March 2, 2007
Dr. Mark Occhipinti Of The
American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA)
Discusses The Personal Training Industry - Show #80
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Dr. Mark Occhipinti is the President of the American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA) (www.afpafitness.com), a health, fitness and nutrition continuing education and certifying organization, and teacher of nutrition and physical education at Ocean County College, NJ, a position that he held from 1988-1997.
He is an Author, Lecturer, Exercise Physiologist, and Nutritional consultant with over 29 years of experience in the Sports Nutrition, Strength Training, Sports Medicine and Personal Fitness Training fields.
His educational background includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition and Exercise Science, a Master’s of Science in Exercise Physiology specializing in Cardiac Rehabilitation, and a doctorate in applied Human Nutrition. Mark is currently completing his studies to become a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. He is a trained and accomplished Strength Coach, Emergency Medical Technician, Hospital Corpsman, Certified Massage Therapist & Certified Biofeedback Specialist, competitive Power lifter and Bodybuilder.
During the past 29 years he has conducted over 800 seminars in 46 states and abroad presenting to over 80,000 health and fitness professionals. Mark traveled and lectured in the area of health and fitness in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.
Mark has served on the medical advisory board of several online health websites, including medicinecabinet.com, and is called upon by several news services as a fitness expert, including the New York Times and Chicago Sun.
Dr. Occhipinti answered the following questions:
Tell us the history of AFPA?
What is your background?
How many certifications does the AFPA offer?
What makes AFPA different then the other 20 or so certification organizations out there?
I hear you have a couple of annual events. What are they like and why should a fitness professional participate?
What is your take on the NCCA/NBFE dilemma?
What are your thoughts about states requiring personal trainers to become licensed?
How do you see the fitness industry evolving in the future?
To listen now click here: Fitness Business Radio (48:31 minutes 11.1 MB)
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