NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine
The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) has been a leader in certification, continuing education, solutions and tools for health, fitness, sports performance and sports medicine professionals. Today, NASM serves more than 100,000 members in 80 countries. In addition to its evidence-based NCCA-accredited Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) certification, NASM also offers a progressive career track with access to Advanced Specializations and Continuing Education programmes. The NASM educational continuum is designed to help today's health and fitness professionals enhance their careers while empowering their clients to live healthier lives.
Until now, most training programs have been based almost entirely on the experiences and goals of bodybuilders, coaches, and athletes. Scientifically unsupported training programs are not designed to meet the needs of our increasingly de-conditioned and injury-prone society. NASM's exclusive Optimum Performance Training method represents the industry's first and only comprehensive training program based on current scientific research that provides undisputed results specific to individual needs and goals. Creating a new industry standard for success, OPT virtually eliminates programming and program-design guesswork for any fitness, sports-performance, or sports-medicine professional. By following our systematic OPT method, our certified professionals now develop training, conditioning, or rehabilitation programs scientifically proven to produce remarkable results. By incorporating multiple types of training-flexibility, cardio respiratory, core, balance, reactive, speed, agility, quickness, and strength-into every program, the revolutionary and easy-to-use OPT method improves all biomotor abilities and builds high levels of functional strength, neuromuscular efficiency, and dynamic flexibility.
The aim of the course is to provide trainers with the tools, knowledge and skills to develop individualized programmes that guarantee results for your clients/members. This will be achieved by:
- Understanding and implementing the NASM Optimum Performance Training (OPT) Model, its components and programme design variables associated exercises and techniques that promote maximal results;
- Increasing your ability to positively influence prospective customers through effective communication, create a ciientele base to learn how to correlate service features with customer benefits.
The International NASM CPT course combines both theory and practical components and emphasizes the following teaching sections:
- Itrodcution of the Fitness industry;
- Rationale for Integrated Training;
- Assessments and Screening;
- Flexibility Training Concepts;
- Cardiovascular Training Concepts;
- Core Training Concepts;
- Balance Training Concepts;
- Speed, Reactive and Agility Training Concepts;
- Resistance Training Concepts;
- Programme Design, and
- Accleration Training Concepts.
As noted, we offer a LIVE course (15 hours in duration) which incldues the NASM CPT home Study Material as well. The course is ideal for both entry level participants as well as seasoned trainers seeking to upgrade thier skill set. Participants will be required to work independentaly on their own home study work at their leisure either before, during and/or after the course. During the course participants will receive the following infromation:
- NASM CPT Power Point;
- NASM CPT Textbook;
- NASM CPT Online Study Materials;
- NASM CPT Online Practice Exam (unlimited attempts);
- NASM CPT Final Exam (3 attempts)
The International NASM CPT Exam will consist of the following:
- 100 multiple choice online exam questions;
- 90 minute format to complete the online exam;
- Exams MUST be completed at Optimum Performance Studio;
- Passing mark of 70% is required; and
- Final Exam must be completed within 6 months of account activation.
Like most qualification NASM requires participants to re-new their certification every two years. To re-new your NASM CPT certification you will be required to complete 2.0 CEU's of which 0.1 credits is a CPR / AED course. For renewal details please contact Optimum Performance Studio or visit the Resources section for the downloaded form.
