Refresh Your Knowledge.
Renew Your Confidence.
NFPA Refresher Courses
Self-paced online review courses designed to help
certified fitness professionals revisit key concepts and
earn the continuing education credits needed for renewal.
Choose the refresher course that matches your certification and
review the essentials in exercise science, anatomy, program
design, and special populations - all in a flexible online format.
Choose Your Refresher Course
Select the program that matches your current NFPA certification.
Refresh Your Knowledge. Maintain Your Certification.
The NFPA Personal Trainer Refresher Course provides 10 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) while helping certified Personal Trainers review essential exercise science, training methods, and professional practices.
This comprehensive, self-paced digital course reinforces the knowledge and practical skills needed to design effective exercise programs, evaluate client needs, and deliver safe, individualized fitness instruction.
Your certification renewal fee is waived with the purchase of this course.
What You'll Learn
Exercise Science: Review exercise physiology, training adaptations, and fundamental principles of human movement.
Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics: Strengthen your understanding of muscular function, joint movement, and exercise mechanics.
Client Screening and Assessment: Review exercise readiness, fitness testing, and appropriate assessment methods.
Exercise Technique: Reinforce proper movement execution, coaching, and exercise modification.
Program Design: Review cardiovascular, resistance, flexibility, and functional training methods.
Special Populations: Understand appropriate exercise considerations and professional referral responsibilities.
Professional Practice: Review client communication, safety, ethics, and scope of practice.
Course Benefits
Earn 10 NFPA CECs
Certification renewal fee waived
Convenient self-paced digital format
Review current professional training principles
No final examination required
Study from your computer, tablet, or other compatible device
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for NFPA-certified Personal Trainers who need to complete their continuing education requirements and maintain their professional certification.
How It Works
Purchase the course and receive access to the digital study materials.
Complete the course at your own pace.
Follow NFPA's course completion and certification renewal procedures.
Important Information
This course is intended for eligible NFPA certification renewals and is not an initial Personal Trainer Certification program.
Individuals whose certification has been expired for more than 12 months should review NFPA's reinstatement requirements.
10 CECs | $255 | Certification Renewal Fee Waived
Refresh Your Skills. Inspire Your Participants. Maintain Your Certification.
The NFPA Group Fitness Instructor Refresher Course is designed to help certified Group Fitness Instructors review essential exercise science, class programming, instructional techniques, and professional responsibilities while maintaining their NFPA certification.
This comprehensive, self-paced digital course reinforces the knowledge and practical skills necessary to design, organize, and deliver effective group fitness classes for participants with different abilities, fitness levels, and exercise goals.
The course emphasizes safe exercise instruction, purposeful class design, effective communication, participant motivation, and appropriate exercise modifications.
Your certification renewal fee is waived with the purchase of this course.
What You'll Learn
Exercise Science: Review exercise physiology, training adaptations, and fundamental exercise principles.
Functional Anatomy and Movement: Reinforce your knowledge of muscular function, joint movement, biomechanics, and exercise technique.
Group Exercise Programming: Review cardiovascular, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and functional training methods.
Class Design and Organization: Learn to structure warm-ups, main workout segments, transitions, cooldowns, and recovery.
Music and Choreography: Review musical timing, movement sequencing, class rhythm, and appropriate use of music.
Cueing and Instruction: Strengthen verbal and visual communication, movement demonstrations, and participant feedback.
Motivation and Leadership: Explore strategies for creating engaging, supportive, and inclusive group fitness environments.
Exercise Modifications: Review appropriate progressions and regressions for different experience and fitness levels.
Special Populations and Safety: Reinforce participant considerations, professional boundaries, risk management, and referral responsibilities.
Course Benefits
Earn 10 NFPA Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Certification renewal fee waived
Convenient self-paced digital format
Comprehensive group fitness knowledge review
Practical class programming and instructional applications
No final examination required
Study from your computer, tablet, or other compatible device
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is intended for NFPA-certified Group Fitness Instructors who wish to refresh their professional knowledge, strengthen their instructional skills, and complete their continuing education requirements for certification renewal.
How It Works
Purchase the NFPA Group Fitness Instructor Refresher Course.
Receive access to the digital course materials.
Review the instructional content at your own pace.
Follow NFPA's course completion and certification renewal procedures.
Important Information
This course is intended for eligible NFPA certification renewals and is not an initial Group Fitness Instructor Certification program.
Professionals whose certifications have been expired for more than 12 months should review NFPA's reinstatement requirements.
Other applicable certification renewal requirements remain in effect.
10 CECs | $199 | Certification Renewal Fee Waived
Refresh Your Knowledge. Lead Better Rides. Maintain Your Certification.
The NFPA Indoor Cycling Instructor Refresher Course is designed to help certified Indoor Cycling Instructors update their professional knowledge, strengthen their coaching skills, and review the essential principles of effective indoor cycling instruction.
This comprehensive, self-paced digital course reinforces the knowledge and practical skills needed to deliver safe, engaging, and appropriately structured indoor cycling classes for participants with different experience levels and fitness abilities.
