Brunswick : Life Fitness : Names the Top 10 Global Finalists for 2014 Personal Trainers to Watch Competition
September 18, 2014 at 08:05 am EDT
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ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 18, 2014) - From New Zealand to Brazil and Spain to South Africa, the Life Fitness top 10 Personal Trainers to Watch finalists may span the globe, but they are united in their commitment to exceptional leadership, client support, motivation and inspiration. Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing, announced the top 10 finalists in its global competition, who have been selected from more than 1,700 nominations from 43 different countries. The 10 elite finalists will compete on Oct. 17 at DavidBartonGym - Astor Place in New York City to win the title of the world's best Personal Trainer to Watch.
The top 10 Personal Trainers to Watch finalists are:
Nick Freemantle, Gauteng, South Africa
Rachel Hobbs, Surrey, England
Cristiano Arthur S. Parente, São Paulo, Brazil
Matt Parvis, North Carolina, United States
Adrián Cardín Pereda, Cantabria, Spain
Isaac Rojas Rivero, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Fiona Ross, Taranaki, New Zealand
Austin Ryan Toloza, California, United States
Andreya Tornes, Minnesota, United States
Ryan Vivar, Oklahoma, United States
"The Personal Trainers to Watch program continues to draw in some of the top personal trainer talent from around the world, and this year's finalists are no exception," said Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness. "Each of the finalists' nominations demonstrated an inspirational and diversified commitment to the personal training profession and their clients. We look forward to evaluating these elite trainers first-hand as they share techniques and develop course material that can be used on our cutting-edge SYNRGY360 functional training system at DavidBartonGym in New York City."
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 live judging event on Oct. 17, 2014, 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 SYNRGY360 system. The entire day will be streaming live on www.lifefitness.com/pttw.
A video of the top 10 Personal Trainers to Watch finalists can be viewed at: http://youtu.be/GweJcW2V-Os
About Life Fitness Life Fitness is the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing. 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 Rosemont, Ill., Life Fitness is a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC).
About DavidBartonGym Founded in 1992 in New York, DavidBartonGym has world class trainers with unrivaled success in changing bodies, state of the art equipment, exhilarating energy, and award-winning design. With locations in New York, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, DavidBartonGym is devoted to its members and to helping them "LookBetterNaked."
www.davidbartongym.com; www.facebook.com/DavidBartonGym; www.twitter.com/DavidBartonGym.
About Partners ICREPs, EuropeActive, Life Fitness Academy and ACE are dedicated to ensuring that fitness industry professionals have the necessary skills and training to provide their clients with the highest quality workout and fitness guidance available.
Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures and markets recreational marine products, including marine propulsion products and boats, as well as parts and accessories for the marine and RV markets. Its segments include Propulsion, Engine Parts and Accessories (Engine P&A), Navico Group and Boat. The Propulsion segment designs, manufactures and sells engines, controls, rigging, and propellers globally. The Engine P&A segment sells products such as engine parts and consumables including oils and lubricants, electrical products, boat parts and systems, and also includes its marine parts and accessories distribution businesses. The Navico Group segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets products and systems for the marine and RV, specialty vehicle markets. The Boat segment consists of the Brunswick Boat Group (Boat Group), which manufactures and distributes recreational boats, and Business Acceleration. Its boat brands include Boston Whaler, Lund, Sea Ray and Bayliner.
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