After months of reviewing coursework and even more months in construction, we're proud to announce that we now officially offer a personal training program. We teamed up with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) to design a 300 hour personal program that will prepare students to take the national certification exam to become a certified personal trainer. If you're interested in being your own boss while helping people learn to live a healthier lifestyle, personal training could be the career for you. Our program is approximately 55% lecture and 45% hands-on. During the hands-on component, students will work one-on-one with fitness center members as well as with small groups of members. The student personal trainers will develop, prescribe, and oversee exercise routines and track the progress of clients over an 8-12 week period and document their results.

The documented results will be kept in a portfolio that students will be able to take and show to future clients and employers.

If you're already a massage therapist, this program has another huge benefit. Upon completion of the personal training program, you have the opportunity to use 50 of the hours toward the hands-on continuing education requirements for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Georgia Massage Therapy Board.

If you're local to the Lilburn area and are looking for a personal trainer, come by and join our fitness center and work with one of our personal training students. Our fitness center includes three Life Fitness elliptical trainers, three Life Fitness treadmills, two Life Fitness exercise bikes, a complete 8 piece circuit, a cable crossover, dumbbells from 5 to 80 pounds, a smith machine, flat and incline bench, and a core section. For a limited time, you can have access to this for only $15 per month. You'll love it!

For more information, call Angel Hernandez today at (877) 527-3504 or complete the "Request More Information" form at the left of the page.

We also offer massage therapy, medical assisting, and medical office administration at our sister schools the Gwinnett College Sandy Springs in Atlanta / Sandy Springs and at The Medical Arts School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Call us today at (770) 381-7200 or complete the "Request More Information" form on the left side of the page to take the next step towards your new career in the Personal Training and Wellness Field.

E-mail: admin@gwinnettcollege.com