#1 Rated Adaptive & Special Needs Fitness Certification Course
- 100% online inclusive adaptive fitness training for special needs and other disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and more.
- Advance your career and get paid to do personally fulfilling work you feel passionate about.
- Learn effective science-based techniques for working one-on-one and in group settings with people who have special needs and other disabilities.
- Qualify for more job opportunities and provide a wider range of services to clients and employers.
Who We Serve
Our adaptive fitness special needs fitness and nutrition instructors have proudly served over 1,500 clients with disabilities, ranging from rare diseases to common conditions like autism.
Special Needs Individuals We Serve
Who We Educate
Learn to design workout programs and get easy step-by-step tactics for motivation and challenge behaviors through our online certification course for trainers and providers.
Who We Educate
Skills You’ll Learn
With many different types of conditions, people are stuck in a “fight or flight” response due to their disability. Triggers such as sound, lighting, or even trying something new can set someone off into a meltdown. In our course, we teach you how to navigate those meltdowns and use exercise as a tool to prevent future occurrences of meltdowns.
When you think about the step-by-step process of how a child learns to walk, it’s incredibly simple. We take that process and apply it to exercise through what we refer to as regressions and progressions. Many professionals refer to this as grading. We teach you how to break down complex movements, such as the squat, and progress it step by step to achieve mastery of the movement.
Learn how to use motivational interviewing for behavior change and redirect the attention of an individual with intellectual disabilities. People with special needs and other disabilities may be highly functional and able to independently participate in nutrition counseling, while other individuals need a parent or guardian present to help facilitate the counseling session. In our course, we teach you how to navigate all of these situations.
Nutrition recommendations can sometimes be difficult to translate to a plate. Additionally, someone with special needs or a disability may have nutrition goals that differ from their family, which can make meal planning difficult. This course will show you how to navigate taking nutrition recommendations and creating a meal for both the individual and their family.
How It Works
Purchase the Course
Once you purchase the course, you’ll receive an email within minutes where you’ll be prompted to create a profile & get set up in our online database of local service providers (optional).
Take the Course
The course is online, and we utilize text documents, videos, and other interactive items to help you learn all the tips and tricks we’ve gathered when it comes to coaching people with special needs and other disabilities. The easy-to-understand course is designed for people without any prior training.
Put Education Into Action!
After you complete the course, you’ll have all the tools you need to be able to design adaptive fitness workouts and manage challenge behaviors, and more importantly – get results! If you have any follow-up questions, or need extra assistance, don’t forget we’re just a phone call or email away!
Why More Fitness Professionals Choose Our Certifications
- State & national accreditations with over 12 organizations
- 95% passing test rate
- Free course previews available
- Flexible payment plans with no extra fees
- A truly inclusive and adaptive fitness training program
- Training videos with real clients with adaptive special needs
- Responsive and personalized customer support
Testimonials
Watch Susannah Train Clients After Getting Certified
Even with a bachelor’s degree and several personal training certifications, Susannah didn’t feel knowledgeable or confident when it came to working with people who had special needs and other disabilities. Watch as Susannah applies what she learns with her clients with adaptive special needs.
Watch Doug Share His Story from Across the World
For most of his life, Doug has been a certified personal trainer in Canada. Watch how Doug shares about the new opportunities gained from this certification and how it’s given him the confidence he has always been looking for.
Watch How Jennifer Combined Her Passions
Jennifer is a passionate personal trainer and special education teacher. By taking our course, Jennifer was able to combine her passions and help more students with adaptive special needs in the classroom live a more independent and abundant life.
Approved and Accredited Provider
We believe getting the CEUs you need can be an enjoyable experience. It’s why we filled the certification course with useful lessons and exciting videos. And it’s why we provide dedicated support to make it easy to earn the CEUs your workplace requires. We are recognized by the following organizations:
Frequently Asked Questions
Our current promotion is 50% off all courses and only $1 down if you choose to pay with a payment plan. We reevaluate our sales and promotions periodically. We are unable to honor past sales and promotions.
It really depends on your goals. At a minimum, you’ll have the knowledge you need to implement a one-on-one or group adapted fitness program with people who have mental or physical disabilities. You can be found on our online database (if you opt-in to be listed). Additionally, many certified trainers implement our program into their current practice with their current clients by offering fitness training as an additional service offering. You can also use our certification in home or at select facilities that approve our specialty certification. Since we are nationally accredited through several organizations, many independently owned facilities accept our certification.
Anyone 18 years of age or older can take our courses and there are no prerequisites for enrollment. If at any point you plan to use our certification to work with others, you must have a valid CPR/AED certification.
Yes! Our certifications are individually approved for Personal Trainer Certifications, Occupational Therapists, Teachers, Recreational Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Adaptive Physical Ed, and other health care professionals. Check out the full list of approvals at the providers page for more information.
If your provider isn’t listed for CEUs, you can still submit our courses to your provider for CEU credit consideration.
Each course bundle takes approximately 10-20 hours to complete.
You have one year from the purchase date to access the online course and take the test. Once you take the course and pass the test, you are certified for life!
On each test, you get three attempts to pass. The tests have are open book and have a 95% pass rate. If you do not pass after three attempts, you can purchase a retest for $99. Our support team is also available to help you with any questions you get stuck on.
Once you start your courses, you will receive a printable and downloadable PDF of each course that you can access and reference forever! You can access your online account and course videos for one year from the date you enrolled in your courses.
Yes. The personal training industry does not have any specific requirements to practice. Once you are certified through us, you can begin training clients right away!
Absolutely. We designed this certification to help anyone with a passion for fitness and people with special needs and other disabilities.
As a part of what is included in purchasing a course, you’ll be given the option to opt-in or out of our online directory. If you decide to opt-in, we will include your photo and a bio with a unique URL. Once listed, you can be found by someone searching for the closest trainer in their zip code.
It’s very common for companies to order courses for staff members, or an individual order courses as a gift for someone else. To accomplish this, simply place an order for the desired courses using your personal or company information. Once your order is placed, you’ll receive an email that you can forward to the recipients that you bought the course for, allowing them to enroll in the online courses.
Once you add a course to your cart and checkout, you can select a recurring payment plan. A recurring payment is linked to your PayPal, debit or credit card. There are no credit checks or additional fees for using a payment plan with us.
If you are not satisfied with our courses within the first 30 days, we will give you a full refund. We are not able to refund courses once the exam has been taken.
