Alexis Batrakoulis of Lárisa, Greece has been named the 2021 PFP Trainer of the Year and will be recognized throughout the upcoming year for his accomplishments.

For the past 25 years, Alexis has been providing people with safe, effective and enjoyable exercise experiences, all while trying to spread the message that exercise truly is the best medicine. Batrakoulis, who resides in Lárisa, Greece, is the owner of International Obesity Exercise Training Institute (IOETI) and works as an educator, speaker, author, subject matter expert and exercise physiologist in 40 countries across 4 continents. Alexis was featured as our March Trainer of the Month. Read his full story here.



In addition to being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the fitness industry, our 2020 Trainers of the Month and the 2021 Trainer of the Year will receive a gift package which includes:

TOTAL PRIZE PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $7,000... AND MORE TO COME!
► Functional Aging Institute (FAI) Education plus Business VIP Package includes:
• Functional Aging Specialist Certification ($399 value)
• Two (2) VIP tickets to the
2021 Functional Aging Summit ($600 value) 
• Functional Aging Business Mastermind meeting ($1,200 value)
► 1-Year Lease of the Body Metrix Professional System Ultrasound Body Composition ($1,895 value)
►  PowerBlock U50 Club Set ($795 value)
►  Lifetime membership to The Academy online resource and community for fitness business owners by
Fitness Revolution ($599 value)
► Choice of any
NSCA Certification Exam and associated textbook by NSCA ($575 value)
► Premium Certification Package by NFPT ($400 value)
► 1-year membership to
FiTOUR Total Access: receive access to complete each of the FiTOUR in-home certifications with online study materials ($300 value)
► A complimentary full conference registration to any 2020 Medical Fitness Tour event courtesy of the
MedFit Education Foundation ($299 value)
► Featured profile in the 2021 Winter issue of Personal Fitness Professional magazine

EACH TRAINER OF THE MONTH WILL RECEIVE OVER $4,000 IN PRIZES (AND MORE TO COME!):
► 
Functional Aging Institute (FAI) Education plus Business VIP Package includes:
• Functional Aging Specialist Certification ($399 value)
• Functional Aging Business Mastermind meeting ($1,200 value)
• Two (2) VIP tickets to the 2021 Functional Aging Summit ($600 value) 
► A 1-year AFS + SUCCEED! Membership that includes one (1) full convention ticket to SUCCEED! AFS' Annual Fitness Business Convention & Expo ($500 value)
► A 1-Year membership to The Academy online resource and community for fitness business owners by Fitness Revolution ($399 value)
► National Corporate Fitness Institute (NCFI) Certified Corporate Fitness Specialist Certification by ($295 value)
► Standard Certification Package by
NFPT ($249 value)
► 
MedFit Network one-year professional membership ($169 value, for new members) - or - $100 off select MedFit Classroom classes for existing MedFit Network members  
► 
AAAI/ISMA “One World” Conference Registration ($150 value)
► One in-home certification from
FiTOUR ($99 value)

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Trainers of the Year

Since 2006, PFP media has helped to recognize some of the industry's outstanding fitness professionals. The Trainer of the Year has served as a springboard for some of the biggest names in fitness today.

2021

Alexis Batrakoulis
Larisa, Greece

2020

Jolie Glassman
Portland, OR

2019

Andrea Leonard
Portland, OR

2018

Josh Bowen
Lexington, KY

2017

Jim White Virginia Beach

2016*

Mark Nutting Easton, PA

2016*

Tanya Slusser Ontario, CA

2015

Mindy Mylera Costa Mesa, CA

2014

Dan Ritchie
W Lafayette, IN

2013

Valorie Ness Atlanta, GA

2012

Carol Michaels Short Hills, NJ

2011

Stephen Cabral Boston, MA

2010

Daryl Kucera Omaha, NE

2009

Anthony Carey San Diego, CA

2008

Kelli Calabrese
Flower Mound, TX

2007

Aaron Crocker Vestavia, AL

2006

Billy Beck III
Weston, FL

*Two Trainers of the Year were selected for 2016. Mark Nutting won the Legacy Award, and Tanya Slusser won the Trailblazer Award.

2020 Trainers of the Month

Each month, PFP will select one outstanding fitness professional to profile. At the end of the year the 2020 PFP Trainer of the Year will be selected by a panel of distinguished judges.

Dec

Meredith Butulis
Bradenton, FL

Nov

Brien Shamp
El Dorado Hills, CA

Oct

Dolly B Stokes
Fairhope, AL

Sept

Julio Salado
Boston, MA

August

Christine Conti
Brick, NJ

July

Christian Thompson
San Francisco

June

Eric Chessen
Charlotte, NC

May

Doris Ward
Cornwall, Prince Edward Island

Apr

Scott Keppel
Chandler, AZ

Mar

Alexis Batrakoulis
Larisa, Greece

Jan

Sharon Bourke
Rockville, MD

Feb

Melody Schoenfeld
Pasadena, CA

2019 Trainers of the Month

DEC

Angela Moore
Lake Orion, MI

NOV

Kourtney Thomas
St. Louis, MO

OCT

Devon Palermo
Fairfax, VA

SEPT

Jason Karp
San Diego, CA

AUG

Jolie Glassman
Miami, FL

JULY

Johnny Ryder
Show Low, AZ

JUNE

Adrienne Ione
Tacoma, WA

MAY

Chris Litten
Tucson, AZ

APRIL

Kerry Keane
Muskogee, OK

MARCH

Jennifer Waller
Richmond, BC

JAN

Juan Medrano
Edmonton, CAN

FEB

Ryan Carver
Salt Lake City, UT

2018 Trainers of the Month

DEC

Frank Pucher
Roseland, NJ

NOV

David Lyons
Meridian, ID

OCT

Sergio Rojas
Dubuque, IA

SEPT

Shay Vasudeva
Phoenix, AZ

AUG

Giovanni Roselli
Delray Beach, FL

JULY

Jolie Glassman
Miami, FL

JUNE

Zach Vargo
Tipp City, OH

MAY

Andrea Leonard
Portland, OR

APRIL

Ricky Jackson
Houston, TX

MARCH

Doug Briggs
Fort Bliss, TX

FEB

Samantha Cordova
Alameda, CA

JAN

Astria Goolsby
Jackson, MS

2017 Trainers of the Month

DEC

Jesse Swoyer
CampHill, PA

NOV

Anna Woods
Buhler, KS

OCT

Dustin Maher
Madison, WI

SEPT

Josh Bowen
Lexington, KY

AUG

Jill Rooks
Redlands, CA

JULY

Ralph Roberts
Amarillo, TX

JUNE

C. Hancox-Barr
Nanaimo, B.C.

MAY

Terri Fox
Olathe, KS

APRIL

Joe Drake
Boca Raton, FL

MARCH

Laura Bender
Missoula, MT

FEB

Greg Johnson
Sacramento, CA

JAN

Brad Tillery
College Station

2016 Trainers of the Month

DEC

Mark Mueller
Elizabethtown, PA

NOV

Elizabeth Kovar
Seattle, WA

OCT

Travis Tyler
Erie, PA

SEPT

Julie Luther
Greensboro, NC

AUG

Kurt Gillon
Atlanta, GA

July

Sharan Tash
Skokie, IL

June

Scott Keppel
Chandler, AZ

May

Farel Hruska
San Marcos, CA

April

Jim White
Virginia Beach

MARCH

Ashlee Alfred
Killeen, TX

FEB

Stephen Holt Lutherville, MD

JAN

Lisa Dougherty Costa Mesa, CA