No, the national vocational qualification certificate of fitness coach can be directly tested at the intermediate level, except for undergraduate graduates of physical education and national first-class athletes. The rest must take the elementary exam first. After two years of primary education, you can take the intermediate exam, and after three years of intermediate education, you can take the advanced exam. However, it is enough to get a junior certificate and be a normal fitness instructor in the gym. In the meantime, you can constantly improve your skills. Although you can't take the advanced certificate, your level can be advanced. The study fitness coach recommended China Institute of Physical Education and Fitness.