COMPANY PROFILES
35 Years Transforming Lives
Overview
For over 35 years, NASM® has earned its reputation as the gold standard in fitness education, with best-in-class, evidence-based programs across personal training, nutrition coaching, wellness, and sports performance. We’ve built communities of world-class fitness and wellness professionals, with knowledge and tools to transform lives. Our personal trainers, coaches, their clients, and anyone with a passion for fitness and wellness, achieve success and unleash potential with NASM®.
What makes us unique?
- Our proprietary Optimum Performance Training® model (OPT™) provides a systematic and powerful step-by-step method for both trainer and trainee that can be applied to anyone at any age.
- Gym owners and operators prefer NASM® certifications over all other providers.
- More than any other certification provider, NASM® trainers, coaches, and specialists are working at every level of amateur and professional sports, from little league to major league.
- In over 100 countries around the world.
- 1.5 million fitness professionals educated.
At NASM, we stand for quality education that changes lives. We are committed to creating opportunities and supporting countries as they strengthen their fitness, nutrition, and wellness standards. Our global team is focused on providing outstanding client support and guiding our partners as they unlock their full potential and achieve their goals.
2025 has been a year of exponential growth for NASM. We are very proud of the new partnerships we have built and the impact they will have on the future of fitness, nutrition, and wellness around the world.
To learn more, visit www.nasm.org.
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65 Globally
Countries Served
35
Years in Market
35,000+
Students Globally
600
Spas & Wellness
Facilities
The demand for educated, trained, confident and motivated fitness professionals has never been higher. Health clubs, gyms, and studios throughout the world are aggressively attempting to recruit, hire, and retain qualified staff at an unparalleled pace and volume.
NASM International continues to work proactively with our global education partners, distributors, and employers as well as our vast network of fitness professionals to provide comprehensive, evidence-based education and training solutions to help employers recruit, onboard, hire and develop elite level Personal Trainers and Group Exercise Instructors.
David Van Daff
Director, Global Industry Development
NASM
Biggest
Achievements of 2025
01
Expansion of NASM global reach across all key regions and achieving the strongest international growth since NASM International was created.
02
NASM secured prime new partnerships in Saudi Arabia with Ascend Solutions and the Saudi Academy for Sports Sciences (SASS).
03
NASM has made significant strides in developing our academic footprint, expanding our presence across Brazil and the Middle East.
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