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America's Wellness Program was developed to help HR Managers find a positive solution to the declining health of their employees and the crushing cost of healthcare. America's Wellness Program is an easy to implement, self-running program that is an inexpensive addition to your employee benefits package, provides reports for management, is convenient for the employee, and offers measurable results.
Employees who do not maintain a good fitness and nutrition regimen contribute to the rising costs of your benefits package and the escalating costs of healthcare insurance. Our concern for sharing a proven pathway to health led us to establish America's Wellness Program in October of 2006. This 24/7 anywhere/anytime online virtual fitness site has already received countless testimonials from those preferring its cost and flexibility. In 2008, we began staging a national launch of the system to Human Resource Managers and executives seeking an auxiliary fitness enhancement system that is customized for the needs of each individual employee and your company's bottom line.
The principals of America's Wellness Program have 15 combined years of experience in the fitness industry as personal trainers, nutrition advocates and fitness facilities owners. Our instructors and Trainer Sales Guides are all fitness certified and are carefully hand picked to guide your company through the enrollment and implementation of America's Wellness Program.
We are based in South Florida. Our staff is available to your employees through email any time, through phone call support, and for on-site visits to explain and sustain the program.
Build a Healthier Workforce!
Invest in the health of your employees. Improve the health of your bottom line.
 Rich Maston
Wellness Guide
Rich graduated from Temple University receiving a degree in Education and a football scholarship. After graduation, the Arizona Cardinals signed him to the NFL.
His five-year tenure in the NFL allowed him to play for the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Florida Bobcats and the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired due to injury. Rich wanted to continue to learn how the body works and share his knowledge of whole fitness with others.
His next career was a Personal Trainer and business owner from the purchase of a training facility in Coral Springs, Florida “Studio 4 Fitness”. From professional athlete to a certified personal trainer, husband, father and business owner, sharing the lessons and knowledge he gained to maintain a healthy lifestyle is a central part of his life.
Rich continues his goal of reaching far outside his city to educate people to his keys of healthy living through the development of this on-line wellness program with worldwide distribution. Hence, AmericasWellnessProgram.com was created to inspire people and employers to keep America well. |
 Eric Wolfe
Wellness Guide
Eric Wolfe an owner at Studio 4 Fitness, a leading personal training facility in Coral Springs, Florida. He holds a bachelors degree from SUNY Albany in psychology and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
As a leading personal trainer inspiring thousands of clients achieve wellness through intense training and nutritional coaching, he has the experience to influence people about health and fitness. He is an avid runner finishing several marathons at a 3:30 finish and several races over the past ten years. For fun, a Half-Iron man annual race allows him the freedom to specialize both personally and professionally by training dozens of racers for different triathlons.
What began as a personal quest to become the most fit and fastest competitor has developed into a passion to inspire others. Eric furthered his education in personal fitness into Gym ownership and now has his sites on developing a program that can change the lives of people around the world. |
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 Patrice Blair
Marketing
As Strategic Partner of Results Partnership, Patrice uses her 25 years of expertise in media, research and account service to build the strategic foundations for client business while inspiring teams to meet their needs. Throughout her career, Patrice has proven to be an innovator and leader in developing new strategies and programs that create successful solutions for her clients.
Previously as a partner of HDC Advertising, Patrice co-authored the trademarked strategic process PASSION POINT and set up brand teams within the agency. With her expertise in travel, she has led the repositioning launches of Marriott Resorts in Florida, Caribbean and Mexico and Wyndham Resorts worldwide, the first consumer campaign for Cruise Lines International Association and won awards for Renaissance and Celebrity Cruise lines. At Citibank, she helped develop the research tool, Profile Matrix. |
She lead Pizza Hut's SE region's repositioning and the roll out a new idea...delivery. Because of her strength in developing relationships built on mutual trust, the client took greater risks and success followed. She led the team that was awarded the Silver Plate for the highest sales and continued success of any region. Patrice continued to prove herself in QSR with Bobby Rubino's, Miami Subs, Pasta Connection and TJ Cinnamon's where she developed award-winning work and expanded each company into a nationally recognized brand.
Additional experience includes Value Rent-a-Car, Pan Am Airlines and the destinations of Fort Lauderdale and The Bahamas. Packaged goods demands a disciplined approach, hers includes Clorox, Prell Shampoo and Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray and Lozenges.
