About Dr. Mark Slavin
Dr. Mark Slavin became one of the pioneers of fitness professional education when in 1990 he became the Executive Director of the first nationally recognized personal training certification, the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), founded in 1989.
Since then has continued to be instrumental in the evolution of both education and certification in the personal training industry worldwide. Like many individuals who become health care and exercise professionals, Dr. Slavin was involved in sports in his early years. An accomplished baseball player at a young age, he was offered the opportunity to assist in coaching and teaching at baseball camps around the US while still in high school in the suburbs of Chicago. Shortly after entering university his interest shifted to powerlifting, a sport that is still “in his blood”.
His interest in the human body and achieving and maintaining optimum levels of musculoskeletal function and performance precipitated his interest in chiropractic.
Following Chiropractic school and several years in private practice, Dr. Slavin was recruited to play a directorship role at NASM. He was then instrumental in founding and establishing NASM Asia when NASM expanded into Hong Kong in 1992. Changing its name in 2001 to the Asian Academy for Sports and Fitness Professionals (AASFP), this organization has become the largest certification in Asia.
Evolving away from his participation in certifications and into a purely hands-on educational role, Dr. Slavin became the Senior Consultant with Esquerre Fitness Consultants, one of the most highly regarded consulting firms focusing on the business, management, and ongoing education of fitness professional personnel in the industry. For over 20 years Esquerre Fitness Consultants was instrumental in helping numerous health club chains grow their personal training departments into multimillion- dollar profit centers.
In 1997, along with the aforementioned commitments, Dr. Slavin became the International Director for the Resistance Training Specialist programs (RTS) with the mission of expanding RTS into international markets. Over the decades this has evolved into his current full-time endeavor and is furthered through educational consulting roles with companies both domestic and international, which over the years have included Cybex International and Sports Art China. Other noteworthy accomplishments include being named the honorary president of the International Personal Trainers Association (IPTA), a past member of the Exam Development Committee for the American Council on Exercise (ACE), advisory board member for ExerciseProfessional.com, and various keynote presentations including the Malaysian National Sports Council Conference.
Over 70 Countries…
Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Belize Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Finland France Germany Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea, South Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Macau Malawi Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (England) Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe
