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6. Is the CEU provider recognized by the certifying body to oﬀer CEU/CEC credit? Wellknown and trusted continuing education provider organizations are required to register with the certifying agencies to ensure that you receive CEU/CEC credit. 7. Did you pick desperation CEUs, those “whatever” CEUs needed to save your soon-tobe-expired Certiﬁed Personal Trainer certiﬁcate? It is sad that a trainer would squander time and money for a CEU course whose only purpose was to punch his/her CEU dance card. 8. Is this a quality CEU? A quality course includes: a. Advance information (i.e. a course outline, an online or hard copy text) b. Speciﬁc goals outlining participant beneﬁts after having attended the course c. Ancillary materials (DVDs, charts, online resources, reference materials) d. Testimonials — nobody says it’s great and useful better than the people who previously attended the CEU course e. Reliable administration, such as enrolling for the CEU, ensuring timely delivery of CEU credit, providing beneﬁcial aﬃnity programs and group discounts f. Discounts on ancillary, related materials for attending the seminar g. Solid background information on the research, science and the results behind the presentation — a good CEU should not be a “sales job” education is not appropriate. You cannot learn to be a personal trainer online no more than you can learn to play golf online. You can learn to pass a test, but you cannot learn, apply and master the skill. The interaction and bio-feedback is what’s key, not simply the acquisition of the information and regurgitation of that information to a blank space in an exam. Where to Find the Best Courses I love the phrase, “Thank God that Al Gore decided to invent the Internet before he decided to save the world” (pardon the political humor). Research your certifying agency’s website; NSCA, NASM, ACE, ACSM all post-authorized CEU/CEC ➤ Online vs. Event-Based Too often, someone takes a CEU course online to save time and money. Would you take a $19.99 blood test that only gave you half the results and none of the feedback because it was cheaper than a $50 blood test that provides results and an action plan? Keep these two things in mind: • Bio-feedback: I provide you information and demonstration; you provide me information and subsequent demonstration. We interact. We practice. We ﬁne-tune. Interaction is the key component, and this cannot be accomplished online. • Rule of thumb: If spatial relationships, biofeedback, three-dimensional objects and their interaction and active questioning and answering are required to truly learn the information, practice the technique and apply the methodology in order to truly master the skill, then online AUGUST2008 · WWW.FIT-PRO.COM 23 http://WWW.FIT-PRO.COM

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