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Welcome
Welcome to the summer edition of the REPs Journal and for me a very special edition as it will be my last as Registrar. Having spent over four years here working with a wonderful
team and having had the pleasure of working so closely with so many of you I will be sad to bid you all farewell.
THE REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS Castlewood House, New Oxford St London WC1A 1PG Telephone 020 7632 2022 www.exerciseregister.org
Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch
Registrations & Member Services Manager Dottie Calderwood dottie@exerciseregister.org
External Liaison Manager Rebecca Weissbort rebecca@exerciseregister.org
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING STANDARDS SkillsActive Castlewood House, New Oxford St London WC1A 1PG Telephone: 020 7632 2000
Technical Unit skills@skillsactive.com
EDITORIAL Publisher: Tor Davies, sportEX
Editor: Sharon Colligan, REPs sharon.colligan@skillsactive.com
Sub Editor: Niccola Hyslop, REPs niccola.hyslop@skillsactive.com
ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Telephone: 0845 652 1908 Email: reps@sportex.net
DESIGN & PRODUCTION Debbie Asher debbie@sportex.net
PUBLISHED BY sportEX (Centor Publishing Ltd) Contact: Tor Davies tor@sportex.net Telephone: 0845 652 1906 Website: www.sportex.net
It has been an exciting period with many developments happening during my time at the helm. Last year we celebrated our 10th anniversary as an organisation with many of you taking part in our celebrations at the conventions held across the UK. I would also like to mention how proud I am to have been involved in guiding REPs into a new era through the introduction of new standards, new categories and overseeing the dawn of the digital age for REPs.
REPs has been such a success in our industry that the Registers principle has expanded into other areas. This has led to the development of the Register of Aquatics Professionals, Register of Playwork Professionals and the Register of Children’s Activities Professionals, which have all launched this year as a direct result of the exemplar provision REPs offer the fitness industry. The model has also been replicated worldwide with two new National Registers joining the International Confederation of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs). REPs Canada and REPs UAE join the partnership facilitating movement of exercise professionals around the globe, but more importantly it serves to increase the credibility, accountability, accessibility and public and industry acknowledgement of highly qualified fitness professionals worldwide.
I would like to thank you all for your support over those years and it has been a real privilege to work with you and represent you as Registrar.
Jean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar
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Greg Whyte Talks To REPs Journal
Latest REPs News Including An Update On IHRSA 2013
Industry Update, Plus The Latest On PPL Reforms
Research News – What Scientists Are Saying About Exercise
The Anabolic Window – Is It A Myth?
Arthritis And Long-term Musculoskeletal Pain
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