| ABOUT OPTIMAL HEALTH & FITNESS: MISSION • To help everyone make exercise a part of their lifestyle so that they feel better about themselves. • To provide everyone with an effective, comprehensive workout in an hour or less. • To provide affordable fitness services that will improve the quality of life for everyone. VISION Everyone will adopt a healthier lifestyle. MOTTO Look and feel your best! PURPOSE Optimal Health & Fitness will always… • Keep your safety as the number one priority in designing an exercise program for you. • Treat your health and fitness needs with a comprehensive approach that is also specific to the goals that you desire. • Continue to impress you with the highest quality of customer service. • Maintain a warm and friendly environment for your sessions and strive to make your sessions fun and enjoyable. • Keep the costs of the services provided by Optimal Health & Fitness comparable to other health and fitness services in the Kansas City metropolitan area. • Sustain a network of health professionals that can better guide and serve you. • Remain updated on the latest health and fitness techniques by reading books and journals and attending health and fitness conferences.
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PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
ACADEMICS
• Masters in Exercise Science (emphasis in Exercise Physiology) from the University of Kansas
• Thesis: Comparison of the CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire to the AAHPERD Functional Fitness Test (July 2004)
• Published Abstract: A Comparison of the CHAMPS Physical Activity Questionnaire and the AAHPERD Test in Older Adults. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise. Vol. 36(5), May 2004.
• Research Assistant for University of Kansas Golf Study (2001)
• Bachelors of Science in Biology from Rockhurst University
CERTIFICATIONS
• American College of Sports Medicine Health/Fitness Instructor
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Leawood Chamber of Commerce
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
• "Upper Body Exercises Without Bulky Equipment" on Kansas City Live Show - NBC Action News (March 27, 2006)
• "Health and Nutrition" elective for 7th graders at Ascension Catholic School (Fall 2005)
• Presentation of thesis findings at ACSM 51st Annual Meeting (June 2004): Examination of the Sensitivity of the CHAMPS Questionnaire and its Relationship with the AAHPERD Functional Fitness Test
• Lawrence, KS Personal Actions To Health (PATH) Program: Physical Activity, the Cardiovascular System and Cardiovascular Disease
• Shawnee Mission West High School Nutrition Class: Everything About Exercise (every semester)
VOLUNTEER WORK
• Warm-ups/stretch leader for the 2005 Arthritis Walk
• Volunteer/KU student representative for Lawrence PATH program (2002-2003)
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