All REPs' members will be sent a lapel badge, stamped with the current year, as part of their membership benefits.

Featuring the new REPs logo it's hoped the badges will be worn by members to help members of the public easily identify them as registered fitness professionals.

Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch said: "We've wanted to provide our members with something like this for a long time and are delighted with the badges. We hope to send them out at the end of this year and there after annually to each of our 27,000 plus members."