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Certified by 2025 Exclusive Bundle

Set yourself on a path to becoming a next-level personal trainer with this Certified by 2025 Exclusive Bundle! The 5 courses in this bundle will help you gain the skills you need to program effective workouts that will help your clients achieve their most ambitious fitness goals. Available for a limited time.

  • Become a complete trainer with the foundational skills that will serve as the bedrock of your fitness career

  • Be prepared to answer your clients’ inevitable nutrition questions and provide the dietary guidance they need to reach their goals

  • Master NASM’s evidence-based Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) Model

  • Start faster with the included CPR credential required to start training

  • BONUS: Metabolic Makeover gives you the tools you need to help clients achieve their goals

  • Call 844-902-6487 to Customize Your Bundle

  • Available for a limited time - don't miss your chance

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Includes: CPT Self-Study & CNC

Supercharge your fitness career with this exclusive Certified by 2025 Exclusive Bundle. This bundle contains our industry-leading Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, Weight Loss Specialization, and CPR (required for your final exam) programs, giving you the perfect foundation to launch your fitness career. BONUS: Metabolic Makeover course to help you jump start your clients’ goals.

When you choose NASM for your fitness career training, you’ll get access to:

  • • World-class fitness & nutrition experts

  • • Peer-reviewed content from the brightest minds in the industry

  • • State-of-the-art digital learning platform designed to meet multiple learning styles

  • • A curriculum that is consistently reviewed and updated with the most up-to-date material available

NASM’s bundles are a cost-effective way to rapidly grow your fitness expertise and earning potential. Once you enroll in the bundle, simply complete the included courses at your own pace and in whatever order you prefer.

NASM has over 35 years of experience training the world’s top fitness professionals, and we do it better than anyone else. NASM credentials stand out to employers and distinguish you as a highly trained fitness professional.

Since our formation, we’ve trained over 1.5 million fitness professionals in 100+ countries. In that time we’ve developed extensive partnerships with over 12,000 gyms and health clubs. That means we have the connections necessary to help you get in the door and gain employment from the fitness company of your dreams.

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) - Premium Self-Study

    The Certified Personal Trainer Premium Self-Study program is designed with you in mind. Our most popular CPT program includes the option to participate in a flexible course with unlimited access to NASM fitness expert instructors. You can also qualify for a job as a personal trainer in as few as 4 weeks.

CERTIFIED NUTRITION COACH (CNC)

    Help your clients transform their health, fitness, and wellness with a balanced and healthy diet designed to support their goals.

WEIGHT LOSS SPECIALIZATION (WLS)

    Design exercise programs and teach behavior change strategies with weight loss as their goal that work within the most up-to-date weight-loss guidelines and methods. Learn about the obesity epidemic, get expert advice on the physiology and psychology of weight control, understand how to help clients avoid those troublesome plateaus, and much more.

CPR/AED CERTIFICATION

    Learn the life-saving skills of how to perform CPR, use an AED device, and respond to other life-threatening situations from the comfort of home in this convenient online-only course.

METABOLIC MAKEOVER

    Learn critical concepts about metabolism, how they relate to losing or maintaining weight, how to accurately measure it, and more.

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I help clients achieve their fitness goals by complimenting their nutrition. It's definitely a tangible benefit I see. This is my happiness because I feel fulfilled as a personal trainer and a nutrition coach.

Yulibeth L.| NASM CPT and CNC

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NASM offers a diversity and assortment of certifications across the board, they have the professionals to help you get there and that's something that I love. Their online program is flawless. I love everything about them.

Jack T. | NASM CPT

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Nutrition coaching removes the guesswork for nutrition coaches and clients. Takes into consideration the differences in your clients, from goals to dietary preferences. Fitness and health go hand in hand.

Jill P. | NASM CPT, CNC

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I'm passionate about my clients making permanent changes in their lives because I know it's what they want and I know that they have certain goals that they want to meet and I want to be there to support them to get there.

Regina S. | NASM CNC

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I wanted the most broad certification that I could apply to the general population. Getting certed through NASM, it was the perfect foundation for me to begin my journey.

Chris Powell | NASM CPT, IFBB Pro
NYT Bestselling Author | Extreme Makeover WL

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NASM is very supportive in becoming a personal trainer and furthering the education. I became a CNC on top of my CPT certification in order to help my clients achieve their goals.

Melina C. | NASM CPT

Certified by 2025 Exclusive Bundle FAQS

You must recertify/renew every two years to ensure that your NASM Personal Trainer credentials stay up to date with current best-practice guidelines and skills. You will be required to earn 2.0 NASM-approved CEUs every two-year period. This includes 0.1 CEUs from the mandatory CPR/AED certification.

The Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC) must also be renewed every two years. To renew the Certified Nutrition Coach certification, you must complete the CNC Renewal Exam. If you want other nutrition CEU options, you can find them on our online nutrition courses page.

The Weight Loss Specialization does not require renewal. Once you pass your final exam, your certificate will never expire.

You will have 180 days from the date of enrollment to take either of the exam options for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer program, and 365 days to complete your NASM Weight Loss Specialization and NASM Certified Nutrition Coach exam. Most courses can be completed in as few as 8 weeks; the NASM Certified Personal Trainer course can be completed in as few as 4 weeks. An extension for the exams can be purchased by contacting NASM Member Services at 1-800-460-6276.

The OPT™ Model is our 5-phase training model that starts with Stabilization and ends with Power. The NASM Certified Personal Trainer program utilizes the Optimum Performance framework to ensure that all Certified Personal Trainers are well-versed in our training methods. Click here to learn more about the OPT™ Model.

For the Certified Personal Trainer exam, you have two exam options:

Option 1. NASM Personal Trainer Certificate (Non-Proctored Exam)
This non-proctored and open-book exam has 100 questions and requires a passing grade of 70%. This exam is administered online only. You will have 3 hours to complete the exam, and you must take the exam within 180 days of your enrollment date.

Option 2. NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NCCA Accredited Certification Exam)
The NCCA is a nationally recognized third-party agency that accredits certification programs which are able to meet and comply with its standards. The NCCA exam is a nationally accredited exam. This closed-book exam has 120 questions. You must pass with a scaled score of 70 or better. This proctored exam can be administered either in-person or online, and you will have 2 hours to complete the test. You must take this exam within 180 days of your enrollment date.

The choice is yours, and selecting which exam to take will depend on your goals.

The Weight Loss Specialization (WLS) and Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC) final exams are administered online.

Don’t worry, we have you covered. For the Certified Personal Trainer Course, you have 2 options for the final exam, and the retest options are different for each:

Option 1: NASM Personal Trainer Certificate Exam (Non-Proctored Exam)
You have 3 attempts to pass this exam option. If you do not pass after 3 tries, a retest can be purchased by calling NASM Member Services at 1-800-460-6276.

Option 2: NASM Certified Personal Trainer (NCCA Accredited Certification Exam)
If you do not pass this exam option the first time, a retest can be purchased. Please call NASM Member Services at 1-800-460-6276. A retest is included with the Premium Self Study and All-Inclusive programs.

For more details, please refer to your Candidate Handbook.

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, the online CPR/AED Certification offered by NASM is included in the Certified by 2025 Exclusive Bundle.

The Certified Nutrition Coach program is worth 1.9 NASM Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

The Weight Loss Specialization is worth 1.9 NASM Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

The CPR/AED Online is worth 0.1 NASM Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Metabolic Makeover is worth 0.3 NASM Continuing Education Units (CEUs).