Patrice has won three American Marketing Association Effies for her work within the Healthcare and Travel industries. For the last seven years she has been one of only eleven worldwide agencies that serve one of the worlds most recognizable brands American Express. Her continued marketing excellence has been recognized within the corporate halls of AMEX with four Business Partner of the Year awards. Currently she became a key marketing advisor for a start up brand Great Florida Bank, that to date has experienced record growth in four short years to become an billion dollar financial institution with over twenty-five locations. Combing her years of marketing experience makes her the right person to help launch America’s Wellness Program and grow it into a worldwide leader within the health industry.
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 Dr. Janet Brill
Nutritionist
Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D, LDN Licensed Nutritionist, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Wellness Coach is one of the nation's leading experts in the field of nutrition, health, fitness and cardiovascular disease prevention. Published in noted scientific journals including the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and the International Journal of Obesity. Published and quoted in leading lay publications including Shape, Prevention, Men’s Health, First for Women, Woman’s World and others. Adjunct professor at the University of Miami and Florida International University.
She has done nutrition consulting for such leading firms as Proctor & Gamble and The Sports Club LA-Miami and has conducted health seminars for notable companies such as Goldman Sachs, AMN AMRO, AON Insurance, Deloitte and Touche, Miami VA Hospital and more. Most recently, Dr. Brill has appeared numerous times on the new Lifetime television show The Balancing Act as well as local South Florida television including NBC-6, WPBT-2 and Comcast news. Her new book, Cholesterol Down: 10 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in 4 Weeks—Without Prescription Drugs (Three Rivers, Dec. 2006), is available at bookstores nationwide. |
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 Marla Gentile M.Ed
Mental Health Counselor
Marla Gentile M.Ed is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of North Carolina .
She has a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of Miami and a psychotherapist for twenty five years in South Florida. Marla is also an NSCA certified Personal Trainer and a certified fitness instructor for pilates and yoga.
Presently, Marla is the Wellness Director at Westglow Resort and Spa in Blowing Rock, North Carolina as well has a small private therapy practice. She specializes in the mind/body connection and provides instruction in stress management, meditation, goal setting, and life coaching.
Other counseling includes grief counseling, relationship counseling, burnout prevention and healing tailored to the needs of the individuals or corporations. Marla is available to help people make a life plan to manage their stress, prevent burnout and begin to lead a healthy lifestyle by making the mind/body connection.
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 Dr. Jeffrey Lewin
Chiropractic Physician
Dr. Jeff Lewin is the Director of Coaching Services at Breakthrough Coaching. Prior to becoming a full time coach in 1998, Dr. Lewin had been a client of Breakthrough Coaching for many years. He has brought with him his expertise in the areas of multidisciplinary practice, industrial relations, managed care issues, and innovative practice profitability programs. He has spoken both nationally and internationally in these areas with the primary goal of helping his chiropractic colleagues develop the successful practices they have always dreamed of. He is also a frequent guest on radio talk shows in the Fort Lauderdale area.
A graduate of New York Chiropractic College and a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician, Dr. Lewin maintained a successful multidisciplinary practice in Coral Springs, Florida for 11 years prior to becoming a full-time Coach.
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 Dr. Dave Kadel
Chiropractic Physician
Dr. Dave Kadel has been serving the Coral Springs area since 2004. He focuses on corrective care for his patients and prides himself on the ulimate spinal correction for people of all ages.
A graduate of Life University in Marrietta, GA, Dr. Kadel maintained a successful practice in Coral Springs, Florida.
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 Karen Levy, CHOM.
Homeopathy
Karen Levy was born in Israel and moved to New York in 1980. Karen graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from the University of New York at Albany. After graduating, Karen knew that she wanted to help people. She began searching for a system of healing that would enhance the body by restoring the vital life force or homeostasis, bringing the body to a balance on both the emotional and physical level. Karen's search ended when she found Homeopathy, which heals on the physical, as well as on the emotional level, treating the whole person. This approach facilitates the body to heal itself.
At the Medi-cine College in Tel Aviv, Israel Karen was privileged to complete a four-year program to master Homeopathy. There she studied with some of the most esteemed Homeopaths from Europe, India and Israel: Dr. Chaim Rosenthal (Vaccines), Jeremy Sherr (Dynamic Provings), Dr. Rajan Sankaran (The Souls of Remedies), and Paul Herscu, N.D. (The Homeopathic Treatment of Children).
