Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Course description

ISSA’s Certified Personal Trainer program covers: how to motivate anyone to achieve their fitness goals; in-depth knowledge of the body’s muscle and skeletal structure; how to assess and build custom training programs; how to help clients get stronger with less pain or injury; how to pinpoint which exercises are most effective; how diet and exercise work together to transform lives; and the deeper answers that go beyond “work out more” and “eat better.”

Learning objectives

Graduates will be able to safely and effectively design and implement personalized fitness programs tailored to each client’s needs, goals, and health status.

CEUs: 20

Exam format: Multiple choice

Number of questions: 200

Passing exam grade: 70%

Exam attempts: 2 free attempts, then $99 exam resubmission from the 3rd attempt onward

Access validity: 6 months + up to four 1-month extensions (USD $15.99 each)

CPT 10: (old version)

• Number of chapter quizzes: 18
• Total number of quiz questions: 180 (10 per quiz)
• Passing quiz grade: 70%
• Quiz attempts: Unlimited

CPT 11: (newest version)

• Number of chapter quizzes: 10 (one quiz per module, not chapter)
• Total number of quiz questions: 200 (20 per quiz)
• Passing quiz grade: 70%
• Quiz attempts: Unlimited

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