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Does anyone have a national health educators study guide they wish to get rid of? I need the personal trainer level one.
 
Great program. The level one study guide is very similar to the ISSA study guide. Their level three for Master trainers is completely different and it doesn't contain any of the traditional sectors, such as exercise fundamentals or prescription. From what I understand, their exams are brutal but you will get free retakes so it sort of balances itself out. Good luck!
 
I heard the exam is harder than ISSA. My gym is now accepting their certification and giving us an additional 15% increase in pay if we choose to get it, but their book is $300. I guess it will be worth it but I'd like to get a used one if I can :)
 
I have a buddy who got certified through national health educators and he has the study guide. He basically told me that it's a really hard exam and the study guide is essential in passing. I was wrong about it being similar to ISSA. I guess their just different programs.

Let me know...
 
Thanks Lando! Your buddy Mike sent me the national health educators guide and it looks great. It's practically new. Big time ex phys and anatomy. It's almost like a pre-med text. It's one of the better ones I have. It's as thorough as the Scott Powers editions.
 
Are you kidding???? I'm making about 20 percent less than I was making a year ago. One of the things I might do to counter, is to lower the price per package. I usualy charge $75 per sesssion but I'm going to offer $60/hr sessions if the client commits to 15 sessions or more.
 
Hi Everyone,

Your posts have really helped me out and I thank you. I am taking the NHE master trainer and nutrition exam. Does anyone have the study guides that they are willing to part with? Please let me know. Thank you.
 
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Hi Missy. The National health educators nutrition program is killer. The best on the market. The problem with collaborating with other students is that you don't know which exam you are going to get. With the exception of the level one program, each master and nutrition exam has a correlating study guide because of the online format. The level one is proctored and the classes are done in a classroom setting. I recommend just buying one because your chances of passing without it are not good.
 
The National Health Educators Master Program is BRUTAL! My gym just started accepting their certification after I told the owners about it. I hope you pass on your first attempt. Much luck!

Ciao!
 
I work at LA Fitness and it's slowed down alot. I used to serve 20 clients a week and I'm now seeing about 15. It's o.k. because I have a pretty decent home base clientelle and through referals, its growing at a good pace.
 
Is LA Fitness like 24 hour fitness, where you have to sell supplements in order to make any real money? That one of the reason's I'm getting as many certifications as possible because I want to focus solely on personal training. I am not interested in selling anyones products.
 
Hi evreryone! I just signed up on the NHE volunteer program and I'm looking forward to getting the certification. I've heard nothing but good things about the organization. There are only two trainers at the gym I work at and so getting work should be pretty good. The membership base there doesn't seem to have slowed down much but maybe it's because we're in Califiornia where everybody works out.
 
Do you guys get paid more for possessing multiple certifications? That seems to be the way gyms are recruiting better talent. I'm not sure that is always the case though. I know of trainers who are very good but only have one certification and a couple who don't have ONE!
 
If a trainer has three certifications, he/she gets 55% of the trainer fee. That's not too bad because if I owned my own shop, I would problay pay out about 45% of what I brought in simply maintaining the facility (lights, a/c, property fees, lease, etc.). If a trainer only has one certification then the pay is 30%.
 
That's not bad. They sure seem to want to encourage education and knowledge. It seems to be the trend these days to have multiple certifications.
 
I have an AFAA Certification too. If I knew about the national health educators certification prior to taking the AFAA test, I would have chosen NHE over AFAA. The AFAA manual, compared to the NHE manual, is very elementary. AFAA is good for beginners, which I'm not. Once I start making better money, I'm going to get the NASM certification because that one is propably one of the best out there and most respected.
 
I am thankful for this forum because there isn't a lot of information online about national health educators. I've researched all of the top "well-known" certification programs and I have found the NHE program to be very good. I'm still looking for some additional information about their clinical exercise program but can't find much more than praise and admiration. If I can talk to someone who actualy took the program, I would really appreciate that.

Jenn
 
I don't know much about the their clinical program but I'm sure it's very good because that is their true area of expertise. I think they have one of the best programs at ESU.

What is the deal with clinical exercise? Do you work in a hospital or rehab center or what?
 
I work in a wellness clinic, where we see all sorts of different types of patients. We do electrocardiograms, ergometry, VGEAs and a variety of other procedures and protocols to help patients optain mobility, strength and rehab injuries. It's a fun job, except sometimes it get's tiresome dealing with the older patients. Personal training is a good way to stay mainstream and deal with people who don't have physical limitations.
 
Supposedly three weeks. If you got the study guide (which is totally awesome!) you will be able to take the exam for free, three times, if you fail it.
 
I've never been so busy; I'm busier than ever. I don't think think dropping prices is a good idea. Try to do more groups instead; you charge less per person, but you end up making more. Also, have a website where you can sell products like an affiliate programe ( free to join and operate). Go to schools, churches, gyms, health clubs to teach classes to get more income. In the last few months, I've increased my prices not lowered them. Try inexpensive marketing like www.personaltrainermatch.com
 
I took the Master Trainer certification last Sunday and it was very difficult. I got the study guide which was totally awesome. The NHE study guides focus only on your particular exam, to help prevent you from having to study a ton of topics you're not going to be tested on. Every question was covered in the study guide and so I believe I did very well. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. It's a great program in any event and if I have to take the exam again, I will because I really want the certification, plus retakes are free so I figure why not.
 
It was a couple hundred bucks I think. It's worth it because you get two additional retakes if you need them. That takes a lot of pressure off the first taking.
 
I would like to know how many of you all have passed the Master's exam and was able to get a job any type of job using an NHE certifation
 
[FONT=&quot]Fifty percent of college graduates can't get a job today, forget about a certification from some place. Besides, you don't get a certification, no matter who it's from, just to get a job. You get a certification to learn that organization's program so that you become a better, more rounded professional. The idea that you get a certification and then go out and get a job is something only someone who never went to college would think because of their naive beliefs about how the employment world really works. Eighty percent of all 'certified' trainers quit the industry before their five year anniversary. It's all an illusion. If you think you're going to be a professional personal trainer at some gym somewhere, you are kidding yourself. The only way to make it as a personal trainer is to open your own place and if you're doing that, it doesn't matter who you are certified from. It only matters that you are a good trainer with excellent marketing capabilities.[/FONT]
 
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