2. Who is the American Society of Fitness Professionals?
• The ASFP is a Non-Profit Trade Association.
• The ASFP represents Certified fitness professionals.
• The ASFP is founded by fitness professionals for fitness
professionals.
• The ASFP is comprised of medical and fitness industry insight.
3. What is our initiatives?
The primary purpose of the ASFP is unifying all certified
health/fitness professionals to provide minimal fitness professional
standards through a “general assembly” vote. Some of the issue
covered are
1. Education
2. CEU’s
3. Practice and scope
.
4. Where is the ASFP Headquarters?
The ASFP headquarters is located in
Washington, DC.
The ASFP will work with National, State,
and Local legislation regarding the fitness
profession and programs surrounding
physical activity
5. How do we unify the industry?
The ASFP’s solutions to fitness professional
issues are to
• Gather all certified fitness professionals into a
“general assembly”.
• Construct diverse open committees to provide
insight on standards and practices.
• Have the “general assembly” vote on the
standards.
• Implement the standards set forth by the
general assembly.
7. How does the ASFP operate?
The ASFP’s solutions to operating innovatively for
cost effectiveness and optimal outcomes are to
• provide online voting for membership
• provide online interactive Board of Directors
meetings
• build partnerships with the medical and fitness
industries to cross over print and media outlets
• provide a platform for effective self regulation
8. Who is on the Board?
The ASFP Board of Directors will be comprised of ASFP staff
(non-vote) and 9 certified practicing fitness professionals.
Directors will serve a two (2) year term and cannot serve
consecutive terms.
9. Membership
Board of Directors
Committees
Membership Policy and Finance Other
Committee Advocacy Committee Committees
CEO/President
Executive Staff
Executive Executive Executive
Director Director Director
(West Coast) (Central US) (East Coast)
VP VP
VP VP
Policy and Education and
Communications Membership
Advocacy Practice
10. Join the ASFP today!
Come be a part of the ASFP membership and let’s work
together to solve the issues facing our profession. If we
improve our profession, we will improve the quality of
services we provide and become stronger in protecting our
profession. It’s our responsibility to protect and grow our
profession. Together we can help to build the bridges for a
healthy tomorrow!
