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+ CPR/AED Certification

💪 Achieve tangible results for clients
💸 Focus on a chosen career pathway
🤝 Unlimited hands-on learning support

Get CPT for $89/mo with code CPT89


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Certified Personal Trainer

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Unlock the Power of Personal Training: Get Your Personal Trainer Certification Now.

Get CPT for $89/mo with code CPT89

  • Personal Training Certification

  • CPT Bootcamp

  • NCCPT Accredited CPT Exam

  • Purpose-Driven Training Model

  • Online Textbook, Practice Quizzes, Forums, & Dedicated Success Coach

  • FREE – CPR/AED Certification

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  • Recommended – Add "Fast Track" for $99 and get certified sooner!

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  • Start for $49

  • Recommended – Add "Fast Track" for $99 and get certified sooner!

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What is Fast Track?

A great study tool to accompany your purchase of the Certified Personal Trainer course. Learn exactly what you need to complete the course and become a Certified Personal Trainer in record time!

  • 4-week accelerated guided study

  • FREE E-Book: The Personal Trainer Guide

  • Scheduled study assistance


*The Fast Track Program is compatible with the newest version of the Certified Personal Trainer Course purchased on/after December 2021.


Purchase Fast Track! Simply select the option in your cart during checkout!

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Includes:Certified Personal Trainer FoundationsCertified Personal Trainer BundleCertified Personal Trainer + Nutritionist
Personal Training Certification
CPT Bootcamp
Purpose-Drive Training Model
Online Textbook, Practice Quizzes, Forums
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CPR/AED Certification Course
NCCA-Accredited Certification Exam
Nutritionist Certification Course
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Get certified and change lives — In 3 easy steps:

Master the Art of CPT: 3 steps to Personal Training Certification.

    1

  • Complete your Personal Training Certification (CPT)

    Enroll now and get instant access to a host of tools and resources designed to ensure your maximum success!

  • 2

  • Land your first CPT job (Guaranteed!)

    100% job guarantee for U.S.-based students that meet basic requirements.

  • 3

  • Impact lives

    Confidently build effective, personalized training plans — knowing exactly how to help your clients hit their fitness and body goals.

Shift Your Career And Make A Difference

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Let us help you build the best possible program to meet your specific certification and career goals.

What's Included

ISSA's Certified Personal Trainer program covers:


  • How to motivate anyone to make their fitness goals a reality

  • In-depth knowledge of the body's muscle and skeletal structure

  • How to assess and build custom training programs

  • How to help clients get stronger with less pain or injury

  • How to pinpoint what exercise is most effective for each movement

  • Details of how diet and exercise work together to transform people's lives

  • The deeper answers to help go beyond "workout more" and "eat better"

Comprehensive Online Textbook

Foundations and Applications for a Certified Personal Trainer is new and improved, updated with new exercise descriptions, chapter quizzes and the latest information on nutrition, motivation and behavior change, and exercise science. It has everything you need to successfully earn your Personal Trainer Certification. The 715-page book even features a chapter on business and marketing to help you start and grow a profitable training business.

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Trainers Need Coaches Too!

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ISSA's exclusive "Live Learning Experience" helps you stay focused, motivated, and encouraged with the option to join weekly LIVE online classes taught by our expert trainers.

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Over 10,000 Gym Partners Choose ISSA

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Why ISSA?

  • With the proven success of nearly a half million students, the first personal training certification - now in our 35th year is always up-to-date.

  • Our students say it best as the most and the best reviewed with over 10,000 Five Star reviews you can trust.

  • Your certification is recognized and respected worldwide with trainers in 174 countries and nearly a half million students.

  • Your job or side hustle is guaranteed with our over 10,000 gym partners.

  • You will succeed in learning and then passing your exam with unlimited study support and free retests.

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Your Certification Creates Opportunities

Stay Ahead of the Competition: CPT Training allows you to make more money. 

