Personal Fitness Trainer Extension Certificate

Mount Royal University's Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate is a comprehensive program of 14 courses (712 hours), including a practicum that prepares you to work one-on-one with clients to provide safe and effective exercise programs. Train for a career in this growing field. Personal trainers work in fitness clubs, with sports teams, at wellness centres and in their own businesses to help clients reach health and fitness goals.

This innovative program is designed to respond to the competitive demands for well-trained and knowledgeable personal fitness trainers. Established in 1997, the 712-hour program guides you through a combination of academic and technical courses as well as practical skill development. The curriculum was developed with the cooperation of an advisory committee of fitness professionals and educators and is current and practical in design. Graduates are prepared for entry into professional practice possessing the ability to apply basic assessment skills and to design, implement, and manage a variety of fitness programs. The program can be completed either through full-time studies in 10 months or part-time distance studies (online delivery) over a minimum of two years and a maximum of six years.

Mount Royal University is committed to providing a high-quality Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate program that presents exciting and rewarding career opportunities for graduates. Personal Fitness Trainer graduates enjoy a multitude of career paths. The majority establish themselves as entrepreneurs while others find employment opportunities in fitness centres, with amateur and professional sport teams as well as parks and recreation facilities.

The Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate is offered at Mount Royal University's Lincoln Park Campus, featuring world-class fitness facilities. This facility features a new triple gymnasium, a state-of-the-art fitness centre, an indoor running track, an indoor climbing centre, a 25 sq.m. salt water pool with jacuzzi, six international squash courts, six outdoor tennis courts, two outdoor beach volleyball courts, and locker room facilities complete with steam rooms.