Fitness Innovations Malaysia – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

As I was working with a client at one of the gyms in KL a couple of days ago, I bumped into another personal trainer (which doesn’t happen very often because there aren’t as many freelance trainers as you think!)

Today was different though – it was more than the feeling of just ‘bumping’ into another trainer, but this particular trainer happened to be someone I coached for a few classes a few months ago, and she then went on to complete her personal training preparation course, sit for her exams, and today, she’s out there working with a client as a certified personal trainer.

It is a very good feeling to see someone progress in their career – and today I’d like to give credit where it is due. I’ve been meaning to write this post for quite some time now (almost two years!) – as gratitude towards Fitness Innovations Malaysia. I’d like to boldly say that career-wise, I would be nowhere close to where I am today if not for them.

In fact – it scares me to imagine what it would have been like if I didn’t take the bold step to get certified by the American Council of Exercise 2 years ago (I was from the 2nd batch of certified trainers coached here at FiT). Many of you by now, know my full story already (if you don’t, then read it here).

Even then, I was the blogger behind the country’s top fitness blog (you’re reading it right now).
Even then, I knew plenty about exercise.
Even then, I knew enough to get people into shape and to reach their goals.
Even then, I could navigate myself in the fitnes industry here.

But something was missing – just like how a freshly prepared meal can ‘look’ real tasty, but what if someone forgot to add the salt? It would be pretty flat.

And without my experience at Fitness Innovations – that’s what my career lacked – flavour.

Besides being prepared for the final ACE exams – Fitness Innovations was where I actually got a very real glimpse of life in the Fitness Industry. So more than just going for classes – it was the whole experience of it. (and if you’re wondering – I loved the experience so much that until today, I am still in touch with them, and often find ways to get involved with ongoing activities, workshops, meetings – or a quick meal downstairs with them.)

What is it that made it such an experience?

Just like how I’ve been able to set up a very successful business because what I’m doing runs deep through my veins – Fitness Innovations has seen tremendous growth and continues to inspire people simply because the founders and those that work there eat, live, and breathe fitness – and working there and doing what they do is simply the natural thing to do.

I know for a fact that Jerrican Tan (Managing Director) loves teaching, and loves learning too. In fact.. he’s a learn-a-holic.

Today Fitness Innovations has diversified and offers more than just the preparation course for the American Council on Exercise like when they first started in KL about 3 years ago. They’ve got a wide range of workshops and also prep courses for other organisations, the latest being for the NSCA which offers the much coveted CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist).

As I mentioned above – this post is long overdue – and wow, I didn’t really expect to write this much (in fact, I told myself just one paragraph because I didn’t want it to seem like I was deliberately promoting them – FYI, I’m not being compensated for doing this), but these were just things I’ve always been wanting to say, and my way of repaying the favour for all that Fitness Innovations has done for me and my career.

To everyone out there – especially if you’ve bumped into an ACE-certified trainer at your gym, chances are high that they’ve crossed paths with Fitness Innovations, and you’ve experienced the benefit of working with such a trainer.

So yeah, this was supposed to be a short post, which I had initially planned to just fill with photos from my experience with Fitness Innovations – so here we go – ’cause as they say – a picture is worth a thousand words (or in the case of this blog post – two thousand).

Revision – full length discussions on every possible topic. No stone is unturned!

Revision – a few days before the final ACE exam

First Aid – covered during the compulsory CPR/Basic Life Support Certificaton

Informal classes – laid back, casual, and very hands-on

Fitness testing – usually an eye-opening experience for who ‘think’ they’re fit

Games to make sure we don’t forget what’s important

Fitness Instructor Skills Course – Gives trainers a sense of what Personal Training really is about, and what it feels like to work with a client

Practical Class – keeping track of a client’s progress on the treadmill

Practical class – Everyone gets their chance to experience client/trainer roles

Putting what they learn into practice – heart rate measurement sites

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Noel Chelliah

Noel Chelliah, ACE-CPT, ACE-LWMC, has been recognized as one of the Top Transformation Experts in Malaysia. No stranger to being overweight himself, Noel has gone through a life-changing transformation himself, from fat, to fit. In 2010, Noel founded the DailyMuscle Body Transformation Camp, which today helps hundreds of individuals exercise and practice healthier habits. In his spare time, Noel serves the community with various programs that promote a healthier lifestyle, and enjoys playing with his dogs.