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The GRAFTS Suspension Exercise and Functional Metabolic Training specializations recognized by the American Council on Exercise as ACE-Approved

Grafts Hellas poster - Suspension Exercise
Grafts Hellas poster - Functional Cross Training

ATHENS - 06 SEP 2019 - Two GRAFTS specialization programs, Suspension Exercise and Functional Metabolic Training (henceforward Functional Cross Training), were recognized by the American Council on Exercise as ACE-Approved (continuing education programs that meet the quality standards of ACE) on 31 July 2019, in the context of the GRAFTS quality assurance procedure.

The process of international accreditation and recognition of the GRAFTS training programs, launched in 2012, aims at ensuring the maximum credibility for the knowledge and skills acquired by participants, and at providing practical benefits to the holders of the GRAFTS certificates.

ACE-Approved logo

These two ACE-Approved specializations increase the total number of internationally accredited or approved GRAFTS training programs to 7, and the total number of internationally or nationally recognized programs offered, either autonomously or in partnership with other educational providers, to 15.

Internationally accredited or approved GRAFTS training programs:

Programs in partnership with other educational providers, with international or national recognition:

The listing of the two certificates as ACE-Approved, provides their holders with:

  • A certificate of knowledge, skills and competences specialization, approved by a leading international educational organization
  • Continuing Education Credits (ACE CECs: 1.2) for the maintenance of certificates (eg. ACE-GFI, ACE-CPT, ACE-CHC and ACE-CMES) in accordance with the international standards

See the listing of Functional Cross Training and Suspension Exercise as ACE-Approved on the ACE website.

Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School

The Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School (GRAFTS) is the leading private Fitness training provider in Greece and Cyprus. It is an Education Partner of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the first training provider in Greece with an educational program fully accredited by EuropeActive. GRAFTS is enrolled in the Lifelong Learning Providers Record of the Greek Ministry of Education, providing certificates in the fields of Personal Training, Group Training, Pilates and Yoga.

Educational, American Council on Exercise (ACE), 2019-2020

Beginning of the 2019-2020 regular registrations period

Grafts Hellas -

ATHENS - 02 SEP 2019 - The regular registrations period of the new 2019-2020 Educational Season for all main directions (Personal Training, Group Training, Pilates Training, Yoga Training) is activated today, 2 September 2019, in all operating cities - a period that will last until the beginning of the courses.

We inform prospective students who have contacted us and been informed (personally, by telephone or email) during the summer that the reduced Early Bird prices will apply for them until 10/09/2019, so as to let them complete their early bird registration process.

Contact us or have a briefing at one of our 10 operating points in Greece and Cyprus, and start your own success story in the Fitness industry!

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Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School

The Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School (GRAFTS) is the leading private Fitness training provider in Greece and Cyprus. It is an Education Partner of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the first training provider in Greece with an educational program fully accredited by EuropeActive. GRAFTS is enrolled in the Lifelong Learning Providers Record of the Greek Ministry of Education, providing certificates in the fields of Personal Training, Group Training, Pilates and Yoga.

Educational, 2019-2020

Global Innovation Award for Alexis Batrakoulis

For the second consecutive year among the elite of worldwide Fitness

Alexis Batrakoulis - GRAFTS Personal Training Education Director - 2019 IDEA Fitness Innovation Award

ATHENS - 29 AUG 2019 - Another distinction for Alexis Batrakoulis, GRAFTS Personal Training Education Director, this time at the IDEA Convention in Shanghai, as he won the 2019 IDEA Fitness Innovation Award.

Following his naming last year as the 2018 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year in San Diego, USA, Alexis continues a path of success in the global Fitness industry, as a leading ambassador of Greek Fitness all over the world.

His international activities include appointments as a member of Technical Expert Committees and International Working Groups for Fitness in Europe (EuropeActive) and the US (ACE, ACSM and NSCA), as well as specialized workshops on Exercise and Health, with emphasis on the fight against obesity, in more than 40 countries on 4 continents.

Alexis Batrakoulis' success is an honor for GRAFTS and the Greek fitness industry, and a living proof that hard work and passion for progress yield results and recognition.

In addition to the GRAFTS training courses, this season, Fitness professionals in Greece and Cyprus will have the opportunity to learn from Alexis during the 8-hour ACE Workshop that he will present at the upcoming 7th GRAFTS Fitness Summit 2019 in Athens this October.

International news, 2018-2019

7th GRAFTS Fitness Summit 2019 in Athens on 18-20 October

7th GRAFTS Fitness Summit 2019 poster

ATHENS - 20 JUL 2019 - GRAFTS Hellas announces the organization of the 7th GRAFTS Fitness Summit 2019, to be held on 18, 19 & 20 October 2019 at the Tae Kwon Do Olympic Arena, Palaio Faliro, Athens.

GRAFTS Fitness Summit is the top educational meeting for Fitness professionals in Athens and southern Greece, presenting each year the latest developments in Personal Training, Group Fitness, Pilates and Yoga, as well as in Exercise & Health.

GRAFTS is the only private educational provider in the field of Fitness in Greece that holds two annual conferences in Athens and Thessaloniki, faithful to its vision for the continuous upgrading of the domestic Fitness sector and its recognition in the European context.

The Summit addresses all those professionally engaged in the Fitness & Wellness market (exercise professionals, physiotherapists, SEFAA university students, IEK vocational training & Fitness schools students, agencies, entrepreneurs), as well as exercisers who want to take a closer look at the Fitness world.

Specifically, as far as professionals are concerned, it aims at:

  • upgrading and updating their knowledge and skills, through the latest scientific developments and market trends,
  • building close relationships and synergies between the stakeholders (attendees, industry experts, companies, agencies),
  • motivating them to work for the progress of the Fitness community in Greece and Cyprus, and for promoting public health through exercise.

The 7th GRAFTS Fitness Summit will be organized in:

  • 3 major thematic areas of the Personal Training, Pilates and Yoga fields, called Physical Performance Symposium, Pilates Teachers Meeting and Yoga Teachers Meeting respectively,
  • 1 independent training of the American Council on Exercise: ACE Sports Conditioning Workshop,
  • 2 Special events (Dark Fitness Marathon III, 2018-2019 Educational season Graduation Ceremony).


For more information, please visit the Summit webpage.

We'll be glad to see you in Athens on 18-20 October!

Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School

The Greek Athletic & Fitness Training School (GRAFTS) is the leading private Fitness Training Provider in Greece and Cyprus. It is an Education Partner of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the first Fitness Training Provider in Greece with an educational program fully accredited by EuropeActive. GRAFTS is enrolled in the Lifelong Learning Providers Record of the Greek Ministry of Education, providing certificates in the fields of Personal Training, Exercise to Music, Pilates Training and Yoga Training.

Conferences, GRAFTS Fitness Summit, Athens, 2019-2020