Karen specializes in Classical Homeopathy for the entire family at Miami Beach Pediatrics Center for Holistic Medicine. She has successfully helped and educated children and adults with a wide range of ailments. In addition to her current role, Karen is involved in several research projects for post-graduate studies as well as being a frequent lecturer. She speaks on behalf of the non-profit organization World Homeopathy Awareness Week. Karen believes in educating the community on Homeopathy and other alternative methods of preventing disease. She continues Homeopathic studies with Dr. Edwin Floyd, the founder of QVIUS, the International School of Homeopathy, where she is also the Health Coordinator for the Student Clinic.
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 Donald S. Tanner DPM, FACFAS
Podiatrist
Donald S. Tanner DPM, FACFAS is a board-certified surgically trained podiatrist, practicing in Tamarac Florida for more
than 25 years.
A graduate of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, he completed his surgical residency at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and affiliated institutions including Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Tanner has had multiple teaching appointments and continues to be involved in post-graduate residency training.
He is a staff physician at Coral Springs Medical Center, University Hospital in Tamarac, and at the Outpatient Surgical Center in Coral Springs. Dr. Tanner’s practice emphasis is directed at restoring normal form and function by using both surgical and non-surgical modalities. He has been using the widely prescribed for professional athletes Footmaxx scanning technology for gait evaluation since its inception.
He was the first Podiatrist in Florida to be trained as a Master Surgeon for the correction of excessive pronation (flat foot) using the HyProCure subtalar joint implant, and has treated local, out of state and international patients referred to him from the HyProCure group.
His Tamarac office offers state of the art modalities, including XRay, Diagnostic Ultrasound, vascular Doppler and physical therapy. Dr. Tanner believes a wellness program can help your feet to last a lifetime!
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 Dr. Kerry Kuhn
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Kerry Kuhn has been practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology in Florida
for 30 years as a founding physician in the Omega group
He completed his residency and
graduated from The George Washington University Medical School. Currently Dr. Kuhn is
specializing in gynecology with an emphasis on menopause , healthy
living and preventive medicine. In his Coral Springs office, he offers bone
densitometry, 3D ultrasound and pelvic floor stimulation for stress
incontinence without the need for surgery.
Dr. Kuhn's believes staying in touch with his patients
provides him greater detail of the physical life each is experiencing. All his patients have
his direct telephone extension and can consult with him on all their
medical problems as needed.
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 Dr. Norman M. Kline, MD LLC
Ophthalmology
Dr. Norman M. Kline, MD LLC, was raised in Michigan and received his undergraduate and medical degree from Wayne State University. His served at Sinai Hospital in Detroit for his required internship and specialized Ophthalmology studies. In 1983 he became Board Certified by The American Board of Ophthalmology and specializes in disease and surgical procedures for the eye.
He realized his dream to move to Florida and open a practice in Coral Springs. He is married and has three children. His mission is to provide a through evaluation on premises of the eye and to prescribe contact lenses, glasses or surgery as needed.
His medical career is more than a calling its how he helps people have a clearer view of the world!
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 Dr. Gregory S. Cohn
M.D.
Dr. Cohn is providing personalized medical care and attention within his concierge Internal Medicine Practice that specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and its prevention. Board certified in Clinical Lipidology and Certified Internist practicing medicine since 1991. He has served as Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Head of Preventative Cardiology at The Cleveland Clinic of Florida. I believe that the essence of quality healthcare is a strong doctor patient relationship.
I empower my patients to become active participants in maintaining and improving their own health. By counseling them on their medical conditions and the available treatment options. The cornerstone of prevention is the promotion of healthy lifestyles. I will tailor an individualized plan for my patients which balances all aspects of an active, healthy lifestyle including nutrition, exercise and weight management. Taking a healthier approach to life will diminish the need for, and reliance on, medication. I have aligned myself with AWP because we believe the best treatment for healthy living is information and prevention.
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Donna Ramos
Donna Ramos is a registered Physical Therapist with 28 years of professional experience. In 1979, she received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the State Univerist of New York at Stonybrook. After graduation, Donna set her career in motion working as a PHysical Therapist for 15 years in New York and four years in Virginia. She also served as a Captain in the Army Reserve MEdical Specialty Corp., before moving to FLorida in 1998.
In 2003, with 23 years of experience behind her, Donna founded "TheraTemps Inc.," a temporary staffing agency for physical, occupational, and speech therapists. In addition to running and working for her own business, she is also CEO & sole owner of WHOLE BODY REHABILITATION, an outpatient physical therapy clinic in West Palm Beach, FL.
Donna evaluates and designs independent rehabilitation programs for clinets with nueromuscular/skeletal disorders and injuries in addition to performing Functional Capacity Evaluations. Her specialty is adult and geriatric rehabilitation with emphasis on rapid recovery for return to the workplace. She is a proud member of the American Physical Therapy Association and holds licenses in FL, NY, NC, and VA. Donna says she is "passionate about Physical Therapy" and feels blessed to be able to guide people on the road to recovery.
