For the past few months I have neglected to share some exciting news with all of you. In June, I become a National Academy of Sports Medicine Women’s Fitness Specialist!
As a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, I have to keep up continuing education credits and one of the programs I opted for was women’s fitness. I really enjoyed studying for this specialty and thought the program was well put together. Today, I want to share with you why I chose it, how I studied, and what’s next now that I have this certification.
Why I chose a Women’s Fitness Specialty:
Coming from a family of five women, focusing on women’s health seemed like a no-brainer. If I can help my family be even one step healthier, then it’s all worth it.
Sneak peek from my sister, Jackie’s, London wedding
Another reason I chose this specialty is because women are multi-faceted. We have to train differently at specific times in our lives (teen years, pregnancy, menopause, seniors). Not only does that keep my job interesting, but it ensures that I will continue to learn. Something I love to do.
How I studied for the test:
Since the program materials, and the test itself, were all online, I scheduled specific times in my week to sit my butt down and study.
First, I read and took notes on the “textbook” portion.
Once done, I printed my notes and watched the corresponding videos, adding notes, underling key points, and just trying to solidify the information.
After reviewing everything, the 60 question test seemed relatively easy. My favorite part, besides learning new strategies and techniques to use with the different life stages, was the review it gave me from my initial personal training test.
What’s next now that I have this certification:
So many things! The first one being a Burn designed specially for those of the Baby Boomer generation. (It’s not only a program for women, men can join too!) Stay tuned this weekend for more information on that!
RQ: What are your best study techniques for online courses? Is women’s fitness something you’d be interested in learning more about?
I’m Brooke Selb, a Personal Trainer and Health Coach specializing in helping busy moms and moms to be to easily juggle mom life with family friendly recipes, and easy exercise routines to help you achieve your fitness goals that fit in with your already busy life with sound nutritional advice.
Thank you!!!
Haha, you’re welcome! I figured it was time to tone it down a notch.
Wow – super exciting! Congrats!!
Thank you, Kim!
Congratulations! I love all your pinnable workouts so it’s exciting to see you get the recognition you deserve 🙂
Thank you, Laura! I am really looking forward to using it.
AWESOME!
Thanks, Margot!
This is super exciting news, Brooke! Congratulations. I am always interested in learning more about women’s health and fitness. I think it’s cool that you recognize how different women are from men when it comes to health and changes over time.
Thank you, Kristen! It really is fascinating how differently women have to train and eat from men.
Cool! And congrats! I’d love to hear more!!
I am looking to renew my NASM and was thinking of taking the women’s fitness to re-certify. I only have 2 months. would you say the test was very hard? how long did you study for?
thanks in advance!
Sorry for getting back to you so late! (see latest post) I didn’t find the Women’s Fitness program very hard. You take the test online, at home, so you can use your notes if you need to. The modules were pretty quick and most of it felt like a review of what we learned from our initial NASM studying/test.