Become a personal trainer.
The industry demand for qualified personal trainers grew by over 27% last year, and no other educational institution is better qualified to get you on your way than Life Time Academy. As the single largest employer of personal trainers in the country, Life Time Fitness knows what it takes to be successful in the personal training industry.
The biggest players in industry come together.
Life Time Academy is a partnership with NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) and Life Time Fitness. We offer a state licensed career school for Personal Training. Students can earn a diploma, including their CPT (Certified Personal Trainer), CES (Corrective Exercise Specialist), PES (Performance Enhancement Specialist) and metabolic specialist certification and accreditations.
We don’t just certify our students. We turn them into trainers.
Life Time Academy has the best-in-class, science-based curriculum taught by experienced industry professionals. All courses are instructor led via online seminars, activities and in-club labs. Students also participate in externships, which allow students to work and learn in a real life environment– our Life Time Fitness clubs. You’ll leave Life Time Academy a more competitive candidate, whether you want to work in a club like Life Time Fitness or open your own studio.
Professional Fitness Trainer — Gain the necessary classroom and real world experience to succeed as one of the industry’s top personal trainers.
The Professional Fitness Trainer requires 670 contact hours (40 weeks). Upon completion, students receive a Life Time Academy Diploma, CPT, CES, PES and Metabolic Specialist Accreditation.
Fitness Specialist — Aimed towards students with previous education obtained through an Associates or Baccalaureate degree program, training, work experience or college level examination program. Students gain the necessary classroom and real world experience to succeed as one of the industry’s top personal trainers.
The Fitness Specialist requires 220 contact hours (16 weeks). Upon completion, students receive a Life Time Academy diploma, CPT and CES accreditation.
Professional Fitness Specialist — Our advanced program is geared towards students who seek a career in management. Students develop the necessary classroom and real world experience to succeed as one of the industry’s top personal trainers and managers.
Life Time Academy is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 141.21 to 141.32. Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions.
