Personal Fitness Professional - March 2009 - (Page 16) Should there be a law stating that a trainer must be certified to train? Yes: 66% No: 24% Indifferent/undecided: 10% Many of you who replied with “yes” reasoned that it would be for client training, but those who opposed noted the increase in costs and complications inherent with governmental interference. “If you set into law that personal trainers have to be certified, then you may open the doors to have better insurance reimbursement. But anytime the government is involved, there will be problems with testing, rising costs, etc.” “I think so, just for the sake of protecting the public and enhancing the reputation of the trainers that actually have taken the time and effort to learn and become properly trained in the field.” “Yes! ose training without an adequate background could do irreparable harm to the clients they work with.” “A law would not do much for the industry. ere are a lot of good trainers who are not certified but have decades of hands-on experience.” “On the one hand, it could be better for consumers because certified trainers would all have to meet certain minimal criteria to enter the field. However, uncertified trainers will still be out there training ‘under the table’ for those people who don’t want to pay the higher fees of a certified professional.” View the rest in the digital version at www.fit-pro.com/digimag! And the winner is See who wins the coveted title Wednesday, March 18, 2:00 PM Power Systems Booth #2438 IHRSA 2009, San Francisco, CA Train Trainer Y Year 2009 Stop by between 1:00-3:00 PM for an additional 10% Discount from Power Systems MARCH2009 WWW.FIT PRO.COM of the http://www.exercise-explorer.com http://www.exercise-explorer.com http://www.fit-pro.com/digimag http://www.fit-pro.com/traineroftheyear http://www.fit-pro.com/traineroftheyear http://www.fit-pro.com
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