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The third European annual fitness forum in Madrid
The third European annual fitness forum in Madrid was a huge success attracting exercise professionals, managers, operators, suppliers and training companies from across Europe and the USA. There were presentations from Les Mills International, Reebok with their brand new “fit-to-flex” training system developed by Cirque du Soleile and Nic Jarvis speaking about professionalism and profitability for personal trainers. The forum included a guided tour and dinner at the famous Real Madrid El Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Next year it will be at Milan.
Club Med Gyms completes accreditation
Club Med Gyms, the largest operator in France with 22 clubs successfully completed accreditation for its own training academy the Institut des Métiers de la Forme and EREPS presented certificates of registration to the first 40 trainers who completed their personal trainer programme at a gala event at the Adidas Store in Paris in July. There are now members of EREPS working in 28 different countries.
The University of Greenwich hosts top-level technical meeting
The University of Greenwich hosted a top-level technical meeting of experts to further develop the European fitness qualification framework. This references to the new main framework known as the EQF and will help exercise professionals to have their qualifications properly recognised and to improve the movement of trainers. The level of European cooperation to bring so many experts together to develop standards and qualifications based on the new framework is unprecedented in the history of the fitness industry.