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Shawna Wanemacher
President of Body & Spirit, Inc., Shawna is a certified Personal Fitness Trainer for one of the largest country clubs in the nation located in Boca Raton, Florida.
While busy training private clients in South Florida with programs consisting of group fitness, water aerobics and kickboxing, Shawna is also an accomplished writer of physical fitness essays, recently publishing an article for ProHealth Resources magazine.
Shawna's passion in life is physical fitness - nothing is more fulfilling for her than watching and helping others to reach their goals, both mentally and physically.
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 Frank Bachman
President of Momentum Fitness, Inc., Frank is a Certified Personal Trainer and has taught physical fitness courses in South Florida, specializing in anatomy, kinesiology (study of muscle movement) and business practices associated with the physical fitness industry.
Utilizing over 38 years of competitive sports participation, Frank has a unique understanding of the principles involving physical conditioning and therapy which he incorporates into all of his programs.
Frank specializes in designing total body workout programs to be done in the privacy of his client's homes, consisting of cardio development, varying intensity levels and resistance equipment designed to increase overall general health and fitness levels.
Frank is a hands-on trainer, often participating in his client's workouts by motivating and encouraging them to reach their goals. He believes anyone can achieve better health through proper diet and regular exercise.
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Yoga Instructors
Shyam and Mohini are graduates of the International Sivananda Teachers Training Course and the Sivananda Advanced Teachers Training Course.
They have continued their study and practice of yoga, meditation and ayurveda by participating in courses and pilgrimages to India, Canada, the Bahamas, and the United States. They have co-directed the Yoga Warehouse, an affiliated Sivananda yoga center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1998.
During that time the Yoga Warehouse has been recognized nationally and internationally and received numerous best yoga awards. Shyam and Mohini are honored to be part of a strong lineage and to have the opportunity to serve by propagating the authentic teachings and practices of classical hatha yoga. For more information about the Yoga Warehouse, go to www.yogawarehouse.org
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Debbie Wolff
In her 25 years of wide-ranging experience in the fitness world, Debbie has always kept herself on the leading edge of training techniques and fitness modes. She began in 1981 as an aerobics instructor for Jacki Sorensen, a leading dance aerobics innovator. Since then she has obtained certifications in cycling, step, aqua, kickboxing, strength and conditioning, pilates and yoga.
She is nationally certified through AFAA, NSCA, Mad Dogg Athletics, and Keiser Fitness, The Fitness Institute with Dr. Anthony Abbott and Juan Carlos Santana, as well as completion of All-American Pilates trainings.
Debbie has served as the southern regional aerobic director for L.A. Fitness, one of the nation's leading national fitness chains, and as CEO of Fusion Fitness, a private personal training and pilates training company. Currently Debbie has embarked on a new career with www.myOMmat.com, specializing in personalized yoga/pilates mats.
In addition, Debbie has trained new instructors in all formats of aerobic instruction, as well as instructors preparing to become certified in aerobics.
Debbie is living proof of her own fitness philosophy: that the key to success is staying motivated, and the key to sustained motivation is change, growth and challenge. As her legions of fans and friends will testify, it works!
She is married to a chiropractor who specializes in sports rehabilitation, and is the adoring mother of two teenage daughters and 2 greyhound rescues. She has lived in South Florida for the past 20 years.
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Leslie Pendergrast
As the co-owner and co-founder of Fit for You Studios, Leslie Pendergrast believes in an integrated approach to total well-being. At Fit for You Studios, fitness is approached holistically by enhancing strength, flexibility and endurance from both the mental and physical aspects of being.
Clients are encouraged to see the potential in their lives and responsibly apply thought and action to achieve results.
As an avid fitness enthusiast, Leslie advocates the positive effects that exercise has on mental and physical well-being. She believes that physical and mental fitness are interconnected and when developed in harmony, can enhance ability to achieve desired results. Leslie is a certified yoga fitness instructor, personal trainer, fitness instructor, and is currently working toward her goal of achieving a black belt in karate.
She currently is an associate with Right Management Consultants as an executive coach and organizational development consultant. Her multi-industry experience gives her insight into human behavior and the significant impact it has on our perceived success or failure in our lives. Her experience as a physical fitness professional gives her the skills and knowledge to coach others in enhancing physical form and performance.
