I.
Dr. Jim Bell has been selected as the
Co-Chairman of the American College of Anti-Aging Sports Medicine
Professionals. The Board of Directors for both the American Academy of
Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Sports
Medicine Professionals (ACASP) were unanimous in their decision to offer
Dr. Bell this unique honor. Dr. Robert Goldman, Chairman and Founder of
the A4M, stated that the A4M and ACASP are proud to have Dr. Bell’s
leadership and expertise as part of the A4M and ACASP team. Dr. Bell
will be a critically important bridge between the medical profession and
the fitness industry. Dr. Bell’s role in developing the ACASP
Certification is a benefit to both the medical and fitness professions
and the people they serve. The ACASP Certification (designed, developed
and executed under Dr. Bell’s leadership and expertise) enables doctors
to learn how to use exercise and nutrition prescription to lead their
patients to the health and fitness lifestyle while simultaneously
educating fitness professionals how to safely and effectively assess,
design and manage the exercise and nutrition needs of the doctor’s
patients with a variety of diseases, disabilities and dysfunctions.
ACASP is where medicine and fitness meet for the betterment of both
scopes of practice, as well as the humanity they serve.
According to Dr. Bell: The USA is in the
midst of an Obesity Epidemic! The resulting metabolic syndrome has
devastating consequences for our society. We should all be indebted to
Dr. Goldman for his vision in bringing the medical and fitness
communities together to combat this epidemic. In the years to come,
history will show that Dr. Goldman’s leadership and foresight turned the
tide against the Obesity Epidemic! Dr. Goldman is the first doctor in
the medical community to determine that medicine alone cannot win this
battle and that major lifestyle changes must be made. The fitness
community must also recognize that the fitness industry by itself cannot
win this battle. Only 8% of the American population exercises with the
required frequency, intensity and time to derive significant fitness
benefits. Working together, the medical and fitness professionals can
lead the other 92% to the fitness lifestyle. I am honored to be
selected for this critically important mission by the A4M, ACASP and Dr.
Goldman. I invite all members of the medical and fitness professions to
join us in this fight. This is a fight we must win!
II.
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
(A4M) and the American College of Anti-Aging Sports Medicine
Professionals (ACASP) has selected the International Fitness
Professionals Association (IFPA) and Doctor’s Fitness Centers (DFC) to
bring their renowned expertise on fitness, nutrition, sports medicine
and conditioning to the A4M Conference in Las Vegas December 13-15,
2007. This will be the first conference of its kind, EVER!
Attendees will have access to the world’s greatest presenters on
Anti-Aging Medicine, health, and longevity presented by the prestigious
faculty of the A4M and ACASP, and now attendees will also have access to
the world’s greatest presenters on fitness, nutrition, sports medicine
and conditioning.
According to the chairman and founder of the
A4M, Dr. Robert Goldman: The A4M has become the fastest growing
association for physicians because we provide the world’s most
cutting-edge research, presented by the world’s most knowledgeable
doctors. We needed a fitness, nutrition, sports medicine, and
conditioning faculty that could provide the same high-quality
presentations that have built the A4M. After careful consideration of
the many fine education and certification organizations available in the
fitness industry, the IFPA and DFC were the only choices to make. The
IFPA and DFC faculty are all superb presenters, dedicated to the mastery
of their craft and obsessive about staying current on the latest
research. Equally important is their obsession with cutting through all
extraneous material and synthesizing all research down to the most
critical knowledge, skills and abilities that are essential for both
medical and fitness professions to know to operate in the safest, most
effective possible manner. The IFPA has the most extensive array of
certification courses (over 60 by the end of 2007) and 100 continuing
education unit (CEU) courses (by the end of 2007). The extensive
knowledge bank in the IFPA along with the ability to deliver that
knowledge makes the joint A4M/ACASP/IFPA/DFC Conference the most
powerful in both the medical and fitness professions.
From Dr. Jim Bell, CEO and Founder of the
IFPA: This is the highest honor ever bestowed on fitness professionals
by the medical community. I want to extend my deepest appreciation to
all the dedicated members of the IFPA, the IFPA faculty, and the IFPA
staff. It is only through your concerted hard work, diligent execution
of your craft, and continuous striving for greater knowledge and
professionalism that have led to this prestigious recognition. This is
not recognition directed at a few individuals or an entity; this is well
deserved recognition for every member of the IFPA. It is because of
YOU, YOUR hard work, diligence
and professionalism that the IFPA received this honor. In the past,
physicians were reluctant to send their patients to a personal fitness
trainer, because many personal fitness trainers lacked the necessary
knowledge, skills and abilities to train the doctor’s patients safely
and effectively, but YOU, the IFPA Certified
Personal Fitness Trainer, have demonstrated your professionalism and
abilities and the recognition for YOUR efforts goes
to YOU!
I also want to extend my deepest
appreciation to the IFPA staff and to the IFPA faculty. The IFPA
faculty has proven time and again over the last 14 years to be the
finest group of educators in the fitness industry.
III.
The IFPA will be moving our annual “Fitness
By the Bay” Conference to Las Vegas December 13-15. Please mark your
calendar NOW and make this our best conference ever! Please
continue the IFPA tradition by learning as much as you can to
MASTER YOUR CRAFT! Keep an eye on your FitBits for further
information!
IV.
The IFPA will be accepting applications for
Presenters at the A4M/ACASP/IFPA/DFC Conference in Las Vegas December
13-15, 2007. You will need to send your presentation topic, topic
description, 2 photos (1 head & shoulders, and 1 full body), resume and
a signed agreement (provided by the IFPA) that you will make a
Non-commercial, educational presentation.
Note:
Unlike other conferences in the fitness
industry, IFPA conferences offer both IFPA and IACET CEUs for numerous
professions such as medical, fitness, healthcare & education fields,
etc. Therefore, the “infomercial” style presentation routinely provided
by other conventions is not allowed by IFPA or IACET.
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Special Thanks to the
IFPA's Sponsors:
Doctors Fitness Centers
Fitness Institute of
Technology
VORTEX
SCIFIT
A4M
ACASP
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James
T. Bell, PhD is the
founder and president of the International Fitness
Professionals Association, IFPA.
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