110 S. Greeley Street · Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-1584
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110 S. Greeley Street · Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-1584 | ||||||
Meet Our Personal Trainers: Joe, Emily, Dane, Greg and Kim You don't have to be rich and famous to reap the benefits of working with a personal trainer. More and more people, novice and veteran exercisers alike, use personal trainers to help them get and stay healthy. A personal trainer can help you jump-start your workout, learn new exercises, train for a specific sport, or meet any fitness goal you have. Working with a personal trainer for a few sessions is often all it takes for some people to feel comfortable with independent exercise. We offer a variety of packages that will let you choose how much help you want. |
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Joe Halaska Fitness Director joe.halaska@stillwaterfitness.com Joe grew up in Bloomington, MN and is a 2007 graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Kinesiology. He is also an ACE-certified personal trainer. Joe started his personal training career at Arizona State's Student Recreation Center. He trained a variety of clients from typical college-aged students to a paraplegic Special Olympics power weight-lifter. Joe also performed health and fitness assessments on personal training clients and collegiate athletes. Joe moved back to Minnesota after graduation and worked as a Health Fitness Specialist with Health Fitness Corporation in Minneapolis before joining us at Stillwater Fitness Club as our new Fitness Director. Joe has experience training individuals at all levels of fitness, from rehabilitation to sport-specific training. His favorite aspect of personal training is using his knowledge to improve the health and fitness of others. With experience training clients in sports conditioning, rehabilitation and weight loss, Joe has the skills and knowledge necessary to adjust a program to meet ever-changing goals. |
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Emily Paulson Personal Trainer, Instructor emily.paulson@stillwaterfitness.com Emily is a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where she majored in Community Health Education. She holds Personal Training certifications from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Emily is also a certified Kinesis trainer and teaches Kinesis, group fitness and aqua. Emily is experienced in teaching weight lifting, yoga and outdoor boot camp. She also enjoys training sports-specific athletes. Emily believes variety is the key to a successful fitness program and enjoys working with people of all ages and fitness levels. |
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Dane Anderson Personal Trainer dane.anderson@stillwaterfitness.com Dane grew up in central Minnesota and attended Little Falls Community High School. He then went on to the University of Minnesota, obtaining his Master's Degree in Kinesiology in the summer of 2003. He is also an ACE-certified personal trainer. Since 2003, Dane has been working in a variety of fitness settings. At the University of Minnesota, Dane trained students, athletes and professors alike. His next stop, the East YMCA, provided Dane with the opportunity to train many active adults. Danes enjoys working out and loves helping others achieve their health and fitness goals. His experiences have given him valuable insight into all types of health and fitness pursuits, from the young to the old, beginner to expert, and everywhere in between. |
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Greg Johnson Personal Trainer greg.johnson@stillwaterfitness.com Greg holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas and is a recent graduate of the Personal Trainer Program at St. Paul College. He holds Personal Training certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF), and is also a certified Group Fitness Instructor through the National Exercise Training Association (NETA). Greg has an extensive background in training people of all ages, fitness levels and abilities. He especially likes working with clients who have not been active in a while, because they have the greatest potential for results! Greg's favorite quotes are, "If you don't quit, you win" and "Age is just another number." He is married with two children and lives in Woodbury, where he enjoys activities with his family and working out. |
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Kim Brach Group Fitness Coordinator, Personal Trainer, Instructor kim.brach@stillwaterfitness.com Fitness is a way of life for Kim. She is the Group Fitness Coordinator, teaches a variety of group fitness classes and has been a personal trainer at Stillwater Fitness for over 12 years. Kim is certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and the National Exercise Training Association (NETA). She is also certified in Kinesis Training and teaches several Kinesis classes. Kim has experience in senior fitness, core strength training, post-injury fitness and program design, among many others. Kim enjoys working with people of all ages and all fitness levels. Her focus on safe, effective strength training with an emphasis on injury prevention is the key ingredient of her training programs. |
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