Become a Personal Trainer

Become a Personal Trainer – Personal Training Workshop

Course Description and Format

The Personal Trainer Prep Course is designed to prepare individuals to take the ACE Personal Trainer certification exam. This course provides curriculum and materials consisting of PowerPoint presentations, lectures, interactive group activities, and practical programming/training. The Prep Course does NOT certify individuals as personal trainers. Individuals wishing to become certified personal trainers must register separately for an ACE Personal Trainer certification exam at www.acefitness.org.

Course Information

Location: Student Recreation Facility (SRF), Conference room 117.

Date/Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 23 to November 20, 2025

Registration Opens: August 3, 2025

Registration closes: September 22, 2025

Location: Student Recreation Facility, Conference room 117

Cost: Students $100.00, members $125.00 and non-members $150.00

ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE!

Required Textbook: American Council on Exercise The Exercise Professional’s Guide to Personal Training.  acefitness.org

Eligibility Requirements: The ACE Personal Trainer Prep Course is open to UIC community.

*Completion of the ACE Personal Trainer Prep Course does not guarantee a job as a personal trainer for UIC Campus Recreation and Wellbeing.

*In the event a class cannot take place in person, the instructor reserves the right to hold the class via ZOOM.

For more information, please contact Vito Olvera via email at golver2@uic.edu or 312-996-7813.

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