Life Fitness Announces The Top 10 Global Finalists For 2015 Personal Trainers To Watch Competition
Posted: October 13, 2015 in Suppliers
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ROSEMONT, IL – Selected from nearly 1,000 nominations and a record-breaking 49 countries and territories, 10 elite trainers have emerged to compete for the title of world’s best Personal Trainer to Watch. On October 30, Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing, will gather these finalists at David Lloyd Club Turó in Barcelona, Spain, for one last challenge: a final judging event to evaluate their training skills.
“From Sacramento to Sweden, these Life Fitness top 10 Personal Trainers to Watch finalists come from five different countries that span the globe, but they are united in their commitment to exceptional client support and motivation, and as well as their passion for personal training,” said Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness. “Each finalist was an inspiration to our judges, and we’re honored to recognize their outstanding achievements.”
The top 10 Personal Trainers to Watch finalists are:
- Cris Bradley, Manchester, U.K.
- Chris Clough, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Amelia-Jane Hoffmann, Auckland, New Zealand
- Charlene Hutsebaut, London, U.K.
- Greg Johnson, California, U.S.A.
- Patrick Rapp, Västerås, Sweden
- Will Taylor, Tennessee, U.S.A.
- Michael Warren, Newcastle, U.K.
- Dave Whiteis, Alabama, U.S.A.
- Lisa Workman, Edmonton, Canada
Finalists were selected based on personal values, innovative training philosophies, education and experience. Judges included experts from Life Fitness and its educational arm, Life Fitness Academy, as well as the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), EuropeActive, American Council on Exercise (ACE) and past competition winners.
The top 10 finalists will compete in the program’s day-long live judging event on Oct. 30, 2015, where they will be evaluated on their ability to motivate, praise and collaborate with a client, as well as enhance the workout experience using the Life Fitness SYNRGY BlueSky outdoor training system.
“The multi-functional aspects of the SYNGRY BlueSky outdoor training system offer the ideal opportunity to evaluate a trainer’s knowledge, flexibility and client interaction,” Clawson said. “We look forward to evaluating these elite trainers first-hand as they share best practices and develop customized workouts on this cutting edge equipment.”
For more information, visit www.lifefitness.com/pttw.
