Just a quick post to share some blog posts I’ve found that provide some excellent information about the Primary Group Certification. They add details I have missed, and also share insights that I couldn’t have had. There are differences to be noted for location, who is the presenter, and more, so if you are looking for more information on getting the best out of the Primary Certification Workshop, or to hear how others have felt through the experience check out these posts:

• The Chic Life – “AFAA Primary Certification Day”
• Goodboy Norman Featherstone – “AFAA  Cerification Training”
• Geek Turned Athlete – AFAA Primary Group Exercise Certification

If you have blogged about your experience with the AFAA certification process, please share your links with us by leaving a comment.

I’d like to thank all of you who have visited and provided feedback and questions for the series to assist with your fitness instructor training through the AFAA Primary Group Certification Worshop. Since those posts went up, there have been questions asked both on and off the blog about various aspects of the certification process that I did not specifically cover. In this post, I will attempt to further aid you in becoming a fitness instructor by providing answers to those questions. It is my hope to give you further insight into the workshops and fitness certification process. If you want to see the series, start with Post 1.
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We’re still discussing the AFAA Primary Group Certification workshop.  You can check out the prior posts here:  Post 1 and Post 2.  In this post, we’ll get into what happens the day of the workshop.

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This is the second post in a series discussing the AFAA Primary Group Certification.  In this post, we’ll examine steps to take before the Workshop, including registration, studying, getting your CPR and checking in. 

<<Read the previous post.

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A week and a half ago, I went to the APEX event for AFAA to recertify my Primary Group Certification.  A friend of mine had indicated interest in becoming Group Exercise certified, so I recruited her to come along, since a normally $299 certification only costs $99 during the APEX weekend.   Can’t argue with a deal like that.  So she and I set off from our homes in Charleston, SC to attend the Charlotte, NC event.  If you don’t count the ordeals we suffered, such as getting lost because Google Maps didn’t mention one of the roads necessary to find our hotel, or the fact that the hotel appeared to be on fire when we arrived, the trip and workshop made for a great weekend.  I especially enjoyed having my “newbie” friend with me, because it allowed me to experience a different side to mentorship.  It is one thing to coach a client or a student in your class, and another thing entirely to help that person become a coach or teacher.   After observing the experience from the perspective of someone totally brand new to the certification game, I realized that a step-by-step guide would probably be of help to more than just my friend.  So here is the start of a series of posts meant to help you get the most out of the AFAA certification process.
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