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Personal Trainer Certification (CI-CPT) Education - Cooper Institute

The Cooper Institute, based in Dallas, Texas, provides fitness education and professional certification programs, including the CI-CPT Personal Trainer Certification. It serves health and fitness professionals, trainers, and public health practitioners. The organization was founded by Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH — known as the "Father of Aerobics" — and is home to the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study (CCLS), which informs health and fitness industry standards and public health policy.