Personal Training: Meet the Trainers
Abigail
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Major: Public Health Promotion and Health & Fitness Minor: Sociology Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, CPR/AED and First Aid Areas of expertise: Utilizing body weight for resistance Outside interests: sports, anything outdoors, cooking Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I love being active and fit! It is empowering to take control of your personal health by pushing your mind and body. Working with people and promoting a healthy lifestyle is an ideal working environment for me. Helping people develop goals and motivating them to work towards achieving those goals is what drew me to personal training. Improving one’s fitness will carry over and improve all aspects of life |
Adam
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Major: Construction Engineering/Management Certifications: ACSM Personal Trainer Areas of expertise: Endurance training, sport fitness Outside interests: Marathons, rock climbing Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: Fitness and wellness need to be enjoyable for it to be successful. While I love running, rock climbing, and almost all competitive sports, this is not the case for everyone. So I strive to find each client's internal motivators, creating a drive and desire towards a healthier and fuller life. Through my sessions, my hope is to not only pass on my knowledge, but also my passion. |
Alex H.
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Major: Movement and Sport Sciences Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, CPR/AED and First Aid Areas of expertise: General health goals Outside interests: Running, snow skiing, and movies Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: Living an active and healthy lifestyle is all about making it a part of your routine and sticking with it. Once you have a routine down, exercise is no longer a chore but rather an enjoyable part of your day. |
Amanda
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Certifications: American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer Areas of expertise: Training with minimal equipment, Soccer training, Circuit and interval training Outside interests: I enjoy reading (fitness/exercise and other non-fiction books), learning new yoga sequences, drinking coffee, and finding new healthy foods. Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: It is never too late to incorporate fitness into one's life. Simple, easy steps, such as moving more and eating healthier, make a fit way of life adoptable for all. By making small healthy changes, several medical problems people experience can be prevented or eliminated. One's investment into living a fit and healthy lifestyle will never be wasted. It is critical to find fun fitness activities and fresh, healthy foods so one enjoys their new lifestyle. Health is a lifestyle, so make changes that will last a lifetime. |
Brandon
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Major: Bachelor of Science – Health and Fitness, Purdue University Certifications: ACSM Personal Trainer Areas of expertise: Sports Performance, Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Weight Loss, Lifestyle Coaching Outside interests: Participating in sports, spending time with family and friends, playing with my dog Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe fitness should be most importantly fun, and a chance to challenge oneself to better their lifestyle through accomplishing solid goals. The mode/activity to get to the destination should not be the concern. Hard work delivers results, every time. Don't worry about a year, a month, a week, a day from now...live in the moment and conquer today. After the day is over, if you can tell yourself you gave it your all, you are victorious. Fitness is won one day at a time. |
Brittney
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Minor: Organizational Leadership Supervision Certifications: ACSM Personal Trainer, CPR/AED and First Aid Areas of expertise: Weight loss, endurance training, plyometrics, circuit training, working with athletes Outside interests: Spending time with my family and friends, being outdoors as much as possible, Ultimate Frisbee, learning more about fitness trends and equipment Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: Being healthy is a lifestyle. You have to want to: eat right, exercise regularly, develop new habits, set goals, obtain your goals and commit to the lifestyle choice of health and fitness. There are only a few things we have control in our life and our health is one of them...so "just do it!" |
Chandler
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Major: Movement and Sport Sciences/Pre-med Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, CPR/AED Areas of expertise: Weight training, sport performance (strength, power, speed, and muscle building) Outside interests: Learning about the human body, how it can be strengthened, and how it can be healed. You can honestly find me reading research reports about exercise programming and health benefits. I find exercise fascinating because of the benefits it provides to the human body. I like sports, movies, and spending time with friends also. Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe that exercise is every bit as psychological as it is physical. I train mental toughness and will power in my programs because I know that it produces results faster. I believe the foundation for all forms of exercise should be strength (mental and physical) so I like to see my clients get stronger during all of my programs. |
Jane
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Major: Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness, & Health Minor: Psychology Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer Outside interests: Jet-skiing and 4-wheeling Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I am a strong advocate for encouraging and helping others succeed in incorporating daily exercise into their regimen to better their overall wellness. As a person who loves exercise and the health field, it gives me much enjoyment to help people accomplish their short-term and long-term fitness goals. I will push you into shape and help you attain any of your specific fitness goals. You just have to put forth the effort and hard work! |
Jenny
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Major: Public Health Promotion Certifications: Yogafit, CPR/AED and First Aid Areas of expertise: Stretching and flexibility Outside interests: Music, Church, Family, Basketball, Beaches, Coffee, Books Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: Being healthy means being happy! Working out is not just something you do, it's a way of life! Exercise can benefit you in so many ways and I hope that everyone can experience this joy. Working out with someone else makes it much easier for you to be accountable. There is always someone there to motivate you and encourage you to work harder; I have found the most successful thing in training is working together to set and achieve goals. |
Jung
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Major: Mechanical Engineering Minor: Economics, Manufacturing Certifications and Degrees: ACE Personal Trainer Areas of expertise: Weight loss, basic body building Outside interests: Cars, finance, "How it's made," reading Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: If you want a fast and easy shortcut, I am not the personal trainer you are looking for. My training philosophy is intense, direct, and focused on long term goals. Whether your goals are weight loss, performance, or improving the quality of your health, as long as you have the determination, I will give you my dedication. The lifestyle change that you want is there and I want to help. |
Justin
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Major: Applied Exercise Science & Health (Exercise Specialist Concentration) Certifications: ACSM Personal Trainer, CPR/AED Outside Interest: Soccer, Football and Olympic style weightlifting Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe that everyone has the ability to be fit you just need to challenge yourself. I like to challenge myself and everyone else in a variety of workouts, which can help one ignite their passion for fitness. I will help you through all the bumps and stumbles along the way but we will reach your goals. I believe that passion fuels passion and I hope that my passion for fitness will help fuel yours! |
Mark
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Major: Movement and Sports Science Certifications: ACE Personal Training Outside interests: Weight lifting, running, swimming, cooking, movies Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe that fitness is an important aspect of everyone's life. Being healthy and fit makes a difference in your health and your attitude. I like to find workouts that individuals have fun doing and that also accomplish goals. Enjoy what you do! |
Stephen A.
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Major: Health & Fitness, Movement & Sport Science Minor: Spanish Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, CPR/AED and First Aid Areas of expertise: Strength training Outside interests: All sports and outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, snowboarding, climbing etc. I am willing to try anything at least once. Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe everyone has the ability to establish goals and achieve a healthy lifestyle through participation in physical activity. My experience and education in fitness and wellness has prepared me to help others achieve these goals one day at a time. With hard work, daily commitment and perseverance, I will help you reach and maintain a healthy lifestyle. |
Stephen S.
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Major: Applied Exercise and Health Certifications: ACSM Personal Trainer, CPR/AED Areas of expertise: Strength and speed training Outside interests: Composing music Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: Everyone has the ability to take control of their health and have the physique that they have always wanted. All you have to do is stick to it. |
Wes
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Degree: Elementary Education Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer Areas of expertise: Weight loss, functional fitness Outside interests: Football, weight-lifting, basketball, reading Philosophy on Fitness and Wellness: I believe in functional fitness: fitness designed to mimic everyday life. We live in a 3D world, and we should train that way. Often, linear isolated movements make us more prone to injury. Training functionally means working from the ground up with core-engaging, neuromuscular taxing movements that work the WHOLE body. It is very rare in life for us to use our muscles in isolation (without using other muscles in compound). Functional fitness is fun, challenging, and rewarding! |