The course uses a brand-neutral approach applicable to a wide range of commercial indoor cycling bicycles, emphasizing proper equipment setup, riding mechanics, individualized exercise intensity, purposeful class programming, and effective participant communication.
Your certification renewal fee is waived with the purchase of this course.
What You'll Learn
Indoor Cycling Equipment and Bike Setup: Review bicycle components, saddle and handlebar adjustments, pedal systems, resistance controls, and safe stopping procedures.
Riding Mechanics and Technique: Reinforce seated and standing riding positions, pedaling mechanics, cadence control, and proper handlebar use.
Exercise Intensity and Monitoring: Learn how to apply rating of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate, cadence, and power measurements.
Cycling Drills and Training Methods: Review flat-road riding, simulated climbs, endurance training, interval workouts, and controlled riding transitions.
Indoor Cycling Class Design: Learn to organize effective warm-ups, training segments, recovery intervals, and cooldowns.
Music, Cueing, and Motivation: Review musical timing, BPM versus RPM, instructor communication, visualization, and motivational coaching.
Participant Modifications: Explore appropriate riding options for beginners, older adults, and participants with different fitness capabilities.
Safety and Risk Management: Review equipment inspection, common cycling discomforts, exercise warning signs, and professional responsibilities.
Practical Class Applications: Examine complete 30-, 45-, and 60-minute indoor cycling workouts with instructor cues, intensity guidelines, and modifications.
Course Benefits
Comprehensive indoor cycling instructor knowledge review
Certification renewal fee waived
Convenient self-paced digital learning
Brand-neutral instruction applicable to commercial indoor cycling equipment
Complete practical indoor cycling class examples
No final examination required
Study from your computer, tablet, or other compatible device
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is intended for NFPA-certified Indoor Cycling Instructors who want to refresh their professional knowledge, strengthen their instructional skills, and complete the applicable education requirements for certification renewal.
How It Works
Purchase the NFPA Indoor Cycling Instructor Refresher Course.
Access the digital course materials once available.
Review the educational content at your own pace.
Follow NFPA's course completion and certification renewal procedures.
Important Information
This course is intended for eligible NFPA certification renewals and is not an initial Indoor Cycling Instructor Certification program.
Professionals whose certifications have been expired for more than 12 months should review NFPA's reinstatement requirements.
Other applicable certification renewal requirements remain in effect.
$199 | Self-Paced Digital Course | Certification Renewal Fee Waived
Refresh Your Knowledge. Strengthen Your Programming. Maintain Your Certification.
The NFPA Sports Performance Specialist Refresher Course provides an advanced review of the principles and practical applications of sports performance training for certified fitness professionals.
Developed for NFPA-certified Sports Performance Specialists, this comprehensive course reinforces essential knowledge in athletic assessment, strength and power development, speed and agility, conditioning, recovery, and performance-oriented program design.
The course emphasizes evidence-informed training principles and the application of structured programming to improve athletic performance while managing fatigue and individual training demands.
Your certification renewal fee is waived with the purchase of this course.
What You'll Learn
Sports Performance Assessment: Review athlete evaluation, movement considerations, and performance-testing principles.
Strength and Power Development: Explore progressive resistance training, explosive exercise, and the relationship between strength and athletic power.
Speed and Acceleration: Review the mechanics and training methods used to develop athletic speed.
Agility and Change of Direction: Examine movement preparation, deceleration, and multidirectional training.
Energy Systems and Conditioning: Understand how to develop conditioning programs that reflect the demands of different sports.
Periodization and Program Design: Review training organization, progression, and the management of workload across training phases.
Recovery and Fatigue Management: Examine practical strategies for monitoring training responses and supporting adaptation.
Athlete Individualization: Apply training modifications according to sport demands, experience, readiness, and performance objectives.
Course Benefits
Advanced sports performance continuing education
Certification renewal fee waived
Comprehensive self-paced digital learning
Practical athletic training and programming applications
No final examination required for the refresher
Study at your own pace
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is intended for NFPA-certified Sports Performance Specialists who wish to refresh their professional knowledge and fulfill the continuing education requirements associated with maintaining their certification.
How It Works
Purchase the NFPA Sports Performance Specialist Refresher Course.
Receive access to the digital course materials when available.
Complete the course at your own pace.
Follow NFPA's course completion and certification renewal procedures.
Important Information
This course is intended for eligible NFPA certification renewals and does not replace the initial Sports Performance Specialist Certification program.
Professionals whose certifications have been expired for more than 12 months should review NFPA's reinstatement requirements.
$255 | Certification Renewal Fee Waived
Who These Courses Are For
Designed for NFPA-certified fitness professionals who want to refresh their
knowledge, earn 10 CECs, and stay on track for certification renewal.
Why Choose NFPA
Review essential professional knowledge through flexible, self-paced online
education from an organization educating fitness professionals since 1985.
How It Works
Move through the course on your schedule and complete your refresher training online.