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Get Certified FOR LIFE - HOW TO BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER IN 2025

Jan 15, 2025

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Want to learn how to get certified FOR LIFE & become a personal trainer in 2025?

Follow the steps below to become a SUCCESSFUL CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER w/ the Show Up Fitness Certified Personal Trainer (SUF-CPT)

 

STEP 1 (ONLINE CERTIFICATION): Go to Showupfitness.com and choose the certification/bundle you’d like:

PURCHASE THE SUF-CPT HERE for $599 (there are payment plans via Affirm.)

DID YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE COST OF A TEXTBOOK CERTIFICATION IS $899?

STEP 1B (IN-PERSON INTERNSHIP): PURCHASE THE SUF-CPT HERE for $2,499 (CPT test included w/ payment plans & 10% off if paid in full.) 2-month hands on learning internship in San Diego & Santa Monica. Gain over 100 hours of hands-on learning, experience, and job placement at the most elite gyms in the world.

90% of personal trainers quit within 12 months in the USA because they don’t gain hands-on experience or supervised experience.

STEP 2: Download the App (available on PC as well) and begin watching the 22-videos on demand. Learn at your own pace anatomy, programming, assessments, and how to build a personal training business. There are DAILY LIVE calls with experienced instructors helping you better understand programming (CCA), assessments, resume development, and how to train at Equinox / Life Time Fitness / Crunch. Here is an example weekly schedule for the LIVE calls PST:

STEP 3: WATCH VIDEOS. Learn at your own pace (typically, students complete the Show Up Fitness CPT within 30-60 days), use the LIVE calls within the platform to learn more in-depth about programming, anatomy, exercise form, progressions/regressions, sales, resume development, how to get hired at gyms, social media growth, nutrition, and pain management.

STEP 4: VIDEO SUBMISSIONS. Submit the 8-core movement patterns with the exercises you feel most comfortable performing and teaching clients. 

Here is an example of video submissions with 8-core movement patterns (hinge, squat, unilateral, transitional, horizontal push, horizontal pull, vertical pull, vertical push/press – choose the exercise you are best at).

*NEW EDITION TO VIDEO SUBMISSIONS, SUBMIT one SUF-Strength & Conditioning Standard that you can complete or trying to achieve* 

Here is an example the CCA (Core, Core, Accessory) Program Template for the SUF-CPT:

STEP 5: SCHEDULE SUF-CPT TEST. The test can be taken in person at a seminar or San Diego / Santa Monica OR online via ZOOM.  The test is *15-minutes and you need to be able to use proper pronunciation and locate the 17-muscles of the shoulder, 20-lower body, 8-core movement patterns w/ agonist and synergist, and design a workout for a hypothetical client.

*If there are special considerations needed due to learning disabilities, let us know.

STEP 6: YOU PASSED! Congrats, you are now a CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER with the FASTEST GROWING personal training certification in the world – Show Up Fitness CPT.

STEP 7: RESUME & INTERVIEW PREP. If you want to work at an elite gym like Equinox or Life Time Fitness, get your 1-page resume developed and prepare for the interview. Watch these videos! 

Step 8: CONTINUING EDUCATION. The Soft Tissue Mobilization Certification (STMC) & Nutrition Coach Certification (SUF-NC) are each $599  and get 1.0 CEU’s. Weekend seminars are hosted at Life Time Fitness gyms, 2-days, 10-hours long, hands on experience and you’ll get .5 CEU’s

Step 9: WEEKEND SEMIANRS. Sign Up For A Weekend Seminar to gain supervised experience and hands on learning HERE. During these 2-day seminars, you’ll gain more experience than ANY textbook certification. You’ll learn how to program for clients, adjust programs on the fly, workout at ELITE Life Time Fitness gyms, network with like-minded fitness professionals and level up your confidence! Listen to what going to a seminar did for Ashley who worked at F45 and now trains at Life Time Fitness Arizona.

 

Step 10: INSURANCE & CPT. Get your limited liability insurance here with our partnership with Insure Fitness: HERE - USE CODE SHOWUP. CPR/AED can be purchased here with our partnership with MYCPRNOW. Use the code SHOWUP20

Frequently Asked Questions about the Show Up Fitness Certification:

  • Is the SUF-CPT recognized? 
  • YES. SUF-CPT is a nationally and internationally recognized certification with partnerships at Life Time Fitness, Equinox, and EoS (as of Jan. 2025, over 400-gyms accept our certification.) Some gyms like YMCA, 24-Hour, F45, Orange Theory and other smaller gyms may prefer certification XYZ so you may have to get their certification. We have study guides to pass NASM/ACE/ISSA certifications HERE.
  • What’s the best CPR to get? 
  • Join here and use code SHOWUP20 for 20% off 
  • What’s the best personal training certification?
  •  In order to practice the Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques that come with the STM-certification (STMC), you will need liability insurance. https://insurefitness.com/partners/showupfitness/ code SHOWUP will get you liability insurance for $169/ year. 
  • Is Show Up Fitness affiliated with NASM, ACE, NSCA, ACSM, NPTI, or ISSA?
  • No. Show Up Fitness has it’s own LLC. Chris Hitchko taught for the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) from 2009-2017 and helped hundreds of trainers get certified. Chris started the SUF-CPT with the goal to become the GOLD STANDARD for personal trainers because NASM, ACE, and ISSA don’t help trainers where most fail: business skills, people skills, and trade skills.

     

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