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NESTA ANNOUNCES NEW
PERSONAL FITNESS CHEF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Program Created To Educate Professionals and Individuals Interested
in
Becoming Certified Personal Fitness Chefs
Orange County, CA – March 17, 2005 – The National
Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), the world’s
fastest growing fitness and wellness association, announces
its new Personal Fitness Chef Certification Program (www.personalfitnesschef.com).
According to NESTA’S founder, Dr. John Spencer Ellis,
the Personal Fitness Chef Certification Program was created
in direct response to the growth of the industry and to meet
the demands of both professionals and non-professionals interested
in learning more about personal fitness cooking. The program
is ideally suited for professionals in the fitness and wellness
industry such as personal trainers, chefs and others interested
in careers in fitness and nutrition as well as non-professionals
simply interested in healthy cooking.
"As the industry leader in certification programs for
health, fitness and wellness professionals, NESTA is honored
to introduce one of the top personal fitness chef certification
programs worldwide,” Dr. Ellis said. “While NESTA’s
Personal Fitness Chef Certification Program is designed to
support the health or fitness professional interested in expanding
their business or launching a new career as a personal chef,
our program is also ideally suited for the non-professional
simply interested in cooking health conscious meals.”
Other than a keen interest in, and desire to succeed in the
area of health and wellness, no prerequisites are required
to enroll in NESTA’s Personal Fitness Chef Certification
Program. A comprehensive program covering all aspects of fitness
and nutrition, NESTA’s program is offered as home study/distance
learning, in which a passing grade of 80 percent on multiple
choice testing is required for certification.
Course material covers everything from building and marketing
a personal chef business, to selecting healthy foods, utensils,
and supplies. Topics include issues such as: how to safely
sharpen knives, create a beautiful presentation, and develop
business relationships with your grocer and butcher. The Personal
Fitness Chef Certification Program includes bottom-line material
such as conducting a cooking class for maximum profit, avoiding
food cross contamination, adding NESTA’s business model
to an existing fitness and wellness business, and complying
with local laws.
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NEW PERSONAL FITNESS CHEF PROGRAM BACKED BY FITNESS AND WELLNESS
ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS RENOWNED PERSONAL CHEF
In addition to being backed by an organization that has already
certified more than 30,000 health, fitness & wellness
professionals to date, NESTA’s Personal Fitness Chef
Certification Program features one of the top personal chefs
in the country, Master Chef Marie.
Master Chef Marie is a native of Paris, France, where she
grew up surrounded by traditional French cuisine and gourmet
food. A National Table Tennis Champion, she understands the
relationship between good nutrition and fitness. Chef Marie
holds a Culinary Arts Degree, and has many certifications
related to cooking, nutrition, and sports, including Certified
Fitness Nutritionist (NESTA), Certified Professional Food
Manager by the American Food Safety Institute, Certified Sport
Trainer and Educator (FFTT), and Certified Tennis Instructor
(USPTR and Van Der Meer Tennis University).
The program is also taught by Dr. Ellis who holds a bachelor’s
degree in business and in health science, as well as an MBA
and a doctorate in education. Dr. Ellis has more than fifteen
certifications, including certified massage therapist, exercise
rehabilitation specialist, Pilates instructor, personal trainer,
and yoga instructor. He has extensively studied mind-body
fitness and alternative health, and is the author of "How
Badly Do you Want It? - Your Ultimate Guide to Optimal Fitness,"
a contributor to "Power of Champions," and the Fitness
Editor of OC Flair magazine. Dr. Ellis is a licensed radiological
technologist, and a certified medical assistant who oversees
operations at his facilities: Spencer Escape Fitness Resort,
Fast PACE Fitness, and Spencer Wellness Center.
Since 1992, NESTA has been a leader in innovative solutions
for fitness and wellness professionals. NESTA is comprised
of a team of educators, as well as fitness and business professionals
who have experience in every aspect of the health and fitness
industry, including management, nutrition, business development,
marketing, promotion, exercise science, consulting, entrepreneurship,
and mentoring.
NESTA’s philosophy, which is founded on the belief
that there is more to fitness than certification, incorporates
a holistic approach into their programming, and strongly encourages
participants to become entrepreneurs of their own knowledge
and expertise. NESTA understands that reaching the pinnacle
of success requires business skills, entrepreneurship, career
diversity, and multiple revenue streams. A full-service fitness
and wellness association, NESTA prides itself on high quality
programs that have direct application in the field. For more
information, visit www.personalfitnesschef.com.
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