Gain Superior Expertise
Looking to enhance your career with Personal Trainer Specializations so that you can focus on disciplines you’re passionate about? NETA offers a wide variety of Specialty Certifications to help elevate you as an expert-in-your-field. Whether you’re interested in working with Youth, Seniors, or anything in-between — we’ve got the program for you!
Let’s take a look at just a few of our most popular specialty certifications.
Popular Personal Trainer Specializations
Pilates Mat Specialty Certification
The benefits of a regular Pilates practice include improved posture and movement patterns, core strength and stability, and enhanced breathing and mindfulness – all frequent goals of clients seeking the guidance of a Personal Trainer. Although frequently taught in a group-setting, by becoming proficient in the principles of Pilates and the execution and instruction of basic Pilates Mat exercises, a Personal Trainer will be equipped to guide your clients toward increased flexibility, mobility, and stability, and improved muscular balance, ultimately reducing pain and enhancing performance in other athletic and non-athletic activities. NETA’s Pilates Mat Specialty Certification – available as a live workshop or online module – lays the foundation for understanding, programming and instructing an effective mat series of exercises.
Indoor Cycling Specialty Certification
The Indoor cycling speciality is also not commonly pursued by Personal Trainers, as it remains a staple format in Group Exercise instruction. However, an Indoor Cycling Specialty Certification will allow you to program highly effective workouts for your clients, targeting aerobic endurance, anaerobic power, and muscular strength and conditioning. Whether working with competitive triathletes seeking to supplement their training, clients seeking a low-impact alternative to cardiovascular exercise, or those seeking to change up their regular workouts and further challenge their aerobic and anaerobic output, specializing in Indoor Cycling as a Personal Trainer can set you apart from your peers in the industry.
Senior Fitness Specialty Certification
The CDC recognizes regular physical activity as one of the most important things older adults can do to improve their mental, physical, and emotional health. The need for fitness professionals proficient in working within this specialization continues to grow, providing opportunities for Personal Trainers to not only grow their business, but touch the lives of older adults. Learn the effects of aging, and exercise benefits, modifications, and contraindications for older adults; how to assess client’s abilities; and how to develop effective programs based on the results of said assessments that your older clients will enjoy, all through completing one of NETA’s Senior Fitness Specialty Certification options.
Investing in Personal Trainer Specialtiess will help you gain superior expertise in the disciplines you care most about. You can also gain CECs provided by NETA & ACE.
On a Tight Schedule?
Many of our personal trainer specializations are available online or on-demand to help you cut down on travel time. Here are the workshops that are available online from the comfort of your own home:
