Running and Fitness Coaching Education in India

Eligibility Criteria for Health Fitness Certifications:

Certified Group Exercise Trainer and Certified Personal Trainer

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Current Adult CPR/AED (with hands-on practical skills component)

• 18 years of age or older

Certified Health Fitness Specialist

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology or Kinesiology from a regionally accredited college or university. (Candidates are eligible for the HFS certification exam if in the last term or semester of the degree program.)

• Current Adult CPR/AED (with hands-on practical skills component)

2. ACE – American Council On Exercise (www.acefitness.org)

Founded in 1985, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) is a nonprofit organization committed to America’s health and wellbeing. Over the past 25 years, they have become an established resource for both fitness professionals and consumers, providing comprehensive, unbiased, scientific research impacting the fitness industry and validating them as the country’s trusted authority on fitness.

Today, ACE is the largest nonprofit fitness certification, education and training organization in the world with nearly 50,000 certified professionals who hold more than 55,000 ACE certifications. With a long heritage in certification, education, training and public outreach, ACE is among the most respected fitness organizations in the industry.

Certifications:

• Personal Trainer Certification

• Group Fitness instructor

• ACE Health Coach Certification

• Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist

• Specialty Certifications (Weight Management, Functional Training, Sports Conditioning, Mind Body, Group Exercise Leadership, Orthopedic Exercise, Therapeutic Exercise, Senior Fitness)

Personal Trainer & Group Exercise Instructor Eligibility

• Atleast 18 years of age

• Must hold a current adult CPR and AED certificate

3. Accredited Trainers Alliance (ATA) & Progressive Fitness

Formed in 1991, ATA is comprised of the “Who’s Who” of the national and international fitness industry. ATA members have been involved in all aspects of fitness for over thirty years, and are considered to be the leaders in quality education and the forbearers of the industry at large.