The ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification is designed for fitness professionals teaching any form
of exercise to apparently healthy individuals in a group setting. Passing the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification Exam demonstrates you possess the foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to teach a safe and effective group fitness class, no matter what type of modality.
What’s the exam format?
The ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification Exam follows the same format as all other ACE certification exams with 150 multiple choice questions. The ACE-GFI Certification exam does not have a written simulation exam; only the ACE Personal Trainer Certification has this second exam component.
What’s Covered?
The exam content outline for the Group Fitness Instructor Certification is broken into four content domains, with a set percentage of questions falling into each domain as follows:
Domain I: Exercise Programming and Class Design (49% of questions)
Domain II: Group Instructional Methods (31% of questions)
Domain III: Group Leadership Methods (14% of questions)
Domain IV: Professional Responsibilities (6% of questions)
How is the exam scored?
Of the 150 questions, 125 are scored and equated to a scaled score between 200 and 800 points. Candidates who achieve a score of 500 points or better will earn the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification. The remaining 25 questions are experimental to see how they perform prior to being introduced as scored items on a future exam.
Download a copy of the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification exam content outline.
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