The first stage of the Register of Exercise Professionals’ (REPs) latest public awareness campaign has gone live with more than 1,000 clubs and fitness centres targeted.

Its aim is to ensure all exercise professionals working in clubs and centres throughout the UK are REPs registered.

More than 500,000 leaflets are being distributed to the target clubs and centres in a final push to achieve 100 per cent registration and to raise awareness and importance of registration..

During the next few months the Register will also be increasing its drive to encourage members of the public to check their instructors’ registration status.

Registrar Cliff Collins said: “The Register has enjoyed immense support from the industry with the vast majority of managers ensuring all their staff have full registration status.

“However, for whatever reasons, some members are not being re-registered and this means that not only are the instructors themselves putting their professional reputation at risk but employers are also in-breach of the FIA Code of Practice.

“We already get hundreds of hits on our website a day verifying instructors’ membership and registration status and we expect this significantly increase as part of our public awareness drive – so now is the time to make sure your staff are fully registered.”