Newcomers can only take the primary certificate in the early stage, and the exam is divided into three parts, theoretical knowledge, practical skills and physical fitness test. Theoretical knowledge includes sports nutrition, sports anatomy, sports physiology, sports planning principles, health and fitness, etc. These theoretical knowledge is the basis of learning advanced skills, especially sports anatomy, and also the basic knowledge of learning sports rehabilitation skills in the later stage.

The current fitness instructor qualification certificate generally refers to the national fitness instructor professional qualification certificate, referred to as "national post". The examination of the national service certificate is to pass 7 days of training, rest 1 day, and the examination time is 2 days, which is 10 day. The content of fitness instructor qualification examination involves theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge. Theoretical knowledge mainly includes sports nutrition, sports anatomy, sports physiology and physical fitness teaching for special people. Practical knowledge mainly includes equipment standard action examination and strength skill training. The national certificate is suitable for experienced old coaches, and it is generally not recommended for newcomers with zero foundation to apply directly. According to the teaching experience of Asian Institute of Physical Fitness for many years, it is difficult for students with zero foundation to apply directly, and the passing rate of students who pass the training is over 90%, so students with zero foundation still need professional training of professional knowledge and skills to obtain the qualification certificate.

At present, the trend in the industry is that the emphasis on fitness instructor's qualification certificate is gradually decreasing, on the contrary, the emphasis on fitness instructor's own professional skills and personal ability is increasing. Therefore, as a newcomer, we should pay attention to mastering professional knowledge and skills, and don't pay too much attention to the examination of fitness instructor qualification certificate.