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Two organizations currently provide
Personal Trainer Certifications.
AFPA (American Fitness Professionals & Associates)
and
NFPT (The National Federation of Professional Trainers)
AFPA offers some of the most highly regarded health,
fitness, nutrition and sports certifications, education programs
and educational opportunities available within the fitness industry.
AFPA was founded in 1994 and has grown to 55,000 certified
members worldwide.
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American Fitness Professionals
& Associates (AFPA) certifications are universally accepted
throughout the fitness industry and have been peer reviewed
and approved for continuing education credits. AFPA certification
is approved, endorsed, and/or accepted at many health, fitness
and wellness facilities such as those listed below:
US Department of Defense
Powerhouse Gym
CRUNCH
Curves for Women
Ladies Workout Express
YM/WCA
World Gym
Equinox
24 Hour Fitness
LA Fitness
Gold's Gym
Bally Total Fitness
Work Out World
Wellbridge
Reebok Sports Club
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The National Federation
of Professional Trainers (NFPT) was founded in 1988. There
was at that time, a recognized concern that the majority of
health club staff members and personal fitness trainers were
not pursuing existing certification programs.
After over 15 years, NFPT is now
among the most long-standing and trusted personal trainer certifying
authorities internationally.
Expense, inconvenience, non-applicability,
high qualifications for acceptance, and the extreme clinical
nature of educational materials, makes some of the other credible
programs seem unattainable to those seeking fitness trainer
credentials. The NFPT was developed sensitive to these concerns.
NFPT is the ONLY major certifying organization that specializes
in fundamental Personal Fitness Trainer Certification and offers
unparalleled NFPT Affiliate support through NFPT's magazine,
website, and complete consultation guideline provision.
The NFPT's Personal Fitness Trainer
Certification Program is the result of extensive independent
research studies performed by health professionals at NFPT subsidiary
research facilities from 1985 until the date of program conception.
The purpose of these studies was to apply new scientific principles
to various forms of resistance exercises. Applied science and
physiology are always used to reinforce new NFPT Principles.
NFPT has currently established
over 100 professional testing sites in the United States, Canada,
Mexico and abroad. NO other credible certifying authority offers
more testing locations internationally for your convenience.
NFPT Objectives
The objectives of this 'Federation' are to: (1) provide an affordable,
convenient, comprehensive, and applicable education; (2) offer
organizational certification credentials for consumer recognition
of competence; (3) provide certified affiliates with ongoing
education; (4) establish a network of support, and provide professional
& profitable services to our trainers; (5) facilitate and
encourage the exchange of ideas, knowledge, business experiences,
and financial opportunities between all fitness administrators
internationally.
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