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"Everyone
thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
- Leo Tolstoy
The IFPA is pleased to announce a new
chapter in the revised version of the IFPA Personal Fitness Trainer
Manual, which was initially created to introduce aspiring personal
fitness trainers to a broad scope of what knowledge, skills & abilities
are really crucial in the personal fitness trainer industry. As of
today, it has been edited, updated, and revamped to include new
examples, tables, and a better depiction of what it takes to become an
effective personal fitness trainer. As many of our IFPA Certified
Personal Fitness Trainers have come to know, we strive to keep our
material not only as up do date as possible, but as accurate and
beneficial to you so that you can be as effective in your personal
fitness training career as possible. Additionally, we expect our
trainers to keep their knowledge and certifications current, and feel
that we would be remiss in our obligation and expectation of our
members if we did not, at a minimum, meet or exceed that baseline
expectation. This 2007 revision of the IFPA Personal Fitness Training
Manual is the 17th edition since the founding of the IFPA in
1994. 17 editions in 14 years may seem excessive to some, but it is
essential to maintain our commitment of excellence to you, as you must
maintain your commitment of excellence to your clients.
This months FitBit includes the entire
first chapter of the IFPA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Manual,
an important value to you, the dedicated fitness professional, with our
compliments. We invite your comments, and we will continue to strive to
bring you the knowledge, skills & abilities you need for success.
Congratulations to all of you who have attained and kept current on your
certifications, you are truly a success. To encourage your continued
success, we hope you will take the time to read through this new
material and perhaps revisit the beginning of your training days. For
those of you still on the fence, or wondering whether or not Personal
Fitness Training is for you, this is a great opportunity for you to see
if you’ve got what it takes to enter this prestigious and rewarding
career field. Keep in mind, this is only the beginning. The great
successful men & women of the world have used their imaginations…they
think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling
in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but
steadily building - steadily building. Keep building your knowledge,
building your clients, and building your career. Pity the man who
inherits a million and isn't a millionaire. It would be truly pitiful if
your income grew and you didn't.
Free
Chapter from
PFT
Certification Manual:
How to
Become a Personal Fitness Trainer
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By Jim Bell, PhD, CEO IFPA
You must understand your job as a personal fitness
trainer and plan on becoming the best personal fitness trainer you can
be.
Congratulations on your decision to enter the
personal fitness training career field! You are entering a career that
can earn you tremendous rewards; not just financial, but emotional as
well. As is often documented, personal fitness trainers can earn
tremendous incomes, all the while working in beautiful fitness settings
in country clubs, spas and resorts, cruise ships and well decorated
health clubs. But what is not often documented is the high degree
of job satisfaction personal fitness trainers can derive while helping
their clients achieve healthier and happier lives. While the material
rewards often attract individuals to the personal fitness training
career, many of the best personal fitness trainers remain in the
industry not because of the GOLD, but because of the
GOAL! The best personal fitness trainers love the challenge
and rewards of helping their clients achieve their fitness, health and
nutrition goals. The best personal fitness trainers love helping their
clients live healthier, happier and more successful lives. It is a
by-product of the personal fitness trainer’s value to society that they
make such highly lucrative incomes.
Everything in this manual, this course, this
IFPA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Program is designed to help
you become the best personal fitness trainer you can become. You will
find that there are few wasted words here. You will also come to find
that on a variety of levels, you have been very fortunate to discover
this program. You will soon learn why the IFPA has become the leader in
practical fitness sports and nutrition, education and certification. You
will learn that the IFPA has developed the very best programs in the
world to teach all our students precisely what they need to know to
become highly successful personal fitness trainers. You will find no
academic fluff in these pages. The sciences you are required to learn
here are what you must know to do your job in personal fitness training
safely and effectively.
Special Thanks to the
IFPA's Sponsors:
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Fitness Institute of
Technology
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www.ifpa-fitness.com
- This e-newsletter is intended strictly for IFPA certified members,
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- IFPA faculty and those who request a subscription via our website.
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