Why not just hire a personal trainer?
Personal trainers are fine for the uninitiated. People that do not know their way around a gym very well would be wise to hire a personal trainer for 10 sessions or so, to start to know all the equipment and how it works. But almost all Certification Programs fall short on the application end. Some certifications can be had in a weekend, and like anything else in life, if it is not difficult to achieve, then it probably does not merit much consideration. Many gyms and fitness chains now have instituted their own in-house certification programs in order to show a certain level of professionalism and conformity for gym members. However, this is usually more of a business consideration than a real pursuit of expertise. Beyond the first year or so of training, EXPERTISE is what you should be paying for. Personal Trainers that work in gyms are NOT experts. If they were, they wouldn’t be working in a gym that takes most of their wage from them. If you need to pay someone in order to show up
