I would like to acknowledge the wonderful job your instructors are doing at the Virginia campus. I have been a personal trainer for sixteen years and owner of personal training studios and health clubs for over ten years. Over this period I have continuously found it difficult to locate personal trainers that meet our high standards. I have successfully remedied this situation with the hiring or several NPTI educated personal trainers. Our director of personal training can confidently introduce them into our program knowing that they not only have the health and fitness knowledge required, but also the people skills that separate the average trainer from the exceptional one.
The thought of going back to school at my age was terrifying. I have been away from a learning environment for almost 30 years. My family always encouraged me to go and receive formal training in the personal trainer field as I enjoy the fitness world. The curriculum and Tim’s steady approach made the vast subject matter easy to digest. Tim’s approach and my dedication to performing well allowed me to pull all the information together and excel. To say Tim was the best instructor I have ever had would be a gross understatement. Tim is magnificent!! From his deliberate delivery of his lectures to his wonderful sense of humor Tim made the class a lot of fun. I am sorry it is coming to an end.
To summarize, NPTI and Tim Henriques have prepared me to pursue a rewarding career in the personal training field with the knowledge and confidence that is required during this uncertain economic climate. Thank you, Tim and thank you, NPTI.
I was enrolled in the year long program, attending Saturdays. Before I realized it, the year was over and I graduated. I know this is so cliché but when you enjoy what you are doing, time flies. When I first started this program, I focused on self-improvement, but when I finished, I now know that I really want to work in this field. I believe this transformation came as result of my enjoyable experience as a NPTI student. Going through the NPTI program, gave me a profoundly new level of understanding about exercise and getting into shape that I truly want to share with others. Helping others to get into shape, to improve their health, and to help them to feel better would definitely be very rewarding and enriching work. A time, effort and monetary investment that I am very glad I made. I believe NPTI gave me the tools and confidence to be great trainer.
After seeing trainers in gyms who took weekend personal training (without any nutrition focus) courses and observing other racers such as myself who were lacking in efficient training experience, I decided it was time to sign up and do it right. By taking this course, I saw a potential opportunity for me to tap into the endurance fitness industry and to enhance my personal knowledge. With an open mind that I could learn a great deal and improve upon what I already knew about physical fitness and nutrition, I enrolled.
Over the course of the program, I came to realize how little I knew about anatomy, physiology, nutrition and exercising. I came to accept that some of the methods I had come accustomed to using regarding nutrition and exercise were either outdated or incorrect all together. NPTI opened my eyes to possibilities.
I will admit the course itself is long and requires the learning of a great deal of information. However, our instructor Tim Henriques, presented each topic in a manner that made learning enjoyable. Since most students in my class had come from years of working beyond classroom settings, Tim’s teaching method seemed an appropriate reintroduction to a school setting. The program is phenomenal in that it allows hands on experience during our gym time in addition to the constant interaction we had in the classroom.
Becoming a personal trainer is so much more than a weekend course. It is interaction, knowledge, customer service and quick thinking. It is hands on experience, dealing with varied clientele needs and the ability to be creative. It is a lifetime of education and more than a hobby. It is a career and the NPTI Personal Training Program opened the door to all the opportunities I could have in the fitness industry.
If I already had the income I will make from personal training, I would sign up for the course again. One month before my course completion I had already started working as a trainer in a One on One Personal Training setting. I set my hours and I have clientele of varied needs. Thanks to the course, handling these circumstances is so easy. I can now say I truly understand and enjoy my career so much more. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in making the fitness industry a career as the information is so much more valuable than those weekend courses. Thank you so much Tim Henriques for making my 6 months to seem so quick, enjoyable and educational.
Good luck to future course participants as this will be a most valued time, energy and dollar spent. Afterward, you will be a complimentary asset to the fitness industry.
I am an exercise kinesiology major. I also have held numerous certifications from ACE, NSPA, NASM, etc. Outside of my degree, none are as educational and detailed as NPTI.