About

John Platero is the founder and owner of Future Fit, Inc. a successful multi-faceted fitness company that manages Personal Trainers, provides fitness products, services and educational services for the consumer. He is also the Director of the N. C. C. P. T. (The National Council of Certified Personal Trainers) which has certified thousands of personal trainers at its intensive, two-day workshops held throughout the country

He has consulted for:

The Royal Family of Qatar
Aspetar Hospital and Rehabilitation Center – Doha, Qatar
LA FITNESS, LLC – Irvine, California
GOLD’S GYM International, LLC – Washington DC
GOLD’S GYM - DOHA QATAR
BODIES IN MOTION – LA, California
HOLISTIC FITNESS, INC – Malibu, California
CHAMPNEYS – London, England
ANGEL CITY FITNESS – Marina del Rey, California
HORIZON FITNESS – Del Ray, Florida

As if starting and growing a thriving business wasn’t enough, Mr. Platero simultaneously was the National Director for LA Fitness. He recruited, staffed and provided education for more than 500 trainers during his eight-year tenure there beginning in 1996. In March 2003, Platero left LA Fitness to focus all his efforts on managing all divisions of Future Fit and The National Council of Certified Personal Trainers. He continues to teach Health & Fitness all across the country averaging about 20 - 30 speaking engagements a year and was one of the original members of the IDEA board of directors for Personal Trainers.

He has appeared on numerous talk shows and has written articles on personal training and fitness for Muscle & Fitness, Shape Magazine, Muscle Mag, MAX, Oxygen Magazine and Ladies Home Journals, Exercise for Men, to name just a few. Mr. Platero also authored the N.C.C.P.T.’s basic personal training manual. In 1999, the prolific Platero wrote, produced and was featured in an infomercial, How to Become a Personal Trainer, which aired nationwide on ESPN, Fox Sports, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, MTV, The Learning Channel and VH-1. His first producing foray, How to Be Financially Successful as a Personal Trainer, is offered for sale at his personal training seminars. Since then, he has produced and written 31 fitness videos and hosted other fitness related infomercials such as the AB Revolutionizer which played here in the US and Europe.

All these accomplishments could not have been achieved without Platero’s continued thirst for knowledge. Early on, while attending elementary school in Helena, Montana, he was diagnosed by doctors as a “compulsive learner.” That title served him well. Platero has completed 34 fitness certifications from organizations such as ACSM, ACE, AFAA, ISSA, NASM, NBFE, NSCA and, most recently, the distinction of “Mastery Level” from The Resistance University.
John overcame a back injury, knee surgery, a torn pec and lost 10% of his body weight to reach a body fat percentage of only 3.5% to win four gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Huntsman Senior World Games. Recently, John won another three gold medals and one silver in the California Senior Olympics. He has also raced in Europe, where he trained with the Italian National Cycling team. He has competed in both France and Italy, winning three trophies while staying in Italy.

His athletic pursuits began with his interest in bodybuilding competitions. He placed third in the Mr. Teenage Florida contest and won the IFBB, Mr. South Florida in 1978. Mr. Platero also has appeared as a model and guest on a variety of talk shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Sally Jesse Raphael and AM Los Angeles.

“I would like to make exercise an integral part of everyone’s daily lifestyle”. “My goal is to help elevate the profession of personal training and increase public awareness to the advantages of hiring a personal trainer.”
Mr. Platero’s creative pursuits also extend to the musical arena. He has been a drummerfor four decades and has performed with and/or recorded music tracks for Cher, Flip Wilson, Bo Diddly, Richard Gere who Platero says “plays a mean piano” and Woody Harrelson.

Always on the go -- training, teaching, cycling or playing music -- John makes pit stops at his home in Thousand Oaks, California.

For more information concerning videos, seminars or workshops, you can call 1-800-778-6060 or through the internet at johnplatero.com or Nccpt.com