National Federation of Sports Medicine
The National Federation of Sports Medicine (NFSM) is a certification and career services organization for personal trainers and other fitness professionals.
Founded in 2013,[1] the National Federation of Sports Medicine has grown quickly to serve thousands of fitness professionals across the United States. NFSM provides educational material for exercise physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology, however, NFSM is focused on providing educational material that will help fitness professionals advance their careers by teaching the business side of working as a fitness professional.[1]
Members of NFSM and NFSM certified professionals work in a wide variety of locations including gyms, health clubs, sports arenas, high schools, universities, weight rooms, and many more.
NFSM has set itself apart from other fitness organization by allowing its students to study from home and take certification exams online.
Leadership[edit]
Current 2013-2014
- Founder / President: Todd Blankenship, MS, CSCS, NFSM-CMT, NFSM-CNS
Todd Blankenship has worked in many different areas of the fitness industry for 10+ years, and he has experience working as an exercise physiologist, exercise science researcher, personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, fitness director, personal training director, and district PT sales manager.
- Founder / Chairman: Lester Jackson, CPT, NFSM-CMT, NFSM-CNS
Lester Jackson has worked in fitness, occupational therapy, and physical therapy for the past 20 years and has recently served as a consultant and regional PT sales manager for several of the largest personal training companies in the world.
Certifications[edit]
NFSM offers three fitness certifications:
- Certified Personal Trainer (CPT): for entry level personal trainers
- Certified Master Trainer (CMT): for experienced personal trainers
- Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS): for entry level and experienced fitness professionals
Memberships[edit]
NFSM provides memberships for the following professionals:
- Personal Trainers
- Exercise Specialists
- Clinicians
- Educators
- Strength Coaches
- Exercise Physiologists
- Researchers
- Students
Public Website[edit]
www.nfsmcertified.com is the NFSM public website. NFSM provides fitness news articles, fitness research findings, career services, personal trainer resources, online certification testing, certification verification, and fitness book downloads from the public website.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blankenship, Todd (2013). NFSM's Fitness Professional's Handbook for Personal Training. NC: NFSM. p. 6. Search this book on
- ↑ Blankenship, Todd. "NFSM Public Website". NFSM. NFSM. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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