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At this time, fitness and training programs were used by militaries to train soldiers for war. -
The first olympic games took place in 776 BC. Ancient greek athletes trained their bodies for certain events of strength and speed. -
Is considered the father of modern medicine and advocated fitness for the well being of an individual. "Eating alone will not keep a man well; he must also take exercise" -
From 1700 to 1850 Germany and Sweden made large advancements in personal training. Johann GutsMuths and Friedrich Jahn (grandfather and father of German gymnastics) created equipment and routines for gymnasts to perform -
A French strongman who is often credited with being the earliest to open commercial gyms. The first gym was opened in Brussels and then in Paris sometime during the 1840s -
Modernized weight lifting became an official sport in the Olympic Games. -
Referred to as the father of modern bodybuilding, staged the first bodybuilding competition called "The Greatest Show". In todays age the show is now called the Olympia and the trophy the winner is given is called the "Sandow" in honor of Eugen Sandow -
Born 1936, died in 2009, Jack LaLanne became the first fitness icon in the united states. He motivated hundreds of thousand Americans to get up and exercise. -
Golds Gym was founded in 1965 by Joe Gold in Venice, California. The gym was known as the "mecca of bodybuilding" made popular by Arnold Schwarzenegger. -
Considered the father of the modern fitness movement, he shifted peoples thinking from disease treatment to disease prevention through the use of exercise. In 1968 he introduced the word "aerobics" and began a fitness movement that would up the number of joggers in America from 100,000 to 30 million -
Joe Weider was a well known bodybuilding coach (guru) who mentored and coached Arnold Schwarzenegger. With Weider's help Arnold was able to win 6 consecutive Mr. Olympia's during the 1970s -
The National Strength and Conditioning Association was founded in 1978. Dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world. -
During the 1980's fitness was starting to become the main stream amongst the population. People started seeking personal training as a career path.
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The NSCA officially recognized the first personal training certificate in 1996. Today many other organizations award personal training certificates (NASM, IFP, ISSA, NCCP)
