Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54578

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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kibbz
kibbz
Posts: 57
Joined: 2001/06/24
United States
2001/09/24, 05:07 PM
ok im goin to college and taking all of these classes that dont interest me one bit. i want to be a personal trainer. but i dont understand why i have to take western civ. or sociology to be one. my question is what is the best way to become a personal trainer? are all of these classes necessary? i really just want to study what interests me. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
jbennett
jbennett
Posts: 1,558
Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2001/09/24, 07:17 PM
Sounds like you may be majoring in sports medicine or something like it. Try looking at ISSA (http://www.issaonline.com), ACE (http://www.acefitness.com), or some other well-known personal training organization. Taking classes like kinesiology and biomechanics are very helpful. I don't have my certification yet, but I've done my research and I should become certified within a year. I've already graduated college, so I won't have to take all the courses you have. As a Biology major when I was in school, I took all those boring, unnecessary classes, too.