I’m going to start this off by saying that I fully expect many of you to disagree with what I say here.
Oh well.
Talk about personal training certifications and you’re bound to get a bunch of opinions and some people get pretty worked up over it.
I’ve heard plenty of fitness professionals complain about people being able to get certified in a 1 or 2 day weekend workshop or do a home study certification.
I’ve also heard a few guys scoff at people when they created their own certifications.
This is where I’m about to lose half of you.
Get over yourself.
See, coming from working in a University setting – this is how we looked at the educational hierarchy:
Level 1: Certification
Level 2: Associate Degree
Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree
Level 4: Master’s Degree
Level 5: Doctorate
Ummm, which is the lowest in this hierarchy?
Yep – Certification.
