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Training Programs: Personal Trainer

Pursue a career in the growing exercise, fitness, personal training, and well-being industries. Upon finishing this 58-hour course, students will receive a certificate of completion from New York Institute of Technology. Classes will be in-person on New York Tech's Long Island campus. This FREE training is valued at $1,800.

Updated January 24, 2024: Spring Classes are FULL. Registration is closed. This class is no longer being offered at New York Tech.

Course topics include:

  • Managing personal health
  • Medical terminology
  • Exercise Science vocabulary
  • Fitness anatomy and physiology
  • Strengthening upper and lower body
  • Flexibility training
  • Aerobic capacity training
  • Injury prevention
  • Personal fitness programs
  • Fitness for the general population
  • Health screening, testing, and evaluation
  • Leadership skill training
  • Legal and ethical issues

This program is part of the New York Tech Healthcare Service Training Project, offering qualified individuals tuition-free training in response to the healthcare needs of the Long Island region. It is supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Labor and the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council (LIREDC).