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Author: BaileyBoo
Date: 10-24-04 20:33
I am really interested in getting into nutrition and possibly being a dietician. I've looked and looked and I've found 4 yr regular college degrees + internship+ test to be a registered dietician.
The other option I have is training as a personal trainer and learning about everything that I want to in about a year or so.
Now, does anyone have any other ideas, and I've looked but can't find, what's the best certification to have? I've found about 15 different types of certification. What's the best and most impressive on a resume?
The reason I'm asking is because I want to start an adolesent program for obesity in my area. And I need to educate myself on everything first in order to do that. Any suggestions woul dbe awesome. Is anyone here cetified for any kind of nutrition or personal training?
You can also email me the info or links at katieklaus1@yahoo.com
thanks again guys!
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Author: GymmyMac
Date: 10-24-04 20:52
i am in personal training...what they teach you at PT level is quite basic...you learn about how energy is used, types of energy, plus some basic macronutrient breakdown etc...dieticians, im positive, would take it a step further and go so far as to study in depth things on a molecular level..im sure it would be quite difficult and full of science (well difficult for me lol)...and i am sure there would be alot of human biology in a dietician degree, more so than personal training...i guess you have to way it up...PT would give you the basics (which is more than what most know) and detail exercises probably more than dieticians...the latter would probably look at food and cals etc in a more in depth scientific molecular level with alot of human biology...you would have to ask..why not call a few dieticians and ask whats involved in their course?
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Author: BaileyBoo
Date: 10-24-04 21:07
Where did you learn?
Did you go to a school to start? Just start taking certification classes?
I've found a ton of info, but I've really learned that what you read on the internet, isn't quite true.
What do you think of this link? and under ISSA, they have a certification of childhood training, but it's $495 for the material and test. Good price or bad? This site lists the "good" ones. I dunno.....
http://www.fitresource.com/EducRes/PTCert.htm
and what did you do, study at home, or go to a location with an instructor? And what do you think about this program?
http://www.nationalpersonaltraininginstitute.com/programs/index.htm
What cetification do you have? and what's the most highly regarded one?
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Author: GymmyMac
Date: 10-25-04 00:15
well im in australia so i cant comment on alot of things that you ask,,i went to a college and it took a year with several exams/tests and one major exam that consisted of putting everything together that u had learned basically....my certification is a cert 3 in health and fitness and a cert 4 in gym instruction/resistance training...after you complete those you do an exam that will give you credibility nationally as a fitness instructor...but like i said, Australia may do things different to the USA
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Author: BaileyBoo
Date: 10-25-04 09:19
Okay. Yeah, the 3 and 4 (I guess levels) I haven't seen here. It's more like 20-40 places that will give you a course book and an at home test for between $300-$600. So it's confusing about which ones are credible.
My mom goes to curves so I'm going to go with her and talk to the people there and a neighbor works at New Lady Fitness so that's my next stop, then to the YMCA where I go and we'll see what they say.
I guess that's the way to go, right? See what the companies say they want to see?
Any other suggestions would be great!
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