Fitness Training Program

For those who enjoy being active, eating right and leading an overall healthy lifestyle, a Fitness Training program may be a good fit for you. It requires a large amount of dedication and understanding when working with clients. However, knowing that you have the ability to change someone’s life serves as powerful motivation. It’s important for people to not just live their life, but to love their life as well. As a fitness trainer, you can make the difference.

People are becoming increasingly aware of how important it is to live a healthy lifestyle. That means more individuals are turning to fitness training professionals for guidance and expert advice about exercise and nutrition. The Fitness Training programs at Carrington College® and Carrington College® California provide a unique combination of lectures, applied laboratory exercises, hands-on training and client assessment practice that can prepare you to:

• Motivate and coach personal fitness clients
• Create and design individual training programs
• Offer personalized nutritional advice to clients
• Provide group fitness instruction
• Coach sports teams and enhance athletic performance

The future looks promising for fitness trainers

You might not know this, but fitness training is forecast to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the next decade. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of fitness trainers and instructors is expected to increase by 24% between 2010 and 2020.*

Training your mind in a way that allows you to train the body

In the process of earning your Certificate or Associate** degree in Fitness Training, you can gain the knowledge and confidence needed to pursue an entry-level position in the fitness industry. If you’re looking to become a self-employed personal trainer, the program also offers courses on industry-specific business skills such as marketing fundamentals, business finance and equipment purchase.

The programs are structured to include lectures and labs that provide a broad base of knowledge on topics such as kinetic anatomy, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, nutritional science, sport and exercise psychology and more. As a student in the Fitness Training program at Carrington College or Carrington College California, you can expect to:

• Participate in a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on lab sessions in a gym-like setting
• Gain practical experience in a real-world facility with actual clients when participating in an externship
• Receive preparation for three nationally-recognized personal training certifications

By taking what you learn here, you can put your education to use in a variety of fitness and healthcare environments including a health or fitness center, martial arts training facility, sports medicine clinic, physical therapy clinic, medical spa or a non-profit health and wellness center.

To learn more about educational and career opportunities in the fitness training industry, contact one of our Enrollment Services Representatives. 

Fitness Training is available at the following campus locations

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