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Accredited Online Fitness Training Programs

Penn Foster Career School will train students through its fitness training programs to become fitness trainers, fitness professionals, fitness instructors, group fitness instructors, etc. and set them up well for future employment. At present, there are 228,170 people employed as fitness trainers and aerobics instructors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $35,340. Recreation and fitness studies teachers make on average $60,580 per year and there are about 16,850 of them employed today according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• keeping records of their clients exercise session
• giving tours of the fitness center
• working one on one or with two or three clients

• NSCA Performance Training Journal »
• IDEA Fitness Journal »
• Oxygen »
• Real Solutions Magazine »
• FITNESS »
• Women's Health »
• Bicycling Magazine »
• Ms Fitness Magazine »
• Mountain Bike Action Magazine »
• Flex »

• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America »
• American Council on Exercise »
• American College of Sports Medicine »
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists »
• Association for Women's Fitness »
• Fitness Institute Australia »
• The Fitness League »
• International Fitness Association »
• International Fitness Professionals Association »
• National Association for Health and Fitness »

Ranked by Excellence

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Total Programs	66
Subject Areas	109





Physical Therapy Aide

The Penn Foster Career School Physical Therapy Aide Program can help you make a difference – your abilities assist patients recover from their injuries and return them to an active life. Train quickly and conveniently with these courses: •Introduction to Physical Therapy •Common Physical Disorders •Introduction to Medical Terminology •Physical Therapy Treatments •Exercise and Mobility Training

Prereq Degree	High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Credit Transfer Restrictions	Credit transfer is decided upon on a case by case and program by program basis. Please contact the institution for more information
Courses	Instruction Set 1 » Instruction Set 2 » Instruction Set 3 » Instruction Set 4 » Instruction Set 5 » Graduation Set »

Certified Personal Trainer

The Penn Foster Career School Certified Personal Trainer Program can help you achieve your goals — a new career, higher salary, and the satisfaction that comes with helping your clients look and feel better. Train quickly and conveniently through our online distance learning program.

Prereq Degree	High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Credit Transfer Restrictions	Credit transfer is decided upon on a case by case and program by program basis. Please contact the institution for more information
Courses	Instruction Set 1 » Instruction Set 2 » Instruction Set 3 » Instruction Set 4 » Instruction Set 5 » Instruction Set 6 » Instruction Set 7 » Instruction Set 8 »

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Top 20 US Fitness Training Schools (campus and online)

Columbia University in the City of New York
Total Programs	192
Number of Subjects	141
Rank in USA	4th

Northwestern University
Total Programs	197
Number of Subjects	139
Rank in USA	11th

The University of Texas at Austin
Total Programs	169
Number of Subjects	141
Rank in USA	18th

Rice University
Total Programs	74
Number of Subjects	72
Rank in USA	28th

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Total Programs	279
Number of Subjects	183
Rank in USA	31st

Ohio State University-Main Campus
Total Programs	202
Number of Subjects	150
Rank in USA	33rd

Texas A & M University
Total Programs	167
Number of Subjects	135
Rank in USA	36th

University of Georgia
Total Programs	197
Number of Subjects	156
Rank in USA	38th

Northeastern University
Total Programs	10
Number of Subjects	126
Rank in USA	56th

University of Miami
Total Programs	177
Number of Subjects	151
Rank in USA	69th

North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Total Programs	175
Number of Subjects	137
Rank in USA	70th

University of Central Florida
Total Programs	136
Number of Subjects	140
Rank in USA	71st

University of Delaware
Total Programs	159
Number of Subjects	128
Rank in USA	95th

American University
Total Programs	118
Number of Subjects	105
Rank in USA	97th

Pepperdine University
Total Programs	100
Number of Subjects	85
Rank in USA	107th

Drexel University
Total Programs	125
Number of Subjects	123
Rank in USA	108th

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Total Programs	139
Number of Subjects	125
Rank in USA	121st

Elon University
Total Programs	76
Number of Subjects	80
Rank in USA	122nd

Ohio University-Main Campus
Total Programs	183
Number of Subjects	158
Rank in USA	128th

Washington State University
Total Programs	2
Number of Subjects	93
Rank in USA	131st