Life Fitness and the American Council on Exercise (ACE(R)) Name America's Top Personal Trainer to Watch
October 13 2011 - 8:00AM
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Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment
manufacturing and the American Council on Exercise, (ACE) America's
leading authority on fitness and the largest nonprofit fitness
certification, education and training organization in the world,
have named Nicole Nichols as America's top Personal Trainer to
Watch. Nichols was selected after a six-month, nationwide
competition that also recognized ten other finalists from around
the country. An ACE-certified personal trainer, Nichols is
currently the Fitness Expert and Managing Editor at
SparkPeople.com, a healthy lifestyle website with 11 million
members that provides nutrition, health and fitness tools at no
cost.
"This award recognizes personal trainers who have demonstrated a
significant commitment to fitness and in helping their clients
achieve a lasting lifestyle change," said Chris Clawson, president
of Life Fitness. "We are especially thrilled to recognize this
group of hard-working personal trainers who embody Life Fitness'
core values and we look forward to continuing this important
recognition program for years to come."
"Nicole and the 10 talented finalists were chosen because they
consistently go above and beyond for their clients and make
significant strides in their communities to increase physical
activity," said Scott Goudeseune, CEO of the American Council on
Exercise. "As role models they exemplify ACE's quality standards
for fitness education and we are pleased to congratulate them and
look forward to our continued work together in the fight against
the obesity epidemic."
"I am beyond honored and grateful to be recognized by these two
outstanding organizations, and to be in the company of the
world-class trainers also honored," said Nichols, 29 from
Cincinnati, Ohio. "I'm delighted by Life Fitness and ACE's
underlying affirmation of the online medium as a powerful tool to
improve the health and lives of people through fitness. Maintaining
a fit and healthy lifestyle and helping people achieve their
personal fitness goals always have been my passions, and I feel
incredibly fortunate to be pursuing them in a profession that does
so much good for so many."
Nichols, who started her career as a personal trainer eight
years ago, has designed and taught health programs on eating
disorders, body image, self-acceptance and strength training for
women, exercise for seniors and prenatal exercise. In addition, she
has created more than 50 free workout videos which have been viewed
more than 15 million times on YouTube.
In addition to being named Life Fitness and ACE's Personal
Trainer to Watch, Nichols also took the top spot in a Fan Favorite
competition on Facebook, receiving more than 3,500 votes among 40
semi-finalists.
The Personal Trainers to Watch program was created to recognize
personal trainers nationwide who have demonstrated a growing
commitment to fitness and to helping their clients achieve a
lasting lifestyle change through educating and encouraging people
to make physical activity an integral part of their everyday lives.
Program entrants were evaluated on motivational technique,
community service and fitness accomplishments.
In addition to receiving the award at a special recognition
ceremony at the 26th annual Club Industry Show in Chicago on
October 14, Nichols won a $5,000 check, Life Fitness equipment and
an ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach certification
package.
Personal Trainers to Watch Finalists Ten
finalists were also selected along with Nichols by an elite panel
of industry influencers(1). The finalists include:
- Kathy Ekdahl -- Hudson, MA
- Carol Michaels -- Short Hills, NJ
- Mike Koskiniemi -- Marquette, MI
- Darren Pangle -- Katy, TX
- Irv Rubenstein -- Nashville, TN
- Collin Eugene Baldwin -- Fayetteville, NC
- Laura Acosta -- Gainesville, FL
- Linda M. Cook -- Springboro, OH
- Jessica Shutters -- Kingsport, TN
- Dominique Wakefield -- Berrien Springs, MI
"Personal trainers are the unsung heroes in America's ongoing
battle to get and stay fit," said Life Fitness' Clawson. "Many
times, they are the difference in a person's health and well-being.
They help make great things happen -- and they do it every day in
clubs and gyms across America."
The Personal Trainers to Watch awards ceremony will be held on
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at the 26th Annual Club
Industry Show in Chicago.
About Life Fitness Life Fitness is the
global leader in providing fitness equipment. The company
manufactures and sells strength and cardiovascular equipment under
the brand names Life Fitness and Hammer Strength and distributes
its equipment in more than 120 countries. Headquartered outside
Chicago, in Schiller Park, Ill., Life Fitness is a division of
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC).
About the American Council on Exercise The
American Council on Exercise (ACE), America's premier fitness
education, certification and training organization, is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical
activity and protecting Americans against unsafe and ineffective
fitness products and instruction. ACE sponsors university-based
exercise science research and is the world's largest nonprofit
fitness certifying organization. For more information on ACE and
its programs, call (800) 825-3636 or log onto the ACE website at
www.acefitness.org.
Life Fitness is a registered trademark of Brunswick
Corporation.
Life Fitness, 5100 River Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176. Phone:
847.288.3300, www.lifefitness.com.
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