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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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.

Alexis Batrakoulis
Larisa, Greece

Jolie Glassman
Portland, OR

Andrea Leonard
Portland, OR

Josh Bowen
Lexington, KY

Jim White Virginia Beach

Mark Nutting Easton, PA

Tanya Slusser Ontario, CA

Mindy Mylera Costa Mesa, CA

Dan Ritchie
W Lafayette, IN

Valorie Ness Atlanta, GA

Carol Michaels Short Hills, NJ

Stephen Cabral Boston, MA

Daryl Kucera Omaha, NE

Anthony Carey San Diego, CA

Kelli Calabrese
Flower Mound, TX

Aaron Crocker Vestavia, AL

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.

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.