The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Asian Academy of Sports and Fitness Professionals (AASFP), with the intention to jointly promote and help further the growth of the health and fitness industry in China and Singapore.

IHRSA will act as a consultant to AASFP, which in turn will represent the association in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, and translate IHRSA articles and publications into Chinese.

“The work AASFP is doing in educating fitness professionals is key to helping the health club sector, and the fitness industry in general, to grow and prosper,” says Joe Moore, president and CEO of IHRSA.

Kenny Wong, president of AASFP, adds: “Combining the know-how and expertise of our organisations will allow us to make a real impact on the growth and professionalism of the industry.”

AASFP has provided fitness education and training programmes for more than a decade in Asia, since it was established in Hong Kong in 1992. It entered the Chinese market in 2002.