Certifications awarded by the following fitness institutions and associations are widely-recognized throughout the world, including Singapore.

These organizations have a sound reputation for conducting professionally-run fitness courses which satisfy the following criteria:

1) Faculties made up of international panels of renowned exercise scientists and fitness authorities.

2) Intensive course materials grounded in strong scientific principles.

3) Rigorous assessments required of participants throughout the certifying process.

These fitness associations and organizations, in alphabetical order, are as follow:

A

• American Aerobic Association International - AAAI-ISMA

• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America - AFAA

• American College of Sports Medicine -  ACSM 

• American Council on Exercise - ACE

• American Fitness Professionals & Associates - AFPA

• American Senior Fitness Association - ASFA

• Aquatic Exercise Association - AEA

• Aquatic & Fitness Professional Association International - AFPAI

• Asian Academy For Sports And Fitness Professionals - AASFP

• Australian Institute Of Fitness - AIF

• Australian Institute Of Personal Trainers - AIPT

C

• Can-Fit-Pro

• C.H.E.K. Institute

• Cooper Institute - CI

F

• Federation of International Sports, Aerobics and Fitness - FISAF

• Fitness Institute Australia - FIA

H

• Health and Fitness Professionals Association - HFPA

I

• Institute Of Human Performance - IHP

• International Fitness Professionals Association - IFPA

• Interactive Fitness Trainers Of America - IFTA

• International Sports Sciences Association - ISSA

• International Youth Conditioning Association - IYCA

N

• National Academy of Sports Medicine - NASM

• National Association for Fitness Certification - NAFC 

• National Council on Strength and Fitness - NCSF

• National Exercise Trainers Association - NETA

• National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association - NESTA

• National Federation of Professional Trainers - NFPT

• National Sports Performance Association - NSPA

• National Strength and Conditioning Association - NSCA

• National Strength Professionals Association - NSPA

• Natural Fitness Trainers Association - NFTA

P

• Personal Training Academy Global - PTAG

S

• Singapore Fitness Instructors' Association - SFIA

• Sport Singapore - SS

W

• World Instructor Training Schools - WITS

Y

• YMCA/YWCA

** Please note that the above list is not meant to be exhaustive. **

There are possibly many other fitness associations and organizations - missing from the list above - that provide quality fitness education to trainers, coaches and instructors, and who have also found wide acceptance among employers in Singapore.

Tertiary Fitness Qualifications  - in the form of diplomas/degrees/Masters/PhDs in Sports Science, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Physiotherapy, Human Movement, Strength & Conditioning, Physiology, Nutrition, Physical Education or any other exercise/fitness-related discipline obtained from reputable local or overseas tertiary institutions are usually recognized by the Singapore Fitness Industry as well.

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