Fitness Clubs

BrookbushInstitute.com replaces textbooks and adjunct learning materials with cutting-edge online course delivery. The Brookbush Institute's evidence-based course content is used for kinesiology courses in the Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Science program.

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Personal Training

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Canada Occupational Therapists

American Occupational Therapy Association

Occupational Therapy

Australia Massage Therapists 

Canada Massage Therapists 

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

Massage Therapy

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of Exos. The Brookbush Institute is a preferred education provider for the amazing professionals at Exos

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of Concordia University Chicago. The Brookbush Institute's evidence-based course content is used in four graduate degree courses at Concordia University Chicago

Concordia University Chicago

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of GoodLife Fitness. GoodLife Fitness has been a trusted employer of Brookbush Institute certified professionals all over Canada

GoodLife Fitness

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of Life Time. Life Time will give an initial interview to any interested Brookbush Institute certified professional

Life Time

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of Equinox Fitness Clubs. Equinox hires Brookbush Institute-certified personal trainers

The Brookbush Institute is a partner of Boise State University. The Brookbush Institute's evidence-based course content is used for kinesiology courses in the Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Science program

The Brookbush Institute optimizes the delivery of human movement science education by integrating technology, student-centered learning, and evidence-based, practical education.

Approved provider by the National Athletic Trainers Association's - Board of Certification (NATA-BOC)

National Athletic Trainers Association - Board of Certification

Approved Provider

Approved to offer non-contact hours in Anatomy and Physiology from the Yoga Alliance

Approved Provider of Non-Contact Hours

Approved by the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) for courses related to the practice of physical therapy

Recognized as a CATA accredited provider by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA)

CATA Accredited Provider

Approved by the Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan

Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan

Recognized by the PACE program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards

Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards

PACE Recognized Provider

Athletic Fitness Association of America (AFAA) approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

Athletic Fitness Association of America

Approved Provider of Continuing Education Credits

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) approved provider of continued professional development credits (CPDs)

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

Approved Provider of Continued Professional Development Credits

International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) Australia (formerly Fitness Australia) approved provider of continued professional development credits (CPDs)

Register of Exercise Professionals Australia

Approved by the American Council of Education

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

PTA Global approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

Personal Training Academy Global

National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) preferred provider of continuing education units (CEUs)

Approved Provider of Continuing Education Units

World Instructor Training Schools (WITS) approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

CanFitPro approved provider of professional contact hours

CanFitPro

Approved Provider of Professional Contact Hours

American Council on Exercise (ACE) approved provider of continuing education credits (CECs)

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider of professional development

Approved Provider of Professional Development

Approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for continuing education (CE)