Mission

Our mission and vision

Set your mind…

on a healthy lifestyle

The main purpose of establishing the Institute of Sports and Wellness is to promote, disseminate, promote and support the sports ideal and healthy lifestyle, prerequisites for a healthy society with active citizens. Sport, Health and Wellness, are the key words that make up the backbone of I.A.E.

Sport as an institution for centuries highlights equality, teamwork,
solidarity but also noble rivalry, is not only a means of exercising the body but also a food for the spirit and its cultivation.

The ambition of the IFW is to strengthen sport education through teaching and instilling fairness and sportsmanship in young and old alike. An improvement in physical activity will result in an overall improvement in quality of life. Education supports the development of an orderly society defined by humanism and social cohesion.

GrActive

Set your mind…
on a healthy lifestyle

The mission of the Institute of Fitness and Wellness is to highlight, promote, disseminate, and support proper exercise and an active lifestyle. These are the prerequisites for a healthy society with active citizens. Our keywords are exercise, health, and wellness. Since time immemorial, physical activity promotes equality, teamwork, solidarity, and sportsmanship. It improves the body and nourishes the spirit. The ambition of the IFW is to strengthen sport education through teaching and instilling fairness and sportsmanship in young and old alike. An improvement in physical activity will result in an overall improvement in quality of life. Education supports the development of an orderly society defined by humanism and social cohesion.

1. Why become a member of the IFW?
The Institute of Fitness and Wellness aspires to create a network of professionals with shared values in the fields of physical activity, exercise, and health. Ideally, everyone will be able to play an important role on his/her own. The IFW wishes to strengthen sport education through teaching and instilling fairness and sportsmanship in young and old alike. An improvement in physical activity will result in an overall improvement in quality of life. Our vision is a society of committed citizens. As a member of the IFW, you can be part of this chain of public and private enterprises that join forces to change the face of contemporary sports.
2. What is the legal status of the IFW?
The Institute of Fitness and Wellness is a Civil Non-Profit Organization.
3. Who can become a member of the IFW and what are the conditions?

The IFW is open to professionals and companies who are active in the fields of physical activity and wellness. Gyms, indoor gymnasiums, Olympic sports clubs, martial arts clubs, swimming pools, municipal sports venues, organized sports courts, equipment suppliers, consulting firms, marketing firms, mass media, sports education institutions, lifelong learning centres, VETs and universities. If you have any questions regarding your participation in the IFW, please contact us.

4. What are the benefits of participation in the IFW?

As a member of the IFW you can take advantage of the many privileges of your membership to develop and expand your professional activities. For more information on benefits according to your type of membership see here (εδώ: link κατηγορίες μελών).

5. What types of certifications does the IFW provide?

The range of certifications available at the IFW covers European quality labels and protocols of good application and use of services in the field of exercise and wellness. These are constantly updated and address the needs of every professional and athlete.

6. Are the IFW certifications recognized by the state?

 The certifications you receive from the IFW are recognized in the public and private sectors across Europe. The GrActive team keeps a close look on recent developments. It offers you the opportunity to integrate your business into a network of prominent companies that are leaders and stakeholders in the field of exercise. They provide you with operating certifications in collaboration with Europe Active, the leading not-for-profit organization representing the whole of the European health and fitness sector.

7. What services will the IFW provide depending on whether I am a private or a public entity?

GrActive, the trained team of IFW, will offer its full array of services to private and public entities, including the benefit of an Exclusive Business Consultant. IFW caters to a wide range of professionals, from small and local stores to corporations and public entities.

8. Is there a code of conduct for members?

A fully qualified scientific council designed our members’ code of conduct based on international standards.

9. Is the IFW membership annual?

Yes, our membership is annual. Our price list is here (Εδώ: link pricelist), while for more information on benefits and services.

10. What are the membership types?

There are three (3) basic membership types that cover every need.

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