navigation search the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources aerobics and fitness association of america news newspapers books scholar jstor free images january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message aerobics and fitness association of america founded 1983 headquarters los angeles california usa key people linda pfeffer website http www.afaa.com the aerobics and fitness association of america afaa is a fitness education company that was established in 1983 and operates out of sherman oaks california . afaa offers education workshops and certifications internationally but mainly operates in the united states . afaa s certifications are accredited by vital research and afaa is a member of the national organization of competency assurance noca . afaa also applied for an additional accreditation through an organization recognized by the council for higher education accreditation chea and the u.s. department of education meeting ihrsa s recommendation on accreditation for fitness certification organizations . through its semi annual event apex afaa has succeeded in attracting and certifying personal trainers year after year . afaa has expanded the company in japan and more recently china . afaa china held their first workshops at nirvana gym in beijing china with 50 participants . 1 afaa japan was first introduced in 1988 . there are now 180 afaa educational faculty members in japan . 2 contents 1 certifications and workshops 1.1 certifications 1.2 specialty workshops 1.3 online exclusive specialty workshops 2 american fitness 3 afaa music 4 references 5 external links certifications and workshops edit afaa offers the following certification programs and workshops . certifications edit personal fitness trainer certification primary group exercise certification kickboxing certification step certification military fitness specialist certification specialty workshops edit aqua fitness fighting obesity a practical approach floor core & more for personal trainers fuzecraze dance drills & skills g.e.a.r. indoor cycling golden hearts senior fitness training group exercise the practical way group resistance training kickboxing skills & choreography midlife fitness for women national board review course for pfts perinatal fitness practical pilates practical yoga instructor training step skills & choreography sunrise yoga online exclusive specialty workshops edit arthritis foundation exercise program beyond mat science diet free life health coaching skills jillian michaels bodyshred nasm group personal training nutrition for sports and exercise power music group rx rip prehab vs rehab yo chi yoga and pilates on the ball training american fitness edit american fitness is a division of afaa that publishes a magazine . it is the official publication of afaa and it has gained over 100 000 readers . the topic of the articles are usually related to health clubs health related fitness research current trends and advances in equipment and training applications . as of july 2012 meg jordan served as the editor at large and kevin mcguire as its managing editor . afaa music edit afaa is now distributing audio tracks for fitness workshops as well as videos . references edit http www.findarticles.com p articles mi m0675 is 2 21 ai 112982373 http www.buildingfamilies.com family afaa 10 year anniversary in japan . . html external links edit afaa profile official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aerobics and fitness association of america & oldid 736431446 categories professional associations based in the united stateshidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from january 2015all articles with topics of unclear notability navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 august 2016 at 12 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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