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History
St. Louis City Fitness was formed in 1991 as an in-home personal training and continuing education service company by Marcia P. Wever. Since that time, the company has grown to reflect the changing needs of the fitness and wellness industry as well as to accommodate the growth and diversification of St. Louis City Fitness personnel. Currently, St. Louis City Fitness provides services at (1) TheraPlus Personal Training and Physical Therapy (http://www.theraplus.org/), (2) Washington University, (3) in-home training services, and (4) corporate fitness and wellness at Forest Pharmaceuticals.
Employees
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Marcia P. Wever, owner and operator of St. Louis City Fitness, has been in the fitness/wellness industry since 1980. She has been a personal trainer since 1983 and a group exercise instructor since 1980. Her fitness management experience spans two decades and includes the University of Illinois, The Body Firm (Champaign/Urbana, IL), Bodyworks Educational and Fitness Services, and Wellbridge Fitness Center and Spa. Marcia is thus highly skilled in facility and program management as well as being an experienced trainer.
In addition, Marcia is a Master Certification Specialist for The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (http://www.afaa.com/) in Sherman Oaks, CA. She has worked for AFAA since 1985, designing and presenting their continuing education programs to fitness professionals nationwide. Her specialty is training and certification.
Her other certifications include:
Matthew F. Wever, Ed.D. specializes in exercise facility management and development and program and/or personnel planning for the fitness industry. Dr. Wever obtained his Doctorate of Education from Saint Louis University, specializing in Educational Leadership, in particular, Higher Education. Matt has worked for the past 20 years as a senior administrator in Higher Education and the Community Center field at the University of Waterloo, University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), Saint Louis University and the Jewish Community Center of St. Louis. Dr. Wever would like an opportunity to assist you with any needs pertaining to facility, program and/or personnel planning and management.
Our Trainers
Lynda Anderson
(314) 732-6866
bfitbstrong@aol.com
ACSM*Certified Health & Fitness Instructor, AFAA* Certified Group Exercise and Personal Trainer. Depending on the needs and interests of the client, Lynda will design programs that may include traditional weight management protocols, hip hop, salsa dancing and kickboxing.
Rachel Broshears
(314) 210-6858
rachelbroshears@yahoo.com
Rachel holds a Bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, and is finishing up her Master's program in Exercise Physiology at Southern Illinois University. Rachel is certified throguh ACSM, AFAA, and is STOTT trained in Mat and Reformer, and soon Cdillac, Arc, and Barrels. Interests include running half and full marathons, soccer, and tennis. Rachel is available for in-home training and Pilates instruction.
Maurie Cofman
(314) 517-1565
acepro@sbcglobal.net
As an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist, I design and implement effective fitness programs that provide a safe and effective bridge for the patient to cross from the structual rehabilitation environment to either home based or mainstream community exercise. As a Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant, I coach clients with techniques to achieve bette\r results than they have seen with other weight-management programs. Although I specialize in senior fitness and therapeutic training, I am here to help anyone reach his or her specific fitness goals. My 20+years experience has brought many a satisfied client to see results they'd only dreamed of.
I am GOLD-certified through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) as an Advanced Health and FitnessSpecialist, Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant.
Sally Drake
(314) 477-6909
sdrake@trainingbible.com
AFAA* Certified Personal Trainer, Madd Dog Certified Spinning Instructor, completed 7 Ironman Triathlons, USTA*certified Triathlon Coach, TrainingBible Level 1 Coach (for more information, see: http//www.trainingbible.com/findACoach_detail.aspx?id=1600).
*Key to Trainer affiliation/certification abbreviations
AFAA: Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (http://www.afaa.com/)
NSCA:National Strength and Conditioning Association (http://www.nsca-lift.org/)
USTA:United States Tennis Association (http://www.usta.com/)
ASCM:American College of Sports Medicine (http://www.acsm.com/)
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