Certified Fitness Trainer (CFT)

If you enjoy staying in shape and helping others, there has never been a better time to become a Certified Fitness Trainer (CFT). 

Countless medical and scientific studies have proven that the most important factors to change the current health crisis are increased activity, weight training, aerobic conditioning, flexibility and proper nutrition.

ISSA's acclaimed CFT course not only address all these areas, but it is designed to prepare you for a rewarding career as a fitness professional.

Since 1988, the ISSA has certified and provided education to nearly 100,000 people just like you who want to help others feel better, look better and improve the quality of their lives. 

According to the American Sports Data Company, personal trainers can expect to earn $22-$45 per hour doing training sessions at the gym. And many personal trainers with entrepreneurial spirits enjoy even higher hourly rates.

ISSA's acclaimed personal trainer course has been designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in fitness. We pride ourselves on outstanding student support both pre- and post-certification. From our toll-free help line and question board pre-exam to exclusive personal trainer job listings and help with client challenges post-certification, our staff is dedicated to helping you fulfill your dreams and succeed financially.

Enroll Online or call us toll free at 800-892-4772 to speak with one of our enrollment representatives.

The CFT Workbook and Study Guide serves as a resource companion to Fitness: The Complete Guide. The Workbook and Study Guide have been designed with one main purpose: to help you better understand the content of the main text. This is accomplished by focusing on important points and concepts, and allowing you to write the answers directly in the guide. This proven method of studying also provides an easy way to follow the flow of the course text. If you follow along with the Workbook and Study Guide, you will have covered ALL of the main topics of the course text. Experience has shown that individuals who faithfully use the Workbook and Study Guide achieve greater understanding of the course materials as opposed to those who do not use a workbook.

Fiscal Fitness effortlessly guides you through the steps of setting up your own business in the training field. It provides you with the keys to running a day-to-day operation and gives insight into the many avenues you can travel to ensure success with your business. Success comes from mastering the knowledge in your field, working with people very closely for long periods of time, setting up relationships with other professionals, marketing your expertise, and having all of your financial areas balanced. Fiscal Fitness helps you to organize these goals and gives you the tools to attain them.

Knowing where you fit in within the profession and assessing your talents and experience will help you create a business that will suit your personality, help you focus on those individuals who will benefit most from your fitness services, and establish a long-standing occupation that will grow into its own as a sustainable profession for many years. Fiscal Fitness will provide you with the basics you need to succeed in your business as a personal trainer.

Home Study
Home study is available for students who wish to complete their studies at their own pace. ISSA also provides all students access to our toll free 800 Help line. This invaluable student support and assistance is available both during the certification process, and after the course has been completed, free! In addition, seminar as a refresher or to fulfill CEU requirements.

Interactive Learning - Study Option
ISSA now offers interactive certification and continuing education courses online to make learning more immediate, convenient and enjoyable.

Seminars
ISSA offers two-day certification seminars and on-site examinations both nationally and internationally. Each is advertised well in advance of the seminar date by the sponsoring fitness facility, university, organization, or individual. The first day of the seminar is primarily lecture, question-and-answer sessions, and group learning activities. The second day is spent taking a hands-on, individual look at all aspects of training. The course curriculum guide and required texts will be sent to you immediately so that you can adequately prepare for the seminar/exam.