Degrees/Certifications/Licenses
Master of Arts - Education, Sacred Heart University
Bachelor of Science - Education, Southern Connecticut State University
Third Degree Black belt - Tae kwon do, Karate S Henry Cho Karate Institute New York City
Certified Personal Trainer - (ISMA) International Sports Medicine Association
Certified Personal Trainer - (AAAI) American Aerobic Association International
CPR - American Heart Association
Honors Received/Personal Achievements
1st place - Bob Engle full contact karate championship tournament in Long Island, New York 1976.
1st place - Mas Oyama’s Full Contact Karate Tournament in Connecticut in 1976
1st place - East Coast Karate Championship in Rhode Island in 1977
1st Place - Tournament of Champions at Avery Fisher Hall, Brooklyn, New York 1978
2nd place - All American Open Karate and Kung-Fu Championships at Madison Square Garden New York City in 1979
1st place - Ed Brown’s Karate East Coast Open Invitational Karate Tournament in Connecticut in 1980
Personal Philosophy On Fitness, Health and Wellness
When a person is in great shape, he becomes more confident, has more energy to accomplish goals, and will become more successful. The secret is not necessarily training harder, but training smarter. Never quit!!!
Professional Experience
Joe began his fitness career in 1980, when he founded the first Nautilus health club in Stamford. He attended many training seminars at the Nautilus headquarters in Deland, Florida. At that time the seminars were held by Arthur Jones and Dr. Elington Darden. Their instruction of proper exercise technique on their equipment, supported by their revolutionary theories of exercise physiology proved to be an invaluable learning experience.
In 1984, Joe expanded his business horizons and founded The Fitness Connection, the premier fitness center in Stamford, Connecticut. He had a staff of twenty including an exercise physiologist (unheard of in 1984). He trained his staff well, built a successful business, and in 1988, with a little less then one thousand members sold it.
Joe then earned a Master of Arts in Education and began to teach in the Stamford Public School System. However, he never abandoned his desire to stay in the fitness industry. He was a Martial Arts instructor at the Connecticut Academy of Connecticut 1993-1995. He was also a personal trainer at Peak Physique in Greenwich.1996-1998.
Presently Joe is a personal trainer at K.T. Health and Fitness. He has been employed here for over ten years.
Affiliations
ACTFL
SEA Stamford Teachers Association
CEA Connecticut Teachers Association
NEA National Teachers Association
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