About Us

Northwest Fitness Education provides practical and business content to fitness professionals to enhance their careers. Whether it is providing access to business systems and templates that have helped grow 7-figure Personal Training businesses, hosting live and virtual workshops and conferences, and providing ongoing content through the Business of Personal Training blog, Northwest Fitness Education is committed to your success in the fitness industry.

Northwest Personal Fitness Education was founded by Sherri McMillan, a pioneer in the Fitness and Personal Training industry for over 30 years. She holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology and was awarded the 2010 International CanFitPro Fitness Presenter of the Year, 2006 IDEA Program Director of the Year, Inaugural IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, & 1998 CanFitPro Canadian Fitness Presenter of the Year.

A Proven Method of Success

She has presented hundreds of workshops to thousands of fitness leaders throughout Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, England, Spain, South America, Asia and the U.S.A. She is a fitness columnist for various newspapers and magazines and the author of 5 Fitness Books and Manuals (Go For Fit – The Winning Way to Fat Loss, Fit over Forty – The Winning Way to Lifetime Fitness, The Successful Trainer’s Guide to Marketing, Hiring and Training Master Trainers, and The Business of Personal Training).

She is the owner of Northwest Personal Training in Vancouver, Washington which was awarded the Better Business Bureau’s Business of the Year and the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year and Community Builder award.

Northwest Fitness Education Mission

It is our mission to provide Fitness Professionals and Business Owners with the knowledge, guidance, support, motivation and educational tools and resources that will allow them to help their clients reach for their personal best and enable their business to thrive. Ultimately, our primary focus is to help other Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors, Club Owners and Fitness Directors improve their theoretical, practical and business skills in order to create a healthier world – one person at a time. We couldn’t ask for a better career. To know that we’ve played a small part, directly or indirectly, in helping someone become more healthy and fit is about as rewarding as it gets.

We strive to stay on the cutting edge of the fitness industry and pride ourselves in introducing innovative, scientifically sound exercise techniques and successful business practices and systems. Through our fitness conferences, certification courses, workshops, seminars, consulting services and educational products, we aim to enhance professionalism, integrity and excellence in the fitness industry.

Awards and Recognition

The following awards and recognitions prove that we practice what we preach. Don’t reinvent the wheel – learn from the best in the industry.

• Northwest Personal Training wins 2006 Better Business Bureau Business of the Year
• IDEA International Fitness Directors of the Year
• Sherri McMillan recognized as Top 3 Finalist for 2006 ACE National Fitness Educators of the Year
• Sherri McMillan wins Inaugural IDEA International Personal Trainer of the Year Award
• Northwest Personal Training receives Best of City Search Recognition
• Sherri McMillan recognized as one of Portland’s Most Powerful Women
• Sherri McMillan recognized as Top 3 Finalist for 2005 ACE National Fitness Educator of the Year
• Sherri McMillan recognized as Top 3 Finalist for 2005 IDEA Fitness Directors of the Year
• Sherri McMillan receives 1998 CanFitPro Canadian Fitness Presenter of the Year Award
• Northwest Personal Training was awarded Best of Clark County by the Columbian in 2013 & 2014
• Northwest Personal Training was awarded Best Business by the Vancouver Business Journal in 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Sherri McMillan was awarded the 2010 CanFitPro Canadian Presenter of the Year
• Sherri McMillan was awarded the 2006 IDEA Program Director of the Year

Our Presenters

If you love what you do, you never have to work another day in your life!

“We couldn’t ask for a better career. To know that we’ve played a small part, directly or indirectly, in helping someone become more healthy and fit and ultimately changing their entire life is about as rewarding as it gets. We are completely passionate about the benefits of regular exercise and believe a consistent regime will positively impact anybody’s life.

It is our mission to provide Fitness Professionals and Business Owners with the knowledge, guidance, support, motivation and educational tools and resources that will allow them to help their clients reach for their personal best and enable their business to thrive. Ultimately, our primary focus is to help other Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors, Club Owners and Fitness Directors improve their theoretical, practical and business skills in order to create a healthier world – one person at a time.

We strive to stay on the cutting edge of the fitness industry and pride ourselves in introducing innovative, scientifically sound exercise techniques and successful business practices and systems. Through our fitness conferences, certification courses, workshops, seminars, consulting services and educational products, we aim to enhance professionalism, integrity and excellence in the fitness industry.”

Many of our Trainers and Instructors have now become World-Class Continuing Education providers for our organization. Click either link below to review our entire team.

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Free Fitness Business Podcasts By Sherri McMillan

Leading a Profitable Fitness Studio

The Fitness Business Podcast

If You Don’t Think You’re Running a Business, You’re Probably Not

IDEAfit Pro Show

Our Training Studio

Northwest Personal Training
World-class, award-winning personal training & fitness studio in Vancouver, Washington
Web site: www.nwpersonaltraining.com