National Healthy Educators (NHE) Certification Reviews
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Jul 23, 2014
All you need to do is to log onto Google Maps, add the physical address given for NHE (National Health Educators), and what you will find for 24001 Calle de la Magdalena #2219, Laguna Hills, CA 92654, is that there is a Medical Facility on one side of the street, and a Post Office on the other. #2219 is apparently a post office box or mailbox number. Please do this yourself so that you know that I am not trying to pull something. The first clue that NHE is not legit, is that I've been in the fitness business for a dozen years, in fact I own a concierge fitness business, received my legitimate certification through NASM way back in 2003, and have never heard of NHE in my life. None of my friends, some of whom have Master's Degrees in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, and Kinesiology to name a few disciplines, have ever heard of NHE. All of us, at one time or another have trained super athletes. Yet, none of us have ever heard of NHE. A company who seeks out your resume on Career Builders, Monster.com, or any other job search website, and offers you a job that pays $6,200/mo or more in a management position if you just take a few of their tests is not legit.
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Not rocket science. Another huge clue that NHE is not legit, is that if you contact NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine which is affiliated with the American College of Sports Medicine) they will tell you that they have never heard of NHE or if they have, it's been regarding recent complaints of email scams. The fellow I spoke to said he has never met one single person who was certified through NHE. So, if you need further evidence, please contact nasm.org. They are a worldwide personal training certification organization and are very well known. Most of the gyms that I have worked for before starting my own company would not even hire a trainer unless they were certified through NASM or would soon be certified within a few months of hire, and if you fell into the latter category, you could not have the word "premier" before your title. The last clue that NHE is not legit is in their incredibly negative verbal retorts when you ask them for more information regarding their physical address, CEO's name. If you are legitimate, you would happily give out that information. Any prudent person would do due dilligence and research a company that is considering them for hire.
In all emails regarding their legitimacy, if someone claims NHE is a scam, it is usually followed by a barrage of insulting, immature, unprofessional, and exceedingly abusive language. A personal trainer who has any modicum of professionalism would never use such language. These rebuttals are clearly people hired by NHE to stifle anyone who tries to reveal the true nature of the business, which is to appeal to your desire for a high paying job in the fitness industry, and then to send you on a wild goose chase trying to achieve that elusive certification. A few people with advanced degrees in exercise science have actually taken the test and passed but never received a job or even a response. Google NHE's physical address, and contact NASM. That will clear it all up.
I first received an email saying they found my resume on careerbuilder and would like to know if I was interested in an opportunity with their company. I have a degree in exercise science so I am familiar with the fitness industry but have never heard of NHE. I went to the website reviewed some info and the position seemed to be enticing, decent pay, work from home, etc. I inquired further and received an email form Anthony about the "recruitment" process. I started first as creating an workout plan for an individual and submitting that. I specifically botched a part on purpose to see if anything would be caught. That was my client had limited ROM in RT Delt, so I added some behind the neck lat pull downs and military press. Not the best exercise choice for a shoulder injury. I received an email back saying they would like to move forward with the recruitment process and needed me to send them a letter of intent. At this point I was interested in learning more about NHE and who the company is, well that's when the problems happened. After looking on their website trying to find some basic info about the company, I got nothing. I got it was located in CA and that was about it. It was at the point I started to wonder, so the next step, well Google it. Upon googling I got very mixed reviews, a lot of people said it was a scam because they paid for a book and didn't pass the test. I don't think that means a scam just maybe you should have more the a GED to pass. Others had said it was a great place to work for and was legit. Again confused as I couldn't get an credible info I reached back out to Anthony and the response I received back was less than immature.
I simply asked "Finally, I've gotten some mixed info in regards to the legitimacy of NHE, can you shed some light on that for me?"
To which the response was , "If you have even the slightest doubt over the legitimacy of my company, I will discontinue the recruitment process immediately. I have no interest in addressing ridiculous inquires such as that nor am I interested in any reasoning behind your request.
And I responded, " I asked about the legitimacy of NHE because I have never heard of the organization. I have not be able to locate any information on your website and a simple google seach provides very mixed opinions . I do not have doubts but want to fully understand who, what and everything about NHE before I invest my time into an organization. If you feel I am wrong for wanting to understand more about NHE then please remove me from the recruitment process.
