Act with integrity in any relationship with their clients by providing the highest level of professional fitness training services based on objective and unbiased research and scientific information in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Act with integrity in relationship with colleagues, fellow employees and other health care professionals. They should respect the rights, opinions and decisions of other certified fitness professionals and never solicit business from other professionals’ clients or students.

Ensure a safe and enjoyable training environment through significant and suitably challenging programming.

Distinguish between personal convictions or opinions and professional duties and responsibilities and not allow personal beliefs and biases to interfere with the greater goals of the clients’ health, fitness and performance. A fitness professional must not sexually, psychologically or economically exploit their relationship with a client, supervisor, student, employee or colleague.

Fitness professionals should always keep the client’s or students’ best interests first, not those which merely advance a fitness professional’s private and personal interest or gain.

Refer clients or students to appropriately qualified professionals when the client or student’s need is greater than the trainer’s/instructor’s knowledge or abilities.

Keep abreast of the new developments, concepts and practices by actively researching and learning on a daily basis in order to promote professional excellence. Refrain from using a certification mark that is invalid or expired. Only individuals who meet the ethical conduct, professional behavior, examination and recertification requirements can use the designated CPT certification mark.

Respect a client or student’s right to privacy. Maintain the confidentiality of personal client or student information and written records. Conversations, behavior, personal life and in some cases personal identity should be kept confidential. The focus should be on the business relationship and not a client or student’s personal life, except as it affects a person's health and fitness goals.

Avoid sexually oriented comments or banter and inappropriate physical conduct should be avoided.

Provide a non-biased, fair and equal treatment to all individuals and groups both personally and professionally.

Use advertisements which promote the primary intent of helping clients or students make informed judgments, choices or decisions regarding their fitness goals. Only individuals who meet the ethical conduct, professional behavior, examination and recertification requirements can use the designated CPT certification mark.

Maintain an appearance which is clean in a manner consistent with good hygiene, safety and commonly accepted good taste.

Remain focused when training and be distracted by other people, televisions, computer monitors or cell phones.