Major: Rehabilitation Psychology - Physical Therapy

Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, GX Instructor - Supersircuit and Bootcamp, Fitness Consultant, and Fitness Coordinator

Interests and Activities: swimming laps, weight lifting, skiing - member of Hoofers Ski and Snowboard Club, all water sports, camping, and World Championship Irish dancer for 14 years.

Career Goal: Doctor of Physical Therapy specifically for athletic injuries and continue personal training on the side.

Year in School: Junior
Major: Undeclared (Italian/Communication Arts Interest)
Certified Since: April 2008
Training Likes: Clients who are willing to try new things and are willing to put forth the effort that it takes to attain the goals that they have set for themselves.
Background: Played varsity football and track & field in high school; participated in courses that stressed physical fitness as well as strength and conditioning programming

Major: Social Work, Criminal Justice
Career Goal: medical social work with pediatric cancer patients and their families

Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, soon to be an ACE Certified Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant, UW Rec Sports fitness consultant, camp counselor at Camp Shane (weight loss camp in New York.)

Interests/Activities: running (was competetive in high school, now run longer distances for fun,) rugby (UW team for 5 semesters, played for Wisconsin U23 and Midwest U19 teams,) weightlifting, ultimate frisbee, any competition!

Favorite thing about training:  I love the variety that personal training offers - everyone needs something different.  I love that personal training allows me to focus specifically on what each individual is looking for, while constantly exploring new aspects of the fitness world. I also love hearing the positive impact that physical activity is making in the lives of my clients!

Angie Brellenthin
Major: Kinesiology: Exercise and Movement Science, Biology, Health Education Minor (applying next Spring)

Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer

Interests and Activities: Crossfit, tennis, rollerblading, early morning hikes, yoga, reading the newspaper with coffee in hand

Career Goal: I would like to start out as a high school biology/health teacher then move on to coordinating health programs and initiatives for an entire school district.  Of course, I would love to keep up with the personal training!

Major: Athletic Training
Year: Senior
Education Goals: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Certified Athletic Trainer

Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Consultant for 3 semesters, have competed competitively in football, rugby and track and field.

Interests/Activities: Paintball, fishing and camping, weight training

My name is Tirrell. I am a new Personal Trainer with PHYSIQUE.  I am from Chicago. I am double majoring in Economics and Philosophy. The plan is to go into corporate law. I became a trainer because I enjoy working out and I look forward to helping others reach their goals and have fun doing it. 

Major:  Dietetics
My career goal to work in a wellness programs for a community program or a corporation, where I can work with people on physical activity and nutritional goals.

Certified: Since August of 2008
Future goals: My future goal is to work in Latin America, building clinics and working with healthcare companies to hopefully improve the quality of life in South America. Being that I already speak Spanish, I will be taking intensive Portuguese classes this fall so I will be fully prepared to work in all areas of Latin America, mainly Brazil where I would like to work most. My immediate goals include working in a clinic during my winter break somewhere in South or Central America. I also plan on working for the AIDS network with my roommate in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup.
Types of clients: The type of client I enjoy is one who is not only committed but honest. As a trainer, my clients goals are my goals, and I see their failures and accomplishments as mine own. That said, I expect my clients to work hard so we can achieve the goals we set together.
Training I enjoy: I am an ex football player and track runner so I like to incorporate many exercises which involve and improve one’s footwork and coordination. Some of these exercises for example include agility ladders and plyometrics. Recently I have been experimenting with kettle bells and TRX machine which I will most likely incorporate in my clients work outs and as place them in my own.
Why you are trainer: I was obese for majority of my life and had to slowly learn how to live a healthier life. I believe that exercise improves more than just one’s general fitness, but improves one’s confidence which is important in all aspects of life. I became a trainer in order to teach other’s how they can improve their lives through fitness as I did with mine.

Betty Donlan
Major: Kinesiology Exercise and Movement Science, BS; Current Student of Physical Therapy Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Water Saftey Instructor-Swimming Lessons, Head Lifeguard Interests and Activities: swimming laps, weight lifting, ice hockey, roller blading, volleyball, softball, tennis, running, biking, etc. 
Career Goal: Doctor of Physical Therapy and continue personal training on the side.

