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Want to make your dream fitness career a reality? Master the essential fitness and nutrition skills you need to succeed with our two most popular—and most important—programs. Fitness and nutrition go hand in hand, and in this bundle you’ll get the well-rounded foundation you need to get your career off to a strong start.

  • Become a complete trainer with the foundational skills that will serve as the bedrock of your fitness career

  • Be prepared to answer your clients’ inevitable nutrition questions and provide the dietary guidance they need to reach their goals

  • Help your clients achieve better results, faster, by aligning their workouts and diet

  • Master NASM’s evidence-based Optimum Performance Training® (OPT™) Model

  • Save on the two most crucial certifications for any fitness professional

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Any good personal trainer knows fitness and nutrition go hand-in-hand, which means your clients will never reach their fitness goals unless their diet supports their efforts in the gym. This bundle contains our industry-leading Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach programs, giving you the perfect foundation to launch your fitness career.

When you choose NASM for your fitness career training, you’ll get access to:

  • • World-class fitness & nutrition experts

  • • Peer-reviewed content from the brightest minds in the industry

  • • State-of-the-art digital learning platform designed to meet multiple learning styles

  • • A curriculum that is consistently reviewed and updated with the most up-to-date material available

NASM’s bundles are a cost-effective way to rapidly grow your fitness expertise and earning potential. Once you enroll in the bundle, simply complete the included courses at your own pace and in whatever order you prefer.

NASM has over 35 years of experience training the world’s top fitness professionals, and we do it better than anyone else. NASM credentials stand out to employers and distinguish you as a highly trained fitness professional.

Since our formation, we’ve trained over 1.5 million fitness professionals in 100+ countries. In that time we’ve developed extensive partnerships with over 12,000 gyms and health clubs. That means we have the connections necessary to help you get in the door and gain employment from the fitness company of your dreams.

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) - Self-Study

    Gain the skills to change lives by helping people transform their health and fitness with NASM’s industry-leading certification.

Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC)

    Help your clients transform their health, fitness, and wellness with a balanced and healthy diet designed to support their goals.

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I help clients achieve their fitness goals by complimenting their nutrition. It's definitely a tangible benefit I see. This is my happiness because I feel fulfilled as a personal trainer and a nutrition coach.

Yulibeth L.| NASM CPT and CNC

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NASM offers a diversity and assortment of certifications across the board, they have the professionals to help you get there and that's something that I love. Their online program is flawless. I love everything about them.

Jack T. | NASM CPT

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Nutrition coaching removes the guesswork for nutrition coaches and clients. Takes into consideration the differences in your clients, from goals to dietary preferences. Fitness and health go hand in hand.

Jill P. | NASM CPT, CNC

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I'm passionate about my clients making permanent changes in their lives because I know it's what they want and I know that they have certain goals that they want to meet and I want to be there to support them to get there.

Regina S. | NASM CNC

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I wanted the most broad certification that I could apply to the general population. Getting certed through NASM, it was the perfect foundation for me to begin my journey.

Chris Powell | NASM CPT, IFBB Pro
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NASM is very supportive in becoming a personal trainer and furthering the education. I became a CNC on top of my CPT certification in order to help my clients achieve their goals.

Melina C. | NASM CPT

NUTRITION AND FITNESS COACH BUNDLE FAQS

As one of the most trusted sources of fitness training certifications in the world, NASM is a distinguished name that will stand out to fitness employers. When you choose NASM for your fitness career education, you’ll get access to world-class fitness experts, your top choice of gyms to work for, and much more:

  • • Peer-Reviewed Content from the Brightest Minds in the Industry

  • • State-of-the-Art Digital Learning Platform

  • • Programs Designed to Meet Multiple Learning Styles

  • • 35+ Years Of Experience Training Fitness Professionals

  • • 1.5M+ Fitness Professionals Trained

  • • 100+ Countries with NASM Fitness and Coach Professionals

  • • 12K+ Gym & Health Club Partnerships

For your Certified Personal Trainer credential, you must have a high school degree or GED. You're also required to have a current CPR and AED certification before you take the exam. For your convenience, NASM offers an online CPR/AED Certification.

You’ll have 180 days to complete the Certified Personal Trainer program, which can be completed in as few as 4 weeks.

You’ll have 365 days to complete the Certified Nutrition Coach program, which can be completed in as few as 8 weeks.

The final exams are all taken online in your student portal.

For the Certified Personal Trainer program, you have the choice between two exams—a non-proctored Certificate exam, and a proctored NCCA-Accredited Certification exam. Here are some of the major differences between the two:

  • • The non-proctored exam has 100 questions; the proctored exam has 120 questions

  • • You have 3 hours to complete the non-proctored exam; you have 2 hours to complete the proctored exam

  • • The non-proctored exam is open-book; the proctored exam is not

  • • The non-proctored exam confers a Certificate as a Personal Trainer; the proctored exam confers an NCCA-Accredited Certification as a Personal Trainer

The choice of exam is up to you and in most cases simply depends on what your employer requires.

The final exam for the Certified Nutrition Coach program is taken online and features:

  • • 100 multiple-choice questions

  • • 90 minutes to complete

  • • 70% required to pass

  • • 3 attempts for each exam

For the Certified Personal Trainer program, your retest options are as follows:

The non-proctored exam includes 3 attempts to pass. After that, you can purchase additional retests from NASM Member Services at 1-800-460-6276.

The proctored, NCCA-accredited exam includes 1 attempts to pass. After that, you can purchase additional retests from NASM Member Services at 1-800-460-6276.

Both the Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach credentials must be renewed every two years.

The Certified Nutrition Coach program is worth 1.9 NASM Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Yes, we have a variety of 0% interest payment plans to choose from. Call us at 1-800-460-6276 or enroll online to see the options available.

If you have any additional questions about this course, check out the NASM FAQ page or contact us today 1-800-460-6276!