WELCOA provides basic wellness certifications that can be completed in just a few hours or days. American Fitness Professionals & Associates has already provided education and issued certifications to more than 110,000 wellness professionals.

There are no prerequisites for any of our certifications, we don’t require any first aid or CPR Certifications

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What is the registration fee?
$99 per person. Unless it is a 2 day certification, then prices will vary. Study guides are additional fees and can be purchased online at www.aaai-ismafitness.com or by calling 609-397-2139.

What is a wellness certification and what are the main types of certifications that are available?

There are three types of wellness certifications that are commonly found in corporate wellness programs. These include wellness program certifications, health coach certifications, and fitness/personal training certifications.

Wellness Program Certifications are available to individuals who will be planning, managing, and directing the day-to-day activities of a worksite wellness program. These include several levels of training from wellness assistants and wellness staff on one end to wellness program mangers and directors on the other end of the spectrum.

In small to medium-sized worksites, it is common for the benefits or HR department to be given the responsibility of administering a wellness program. Typically these programs are organized by benefits specialists or HR specialists who have little to no training in worksite wellness.

For these individuals, simple one to two day wellness certification courses are available to give them the basic competency to get their program up and running.

Other wellness certifications are more extensive and are designed to train people to actually be a wellness coordinator or wellness program director. Most of the high-level wellness positions are being filled by employees who have undergraduate or graduate college wellness degrees as part of their academic preparation.

Typically these individuals are full-time wellness professionals that have established a career in the provision of wellness services. These jobs typically pay well and provide solid employment.

Health Coach Certifications are often required for individuals who are providing one-on-one health coaching. The certifications are relatively easy to acquire in a short amount of time and give employers the assurance that the health coach knows how to provide effective behavior change counseling and safe and effective health advice.

There are many companies that provide health coaching certifications. Typically salary ranges for health coaches tend to be on the lower end of the pay scale.

Fitness/Personal Training Certifications are available for those individuals who are working one-on-one or in small groups to provide fitness and exercise training.

Most people are familiar with the type of work that is completed by personal trainers. Just like health coaching certifications, the certification process can be completed relatively quickly.

This also means that more people can get these certifications making it much easier to find and hire individuals to be personal trainers. Personal training, like health coaching tends to be on the low end of the pay scale.