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NASM Women’s Fitness Specialization (WFS)
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$37.00 $29.00 /month
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Course Description
Enhance your ability to deliver safe and effective fitness results to female clients by specializing in women's fitness across different life stages. This course teaches you to tailor training and coaching to support women through hormonal changes, pregnancy, menopause, and more, empowering them to achieve stronger, healthier versions of themselves.
Learn to customize resistance training, cardiorespiratory workouts, and flexibility training to meet the unique needs of women. Gain insights into physiological and motivational differences to better motivate and support your female clients.
Prerequisites
A fitness or wellness credential or a bachelor's degree is recommended but not required. This course is intended for certified personal trainers, wellness professionals, nutrition coaches, group fitnesss instructors, and PE teachers.
Course Sections
Introduction: Welcome to the Women’s Fitness Specialization
Chapter 1: Current Status of Women’s Health
Chapter 2: Neuromuscular, Skeletal, Cardiorespiratory, and Endocrine Considerations
Chapter 3: Hormones and Weight Control
Chapter 4: Pregnancy and Postnatal Considerations
Chapter 5: Menopause Considerations
Chapter 6: Fitness Assessments for Women
Chapter 7: Flexibility Training for Women
Chapter 8: Cardiorespiratory Training for Women
Chapter 9: Core, Balance, Plyometric, and SAQ Training for Women
Chapter 10: Resistance Training for Women
Chapter 11: Integrated Program Design for Women
Chapter 12: Nutrition Guidelines for Women
Chapter 13: Psychological and Motivational Considerations
Chapter 14: Business and Professionalism
Exam Details
You have 365 days from your date of purchase to pass your exam. After completing the course, you will take a timed online exam consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions. The exam must be completed within 90 minutes. To pass the exam, you must achieve a minimum score of 70%; if you do not, you have up to three attempts to reach this requirement.
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COURSE INCLUDES
- 100% Online & Self-Paced Program
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- Practice Quizzes & Exam
- Earn 1.5 CEUs
- Flexible Payment Options Available
What is the NASM Women's Fitness Specialization (WFS)?
The NASM Women's Fitness Specialization (WFS) is a fully online, self-paced program that shows fitness professionals how to tailor training and coaching to women across every life stage—including hormonal changes, pregnancy and postpartum, and menopause.
Are there prerequisites for the Women’s Fitness Specialization?
A fitness credential is recommended but not required for the Women’s Fitness Specialization. It's designed for certified personal trainers, wellness professionals, nutrition coaches, group fitness instructors, and physical education teachers.
Who is the Women’s Fitness Specialization for?
The Women’s Fitness Specialization is for fitness professionals who train female clients, including certified personal trainers, group fitness instructors, nutrition coaches, wellness professionals, physical education teachers, and aspiring professionals who want to better understand women’s fitness needs.
What does the Women’s Fitness Specialization cover?
The Women’s Fitness Specialization covers women’s health, physiology, hormones, training, nutrition, psychology, and business considerations for coaching female clients. Topics include neuromuscular, skeletal, cardiorespiratory, and endocrine considerations, plus pregnancy and postpartum, menopause, assessments, and training across modalities.
How long does the Women’s Fitness Specialization take to complete?
The Women’s Fitness Specialization is self-paced and fully online and can be completed in as few as two weeks, even while working full-time.
How is the Women’s Fitness Specialization exam structured?
The Women’s Fitness Specialization exam is online and open-book. It has 100 multiple-choice questions, a 90-minute limit, and a 70% passing score, with up to three attempts to pass. You have one year from purchase to complete the exam.
How many CEUs is the Women’s Fitness Specialization worth?
The NASM Women’s Fitness Specialization is worth 1.5 NASM CEUs. These CEUs can be applied toward renewal of an existing NASM certification, such as the NASM-CPT.
Is the Women’s Fitness Specialization exam proctored and third-party accredited?
The Women’s Fitness Specialization exam is online, open-book, and not proctored. Women’s Fitness Specialization is an advanced specialization, not an NCCA-accredited certification like NASM-CPT, so it does not require third-party accreditation or proctoring.
Does the Women’s Fitness Specialization credential expire?
Once you pass the exam, your WFS specialization credential does not expire or require renewal.
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