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Debra Marsalisi-Dechiaro
Debra is passionate about mind-body disciples, such as Yoga and Pilates. She encourages her students to approach their practice with receptiveness, honesty, and respect for any physical limitations that may arise during practice.
Facing those limitations with out fear, judgment or self-criticism, but with true acceptance.
Debra empowers her students to celebrate themselves, just the way they are. She encourages her students to allow the progress of their practice to evolve naturally and gracefully. Debra views Yoga, Pilates and fitness as a joyous opportunity for self-exploration, self-discovery and growth.
Debra has also earned certifications in water aerobics, cycling, and senior fitness. The three gifts she brings to the world are creativity, a thirst for self-growth, and a passion for good food.
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Michael Christoforo
A native of Boston, Michael has been fascinated with exercise and fitness his entire life. In college, he studied exercise physiology while playing baseball at West Virginia University. From there, he went to Phoenix to the Fischer Sports facility and had the privilege to work with the top sports stars around the world, athletes such as Randy Johnson, Juan Gonzalez and Mike Mckenzie to name a few. Wanting to expand his knowledge and experience new places, Michael traveled to Europe to study the human body and kinesiology through the teachings of Leonardo DaVinci.
A trainer for many years, Michael has always stayed on the cutting edge of training techniques. While specializing in total body and core workouts, he has also studied yoga for three years, worked with physical therapists and is in constant pursuit of helping those he trains reach new levels of their health.
Marc Hickok
Marc is a certified personal trainer with a degree in biological sciences from the university of connecticut.
Marc was a 5 year member of the university of connecticut football team, in which he ranks in the top 10 all time in points scored and field goals made by a field goal kicker in the teams 100 plus year history.
After graduating from uconn, marc moved to florida to become a personal trainer and to pursure his future as a professionl kicker. While playing arena football and a short stint in the NFL with the superbowl champion new york giants, marc has devoted his time to helping others achieve thier own health and fitness goals.
Marc's experience working alongside top porfessinal atheletes as well as reciveing his own training from some of the best strenght and conditioning specialists in the country makes training with marc a unique experience not found everywhere.
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Debra Marsalisi-Dechiaro
Dr. Andrea Cole is founder of Center for Age Management and Wellness in Encinitas California.
Dr. Andrea Cole grew up in Buffalo New York. Always interested in a balanced, holistic approach to health and disease, she graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1983 while on a Naval Scholarship program.
Upon graduation she completed an internship at Detroit Osteopathic hospital and then entered the Navy as a General Medical Officer stationed at Naval Air Station North Island located in Coronado Ca.
In 1986 Dr. Cole entered the family practice residency program at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion of her residency program, she received orders to work in NAS Long Beach California paying back her obligation with the United States Navy.
In 1990 Dr. Cole joined a multispecialty medical group in San Diego where she managed a large family practice. In 1994, Dr. Cole attended her first Anti Aging convention. Convinced that this approach to medicine was more in line with her own thinking, she soon became board certified by the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine and one of the first Physician Partners for Cenegenics. She completed their Level 4 certification course and has been practicing Anti-Aging Medicine ever since.
Dr. Cole soon realized that there was much more to balancing hormones than looking at levels and turned to functional medicine for the answers. Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. http://www.functionalmedicine.org/about/whatis.asp
Dr. Cole unique practice now combines her family practice training with anti aging and functional medicine, providing the patient with an integrative approach to meet their medical needs. Center for Age Management combines extensive laboratory testing, nutritional assessment, cardiac risk evaluation, hormone balancing, dietary and exercise recommendations with a 60 minute extensive evaluation with Dr. Andrea Cole. We have a proactive approach to illness and premature aging that identifies your risk of future disease and creates a personalized program to improve your health and maintain an active lifestyle.
Dr. Cole is a frequent lecturer for courses in Hormone Management teaching other physician the art of balancing hormones.
Aging is a process which can be controlled. True, we are all going to age, but you have a choice in how you age. Individualized medicine is here.
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Robert S. Cole
Bob has been involved in fitness all of his life. He is certified as a Speed and Agility Trainer, has coached athletes from youth levels to high school and ran a very successful football camp for five years. He has a B.A. in finance and advanced designations in various real estate and professional organizations.
He approaches business with an entrepreneurial flair. His background as a service business owner for eleven years has given him first hand knowledge of the advantage of a healthy workforce. He is a published author, having written an underdog true story about a group of athletes that despite all the odds stacked against them overachieved and influenced him greatly. He resides in Coral Springs, Florda with his wife, Meridee and has three sons in College.
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