ACE Certified Personal Trainer

REGINALD FOSTER

ACE Certified Personal Trainers are exercise professionals who meet all requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs that improve fitness and overall well-being for individuals and small groups. They focus on helping people enhance their function, health, fitness, and performance, and modify risk factors for chronic disease to improve health. The ACE Personal Trainer is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agency (NCCA). ACE Professionals are required to earn 20 hours of ACE-approved continuing education credits (2.0 CECs) every certification renewal cycle. Establishing and enforcing that standard helps validate that professionals continue to enhance their competence to safely and effectively lead people to health-related change through personalized exercise.

Skills / Knowledge

Behavior Change
Communication
Rapport Building
Goal Setting
Motivation
Exercise Instruction
Exercise Techniques
Program Design
Fitness Assessment
Body Composition
Health Screening
Cardiorespiratory Assessment
Functional Assessment
Movement Assessment
Cardiorespiratory Training
Muscular Training

Issued on

November 14, 2020

Expires on

November 30, 2026

Earning Criteria

Required

other

Must be at least 18 years of age.

certificate

Must hold a current adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) certificate with hands-on (in-person or virtual) skills check.

degree

Must have completed high school (or the equivalent).

license

Must present a current government-issued photo ID with signature (driver's license, passport, military ID).