


Two Step Peer-Reviewed Secondary Screening
Welcome to LVL Verified, the trusted secondary verification opportunity for certifying authorities and institutions for personal trainers and fitness professionals.
Our mission is to promote the highest standards of professionalism and excellence in the fitness industry by verifying the credentials and abilities of certified professionals.

What Verified Means
LVL Verified Pros are more than just technically knowledgeable, empathetic, and effective. Our two-step, peer-reviewed screening process is designed to find pros that put their clients first, strive to improve their skills and abilities, and actually better the lives of people they work with.
Every aspect of this process has been developed with the help of experts ranging from renowned bodybuilding coaches and personal trainers, to researchers, professors, and more.
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Industry Authorities/
Organizations
If you're a certifying authority or institution, we invite you to join us in our mission to promote the highest standards of professionalism and excellence in the fitness industry. Contact us today to learn more about how LVL Verified can help you further enhance the quality of your certification programs.
Individual
Professionals
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If you're a certifying authority or institution, we invite you to join us in our mission to promote the highest standards of professionalism and excellence in the fitness industry. Contact us today to learn more about how LVL Verified can help you further enhance the quality of your certification programs.
Helping fitness pros stand out as our industry evolves
Our directory was intentionally designed to allow Verified Pros to be highlighted. Instead of drawing attention based on the number of likes, comments, or followers they have, Verified Pros can stand out as someone who consumers can trust. With an enhanced listing & profile, and author access on the LVL blog, these pros can expand their digital footprint.

STEP 1
Gatekeeper Technical Knowledge Assessment
Multiple-choice assessment designed to demonstrate your understanding of the following:
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Training Principles
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General Recommendations for Exercise & Nutrition
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Communication Skills
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Behavior Change
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STEP 2
Video Prompt
Responses
Video prompt submissions to gain a clearer picture of your soft skills and abilities in areas like:
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Programming Practical Application
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Assessment Process
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Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
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Benefits for Pros
Once you've made it through the screening process, you will gain access to an enhanced profile listing in our directory, with the ability to post content, as well as a Verified designation.
Verified Pros are also granted authorship access to the LVL blog, allowing you to publish even more content on our site to expand your digital footprint and create massive amounts of valuable search-engine juice for your personal or business website(s).
But perhaps most important of all, potential clients know they can trust your skills and abilities immediately based upon your Verified status.


Displayed in LVL directory
Specialties
Bio
Location
Back-link 🔗
Services
Credentials
Contact info
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+Additional profile customization
+Post content to your profile

Publish Your Content
As a Verified Pro, you gain authorship access to the main LVL blog. This allows you to not only share your knowledge and publish your articles, but also to produce valuable content, back-links, and SEO juice that will help drive users to your website(s).
Industry Authorities/Organizations
The Importance of Secondary Verification
Ensuring high standards
A peer-reviewed screening process can help ensure that only the most qualified and knowledgeable fitness professionals can become LVL Verified. By using our peer-reviewed screening process, you can help ensure that your fitness professionals don't just meet, but exceed industry standards.
Objective evaluation
LVL peer-reviewed screening is designed to be as objective of an evaluations of an individual's knowledge and skills as is possible. This design is to help minimize the potential for bias or subjectivity in the verification process, providing a fair and impartial evaluation of fitness pros.
Increased credibility
By using a peer-reviewed screening process, you can increase the credibility of your certification or organization. A peer-reviewed process is seen as more rigorous and reliable than other methods of evaluation, which can help increase the confidence of potential clients in the professionals who have completed your program, or who you have hired.
