AASC Pregnancy & Postnatal Fitness Coach (PPFC) Certification Course
🩺 AASC Certified Pregnancy & Postnatal
Specialist Certification for Fitness Professional
Evidence-Based | Safety-Foc
Pregnancy and postpartum training is not general fitness with lighter weights.
It requires:
✔ Screening
✔ Contraindica
✔ Pelvic floor understandi
✔ Postnatal recovery progression
✔ Professional b
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💰 Tuition
USD $199
• One-time payment
• No hidden fees
• Self-paced online access
• Immediate exam access
• Digital certificate upon passing
🎓 Who This Certification Is For
This course is designed for:
• Personal Trainers
• Strength & Conditioning
• Group Fitness Instructors
• Pilates & Yoga Instructors
• Women’s Fitness Coaches
• Professionals working with general population female cl
If you train women — you will eventually train a pregnant or postpartum client.
Be prepared.
🧠 What You Will Master
After completing PPFC, you will confidently:
✅ Screen pregnant clients using a structured intake system
✅ Identify absolute vs. relative contraindications
✅ Recognize red flag symptoms that require stopping exercise
✅ Use RPE + Talk Test to control intensity safely
✅ Modify exercises by trimester
✅ Avoid supine and high-risk positions appropriately
✅ Design 0–6 week postpartum recovery programs
✅ Progress clients from 6 weeks to full training
✅ Address common issues like diastasis recti and pelvic floor weakness
✅ Apply professional referral protocols
✅ Stay within your legal and ethical scope
📚 Certification Structure (6 Core Modules)
Module 1 — Foundations & Professional Scope
Modern pregnancy guidelines and coach boundaries.
Module 2 — Anatomy & Physiology for Co
Pelvic floor, posture shifts, cardiovascula
Module 3 — Screen
Contraindications, stop-exerci
Module 4 — Prenatal P
Trimester-specific programming using FITT and modification rules.
Module 5 — Special Populati
Gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, obesity, c
Module 6 — Postnata
Structured 0–6 wee
🏆 Certification Det
• Online Examination (50 questions)
• Immediate Digital Certificate Upon Passing
• 2-Year Certification Validity
• Printable certificate available upon request
⚖ Why PPFC Is Different
This is not a “
This is a risk-aware, prof de
✔ Your client
✔ Your license
✔ Your rep
✔ Your business
Pregnancy training is about:
Safety first
Stability second
Performance last
🌍 International Recognition
Issued by
American Association of
Designed for global fitness professionals seeking structured, evidence-informed pregnancy and p
🚀 Enroll Today
Become a Certified Pregnancy & Postnatal Fitness Professi
Tuition: USD $199
Start immediately.
Train safely.
Coach confidently
Continuing Education Credits
1.2 AASC Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
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