Credentials / Athletics and Fitness Association of America

AFAA Certified Indoor Cycling Instructor

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Verified: this record was checked against its official source. Last verified 2026-09-03.

At a glance

Credential type

certification

Status

active

Target professional

Indoor cycling instructors

Country

Official page

https://www.afaa.com/courses/afaa-indoor-cycling-instructor

Recertification page

unknown

Accreditation

No accreditation on record — status unknown. Absence of a claim is recorded honestly rather than guessed.

Renewal & CEU requirements

2 yr

renewal cycle

1.5

CEUs per cycle

Recertification required

yes

CEU unit system

AFAA CEU (0.1 CEU = 1 contact hour; AFAA CEUs stated as equivalent to NASM CEUs)

Ethics requirement

unknown

CPR/AED at renewal

unknown

Deadline rule

Requirements must be met by the certification expiration date. Per the AFAA-CGFI recertification guidelines, applications may be submitted up to one year late (with added fees) if all continuing education was completed before or within 90 days of expiration.

AFAA states the Indoor Cycling Instructor certification is maintained by submitting 1.5 continuing education units, a renewal application and fees every 2 years. AFAA's recertify page similarly requires at least 1.5 approved hours/units of CE per two-year cycle, submitted via the online Recertification Portal, with recertification fees paid in the portal. The course itself awards 1.2 AFAA CEUs (1.2 NASM CEUs). CPR/AED and specific fee amounts are documented in the AFAA-CGFI guidelines, not in the Indoor Cycling evidence.

CEU recognition

NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) — reciprocal
AFAA course CEUs are stated in equivalent terms for both bodies (1.2 AFAA CEUs = 1.2 NASM CEUs); courses completed through NASM & AFAA auto-populate in the Recertification Portal.
AFAA (non-AFAA-approved providers/courses) — petition accepted
Per AFAA-CGFI recertification guidelines: non-AFAA-approved continuing education courses reviewed by petition only, with a $25 non-refundable administrative fee per course/event petitioned.

Sources (3)

AFAA Indoor Cycling Instructortier 1 primary
official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-02
https://afaa.com/recertifytier 1 primary
official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-03
https://www.afaa.com/docs/default-source/accreditation/afaa-cgfi-recertification-guidelines.pdftier 1 primary
official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-03

Latest verification activity: initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-04) · reverification → confirmed (2026-09-03) · initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-02)