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With us you get practice-oriented expertise - easy to understand, flexible and at a fair price.

The importance of a healthy lifestyle is growing more than ever. Embrace the change, transform the way you live, and start your journey in fitness, nutrition, and health today. True to our motto — Flexible. Simple. Smart. — we provide practical, easy-to-understand knowledge you can apply right away.

Fitness Instructor B Licence

Turn your hobby into a profession and further your personal education

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10 good reasons to choose Online Trainer Lizenz - The Online Academy for Fitness & Health Education

Choose your own exam date 1

100% online 2

Learn anytime, anywhere 3

Flexible course duration 4

TÜV SÜD-certified academy 5

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6 State-approved course

7 Lifetime certificate

8 14-day money-back guarantee

9 Get your money back if you don’t pass

10 Equal recognition to in-person programs

Same

recognition

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Get instant access to the online campus after purchase
Start anytime — no fixed start dates

How It Works

The online course is divided into structured modules
Followed by an online midterm exam
Final exam completed online
Your exam date can be scheduled individually

Recognition & Duration

Your certificate is valid for life and recognized worldwide
All programs are state-approved
Average course duration: 27 days
1 in 4 students completes the course in just 2 weeks

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE?

You have 1.5 hours per day
If you can set aside around 1.5 hours a day — about 10 hours per week — you can complete the course in just one month.

You have 1 hour per day
With about 50–60 minutes a day (around 5 hours per week), you can finish the course in approximately two months.

You have 30 minutes or less per day
Even if you only have 15–30 minutes a day, you can still complete the course in up to six months.
That’s about the length of a bus or train ride — or a short warm-up on the cross trainer.

Join 22,000+ successful graduates

Become a certified fitness instructor and earn money from your passion.

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IT Innovation Award

Our IT solution is one of the best and was awarded BEST OF at the INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT 2017 and 2018 in the category E-Learning

TOP study material

Our academy received the TOP Study Material Award 2020.

OTL flexibility

Find out exactly what OTL flexibility means for our customers here.

OTL guarantee promise

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TÜV-Süd certified

Online Trainer Lizenz is audited by TÜV Süd according to ISO 9001. More information about our quality

State-approved

All our online trainings are state-approved.

AZAV certified

We are an AZAV-certified educational institution by Quacert and are therefore authorised to accept education vouchers.

Excellent provider 2026

OTL was awarded for the eighth time in a row by FernstudiumDirekt. The average rating is 4.7 out of 5 stars.

TOP distance learning school

Our academy received the TOP Distance Learning School Award 2018-2026.

OUR VISION:

We want to make high-quality education accessible to anyone, anywhere. We believe you shouldn’t have to choose between your goals and your schedule — which is why our fitness instructor courses are flexible, online, and built around real life.

Sound like the right fit? Then let’s get started together.

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Our offers apply equally to all genders without exception. We ask for your understanding that we don't use any gender-sensitive language to make the texts easier to read on our website.

(*) It is expressly pointed out that the OTL diploma is only an internal company award, which is awarded by our company after successfully completing the courses. In this respect, it is made clear that the OTL diploma is not a state or official recognition. The individual trainings included in the OTL diploma are of course certified by the state.

[2] Participation in the exam is voluntary. There are additional costs of € 125.00 for taking part in the examination, which are to be paid directly to the examiner when the examination is held. Total price including optional exam costs: € 892.00. VAT exempt according to § 4 Nr. 21 UStG.