Certificate vs Certification

The PFM certificate is a certificate of course completion from Coaching The Body® Institute. Coaching The Body® Institute is a continuing education provider as opposed to an NCCA accredited certifying agency such as NASM, ACE, NSCA, etc. We provide continuing education courses recognized by the certifying agencies but are not an accredited certifying agency. So by itself, completing the PFM course is not a "certification". We are currently registered as an approved provider with NASM and the PFM course provides 1.9 CEUs for NASM. That means completing the PFM course provides ALL the CEUs required for NASM personal trainers and group fitness pros to renew their professional certification with NASM. Personal trainers with other certifying agencies can petition their agency to accept PFM to meet their 2 year recertification requirement. We have been registered with ACE in the past but not currently. Once the PFM course is completed, no renewals or recertification is required, as we are not a certifying agency as explained above.

Updated on: 15/01/2025