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Understanding Professional Liability Insurance: Claims Made vs. Occurrence Policies

June 30, 2025

As a fitness professional, you’re skilled in giving instructions and doing what you can to match a As a fitness professional, you’re skilled in giving instructions and doing what you can to match a customized fitness program with the needs of the trainee. In most cases, your training gets results, goals are reached and the…

IDEA Health & Fitness Association partners with Positive Coaching Alliance to provide FREE workshop at IDEA® World

June 27, 2025

For Immediate Release:   June 27, 2025                 For Further Information: Drisha Leggitt, DLeggitt@ideafit.com – IDEA Media: (916) 206-2553  Free Two-Day Expo Pass & Positive Coaching Alliance Workshop at IDEA® World Convention – Sacramento: July 18 -19, 2025 SAN DIEGO, California – Respected nonprofit organization, “Positive Coaching Alliance” (PCA) is partnering with the IDEA Health and Fitness Association to…

IDEA Health & Fitness Association Announces 2025 IDEA® World Award Finalists and Jack and Elaine LaLanne Award Honoree

May 19, 2025

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 IDEA® Industry Awards, as well as this year’s recipient of the IDEA® Jack LaLanne Award. IDEA CEO and owner Amy Boone Thompson will acknowledge the finalists and winners during the Golden Gala of Distinction Celebration on Thursday, July 17, 2025, during…

What is Fitness Professional Liability Insurance?

April 28, 2025

Professional Liability insurance, also known as Errors and Omissions insurance or Malpractice insurance, insures you against claims made by clients alleging negligence related to the services you provided as a fitness trainer. What is negligence? Negligence essentially refers to the failure to provide the degree of knowledge, care or skill of the average professional peer…

Press Release – 2025 IDEA® World

April 23, 2025

                                                                                          For Immediate Release:                   For Further Information: Drisha Leggitt, IDEA Media: (916) 206-2553  IDEA® World Convention in Sacramento, California: July 17-19, 2025 Health & Fitness Leaders from 80 Countries Converge to ‘Inspire the World to Fitness®’ SAN DIEGO, California – For the first time since its 1982 inception, the IDEA® Health and Fitness Association will…

Press Release – IDEA® Fitness Mentor Network

February 10, 2025

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association Introduces the All-New – IDEA Fitness Mentor Network SAN DIEGO, CA – 2/10/2025 –  IDEA® Health & Fitness Association is thrilled to unveil the IDEA Fitness Mentor Network, a transformative mentorship initiative designed to empower health and exercise professionals at every stage of their careers. This innovative program, developed in…

Important announcement regarding your IDEA® Membership and Liability Insurance billing!

November 15, 2024

Back in March of this year, IDEA® began notifying members that we were going to separate your IDEA® Membership and Liability billing and invoicing. Over the last 9 months, we intentionally sent email notifications to our members just before and during their renewal months, to notify you of this change so that you were not…

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association partners with CoverMe Fitness to deliver real-world solutions for fitness professionals

June 22, 2024

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association and CoverMe Fitness are proud to announce a strategic partnership to address some of the biggest challenges facing fitness professionals and the industry at large. Combining their extensive expertise and experience, the two organizations are set to revolutionize the fitness industry by providing an effective solution to the sector’s perennial…