  • Risk FREE – Get A Job As A Personal Trainer: Guaranteed
    If you want a job as a personal trainer - you’ve got one. With your certification, a job is guaranteed with one of our 10,000 U.S. gym partners. 

  • Get A Money-Making Side Hustle
    Trainers routinely make $100 an hour or more in small group personal training.  Personal training is the ultimate side hustle where you get to choose when and where you coach. 

  • Become An Influencer
    Make money by posting your workouts and fitness advice. With your ISSA certification, you’ll join some of the world’s top influencers with the credentials people trust.

  • Become An Online Personal Trainer
    Work from home!  You’ll have a free website with your certification to get started. You’ll also be able to build out your bio, attract clients, set up your space from anywhere in the world.

  • Own Your Own Gym
    Network with ISSA professionals to learn how to operate your own gym or work with ISSA’s partners including F45, Camp Gladiator, and more to own a franchise.

Additional Learning Opportunities



Fast Track Program

Learn the most important information you need to complete the course and enjoy all the benefits of being certified as an ISSA personal trainer in record time!





CPR/AED Certification

Receive your CPR/AED Certification online from the comforts of your home. You don't need to leave your living room to complete this certification today.





CPT Study Expansion Pack

Have FUN and prepare for the CPT final exam even faster. This pack accommodates all four learning styles (auditory, kinesthetic, visual, reading/writing) so whatever your preferred learning style is, we've got you covered!




Risk FREE!
Job Placement Guaranteed or

You'll Get Your Money Back.

ISSA | Money Back Asset

We guarantee you will be a working personal trainer within 6 months of certification. We will refund your course fee in full if you do not receive a job within 6 months of certification.

Step One

Pass your ISSA Personal Trainer Exam and your NCCPT Accredited Proctored Exam

Step Two

Interview with at least 3 gyms within 6 months of completing your certification course (requirements)

Step Three

Meet Basic Requirements of the gyms (background check, drug test, available to work in the U.S.)

The NCCPT exam is included with the purchase of some ISSA CPT course packages. There is an administrative fee to sit for the exam.

*Only available in the continental U.S. Terms and conditions apply.

Purchase of ISSA training materials is not an eligibility requirement to take the accredited exam nor does it imply a passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is required to get my personal training certificate?

You must meet the following:

  • Submission of all course quizzes

  • A score of 70% for CPT, a score of 75% or better on all sections of the final examination

  • Proof of current Adult CPR/AED certificate

Is there any interest on payment plans?

No! There is 0% interest on all ISSA courses.

Does ISSA offer the ability to take quizzes and exams online?

Yes, Online testing, for both quizzes and final exams, is the preferred testing method. Online testing saves you the hassle of organizing and photocopying your answer sheets, saves you from a trip to the post office, saves you postage for registered mail, and keeps track of your submissions in your Member Account. What's more, online testing produces a much faster turn-around time for grading!

Can I get a printed copy of the textbook?

In addition to the free online version of the course textbooks, you can purchase printed copies of our most popular courses. Click here to look for your course and buy the book.

Does ISSA offer NCCA accredited exams?

Yes, ISSA offers the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) nationally accredited personal trainer certification through its subsidiary, The National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT). Click to learn more about the NCCA and NCCPT.

NCCPT exams are included in your cart with some course bundles.

To purchase the accredited exam separately, click here.
Purchase of ISSA training materials is not an eligibility requirement to take an accredited exam nor does it imply a passing score.

Certified Personal Trainer course available in Spanish!

With excellent study material, unlimited support, and proven success, you can now turn your passion for fitness into a career with our Personal Training course in Spanish.


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Take that first, bold step towards your goals — figure out if ISSA is right for you.

Our evaluation kit will help you:

  • See if you have the five qualities every successful trainer needs

  • Discover which program is right for you through the personalized quiz

  • Take a look at the exact career paths you’ll be able to take

PLUS Get a free look into the first chapter of the textbook!

By the end, you’ll know if ISSA’s right for you. And you’ll have everything you need to enroll on hand.

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