Offering a Wealth of Fitness Professional Success Tools

Since 1982, IDEA has provided health and fitness professionals with unbiased research, educational resources and industry leadership.
New! IDEA FitnessConnect, the largest national directory of fitness professionals, clubs/studios and classes
Full access to 5,212 articles and 291 videos in our exercise library
Live conferences and hundreds of CEC courses online
Low-cost insurance from our partner Fitness & Wellness
Find a Fitness Pro in your area.
Introducing IDEA FitnessConnect

IDEA FitnessConnect is the largest fitness professional directory, connecting more
than 16 million consumers to more than 200,000 fitness professionals with credentials verified by the top 23 fitness certification bodies
...And did we mention it's FREE?

Get Quality Leads & Exposure

Separate Yourself From The Crowd

Manage Your Own Classes & Events

Utilize Client Motivation & Retention Tools

Find a Fitness Pro in your area.
2012 IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™

The Longest Running Personal Training Educational Event
  • 97 educational sessions—70% new programming!
  • Earn up to 20 CECs
  • 50 top industry presenters
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IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
(The Longest Running Personal Training Educational Event)

IDEA Personal Trainer Institute is a highly focused, intensive, interactive professional development experience exclusively for Personal Trainers.
IDEA FitnessConnect
(Be Seen By Over 16 Million Consumers)

IDEA FitnessConnect is the largest fitness professional directory, connecting more than 16 million consumers to more than 200,000 fitness professionals with credentials verified by 63 of the top fitness certification/training bodies.
IDEA Article Library
(Search Over 5,000 Articles)

This vast collection of health and fitness articles from IDEA's award-winning publications gives you instant access to every topic we've covered since 2000.
Video Exercise Library
(Watch 291 1-Minute Videos)

This online program design resource was created for smart, busy personal trainers. The IDEA Video Exercise Library features 291 exercise videos from two of the industry's top educators, and will continue to grow with relevant content.
New CEC/CEU Courses From IDEA Fitness Journal
(Stay Current With Your Certification)

Earn your CEC/CEU hours today with five new online courses covering a variety of topics. Plus, get immediate results with all course materials (articles, test and certificate of completion) available completely online.
Educational Video Subscription
(Learn From Industry Superstars)

24/7 instant online access to educational videos from top fitness professionals demonstrating proven techniques. Look for new releases every month.

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Welcome to www.ideafit.com 2.0!

We hope you enjoy this first phase of the www.ideafit.com 2.0 rollout and find its many tools useful in your pursuits to Inspire the World to Fitness®. We invite you to use the page feedback links on the left side of each page to share your thoughts about what you like or what you'd like to see improved.

On-the-Spot Reports from Fitness Fusion!

Catch up with the daily action from 2009 IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™. Editor in Chief Sandy Todd Webster summarized each day’s action in words, photos and videos.

2009 IDEA World Fitness Convention™

Choose from 301 hands-on sessions from 140 industry experts at the 25th annual IDEA World Fitness Convention™

Educational Video Subscription

Get 24/7 instant online access to 75 videos from top fitness professionals with the latest techniques you can use today.

IDEA Holiday Schedule

The staff at IDEA wishes you a peaceful and joyous holiday season! Please note that our offices will be closed from December 25 through January 2. We look forward to inspiring the world to fitness with you in 2009!

Tricks of the Trade: Q&A

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