The goal of this program is to prepare you for a long-lasting and fruitful career as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT); regardless of your educational and career background. With this program, you're given all of the tools and resources needed to become a successful fitness professional and positively impact your client's health and wellness.The 7th edition of NASM's Essentials of Personal Fitness Training has been updated with the most current evidence, strategies, and training techniques designed to equip fitness professionals with the necessary skills to optimize human potential and performance. The NASM Optimum Performance Training® (OPT?) model is the backbone of this process: a simple, straightforward approach to designing customized exercise programs that enhance your clients' abilities to achieve their health, wellness, and fitness goals. With OPT, you'll successfully train any client toward any goal. It's proven and easy to implement.