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CHANDLER, AZ<\/strong> – The initials are the same \u2013 AFAA \u2013 but one of the world\u2019s leading fitness instructor certification organizations begins a new chapter in its 33-year history with a new name, the Athletics and Fitness Association of America.<\/p>\n Formerly known as the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, the organization was founded in 1983 to provide practical skills, science-based training and hands-on experience to group exercise instructors and trainers in a category that needed leadership, direction and consistency at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe word \u2018aerobics\u2019 can conjure images of leotards and bright colored legwarmers, which \u2013 much as I may love the look \u2013 doesn\u2019t necessarily speak to the next generation,\u201d said Andrew Wyant, president and general manager of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), parent organization of AFAA.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ways people choose to get in shape today go well beyond the vision of classic aerobics classes. The \u2018New AFAA\u2019 represents our commitment to deliver the highest level of training, certification and career development in a wider array of disciplines,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n The organization has also unveiled a new logo to accompany the name change, which can be seen on the AFAA.com website.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not just substituting the word \u2018Athletics\u2019 for \u2018Aerobics\u2019 in our name. This demonstrates the vision AFAA has for a future in fitness that includes so many more activities than aerobics classes,\u201d Wyant said.<\/p>\n The new name and logo will be showcased in the AFAA booth at the IDEA World Fitness & Nutrition Expo in Los Angeles, July 13-17. Visitors are invited to stop by the AFAA display at Booth 609 to learn more.<\/p>\n AFAA has issued more than 350,000 certifications to group exercise instructors and trainers in 73 countries since its origin.<\/p>\n Serving as an entry point for the fitness professional, AFAA certifications are available in Group Ex and Personal Training, and Specializations in Group Training formats. \u201cGroupEx is a fantastic place for a person of any age to start, and establish, a role in the fitness industry,\u201d Wyant said. <\/p>\n With certification in Group Ex, an instructor can begin working either part-time or full-time. AFAA provides a job board with current employment opportunities nationwide CHANDLER, AZ<\/strong> – The initials are the same \u2013 AFAA \u2013 but one of the world\u2019s leading fitness instructor certification organizations begins a new chapter in its 33-year history with a new name, the Athletics and Fitness Association of America. Formerly known as the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, the organization was founded in 1983 to provide practical skills, science-based training and hands-on experience to group exercise instructors and trainers in a category that needed leadership, direction and consistency at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[220],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1704,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1702\/revisions\/1704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cWhile our heritage is firmly rooted in aerobics, AFAA encompasses far more. It\u2019s a new day and AFAA is The Future of Group Exercise,\u201d Wyant said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"