Cook Appointed to National Board In a March, 2005 meeting of the National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE), LaRue was one of 15 health and fitness professionals selected nationwide to the serve on the NBFE Board of Examiners.  The NBFE was formed to create a national board testing procedure for fitness professionals; a concept similar to the medical boards for physicians.  National Board of Fitness Examiners "The National Board of Fitness Examiners (NBFE) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure to the public that qualified fitness professionals who have successfully passed the National Board examination have achieved an approved level of competency in the health and fitness industry.  The NBFE promotes the services of qualified fitness professions as a viable means of improving public health." (Source: NBFE Website - http://www.nbfe.org/about/index.cfm) "The selection to this distinguished board is quite an honor.  It’s time for the fitness industry to develop national competency standards that will improve training practices and protect public health, and I am proud to have a part in that endeavor,” says Cook. You can read more about the NBFE by visiting its website at: www.nbfe.org/PDF/NBFEAnnualReport05_s11F120.pdf www.nbfe.org/about/examiners