We at PFP - Personal Fitness Professional know how difficult it is to break into the fitness industry and become a successful trainer within a few years, which is why we are offering you, the trainer, the opportunity to be 2009 PFP Trainer of the Year. You are eligible to win:

-         $500 Power Systems gift certificate

-        Free airfare and a hotel room to the 28^th Annual International Convention & Trade Show in San Francisco, hosted by IHRSA

-         $200 in spending money for food and transportation

-         2009 PFP Trainer of the Year trophy

-         Cover placement and biographical spotlight in the special June-July 2009 issue of PFP

 

>> Simply by providing contact information, you automatically get a 10% discount to Power Systems! 

 

Criteria (see our judging panel below!)
v    Must be currently working as a personal trainer with a current certification

v    Must be able to fly from a location in the continental US to attend IHRSA 2009

v    Must be able to participate in appearances throughout the year

v    Must fill out the below submissions form and accompanying essay questions

 

                  

[DEADLINE: submissions must be received no later than December 15, 2008]

  

Meet Our Judges

	Shelby Murphy Shelby Murphy is the owner of Shelby Murphy Training & Fitness personal training studio in Granbury, Texas (www.shelbymurphyfitness.com). Shelby and the studio were honored in 2007 with the Chamber of Commerce's Rising Star business award. She is the editor of PFP and has authored hundreds of health, business and women's issues articles in local and national publications. Prior to founding her own company, Shelby served as Marketing and Member Services Director and one of the leading personal trainers at Performance Zone in Granbury. ...
	Phil Kaplan Phil Kaplan (www.philkaplan.com) worked his way up from a minimum wage fitness instructor to health club operator and owner to a media personality, appearing on over 1,000 television and radio programs as well as authoring over 250 published articles. Phil is currently heading up the Be Better Project as well as the Benevolent Uprising tour. He is also the author of The NAVAQA Formula: Emotional Persuasion for Fitness Pros, Personal Training Profits and a Secure Fitness Future and the e-program, Change Your Mind, Change the World. ...
	Kelli Calabrese Kelli Calabrese is the International Master Trainer for Adventure Boot Camp, the largest boot camp program in the world (www.adventurebootcamp.com). She is the coach of Argyle Adventure Boot Camp (www.argylebootcamp.com) and the co-author of Personal Training Prosperity. She was also the editor of Personal Fitness Professional, and she provides career consulting through www.CalabreseConsulting.com as well as www.PFPplus.com. ...
	Mark Roozen Mark Roozen is Owner and President of Performance Edge Training Systems in Texas (www.markroozenpets.com) and works with Day of Champions Sports Camps. Mark holds a master's degree in education, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction and has served on a number of committees through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), currently sitting on the Board of Directors for the organization. You can contact him at mroozen@itexas.net. ...
	Jasmine Jafferali Jasmine Jafferali is the program coordinator and an instructor for Educational Fitness Solutions Inc. (www.edfit.com). She created the online professional certificate in Women's Exercise Training & Wellness, an interactive online web-based certificate program designed to ensure the development of safe and effective exercise programs for women by personal trainers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals and the general public. Jasmine specializes in women's health and wellness and is a master trainer for Resist-a-ball and Healthy Moms Fitness.

 

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