Overview
Sport Performance Institute Inc. (SPI) is a fitness & sports education organization. SPI provides a variety of educational programs to personal trainers
Tags
- Education
- Sports Recreation
- Sports & Recreation
Description
The Sport Performance Institute Inc. (SPI) is a fitness and sports education organization. SPI provides a variety of educational programs to personal trainers, group fitness (aerobics) instructors, coaches, strength training specialists, physical education teachers and the general population, in Canada, the United States, and Middle East.
SPI personnel have been involved in both, the setup and day to day operations of the Human Kinetics Assessment Centre. With many years of experience in both test design and implementation, SPI has the staff that can provide fitness appraisal services to a variety of groups and individuals.
In addition to varied sports backgrounds, all SPI instructors are required to have a minimum of a Masters degree in a sport science related field. In addition to this, many of the instructors have experience training and testing Olympic and National team athletes. In fact the athletes that have worked with SPI staff have won more than 50 Olympic and World Championship medals. This combination of experience and education make the SPI instructors the most highly qualified instructors in the fitness industry.
SPI currently has certification programs that meet or exceed the guidelines established by the National Fitness Leaders Advisory Council (NFLAC) in personal training, strength training, and aerobics instruction.The depth of knowledge that SPI graduates obtain is impressive. As a matter of fact, many of the topics covered in the SPI certification programs are not covered in most University degree programs.
LAU has concluded with SPI the rights in Lebanon to utilize its professional fitness training certification program. Up to 3 previously taken SPI courses would be credited towards the LAU One Year Professional Fitness Diploma Program.
ACSM, The American College of Sports Medicine, founded in 1954, was the first organization to certify health fitness professionals. It is the world's largest sports medicine and exercise science organization with more than 45,000 national, regional, and international members and certified health fitness professionals in more than 90 countries
