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inspire the world to fitness by Joy Keller A Better Life By helping herself first, Joy Wagner created a fitness program that enabled people with multiple sclerosis to enjoy exercise. Joy Wagner did not set out to save the world with her fitMS program. All she was trying to do was regain some function and re-enter the active world after being formally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001. W...

pft profile by Ryan Halvorson A Lifelong Journey Karen Jashinksy's personal path has led her to provide a healthy atmosphere for teens. Subject: Karen Jashinsky, MBA Company: O2 MAXSM, Los Angeles. In the Beginning. Despite being diagnosed with asthma and allergies at age 6, Karen Jashinsky has always been physically active. "I grew up swimming, as it was good for lung development, and playing t...

PFT BY RYAN HALVORSON PROFILE Just Monkeying Around A focus on full-body movements keeps Jon Hinds's clients fit and feeling like kids again. S U B J E C T : Jon Hinds C O M P A N Y: Monkey Bar Gym, Madison, Wisconsin ...

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Personal Trainer Profile Client's Brainstorm Sparks Trainer's Creativity Subject: Donald R. Scheiman Location: Sunnyvale, California Position and Company: Personal Trainer, YMCA and Gold's Gym Training a Special Client: Louise Baker, a 40-year-old who had lost her left arm above the elbow several years ago, came to Donald Scheiman for personal training at the Y. She had a 5-inch "wing" (she disli...

what's new Personal Trainer Profile Inside-Out Fitness Subject: Lorie Lewis, IDEA member since May 1993 Location: Springfield, Virginia Company: self-employed (in-home personal training) Education and Experience: ACSM, ACE and AFAA PFT; has experience presenting and was a fitness instructor and personal trainer for a chain of 24 clubs; has special interest in training children and mature adults ...

what's new personal trainer profile Inspire, Lead and Balance Subject: Jonathan Ross Location: Bowie, Maryland Position and Company: personal training director, Sport Fit Total Fitness Clubs; owner, Aion Fitness, LLC Client Successes: Ross's entire career focus is to Inspire the World to FitnessTM. In fact, he started years ago with his own mother, Pat. In 1995, at the beginning of her training...

ers Chron Memb icle EA ID e i r Pa Th ths to S uccess At IDEA, we strive to provide our members with the education, inspiration and connection they need to thrive as fitness professionals. We succeed when our members succeed. So this year, in honor of our 20th anniversary, we asked readers to share their own stories of how IDEA membership has enriched their career. We were delighted to receive...

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If you ever get the opportunity to speak with Rob Glick, you’ll discover he has a way of making you feel as though you were the only other person in the room—even if there are 200 others. It’s this down-to-earth, focused way of connecting that makes Glick, who i...