Ben Greenfield is recognized as one of the top fitness, triathlon, nutrition and metabolism experts in the nation. In 2008, he was voted as the Personal Trainer of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Ben is Director of Sports Performance and oversees the physiology and biomechanics laboratory at Champions Sports Medicine (http://www.champsportsmed.com) in Spokane, WA, which offers metabolic-based weight loss, bicycle fitting, running gait analysis, swim stroke analysis, VO2 max testing, blood lactate testing, resting metabolic rate analysis, and other cutting-edge procedures for weight loss and performance.
His credentials include:
-Bachelor's and master's degrees from University of Idaho in sports science and exercise physiology
-Personal training and strength and conditioning certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA),
-Sports nutrition certification from the International Society of Sports Nutrition
-Advanced bicycle fitting certification from Serotta, the "Harvard" of bicycle fitting schools
-2008 Personal Trainer of the Year Award by the NSCA
-Over 9 years experience in coaching professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes from all sports
In addition to offering cutting-edge online coaching and training for triathlon, holistic nutrition, weight loss and sports performance programs at Pacific Elite Fitness (http://www.pacificfit.net), Ben hosts the highly popular fitness, nutrition and wellness Ben Greenfield Fitness blog and podcast at http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com. E-mail: ben@bengreenfieldfitness.com. Phone: 1-877-209-9439.