The legal responsibility of a Certified Personal Trainer is to be up to date with their certification and provide standard of care. It is essential to be aware of the most recent guidelines to stay within the scope of practice in order to avoid any form of negligence. American Council of Exercise recognizes negligence as act of omission and act of commission (Edwards, 2017). An example of an act of omission would be if a trainer instructed an exercise unfamiliar to the client and then left them unattended; the negligence was the trainer failing to do hold their responsibility with clients. An example of an act of commission is a trainer instructing an incorrect exercise that can potential harm the client. Protection for a trainer is offered
