QPEC Expert Authors
Karen Baldwin
Karen is a National and International Presenter. An Australian Master Trainer for BOSU, Indoor Cycling and a Master Trainer and Sports Conditioning Coach for Twist. With over 20 years experience in the Fitness Industry and specialising in program development, Karen continues to build workshops for Instructor excellence, Management and Personal Training by implementing the latest innovations from around the world every year.
Karen’s passion is educating Trainers and clients on the best methods for moving with better strength, balance and functionality. Karen works with the ViPR team and also brings her group training expertise to the courses.
Ken Baldwin
Diplomas in Applied Science, Facility & Recreation, Management and Frontline Management, Ken is a National and International Presenter with over 25 years experience in the Fitness Industry including a military background as a Physical Training Instructor in the Air Force.
Also a Master Trainer for BOSU, Schwinn Indoor Cycling and a Master Trainer and Sports Conditioning Coach for Twist. Ken has a coaching background in team sports of Basketball, Rugby, Volleyball and Touch Football. He specialises in retraining, functional movement and rehabilitation for transition into everyday life including Sports Conditioning. Ken lectures and writes for several fitness magazines and is the Director of QPEC, developing education and training workshops for the Fitness Industry.
Douglas Brooks
Acknowledged as one of America’s premier Personal Trainers by numerous publications, Douglas Brooks is truly the “Trainer’s Trainer.” As an author, lecturer, trainer and video personality, his knowledge of fitness is recognized by professionals and the public worldwide.
Douglas, who holds a Master’s Degree in exercise physiology, is the author of five best selling books. He frequently conducts lectures and workshops on exercise physiology, kinesiology, strength training, and personal training throughout the United States and internationally. Douglas is the consulting exercise physiologist for product research and development for several fitness companies including BOSU. Also the head physiologist / strength & conditioning coach for Mammoth Power Sports and in 2007, was inducted into the US National Fitness Hall of Fame. For more information, visit: http://www.movesintfitness.com.
Robert (Bobby) Cappuccio
Robert is Lead Associate Director of ‘PT on the Net’, Co-Founder of PTA Global and former Director of Professional Development for the NASM. Robert has developed and inspired thousands of trainers, managers and industry leaders to facilitate remarkable change in both their lives and their business.
He has been invited to speak and/or consult on subjects including business development, sales and communication skills for companies such as 24 Hour Fitness, Lifetime Fitness, Town-Sports International, David Lloyd Leisure, Holmes Place and many others. Throughout his career, Robert’s articles have appeared in various fitness publications. He has been featured in numerous trainer development videos, has been a contributing author of two textbooks, and he has been a highly sought after speaker at leading industry conferences.
Andrew Chadwick (Chaddy)
Chaddy has over 10 years experience in training Fitness professionals. He is a ViPR Trainer, Twist Sports Conditioning Master coach and BOSU Trainer.
With an army background as a trainer and his skills to easily adapt to any sporting activity, Andrew delivers his wealth of knowledge from a practical stand point where he has excelled in his main passion Australian rules. He has played over 170 club games at the senior club level and is still playing and coaching both seniors and juniors. He is the current strength conditioning coach for the Queensland State Gaelic Football team that won the 2010 Australasian Championship.
Chaddy currently Runs ‘Fit as a Fiddle Personal Training’ in Brisbane focusing on effective movement and fitness thus taking his clients to the next level of challenge.
Adam Floyd
A physiotherapist and exercise physiologist, Adam is known as the ‘rehab guru’ to the fitness industry. The Director of Regenerate Physiotherapy in Perth, Western Australia, Adam presents seminars and workshops to the fitness industry in rehabilitation and injury management. He presents both nationally and internationally at industry conferences and conducts in house training for various health clubs. Adam’s aim is to bridge the gap between the physiotherapy and Personal Training professions. He is also the creator of the GymED Rehab DVD series. For more information, visit: http://www.adamfloyd.com.au.
Brian Grasso
Brian Grasso is the Founder and CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA).
A well-known, respected and outspoken leader in the youth athletic development industry, Brian has written feature articles for sport training magazines throughout North America including, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, SportingKid, American Track & Field and Personal Fitness Professional. Brian also contributes to the monthly British sport training publication, Successful Coaching.
An accomplished presenter, Brian provides educational seminars covering youth athletic development and training topics to sporting organizations throughout the world. The list of governing bodies Brian has presented to includes, the National Coaching Education Program, the National Alliance for Youth Sports, the United States Figure Skating Association, the Illinois Olympic Development Program, Skate Canada, the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association and the Korean Aerobic Association among many others. Brian also serves as an educational consultant to the Children’s Memorial Hospital’s Institute for Sports Medicine.
Ian O’Dwyer
The founder of ‘OD on Movement’ and ‘Fitness Personally,’ Ian is regarded as one of the top trainers on functional movement in the world. Ian has delivered over 250 workshops internationally using and taking cutting edge science and research and applying it into simplified practical movement patterns for trainers of all levels. Ian’s approach is a holistic one, challenging current views and opinions with solutions on how we can move better and see immediate changes or adaptations in our clients.
As a Co-Founder for PTA Global, Ian was instrumental in the development and roll out of Cert III and Cert IV in Fitness for the largest online Personal Training website in the world. Ian delivers all the core content for postural assessments and movement patterns on this course. He has also been part of the development team for ViPR. For more information, visit: http://www.fitnesspersonally.com.
Matt O’Neill
Matt O’Neill is one of Australia’s top Nutritionists, a regular on Channel 7′s Sunrise and Morning Show Programs and the Creator of MetabolicJumpstart.com. He is also the Weight Loss Coach for Men’s Health Magazine (Aust) and his trusted advice has helped millions of people enhance their diet, wellbeing and body shape.
Matt is the Director and Nutritionist at the SmartShape Centre for Weight Management, which he founded in 2000 to provide people with inspring weight loss tips tools and training. You can subscribe to his monthly email newsletter – SmartShaping.
He has delivered over 1000 media interviews, hundreds of seminars and has presented in 8 countries.
Bill Sukala
A respected clinical exercise physiologist, Bill is an author, consultant and popular international presenter on fitness, nutrition, and medical exercise topics. He has delivered seminars and workshops on five continents around the world and thoroughly enjoys translating complicated science into simple, usable recommendations. Bill brings over two decades of hands-on experience from cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes/obesity research, and personal training settings. He holds a doctorate in exercise and sport science with a research focus on exercise therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity, a masters degree in exercise physiology with a cardiology emphasis, and a bachelors degree in nutrition. For more information, visit: http://www.drbillofhealth.com.
Paul Taylor
Paul is the creator of BioAge software, and the director of The Personal Training Academy and The Body-Brain Performance Institute, where he provides Peak Performance programs to executives in leading international companies. He is also the joint founder/owner of Acumotum, a Melbourne-based studio focusing on body and brain fitness. Paul has masters degrees in exercise science and in human nutrition and is completing a third masters in neuroscience.
Pete Twist
The president and CEO of Twist Conditioning Inc, Peter has coached in Canada’s National Hockey League for 11 years and trained over 700 professional athletes. An exercise physiologist, Peter has published over 400 articles, authored ten books and created 18 DVDs on athlete development. He has delivered and presented lectures to thousands of fitness professionals worldwide. An industry leader, he has been awarded the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s President’s Award (1998) and Can-Fit-Pro Specialty Presenter of the Year (2003). In 2010 Peter was awarded the IDEA Presenter of the year. For more information, visit: http://www.twistconditioning.com
