"As the profession of personal fitness training continues to grow and expand it's scope of practice, it is imperative that consumers be able to distinguish competent and experienced personal trainers from persons with little or no qualifications," says Kathie Davis, Executive Director of IDEA Health and Fitness Association.

Launched in the summer of 2000, the IDEA-PFT Recognition System now has more than 1,000 highly qualified participants from across the United States and elsewhere. This program is an unbiased and impartial recognition system with four levels of achievement taking into account a personal trainer's educational background, their years of experience, their dedication to the industry and community service, their standing among their peers, and their commitment to a code of ethics and the highest professional standards. Learn more about the different levels! Click on one of the seals to the right for more details!

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