International Fitness Professionals Association Careers in Tampa, FL

Before the IFPA began in 1994, Dr. Jim Bell and many friends, who rank among the world's foremost authorities on fitness, health, nutrition, sports medicine & conditioning and other related fields, identified a major problem in the fitness industry. The major certification organizations had fitness certifications that did an excellent job of meeting the academic criteria of what fitness professionals and specifically a personal fitness trainer should know, but fell far short of teaching practical knowledge, skills and abilities needed to conduct safe & effective personal fitness training sessions. In July 1994, The IFPA started a revolution in the fitness industry with the first ever fitness certification based on the actual job fitness professionals needed to perform, in order to be both safe and effective. Today, the IFPA has over 40,000 Certified Instructors worldwide and continues to lead the industry in both the most practical certification available and the finest Faculty of educ