Medical Fitness Association

Facility certification - provided examinations and vaidation of certified facilities in 18 facilities. This certification process serves as a "good housekeeping seal of approval" for medically integrated fitness facilities to help engender trust and the ability to obtain referrals from the medical community for patients needing exercise prescriptions or treatment of their chronic diseases through exercise. Also began work on new professional fitness facility and medical fitness facility director credential.

Regional meetings & medical fitness institute - approximately 300 members served in four regional events, plus medical fitness institute regional conferences and workshops for exercise is medicine. Approximately 10 educational sessions were offered at each. Regional conferences offer one of the most effective ways to stay up-to-date with the latest approaches to medical fitness operations and programming. They allow everyone to learn from each other and network with people and organizations dedicated to medical fitness. The medical fitness institute is a program sponsored by the medical fitness association focusing on a variety of topics that directly relate to health, the operational success of medical fitness centers, and the development of industry leaders for this growing field.

Surveys & research reports - conduct surveys on topics important to the decision makers in this community. Benchmarks for success is the only national, comprehensive survey of medically integrated fitness and wellness centers. The publication is designed for medically integrated fitness and fitness and rehabilitation professionals, healthcare business development executives, medical practitioners, and others in the field of fitness, wellness, and lifestyle management. Provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the industry, serves as a starting point for benchmarking for medical fitness facilities, and can help guide the development of medical fitness center projects and collaborations, membership provided education and webinars, newsletters, surveys, networking opportunities, regional conferences, annual management conference, publicatios, benchmark data, and personalized responses to inquiries.