History
Jay Del Vecchio, the founder of W.I.T.S. has been an advocate for establishing national standards for the health and fitness training industry since the early 1980's. As a manager for Holiday Health and Fitness, now known as Bally's, Jay's primary frustration was the incompetence of most professional trainers, which tarnished the image of the industry as a whole. To become certified in the self regulated industry during the 80's and even currently, would take minimal investment of both money and time. A typical certification process was one of memorizing answers to a written test without any practical application theory or internship. The process was usually completed after only a few hours of class time and self-study. In 1983 Jay established his own health and fitness center in Virginia Beach, Virginia which is now the home of World Instructor Training Schools. Still frustrated with the inadequate training of prospective employees Del Vecchio began establishing his own training.
Specialties
W.I.T.S. offers, Live college courses for certifications in the following Personal Training, Older Adult Fitness, Group Exercise Instruction, Youth Fitness Instruction. In our personal trainer schools, we place a great deal of emphasis on teaching both theoretical information and practical skills. W.I.T.S. is an approved CEU provider of the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and an affiliate with the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE.) W.I.T.S.' certification programs have been reviewed by the American Council on Education (ACE) Credit Recommendation Service and are approved for academic credit towards a college degree. W.I.T.S. is also approved by the Board of Certification for athletic trainers and for Veterans Education & Training.