CPTN Certified Personal Trainer

Communication & Consulting Skills

Oral

  1. To be able to demonstrate clarity (speed, volume, tone), task break down, verbal cues, and specific feedback in training the fitness components (cardiovascular, flexibility, resistance).
  2. To explain contraindication, give examples and alternatives.

Written Periodized Program Design

  1. To provide a written mission statement outlining your beliefs and objectives as a Personal Trainer. (e.g. “I believe in planning my work and working my plan. My goals are met through the rigorous use of my planner to allow sufficient time for clients' workouts and individual consulting.”)
  2. To prepare a written case study detailed as follows (3 pages maximum single sided):
    1. Description of client: age, gender, height, weight, % body fat, resting heart rate, blood pressure, occupation, health condition, fitness level, interests and goals.
    2. Outline a long term program for 8-12 weeks: (chart form preferred) considerations to be made regarding training principles, balanced workouts, periodization, modalities.
    3. Details of a single workout: (relate this workout back to the long term program) warm-up, stretch, workout, muscle conditioning, cool down, relaxation.

Your consulting knowledge, clarity and logic will be evaluated on your spontaneous responses to various health and fitness related statements. Examples of these statements include:

  1. Compare and contrast a warm-up stretch and a cool down stretch.
  2. Differentiate between static and PNF stretching.
  3. Teach an individual how to monitor their heart rate.
  4. Define repetition maximum. Define 1RM and 10RM.
  5. Define sets, reps and load.
  6. What would you do if a client requires expertise outside your competency?
  7. How would you recognize when it is time to progress?