ISSA

About

The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) is a distance education institution and certifying agency committed to our students' fitness education and professional goals.

Story

In 1988, the most powerful team of fitness experts ever assembled joined together with an unyielding commitment to stem the tide of physical decline in our country. Culled from the elite ranks of research, coaching, sports medicine and sport and fitness science, these individuals decided to draw a line in the sand and turn the tide towards a more fit and healthier nation. They formed the International Sports Sciences Association with the mission of standardizing information and transforming the health & fitness of our nation.

Since that initial gathering, THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SCIENCES ASSOCIATION has catapulted to the forefront of the fitness community. ISSA is now recognized as the WORLD LEADER IN FITNESS CERTIFICATION with over 180,000 graduates as of this writing and several thousand others currently enrolled in various programs. Hundreds of physicians, chiropractors, coaches, physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and health & fitness professionals have taken ISSA specialized programs for fitness certification and continuing education. The founders as well as the majority of ISSA professors and advisors are both world class athletes and have earned their Masters or PH.D. degrees, and are people who possess extraordinary academic backgrounds as well as practical, "in the trenches" experience.

The ISSA acts as a distance education institution and certifying agency and provides personal training certification material to:

Personal Trainers and Fitness Trainers through our Personal Trainer Certification course
Athletic Trainers through our Strength and Conditioning Certification specialization course
Medical Professionals in all areas of health care through our Exercise / Fitness Therapy Certification specialization course
In addition, ISSA hosts seminars in most states as well as other countries. Our organization has set new standards in exercise assessment, sports nutrition certification, fitness instruction, sports strength and conditioning certification, and post rehabilitation training. Our certifications and continuing education programs are universally recognized and our professional credibility is impeccable. In fact, ISSA's personal training certification courses have been offered by colleges and universities around the world.

Mission

The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) believes that the health and fitness of our society can be significantly improved by our students' success as health, sports and fitness professionals. Our efforts to stem the tide of poor health and physical decline are multiplied exponentially as our graduates and members disseminate the ISSA principles and methods to their clients, peers and associates.

Now, after more than a decade of successfully fulfilling our initial mission of setting and developing standards within the fitness industry, our goals currently focus on providing expanded access to the highest quality certification and continuing education programs available.

In view of our leadership role as fitness educators, we are also unconditionally committed to advancing our industry as a whole, and to develop greater access to career opportunities for those who share our vision of helping others live a healthier, more dignified life.

Products

-Personal Trainer Certification
-Fitness Nutrition Certification
-Fitness / Exercise Therapy Certification
-Senior Fitness Certification
-Youth Fitness Certification
-Strength and Conditioning
-Sports Nutrition Certification
-Elite Trainer I Certification Program
-Elite Trainer II Certification Program
-Master Trainer Certification Program