The Nova Scotia Fitness Association is a non-profit organization.
Personal Trainer Course
Expand on your previous certifications, learn advanced teaching & assessment techniques.
The PT course builds on the Weight Trainer scope of practice & includes more detailed work on programming for individual clients, assessment of client fitness, and prescribing exercise for those with specific needs beyond the basic exercise learners level.
Location/Date/Time:
PLEASE NOTE: This course will run over two weekends. The first weekend via Zoom, PLUS an in-person, 2-day session on Nov 2/3 in the HRM area.
Fee: Includes all materials, written exam (if written on the in-person day) and practical exam evaluation.
NSFA Members: $435
Non Members: $485
In-person class location: Rath Eastlink Community Centre, 625 Abenaki Rd, Truro B2N0G6
Prerequisites: You must be currently certified in good standing in at least one of the following:
* Anyone applying with non-FLC (Fitness Leadership Canada) or NSFA certifications must complete a PLAR. Please email info@nsfitness.ca to arrange for one prior to purchasing the course.
Exams: The written exam is done on the final day of the in-person session. Students who are not available on those dates can book a private session with an exam proctor. Any written or practical exams needed can be booked by emailing info@nsfitness.ca. An extra fee will apply ($70) if the exam is not written on the assigned in-person day.
For the PT practical exam, you are required to find a client and arrange for a gym space.
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Address:
PO Box 35011, RPO Halifax
Bedford, NS B3M 0G3
We acknowledge that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