And got, " Unfortunately, since receiving your email response, I no longer see it possible that you can be the most ideal NHE representative regardless of any relevant fitness professional qualifications you may possess. As a result, I am hereby withdrawing my interest in your candidacy."
I'm not a schmuck but I can smell BS from a mile away, whether or not they are legit I'm not saying but since I can't even get their "Director of international development" to give me information on the company and send a degrading reply back should mean that their is obviously something else they don't want people to know. I
I also received this same so called email from Anthony Edwards with what sounds like the same client profile. Thank you for your posts as this has saved me any further bs and waste of time. Funny how we all think alike as in my research I couldn't find a thing online about this NHE that seemed "legit", so was going to answer Anthony's request to write a workout plan with some bogus information to see what the response may be.
Again thanks for your post as it's saved some wasted time....
I received an email from Anthony Edwards from NHE the day after you posted your comment. I was given what sounds like the same client profile to develop a "one day fitness program". He emailed me back and said they wanted to move me forward as well and to send in a Letter of Intent and HR would contact me, which they also did. My next step is to take their exam at 7am pacific (thats 4 am Eastern where I live!) I have not emailed him back to ask more questions, but after reading this I just may!
If you do not have an extensive exercise science background and you attempt the NHE master exam, you will fail miserably leading you to believe it's not legitimate. To an under-qualified person, the exam seems impossibly hard. However, the facts are it is stated everywhere that you need an extensive ex sci background and an extensive professional personal trainer background. If you chose to ignore that, then anytime wasted is on you.
If you are a gym chain trainer, you are probably going to have a rough time getting a job there. Your ACE certification will not serve you will compared to the NHE exam.
Their recruitment process is standard. It even states 'standard procedure'. These ' I got one too' responses are weird. Everyone initially gets the same response, it's what happens in the end that makes a difference.
To the guy who called them a scam, try that with any reputable company which is hugely sought after and see how quickly your resume gets thrown in the trash. The fact that they didn't waste anytime trying to explain themselves to you shows they didn't care enough about you as candidate.
The first guy calls them national HEATHY educators for goodness sake! There is a reason you guys may not be getting a job there.
National Healthy Educators (NHE) Certification Reviews
All you need to do is to log onto Google Maps, add the physical address given for NHE (National Health Educators), and what you will find for 24001 Calle de la Magdalena #2219, Laguna Hills, CA 92654, is that there is a Medical Facility on one side of the street, and a Post Office on the other. #2219 is apparently a post office box or mailbox number. Please do this yourself so that you know that I am not trying to pull something. The first clue that NHE is not legit, is that I've been in the fitness business for a dozen years, in fact I own a concierge fitness business, received my legitimate certification through NASM way back in 2003, and have never heard of NHE in my life. None of my friends, some of whom have Master's Degrees in Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, and Kinesiology to name a few disciplines, have ever heard of NHE. All of us, at one time or another have trained super athletes. Yet, none of us have ever heard of NHE. A company who seeks out your resume on Career Builders, Monster.com, or any other job search website, and offers you a job that pays $6,200/mo or more in a management position if you just take a few of their tests is not legit.
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Not rocket science. Another huge clue that NHE is not legit, is that if you contact NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine which is affiliated with the American College of Sports Medicine) they will tell you that they have never heard of NHE or if they have, it's been regarding recent complaints of email scams. The fellow I spoke to said he has never met one single person who was certified through NHE. So, if you need further evidence, please contact nasm.org. They are a worldwide personal training certification organization and are very well known. Most of the gyms that I have worked for before starting my own company would not even hire a trainer unless they were certified through NASM or would soon be certified within a few months of hire, and if you fell into the latter category, you could not have the word "premier" before your title. The last clue that NHE is not legit is in their incredibly negative verbal retorts when you ask them for more information regarding their physical address, CEO's name. If you are legitimate, you would happily give out that information. Any prudent person would do due dilligence and research a company that is considering them for hire.
In all emails regarding their legitimacy, if someone claims NHE is a scam, it is usually followed by a barrage of insulting, immature, unprofessional, and exceedingly abusive language. A personal trainer who has any modicum of professionalism would never use such language. These rebuttals are clearly people hired by NHE to stifle anyone who tries to reveal the true nature of the business, which is to appeal to your desire for a high paying job in the fitness industry, and then to send you on a wild goose chase trying to achieve that elusive certification. A few people with advanced degrees in exercise science have actually taken the test and passed but never received a job or even a response. Google NHE's physical address, and contact NASM. That will clear it all up.
