How Do You Prepare For The ACSM Health Fitness Instructor Certification Examination?
The American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) Health Fitness Instructor Certification Exam, while stringent, provides career opportunities in universities, commercial industries, private settings, and hospitals. The ACSM wants people to succeed, and therefore goes out of its way to provide top-of-the-line study guides and materials. The certificate exam costs $219 for ACSM members, and $279 for non-ACSM members. Retesting is available every 15 days and costs $150. Purchase the study materials. ACSM recommends specific books. You can buy them directly from the publisher, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, at all major bookstores, or all major online distributors. The books are: ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th edition, ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 5th edition, and ACSM’s Certification Review Book, 2nd edition. Sign up for ACSM’s online webinars and in-person workshops. They will help you pass your test and also
