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FIT BEACH 2008
Conference Presenters |
| Amy
Bomar, |
Amy Bomar is an
accomplished fitness presenter who has worked as a personal trainer,
group fitness instructor and fitness program director for more than 12
years. Through her company, FIT Launch, Amy presents a full series of
ACE CEC-approved courses at in-house workshops throughout the Pacific
Northwest, and at international fitness conventions. She has presented
at World Fitness IDEA, FACT Fest, CAN-FIT-PRO, HAFP (Hawaiian
Association of Fitness Professionals), and Fit Beach, Jamaica. Amy is
also an ACE Faculty Master Practical Trainer for both Group Fitness and
Personal Trainer. As Regional CORE Master Trainer for Resist-A-Ball, she
oversees the NW territory of the United States and teaches all of the
Resist-A-Ball certification courses, including Yoga on the
Resist-A-Ball. Amy is trained in Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga, certified by
YogaFit, and a graduate of the University of Washington’s
certificate program for Sports Medicine and Human Performance. She
holds certifications from both ACE and AFAA, as well as a Bachelors
Degree in Holistic Nutrition. Through her company FIT Launch, Inc.
Amy provides Education and Business Services to trainers and instructors
throughout North America. |
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| Doug
Briggs, |
Doug Briggs, Ph.D., CSCS has been involved in weight training for 25
years. He is a competitive Olympic weightlifter who won the 2002 Pan
American Masters Championships, setting a new Pan American Masters
Snatch Record, and was named the Male Athlete of the Year for 2002 in
the New Mexico State Games. He has held over 100 state records in
Olympic weightlifting. Doug currently teaches in the Physical
Education, Recreation, and Dance Department at New Mexico State
University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Subjects that he teaches include
anatomy anatomy, motor development, principles of strength training &
conditioning, and tests and measurements, as well as beginning,
intermediate, advanced, women's, and Olympic weightlifting. Doug also
is a contributor of fitness and conditioning articles for Pure Power
Magazine.. |
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| Denise
Cox |
Denise is Vice President of Fit
Bodies, Inc., has been with Fit Bodies since it’s inception, 1988. Her
realm of duties include world wide sales and marketing functions. An
ACE certified personal trainer, member of NSCA, ACE and IFAA
specializing in training “Baby Boomers” and “Weekend Athletes”. A
water fitness specialist working in the water to rehab injuries and to
motivate the “non compliant”.
Denise’s methods of training
encompass Pilates, Boot Camp, BOSU, Kickboxing, Speed - Agility and
Aquasize to get clients moving and have fun doing it! An ACE Certified
Lifestyle and Weight Management Coach, has recently just moderated the
Atlanta Journal Constitution/Olde Towne Athletic Club Biggest Loser
contest with over 100 participants losing an aggregate of over 2,867
pounds!
When she is not training she can be
found on her road bike, swimming, running trails or on the tennis court.
Her daily motto “Life is meant to be fun, live it!”
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| Linda
Freeman, |
Linda is a Master
Trainer for Resist-a-Ball®, EFI Sports Medicine, BOSU®, Gliding™,
Fusion-Fitness-Training and SCW Education as well as an IDEA Presenter,
Author, and Master Level PFT. In the fitness industry for over 15
years, Linda has earned a reputation as a being a down-to-earth,
friendly and approachable presenter whose passion for education shines
through in her presentations. As owner/director of Guru Fitness®, LLC,
a Fitness Education company, she travels internationally presenting
conference sessions, workshops and certifications and is also creator of
the YES Training® and Kickintensity™ programs and DVDs as well 2 recent
2007 releases: Pilates 50/50 and Release, Align and Renew.
Linda’s experience
includes directing a hospital-based fitness center, coordinating several
group fitness programs, personal training and group fitness instruction
as well as providing consulting services to physical therapists,
athletic trainers, corporate wellness centers and chiropractors. She is
Personal Training and Group Fitness Director at Western Racquet and
Fitness Club in Green Bay and was recipient of the 2005 “Peer Resource
Award” for Bellin Hospital Sports Medicine Department.
With vast experience
in training athletes, Linda’s clients include a Division I Women’s
Tennis Team, a USHL Hockey Team (Young Men, ages15-21), a State Select
Girls U-15 Soccer team, various local high school teams and several
individual athletes; she also presents workshops on assessing and
training athletes from various disciplines. Linda is just as
accomplished in creating and implementing cutting-edge programming for
active older adults, mind-body modalities, and personal training
programs. |
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| Gay
Gasper, |
As the
first national step champion, Gay Gasper continues to inspire the
fitness industry with her down to earth, "instructor friendly"
teaching style. When not teaching numerous fitness classes and
training clients, she travels the globe presenting Group Exercise
Master Classes, Workshops and Inspirational Lectures. Gay has been
LaToya Jackson's personal trainer, the official Step trainer for the
NY Jets and featured star of various best selling workout videos. |
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| Missy
Hawthorne, |
Melissa Hawthorne RN, BSN CSCS has been a Registered Nurse for 27 years
with emphasis in critical care and cardiology as well as spent 6 years
in medical sales for a major medical and cardiology device corporation.