Don't know if it's a scam but......
I first received an email saying they found my resume on careerbuilder and would like to know if I was interested in an opportunity with their company. I have a degree in exercise science so I am familiar with the fitness industry but have never heard of NHE. I went to the website reviewed some info and the position seemed to be enticing, decent pay, work from home, etc. I inquired further and received an email form Anthony about the "recruitment" process. I started first as creating an workout plan for an individual and submitting that. I specifically botched a part on purpose to see if anything would be caught. That was my client had limited ROM in RT Delt, so I added some behind the neck lat pull downs and military press. Not the best exercise choice for a shoulder injury. I received an email back saying they would like to move forward with the recruitment process and needed me to send them a letter of intent. At this point I was interested in learning more about NHE and who the company is, well that's when the problems happened. After looking on their website trying to find some basic info about the company, I got nothing. I got it was located in CA and that was about it. It was at the point I started to wonder, so the next step, well Google it. Upon googling I got very mixed reviews, a lot of people said it was a scam because they paid for a book and didn't pass the test. I don't think that means a scam just maybe you should have more the a GED to pass. Others had said it was a great place to work for and was legit. Again confused as I couldn't get an credible info I reached back out to Anthony and the response I received back was less than immature.
I simply asked "Finally, I've gotten some mixed info in regards to the legitimacy of NHE, can you shed some light on that for me?"
To which the response was , "If you have even the slightest doubt over the legitimacy of my company, I will discontinue the recruitment process immediately. I have no interest in addressing ridiculous inquires such as that nor am I interested in any reasoning behind your request.
And I responded, " I asked about the legitimacy of NHE because I have never heard of the organization. I have not be able to locate any information on your website and a simple google seach provides very mixed opinions . I do not have doubts but want to fully understand who, what and everything about NHE before I invest my time into an organization. If you feel I am wrong for wanting to understand more about NHE then please remove me from the recruitment process.
And got, " Unfortunately, since receiving your email response, I no longer see it possible that you can be the most ideal NHE representative regardless of any relevant fitness professional qualifications you may possess. As a result, I am hereby withdrawing my interest in your candidacy."
I'm not a schmuck but I can smell BS from a mile away, whether or not they are legit I'm not saying but since I can't even get their "Director of international development" to give me information on the company and send a degrading reply back should mean that their is obviously something else they don't want people to know. I
Me as well
I also received this same so called email from Anthony Edwards with what sounds like the same client profile. Thank you for your posts as this has saved me any further bs and waste of time. Funny how we all think alike as in my research I couldn't find a thing online about this NHE that seemed "legit", so was going to answer Anthony's request to write a workout plan with some bogus information to see what the response may be.
Again thanks for your post as it's saved some wasted time....
Me too!
I received an email from Anthony Edwards from NHE the day after you posted your comment. I was given what sounds like the same client profile to develop a "one day fitness program". He emailed me back and said they wanted to move me forward as well and to send in a Letter of Intent and HR would contact me, which they also did. My next step is to take their exam at 7am pacific (thats 4 am Eastern where I live!) I have not emailed him back to ask more questions, but after reading this I just may!
You have to know exercise science.
If you do not have an extensive exercise science background and you attempt the NHE master exam, you will fail miserably leading you to believe it's not legitimate. To an under-qualified person, the exam seems impossibly hard. However, the facts are it is stated everywhere that you need an extensive ex sci background and an extensive professional personal trainer background. If you chose to ignore that, then anytime wasted is on you.
They don't hire run of the mill trainers
If you are a gym chain trainer, you are probably going to have a rough time getting a job there. Your ACE certification will not serve you will compared to the NHE exam.
What's with the 'me too' ?
Their recruitment process is standard. It even states 'standard procedure'. These ' I got one too' responses are weird. Everyone initially gets the same response, it's what happens in the end that makes a difference.
To the guy who called them a scam, try that with any reputable company which is hugely sought after and see how quickly your resume gets thrown in the trash. The fact that they didn't waste anytime trying to explain themselves to you shows they didn't care enough about you as candidate.
The first guy calls them national HEATHY educators for goodness sake! There is a reason you guys may not be getting a job there.