Major: Rehab Psychology
Hometown: Los Angeles
This will be my second year working as a trainer for Physique. Freshman year I was apart of the UW-Track and field team. After freshman year, I wanted to keep in shape and apply my track background to work. I worked as a fitness consultant for a little bit, then transitioned to a trainer. I really enjoy training and helping my clients achieve their fitness goals. I look forward to another great year.

Major: Pre-kinesiology, Year: going to be a junior future goal: Be a Physical Therapist, Favorite sport: Basketball, Hometown: Janesville, WI Favorite Training Equipment: Bosu, stability ball, and dumbbells

My name is Sarah Ingison and I'm a junior here at UW. While I'm a Business major, fitness has always been a huge aspect in my life and I have a great deal of personal experience with all types of training programs. Personal training is something I am extremely passionate about and plan to continue pursuing throughout my life. I love helping others reach their fitness goals through fun, motivating workouts and I couldn't ask for a better job! My main areas of interest include total body strength training, specialized training, and plyometrics.

ACE Certified Personal Trainer
ACE Certified Lifestyle and Weight Management Coach

Hello, my name is Peter and I have been involved in the Physique Personal Training program for about 1 and 1/2 years. Fitness became a major part of my life when I started college, and I strive to make fitness become a part of every client’s life during our time together. I am a firm believer that there is more to getting in shape and weight loss then just working out, and I move to make sure that every client understands that a lifestyle change will lead to the best results. I am very motivational and often times will use personal experiences to relate more personally to my clients to help them with their struggles and to congratulate them on their success. I look forward to working with you.

Major – Microbiology
Activities – Fitness, Hanging out with friends, Video games, Bicycling

I received my ACE personal training certification in April of 2008. I have experience with strength and conditioning for a wide range of clients, from ISGA professional downhill skateboarders to a nationally ranked Masters biathlete. I have a focus on improving the athletic ability of my clients and in increasing their capacity in any and all types of physical activity. I am especially interested in biomechanics and efficiency of technique and I love to incorporate movements and methods from many different communities of athletes: gymnasts, power-lifters, endurance athletes, etc. I love challenges and welcome any client no matter how broad or specific their goals may be.

Fitness Background: I've worked as a fitness consultant for a year now and have been personal training since April 2009.  I also work as a fitness coordinator for Recsports.
Training Style: I played a lot of sports growing up but I played football the longest and went to many camps and workout sessions thanks to this.  I like to incorporate a lot of what I learned over the years into my training sessions to try to keep workouts fresh and interesting for my clients.  I love to train and really enjoy motivating people to do things they never thought they could.
Interests: Boating, fishing, sports, working out, golfing, and LOST.

Major: Rehabilitation Psychology

Fitness Background: ACE Certified Personal Trainer since April 2007, Fitness Consultant, 3-sport athlete in high school, and played   football in college

Interests and Activities: weight training, basketball

Career Goal: Doctor of Physical Therapy, and coaching football

I am very passionate about Personal Training because I love to help people. Many people want to exercise and be active but just do not know what to do. I am proud to teach and help my clients reach any and all of their goals.

Hi my name is Kristina Meissen and I look forward to the opportunity to working with you to achieve your fitness goals!  I am a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA-CSCS) and have worked in the personal training industry for 6 years.   In addition, I am a certified cycling, pilates and yoga instructor.  I earned a Bachelor of Science degree from UW-La Crosse in 2006 and a Master of Arts degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009 majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.  I recently moved back to my hometown of Madison, WI where I will be working on a doctoral degree in Higher Educational Leadership at UW and serving as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Kinesiology.  In my free time I enjoy running, hiking, swimming, biking, pilates, yoga and competing in triathlons.  I specialize in athletic performance training as well as general population fitness and weight management.   I look forward to working with you and beginning a journey towards a healthy active lifestyle together!

Major:  Creative Writing; Pre-Physical Therapy

Fitness background:  ACE Certified Personal Trainer, GX Instructor-Aqua and Spin

Interests:  I like to windsurf, practice Kendo, write, read, draw, and take a million pictures.  My favorite fitness activities are swimming, biking, and taking the Core Crunch class.  I really enjoy dancing, both clubbing and Ballroom Dancing, I’m part of UWBDA (UW Ballroom Dance Assosiation).

Career Goal:  Somehow manage to get a fellowship for writing and then go on to my Doctor of Physical Therapy while writing, drawing, and training on the side.