The NASM Virtual Coaching Specialisation course is an immersive online experience that equips fitness professionals with the skills, tools, and strategies to operate a virtual coaching business.
The NASM Virtual Coaching Specialisation course is an immersive online experience that equips fitness professionals with the skills, tools, and strategies to operate a virtual coaching business. Throughout this course, professionals will learn how to foster an engaging and effective online relationship with their clients, leveraging various technologies. This course uses the virtual environment to provide the skills and knowledge to address topics including scope of practice, business planning, technology requirements, communication strategies, conducting virtual fitness assessments, implementing virtual coaching sessions, and fundamental business operations.
Virtual coaching provides fitness professionals with the ability to train more clients, avoid geographical limitations, and increase revenue, but it comes with certain disadvantages. Without a physical training space and regular in-person sessions, fitness professionals often find it difficult differentiating themselves to attract new clients, developing or maintaining trust and communication, and monitoring compliance to avoid injuries and ensure outcomes. The NASM Virtual Coaching course provides fitness professionals with the necessary business, physical training, behavioral, and technological knowledge necessary to build a thriving virtual training business.
By doing so, you’ll open yourself to a whole new world of opportunities. You’ll also be able to help clients from around the world anywhere and anytime. It’s the ultimate flexibility as a trainer while also creating new revenue streams. As part of this specialisation, you will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct and modify fitness assessments online, how to cue clients in a virtual environment, how to run your business digitally, effective sales and marketing strategies, and much more!
Course Objectives:
Develop the key components of a business plan required to launch a virtual coaching business
Conduct and modify fitness assessments using the virtual environment with clients
Coach and cue clients in a virtual environment
Develop effective virtual coaching strategies for different client types and fitness goals
Identify virtual services fitness professionals require to scale and sustain a virtual coaching business
Differentiate virtual sales and marketing strategies used to grow a virtual coaching business
The 9 chapters included in this online learning course are:
Chapter 1: Introduction to NASM Virtual Coaching
Chapter 2: Building a Virtual Coaching Environment
Chapter 3: Technology Considerations
Chapter 4: Communication and Coaching Strategies
Chapter 5: Administering Virtual Assessments
Chapter 6: Implementing Coaching Sessions
Chapter 7: Integrating Wearables into Virtual Coaching
Chapter 8: Selling Virtual Coaching
Chapter 9: Marketing Virtual Coaching
The course includes:
9 In-depth Topic Chapters
290 interactive text pages
Practical tools and resources
Templates, handouts and infographics
90 custom graphics
9 chapter quizzes
1 Practice exam
1 Final Exam
Specialisation Certificate upon completion
Final Exam Format:
Passing score: 70% or higher
Number of questions: 100 multiple choice
Time limit: 90 minutes
Number of attempts : 3
Exam Expiration : 365 days from the course activation
CEUs NASM [1.5]
NASM has over 35 years of experience training top fitness professionals, with credentials that stand out to employers. We’ve trained over 1.5 million professionals in 100+ countries and partnered with 14,000+ gyms and health clubs, helping you secure employment with your ideal fitness company.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I choose NASM to become a Certified Personal Trainer?
As one of the most trusted sources of fitness training certifications in the world, NASM is a distinguished name that will stand out to fitness employers. When you choose NASM for your Personal Trainer certification, you’ll get access to world-class fitness experts, your top choice of gyms to work for, and much more:
• Peer-Reviewed Content from the Brightest Minds in the Industry • State-of-the-Art Digital Learning Platform • Programs Designed to Meet Multiple Learning Styles • 35+ Years Of Experience Training Fitness Professionals • 1.5M+ Fitness Professionals Trained • 100+ Countries with NASM Fitness and Coach Professionals • 14K+ Gym & Health Club Partnerships • Optional NCCA Accreditation • NCCA-Accredited Certification includes Job Guarantee Program**, CPR certification, specializations and more
Are there any prerequisites for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer program?
You must have a high school degree or GED. You're also required to have a current CPR and AED certification before you take the exam. For your convenience, NASM offers an online CPR/AED Certification.
How long does it take to complete the NASM Certified Personal Trainer program?
You can complete your personal training certification in as few as 4 weeks. In addition to its interactive multimedia-rich content, learning tools, resources, and comprehensive study-planning guide, you can also receive assistance from NASM experts when questions arise.
Whats included in the CPT Practical Skills Workshop?
The CPT Practical Skills Workshop demonstrates how to best utilize NASM’s Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) model to customize and align fitness programming for various client goals. The course consists of two modules: Course Introduction and Prep, and CPT Practical Skills Workshop Lecture Videos.
The first module (Course Introduction and Prep) focuses on level setting knowledge by providing a pre-test to gauge where the learner is in their education. It also provides prep and prep materials to review prior to the workshop.
The second module (CPT Practical Skills Workshop Lecture Videos) is a video-based learning experience led by NASM Master Instructors, Ken Miller and Wendy Batts. It covers the Human Movement System, Movement Assessments, the OPT Model, and how you use that information to develop Program Design. It also includes an hour long OPT Model Workout.
Successfully passing the final test with a 70% enables CPTs to earn 0.9 CEUs.
Can I complete the Certified Personal Trainer program while working full-time?
Absolutely! You can complete this program and become a Certified Personal Trainer while also working full-time. The study material is 100% online and self-paced, and can be accessed on a computer, or a mobile device such as a phone or tablet.
What’s the difference between the two Certified Personal Trainer exam types? Which one should I take?
You have the choice between two exams—a non-proctored Certificate exam, and a proctored NCCA-Accredited Certification exam. Here are some of the major differences between the two:
• The non-proctored exam has 100 questions; the proctored exam has 120 questions. • You have 3 hours to complete the non-proctored exam; you have 2 hours to complete the proctored exam. • The non-proctored exam is open-book; the proctored exam is not. • The non-proctored exam confers a Certificate as a Personal Trainer; the proctored exam confers an NCCA-Accredited Certification as a Personal Trainer.
The choice of exam is up to you and in most cases simply depends on what your employer requires.
What’s the Certified Personal Trainer final exam like?
The non-proctored, online-only exam contains 100 questions that must be answered within 3 hours. This exam is open-book, meaning you can refer to your study materials.
The proctored, NCCA-Accredited exam contains 120 questions that must be answered within 2 hours. This exam is closed-book, so you cannot refer to your study materials.
You will have 180 days from the date of registration to take either of the exam options. An extension for the exam can be purchased by contacting NASM Member Services at +66 62 795 4900.
How is the Certified Personal Trainer final exam administered?
The non-proctored exam is administered online only.
The proctored, NCCA-Accredited exam can be taken online or in-person. For more information click here.
What if I do not pass my Certified Personal Trainer final exam?
For the non-proctored exam, you have 3 attempts to pass. If you do not pass after 3 attempts, a retest can be purchased by calling NASM Member Services at +66 62 795 4900.
For the proctored, NCCA-Accredited exam, you have one attempt to pass. A retest can be purchased by calling NASM Member Services at +66 62 795 4900. A retest is also included with the Premium Self Study and All-Inclusive programs.
Do I have to renew my Personal Trainer Certification?
You must recertify every two years to ensure that your Personal Trainer certification remains up-to-date with current best-practice guidelines and skills. You will be required to earn 2.0 NASM approved continuing education units (CEUs) every two-year period, which includes 1.9 CEUs from approved coursework and 0.1 CEUs from the mandatory CPR/AED certification.
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