I have been an IDEA member for over 30 … I have been an IDEA member for over 30 years, and I lost $784 to this "non-profit" organization as I did not use my open credit within the IDEA defined timeframe. To avoid future surprised IDEA clients/members, I’d suggest that in the future, IDEA make it very clear as to the timeline one has to spend any open credit and that if said credit is not used, the money is forfeited to IDEA (with no acknowledgment for one's income taxes). As a result, I have cancelled my group fitness, personal trainer, and business memberships, as I do not run my own business in this manner.

Don't Do CECs Through Idea Health & fitness If you're in the fitness field, you are required to do CECs. Avoid IDEA Health & Fitness Association's CEC program. Good luck trying to contact the organization. It takes 4 weeks via email. You are sent automatically to voicemail when trying to cancel. DO NOT DO CECs through Idea Health & Fitness.

Do Not Trust These People with Your Credit Card Their membership fee went from $60-something dollars to $290 CDN. I was not aware of this change. They said they had notified me through e-mail 2x (oh yeah, as if that's reliable . . . ). When I appealed to them twice, they would not give me back my money. They can keep the money, but they have lost a customer, and even though they charged me, I will not be using any of their forced membership benefits. I don't care for their magazine anymore either.

Worth joining From the magazine subscription to keeping updated on fitness trends, they do a fantastic job. I do question the supposed clients that are sent immediately your way as soon as you join, as they are wait outside my service area and seem to never reply. Sorry, but it does not seem genuine and that someone is manipulating new members into believing these are valid contacts.

Great online educational platform Great online educational platform, but live events have become little more than live infomercials.