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GlobalFit NFPT Certification Review

By Joe 4 Comments

The Global Fitness Educators (GlobalFit) personal training certification workshops is something you may have heard about if you belong to LA Fitness or other gyms. To help you decide if GlobalFit is legit and worth it, this review will focus on the basics such as how much it costs, is it accredited, what’s the difference […]

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PTA Global Personal Trainer Certification Review

By Joe Cannon 6 Comments

PTA Global is a popular fitness certification organization that several people have asked me about. This review will be about the PTA Global certified personal trainer program. In this review, you’ll learn about the Personal Training Academy Global certification and exam including how much it costs, what you need to know about the course, and […]

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WITS Fitness Certification Review: Questions and Answers

By Joe Cannon 102 Comments

Update 7/11/19. WITS stands for World Instructor Training Schools and is one of the organizations that certifies personal trainers. They have been around since at least the 90s when I first heard about them. Over the years, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about WITS such as is it a good cert, do gyms […]

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How to Study and Pass The ACE Personal Trainer Test

By Scott Fishkind 73 Comments

Update 8/25/20. The day has arrived, your package from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) is in your hands and you can’t wait to see what’s inside and get started on your new and exciting career! You open it up and start to look through it and almost immediately have that same feeling that a […]

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NSCA or NASM: Which Fitness Cert Is Better?

By Joe Cannon 126 Comments

Have you ever wondered what’s better, the NSCA or the NASM certification? Odds are, more than one person thinking about how to be a personal trainer has pondered this because both NASM and NSCA are heavy hitters in the personal trainer certification game. I started thinking about this question after I got an email from […]

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Online Virtual Personal Training Certifications: Everything You Need To Know

By Joe Cannon 91 Comments

Update 7/12/19. As I write these words, there are over 100 different fitness organizations that certify personal trainers. For many people wanting to get certified, choosing a personal trainer cert is as easy as saying “ACE” or “NASM” while for others, it’s paralysis by analysis. There are so many letters (acronyms) out there ―and each organization […]

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What’s the Best Personal Training Certification?

By Joe Cannon 454 Comments

Update 7/10/19. One of the most common questions I am asked is “What’s the best personal training certification?”  It’s confusing because there are over a hundred different fitness organizations to pick from – and gyms often tell newbies “this one is the best.” Your friends try to help too by telling you what they think […]

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The AAAI/ISMA Personal Training Test

By Joe Cannon 89 Comments

I get a lot of questions about the AAAI/ISMA personal trainer test.  It makes sense as this is the most popular class I teach.  I want to help you if you are trying to pass this certification test.  What I’d like to do is tell you about how the AAAI/ISMA certification works and try to […]

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AAAI/ISMA Master Personal Trainer Test: Questions And Answers

By Joe Cannon 4 Comments

The AAAI/ISMA Master Personal Trainer certification is one that I enjoy teaching very much because it allows me to help trainers learn the information and tricks of the trade, so they can work effectively with people who have health issues. The class is very different than the regular personal trainer class I also teach for […]

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I'm Joe Cannon. I hold an MS in exercise science and a BS in chemistry and biology.

I've been quoted in the New York Times and Daily Beast to name a few. I've even lectured to the NASA community.

I train personal trainers and I'm the author of the first book on rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) & exercise, a topic I've been teaching about for over 10 years.

Since the 1990s, I've investigated dietary supplements. My supplement reviews can be found at SupplementClarity.com
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Joe Cannon, MS has written for several publications including The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, Today's Dietitian, and Prevention. He's been quoted in the New York Times, lectured to NASA and has been a content consultant for Dateline NBC. He's the author of the first book ever published on rhabdomyolysis and exercise. Joe Cannon, has a BS in Chemistry and Biology and a MS in Exercise Science. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a personal trainer certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
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