By Jim Paro
A Shared Commitment to Higher Standards
Operate Fit has joined the Medical Fitness Association (MFA) as an Industry Partner.
The partnership reflects a shared commitment to raising operational standards across medically integrated health & fitness centers nationwide.
Medically integrated health & fitness centers operate at a higher standard than traditional gyms, and that’s exactly the point. These organizations are bridging healthcare and fitness to improve real health outcomes. The operational rigor that requires, from incident documentation to safety inspections to compliance tracking, is exactly what we built Operate Fit to handle.
Why the Partnership Makes Sense
The Medical Fitness Association has spent more than three decades establishing the gold standard for medically integrated fitness. Their Facility Certification program evaluates centers on physician oversight, credentialed staffing, emergency preparedness, quality assurance metrics, and disease prevention programming. All areas that demand meticulous documentation and consistent operational processes.
Operate Fit replaces paper-based workflows with digital systems for incident reporting, safety inspections, contract and insurance management, and compliance tracking. For facilities pursuing or maintaining MFA certification, our platform provides the timestamped records, audit trails, and centralized documentation that demonstrate adherence to MFA’s rigorous standards.
MFA-certified facilities don’t just check boxes. They prove it to auditors, insurance carriers, and the communities they serve. We help them do that without drowning in paperwork.
A Natural Fit for the Medical Fitness Community
Operate Fit was built by a former community organization leader who managed operations across multiple YMCA facilities. That background translates directly to the medical fitness space, where multi-site operations, cross-departmental coordination, and regulatory compliance are daily realities.
MFA member facilities, from hospital-affiliated wellness centers to YMCAs pursuing medical integration, share common operational challenges:
- Incident documentation that holds up under scrutiny from insurers and regulators
- Safety inspections that stay on schedule across every department and location
- Compliance tracking that keeps pace with evolving healthcare integration standards
- Contract and insurance management with automated renewal alerts and centralized records
Operate Fit addresses each of these with a platform designed specifically for mission-driven organizations, not repurposed enterprise software.
About the Medical Fitness Association
Founded in 1991, the Medical Fitness Association is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization dedicated to advancing knowledge, networking, and influence within the medical fitness industry. MFA sets industry standards through its Facility Certification program, Director Certification, and Brain Health Program Accreditation. The association serves a nationwide network of medical fitness professionals, facility directors, physicians, and healthcare administrators working at the intersection of clinical care and fitness programming. Learn more at medicalfitness.org.
About Operate Fit
Operate Fit is a cloud-based operations, safety, and compliance management platform purpose-built for community-serving organizations. Used by YMCAs, JCCs, Parks & Recreation departments, Boys & Girls Clubs, and medically integrated health & fitness centers, the platform digitizes incident reporting, safety inspections, contract management, and compliance tracking, giving facility leaders real-time visibility across every location and department. Founded by Jim Paro, a former community organization operations leader, Operate Fit helps community-serving organizations run safer, smarter, and more efficiently. Learn more at operate.fit.