With 21 years experience in the fitness industry, some of her
certifications in both group fitness and personal training include, ACE,
AFAA, ISCA, Johnny G. SPINNING, Mat Pilates and is a certified strength
and conditioning specialist (CSCS) for the NSCA. Missy is a skin care
specialist and fitness consultant for The Plastic Surgery Group Inc.
Cincinnati, and is owner of Priority Fitness Personal Training and
Wellness. She served as group fitness director for Bally Total Fitness
for 17 years but is presently training clients at Living Longer
Proactive Health Strategies, Cincinnati. Missy is an international
workshop presenter and is currently a Master Trainer for Resist-A-Ball
Inc., ISCA personal training, and Promise Enterprises for Kickboxing.
Missy has also played and an active role in the development of the
strength and conditioning program for the Cincinnati Reds minor league
teams, spring training 2002. Missy is often asked to share exercise and
fitness tips for FOX 19 TV or "Stretch on the Square" Channel 12 TV.
Missy served as chairperson for the City of Hope’s Workout for hope
1989-2000,and continues to serve on the national wellness board for the
City of Hope Research Hospital in California.
"Approach those ‘impossible’ goals by breaking them into workable daily
activities. Think of it this way: How do you create a garden where there
wasn’t
one before? You start today by removing one rock at a time!" |
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Bernadette Mansfield, |
Bernadette has been a
fitness trainer for 20 years. Today, she teaches three disciplines;
aquatic fitness, strength training and the high energy, change your
body, BodyPump. All of these are part of what Bernadette calls the menu
for getting and staying fit. As the aquatic fitness director for 2
clubs, she has trained many fitness professionals. She has specialized
in working with diverse groups in getting the most resistance out of the
water. From the young, to the seniors, to the wellness program for
cancer survivors, she uses a sense of humor, a strong commitment and a
never stop before you accomplished your goal mindset. She will challenge
you in the water and hopes you will pass it on.
Bernadette is
certified through AEA(aquatic exercise association) in both aqua fitness
and personal training, AAAI(American Aerobic Association International)
in personal training, Les Mills’ BodyPump, The Cooper Institute in
“Special Populations” and The Arthritis Foundation.
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| Suzelle
Snowden, |
Suzelle has been a
fitness professional since 1985 and is the owner and founder of Fit
Bodies Inc. Her company started as an aerobic studio and instructor
training center and now provides travel opportunities to fitness and
tennis professionals to exotic resort destinations. She holds an ACE
and AFAA group fitness instructor certification, an ACE personal
trainer, a Johnny G Spinning instructor, and many others. Suzelle is
also the program director for the Jeff Galloway Marathon Training
program in Cincinnati, where she trains over 100 people throughout the
year to complete the goal of successfully finishing a marathon. Her
passion for fitness and wellness not only inspired her to create the
traveling program but to expand on her own training. She has completed
over 30 marathons, 2 50 mile trail races and is training for her first
100 mile race. Suzelle stars in her own fitness show which airs twice
weekly on a local cable channel and has been on the air since 1992. |
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| Marianne
Wells, |
For more than twenty
years, Marianne Wells has been teaching and studying yoga around the
globe. Her numerous workshops, yoga training immersion retreats, and
private practice have inspired tens of thousands of honest and dedicated
students and instructors both domestically and internationally. Her
always evolving curriculum promotes personal study, balanced living, and
unceasing growth.
Born and raised in
the yoga lifestyle, Marianne is a natural teacher. Integrating her yoga
upbringing and her formal training into a positive and compassionate
teaching style, her classes are tailored to fit the needs of each and
every student. Her classes are said to be "deceptively strenuous, yet
surprisingly gentle" as she blends Vinyasa flow and the principles of
body alignment into a mindful yoga awareness. Her approach is to offer a
warm, comfortable space to inspire and enhance everyone's experience.
Her in-depth
knowledge and practice of the countless branches of yoga and yoga
instruction have been honed through years of yoga teaching as well as
deeper studies under the supervision of various leaders in the yoga
world, including that of B.K.S. Iyengar, and the study of Eastern
Philosophy at the University of Saint Thomas. It is her steadfast belief
that yoga is for everyone and that a student selection process, a
seemingly new trend in yoga instruction, is contrary to the study and
practice of yoga. All are welcome to flow and grow in their practice
with Marianne.
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