Has anyone taken the national health educators nutritional program? Any insight would be great.

They probably have one of the best non collegiate programs. NHE also has a really good master trainer program too. Another good nutrtion certification is acsm, which can be used for ceu's.

Thanks for the reply! This site is fast!! I have asked around and everyone seems to say acsm is the best. One of my college professors recommended national health educators and so that's why I'm not sure. There is a trainer at my club that is certified through NHE and he recommends them too. But he says their exams are really hard to pass.

They have extremely difficult exams. I highly recommend their study guide or any book on medical nutrition therapy because it's more clinical too.

ACSM does not have a nutritional certification.

ACSM only has nutritional ceu's, they do not produce an actual nutritional credential like national health educators.

ACSM has a weight management program that is pretty good. It's not a nutrition credential but it teaches a lot about nutrition. Obviously

Thanks for the info. I basically purchased the study guide and it has been extremely helpful. Their program is really good and I’m excited to be involved. I just hope I can make some additional income from having this added expertise.

You will. It is very common these days for trainers to possess two or more certifications. Many owners are not familiar with some of the newer programs out, so make sure you provide them with as much information as possible. NHE is one of the better certs, although far less recoginizable. NPTI is also a good program but many gyms don't accept their program simply because they are unfamilar with it. Same with WITS.

I think fitness nutrition is awesome becuase without a clear understanding of metabolism, macro and micro, BMI, etc, the client isn't going to get the most out of the sessions. Diet is the key to getting the results expeditiously.

It's funny how all 3 of the screen names with the low post counts above all have the same IP address.....I smell something.....

Great investigative work Sherlock. Maybe it's because we're all Marines based out in California. Notice how we all identify ourselves instead of using some ridiculous "code name".

By the way, I certainly didn't do a tour in Iraq, trying to spread freedom and democracy, only to come home and get treated like a communist. You have a lot of balls looking into my "private" account. Unless a post is obvious spam or flamming, what gives you the right to peek into your members accounts?

First off, we don't "peek" into any accounts.

Your IP address is clearly visible to see to all moderators so we can control spamming on the board. We have had countless threads that looked just like this one and all of them were spammers. If your not a spammer, then don't take offense.

Plain and simple.

What? Only someone who is not a spammer would take offense! Besides, how could I be a spammer? Do you see any links on any of my posts? I'm not directing anyone to go anywhere with a link or providing any special offers or anything like that.

Just becuase I don't spend every minute of everyday posting on this website (3,795 posts!) doesn't mean you have to be rude.

Anyway, your apology is accepted