American Aerobic Association International (AAAI/ISMA)

About AAAI/ISMA

The American Aerobic Association International/ International Sports Medicine Association (AAAI/ISMA) Fitness is the premier international fitness instructor certification program. Whether you’re new to the fitness industry or looking to advance your career, we have the right training and certification programs to take you to the next level.

We understand fitness professionals and the demand for personalized training required by fitness facilities to ensure proper education in sports related exercise, nutrition, and medicine. Our world-class team of professional educators have decades of experience in all fields of fitness related activities.

Fitness Certification

AAAI/ISMA’s certification system is based on a university model where you pre-study the written material and then attend an educational certification class. At the certification workshop you have an AAAI/ISMA faculty trainer who has a Master’s Degree, Ph.D. or MD as you would at a university. At the certification workshop you can ask questions to clarify the material that you pre-studied. You are able to see slide presentations of the anatomy and physiology and you participate in a technique component where you learn the movement skills that apply to your certification choice.

Helping fitness instructors teach safe and effective classes or training sessions.

AAAI/ISMA is currently one of the largest and most recognized fitness certification associations in the world, with over 180,000 members worldwide. However, size is not as important as the quality and high standards with which we hold our company and staff. We are very proud that all of our faculty trainers must have a Master’s Degree, Ph. D. or M. D. in order to teach our certification programs. Our certification system is modeled after a University educational system in which the students purchase study materials and then attend an inter-active educational workshop. There is a theoretical and practical component of each certification.

About AAAI/ISMA Fitness
Year Founded: 1980
By: Nora Anderson M. S. (Exercise Physiologist)
Number of Certified Instructors: over 180,000

AAAI/ISMA’s goal is to help fitness instructors teach safe and effective classes or training sessions.

AAAI/ISMA workshops run for one day for eight hours except Yoga which is two days. The program consists of a mix of workout and lecture and will have a written and practical exam at the end of the session. The cost of the certification is $99 for all workshops with the exception of Yoga and Mind/Body which are 2 day workshops and are $150.

Certification Renewal Procedures:

Your initial certification is good for a two-year period. After the initial two years, you must renew your certification every year. The purpose of certification renewal is to encourage our members to continue to stay educated in the newest research and techniques in the field, and to re-affirm the fitness safety principles that they learned in their initial certification.

For those members whose certifications are about to expire, or for new members who would like to know our renewal policy, please read the following.

Approximately 2-4 weeks before your certification expires, you must send the following in to our office:

You must send a copy of your expiring certification, a $20.00processing fee FOR EACH CERTIFICATION and your 8 CEC’S (4 of which MUST be from a AAAI/ISMA Conference or certification workshop).
You must earn at least 8 CEC’s within the year of your expiration date. Eight CEC’s per year will renew all of your expiring certifications through AAAI/ISMA. You must have at least 4 CEC’s from a AAAI/ISMA event or workshop

You can renew by taking another AAAI/ISMA certification program or by attending a AAAI/ISMA “One World” Certification and Education Conference. 4 ACSM, AFAA, IFTA, ECA, IDEA and DCAC credits can be applied toward your certification renewal, but you will still need to have 4 AAAI/ISMA credits. AFPA, IFPA, ACE, AFI and Sara City Workout are not valid and are not accepted by AAAI/ISMA for certification renewal.

Contact
AAAI/ISMA Fitness
P.O. Box 663 New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (609) 397-2139
Fax: (609) 397-7683

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