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How many years of schooling does it take to be a physical trainer?

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Thomas’s Answer

Sloan,

There are different types of physical trainers. A physical trainer could be a personal trainer, a strength & conditioning coach, a sport specific coach, a skills coach, a physical therapist, an athletic trainer (sports med), exercise physiologist, nutritionist, etc. Can you be more specific with your question?

Any of these roles will require a four year degree in kinesiology (exercise science) or biology. Advanced schooling (whether PT school or graduate school) will be required of you as well as several nationally accredited certificates.

Ultimately, you will need to know the human body in terms of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, motor learning and development, etc.

The career field is very challenging, but if you love a challenge, becoming a physical trainer is your career path.

I hope this helps!

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Hooman’s Answer

If by physical trainer you mean personal trainer (i.e. a personal trainer at a gym), read on. If you mean something else then maybe not!

I'm currently studying to become a certified personal trainer myself. Technically becoming a personal trainer requires zero years of schooling. The requirements are:
- Be 18 years old
- Have a high school diploma
- Be certified in administering CPR/AED (another simple course you need to take)
- Take a personal training course from an accredited organization (NASM and ACE are the biggest two in the US)
- Pass the personal training exam (CPT) from an accredited organization (NASM and ACE are the biggest two in the US)
- Have a passion for helping people become and stay healthy and fit!

Source: https://www.nasm.org/how-to-become-a-personal-trainer
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Chet’s Answer

If you mean Physical Therapist (e.g. post-injury/op rehab), you will generally need to earn a PT degree after a bachelors degree in a related area of study (Biology, Kinesiology, etc.).

If you can update your question to clarify I think you will get more detailed answers.

Wish you all the best in your journey!
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Daniel Eduardo’s Answer

Hi! I'm a trainer of a professional baseball team in my country, to achieve it I had to study 5 years in my career as a physiotherapist and after that, 1 year in specialization.
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