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Kevin B Ward
Education and Certification

  • Lakeland High School
    (Minocqua, WI)
  • Bachelor’s degree : Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse (Exercise & Sports Science; Health Education/ Nutrition)
  • Master’s Degree: Baylor Univ.
    (Biomechanics; emphasis: Plyometrics    )
  • C.S.CS. (Credentials with Distinction)
  • Adult CPR/AED

Specialties

  • All populations
  • Functional training for life activities
  • Sports- specific training for athletic teams/ groups
  • Speed / agility development & training modalities
  • Injury rehabilitation
  • Track & field specialties
  • Testing / assessment

Experience

  • 10 yrs personal training
  • 26 yrs fitness industry

Will Schreiber
Education and Certification

  • BSE SUNY at Cortland
  • MS at Univ. Of Florida
  • NSCA-CPT
  • Current D1 Basketball Official

Specialties

  • Sport specific training
  • Care and preventions of joint injuries
  • Functional training exercises
  • Special populations

Experience

  • Involvement in exercise science and sports training for 18 yrs

           
John  J. Masucci
Education and Certification

  • Bachelor’s in Education from Univ. of Miami
    (Double major in Health and Physical Education)
  • Master’s in Education from Univ. of Miami (Double major in Recreation and Leisure Sports Administration)
  • National Strength and Conditioning Association Member
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.)
  • Resist-A- Ball Certification
  • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT)
  • American AED/CPR Association Certification
  • Certified Apex Nutrition Technician

Specialties

  • Strength Management
  • Functional Training and Core Stabilization
  • Specific Abdominal and Spinal Training
  • Adult and Youth Fitness
  • Pre and Post Natal Training
  • Apex Body Bugg Weight Management

Experience

  • 27 yrs fitness/wellness industry

Rhonda Rashbaum
Education and Certification

  • Certified Personal Trainer
  • Body Combat
  • Body Flow
  • Body Pump
  • Body step
  • Zumba Integrative Yoga Therapy
  • Yoga ball

Specialties

  • Weight management and body composition changes
  • General fitness and wellness
  • Functional integrated strength training
  • Core stabilization and balance training
  • Experienced with maintaining and enhancing quality of life

Experience

  • 7 years personal trainer
  • 13 years group fitness

Tracy D. Mathes
Education and Certification

  • Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Recreational Program Planning, from Kent State Univ.
  • Licensed massage therapist #37039
  • AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association) CTP- Certified
  • Member of USAT (United States Triathlon)
  • CPR/AED Certified

Specialties

  • Body Sculpting
  • Weight training for athletes
  • Weight training for cyclists
  • Functional training and weights basics for any age
  • Small group training

Experience

  • 20 yrs fitness/wellness industry

A Personal trainer provides certain benefits that you can't find when working out on your own. Here are nine reasons a personal trainer may be right for you.

  1. Motivation
  2. Individualized program
  3. Efficiency
  4. Improve technical skills
  5. You are new to exercise
  6. Break through plateaus
  7. Learn how to go it alone
  8. Workout Safely
  9. Lose Weight

Motivation
One of the main reasons people benefit from a personal trainer is that they lose motivation to stick with a consistent exercise program. Certified personal trainers can provide structure and accountability, and help you develop a lifestyle that encourages health.

Individualized program
If you have any chronic health conditions, injuries or training goals (running a marathon, for example) a trainer will work with you and your health care provider to plan a safe, efficient program that considers these needs and enable you to reach your health goals.

Efficiency
Personal Trainers help you focus on results and stop wasting your time doing inefficient workouts. A personal trainer has a plan and will help you get maximum results in minimal time.

Improve technical skills
If you play a particular sport, the right personal trainer will help you improve your skill by showing you new training techniques specific to your sport. The Trainer will incorporate skills training into your program so you improve not only your strength and endurance, but your agility and mental focus as well.

You are new to exercise
If you are an absolute beginner, a personal trainer is the ultimate fitness coach. A good trainer will introduce you to a very simple, effective routine and build efficiently so before you know it, you have the confidence and knowledge to decide what is right for you.

Break through plateaus
Ok, you are already in pretty decent shape, but you've been there for years. If you are stuck in the same routine and want to break out of a rut, a personal trainer is the perfect solution. A trainer will jump start, not only your motivation, but your routine as well.

Learn how to go it alone
If you ultimately want to learn all the facets of designing your own routines so you don't need to use a personal trainer, going for a few months may be all you need. All good personal trainers will teach you the basics of building and modifying a fitness program to achieve maximum results.

Workout Safely
A personal trainer watches your form, monitors your vitals and can provide objective feedback about your limits and strengths. Most of us tend to ignore some of the subtle signals our body provides. We either push through pain or give up too soon. Because a personal trainer can watch what you are doing while you are doing it, they can help push you or slow you down as necessary.

Lose Weight
There is a good reason that the number one reason people hire personal trainers is to lose weight and get into shape -- it works. If you made a resolution to lose the fat and build the muscle, a trainer can keep you on track and help you realize that goal.

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