Training Assistant

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Salary:

Willing to discuss

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April 21, 2012

Alena Marie Scarver

m: 312-***-**** e: **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a personal training position at a Chicago area health club or personal training studio

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

NETA Personal Trainer Certification Sept. 2011 – present

CPR/AED Certification Sept. 2011 – present

ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Tang Soo Do practitioner (Red Belt), Fitzgerald’s Martial Arts Jun. 2009 – present

Sports Activity Volunteer, World Sport Chicago Aug. 2010 - present

Community Service Volunteer, Chicago Cares Jun. 2010 - present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Certified Personal Trainer, LA Fitness – Broadview, IL Dec. 2011 – present

• Conducted half hour training sessions for 80 clients weekly

• Designed and implemented programs for clients based on individual fitness goals

• Performed trial fitness assessments for prospective personal training clients

• Documented monthly progress through strength and cardiovascular assessments

Certified Personal Trainer, Planet Fitness – Des Plaines, IL Oct. 2011 – Dec. 2011

• Demonstrated exercises in group fitness classes

• Built exercise programs for “Design Your Own Program” participants

• Made appointments for training classes

• Maintained weekly exercise logs

• Sold over 80% of memberships to prospective clients and members

Certified Personal Trainer, Self-Employed – Chicago, IL Sept. 2011 –present

• Assisted a client with a 10% body fat reduction through nutrition and exercise

• Performed general health assessments on new clients to determine exercise regimens

• Facilitated one hour sessions with clients based on the five components of physical fitness

• Provided nutrition plans and health tips that complemented exercise programs

• Updated fitness and exercise regimens based on clients’ progress

Editorial Assistant, Chicago Tribune Southwest Bureau – Tinley Park, IL Mar. 2009 – Jul. 2011

• Wrote centerpiece story on unsanitary conditions at Chicago Burr Oak Cemetery

• Wrote general assignment news stories and news features on Chicago’s south suburban communities

• Managed freelance writers’ payroll budget

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Arts in Journalism (Magazine Writing Concentration) Jul. 2007

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL