What is the NFLA?

The National Fitness Leadership Alliance (NFLA) is a Canadian partnership of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to developing, promoting and implementing national standards for training and certification of fitness leaders in Canada.

• British Columbia/Yukon - British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (Fitness Branch)
• Alberta/North West Territories - Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association
• Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (Fitness Division)
• Manitoba - Manitoba Fitness Council
• Ontario - Ontario Fitness Council
• New Brunswick - Fitness New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island - Island Fitness Council
• Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Fitness Association

The Canadian Standard for Fitness Leadership and Certification

Mandate

• To provide a formal network for Provincial/Territorial fitness delivery agencies across Canada.
• To promote to general customers, leaders and organizations that hire certified leaders, a strong National and Provincial perspective of fitness leadership in Canada.
• Each individual Provincial/Territorial fitness delivery agency will serve as the formal, coordinating fitness leadership certification and registration mechanism of the NFLA.

Functions

• To develop and maintain the NFLA exams, standards, guidelines and evaluation tools.
• To develop and implement a national communication strategy.
• To identify and address common issues of concern and challenges to fitness leadership in Canada.
• To encourage the coordination and collaboration of resource development and distribution.
• To act as an advocate for fitness leadership at the National level.
• To develop and maintain a liaison with Health Canada.

What does the NFLA have to offer?

The NFLA partners currently offer recognized Fitness Leader Certification/Accreditation training in a variety of group and individual specialties such as:

• Group Fitness
• Strength/Resistance Training
• Aquatic Fitness
• Older Adult Fitness
• Adapted Fitness
• Individual Fitness/Personal Training
• Trainer of Fitness Leaders
• Evaluator of Fitness Leaders
• Supervisor of Fitness Leaders

The NFLA partners also provide the following to their current Fitness Leaders:

• Transferability of certification to all NFLA partners.
• Listing on NFLA partners Provincial central registry.
• Workshop discounts.
• Newsletters.
• Resource libraries.
• Access to professional networks.
• Merchant discount programs.
• Notification of recognized workshops.
• Wallet cards/certificates.
• Workshop guides.