Live Personal Training Anywhere in the World - About Us

EDUCATION, BACKGROUND & TRAINING

Certified Disciplines that are utilized:

• AFAA Personal Trainer
• YMCA Personal Trainer
• AFAA Tele-Fitness
• Aquatic Training
• Ashtanga Yoga
• Bamboo bodywork
• Cardiovascular Training
• Cycling
• Medical Intern, Bethlehem Hospital
• BS, Pre-Med, Moravian College
• Cognitive Therapy, BMR
• Flexiblity
• Functional Anatomy
• Functional Integrated Training
• Hatha Yoga
• Health Intern, Polyclinic Hospital
• Immunology Intern Bethlehem Hospital
• Mat Science (Pilates)
• Myofascial release
• Special Populations
• Spinning, Johnny G
• Stability (Fit) ball Training
• Swim Coach, WSI
• Stretching Training
• Thai bodywork
• Yoga
• ARC AED
• ARC CPR
• YMCA Director
• YMCA Fiscal Management
• YMCA Fitness Regional Coordinator
• YMCA Membership
• YMCA Principles & Practices
• YMCA Program Management
• YMCA PT Faculty
• YMCA Senior Director
• YMCA Supervision
• YMCA Volunteerism

Personally developed Programs that are utilized:

• Cardiac Rehab
• Cardio Core
• Cardio yoga
• Resistance yoga
• SNC training
• X-Spin

Types of Disciplines that are utilized:

• Active isolated stretching
• Adult dance
• Adult wellness
• Adventure
• Alexander Technique
• Boot camp
• Boxing
• Core training
• Cross training
• Dynamic Flexibility
• Functional
• Health Coaching
• Hot yoga
• Integrated Functional
• Interval training
• Lifestyle coaching
• Martial Arts
• Motivational training
• Nutritional coaching
• Pilates
• PNF
• Post-rehabilitation
• Power Yoga
• Qigong
• Resistance training
• Senior wellness
• Sport specific
• Sports Psychology
• Suspension training
• Tai chi
• Teen wellness
• Trigger Points
• Vinyasa Yoga
• Youth wellness

Marc D. Thompson is a prominent fitness trainer and personal coach with a background in medicine and exercise physiology. He has devoted his life to understanding the body and its systems. His passion is finding and isolating the physical strengths and weaknesses of each client and matching them with a multitude of fitness disciplines to improve their physical, mental and psychological wellbeing.

Approaching fitness holistically, Marc believes the fusion of creativity and practicality is essential in moving each individual toward their fitness goals. Along with over 25 years of experience, his greatest strength is his ability to draw from hundreds of exercises, fitness disciplines, sports psychology techniques and nutritional principals to empower each individual he trains.

In his studio in Delray Beach, Florida, Marc works one-on-one with individuals and has broadened his reach to train a multitude of clients around the world with teleconferencing. Not only is he pioneering virtual training, Marc has designed numerous innovative fitness programs including Resistance Yoga, A-Team, X-Cycling, and Cardio Core.

Marc carries an AFAA professional certification and has been a PT Faculty, a Senior Fitness Director and a YMCA Fitness Cluster Coordinator. He uses sports psychology, nutrition and motivation to enhance progress of his clientele and has been certified in Aquatic Teaching, PT Teaching, Cycling, Swimming, Yoga, Mat Science and Stability Ball. Marc also administered programs including Massage Therapy, Road races, Pilates, Tai Chi and Dance.

Personally, Marc has trained for numerous duathalons, triathlons, half-marathons and plays golf, tennis, swimming, racquetball, volleyball, baseball, softball and many others. He works with individuals of all ages and experience levels, from novice to advanced athlete, as well as those who are mentally and physically handicapped. With clients, Marc incorporates muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, range of motion, balance, power, agility, quickness, speed, coordination and proprioception and so much more.

Marc has taught a wide range of fitness classes including cycling, yoga, youth fitness, adventure camps, outdoor training, military training, and interval classes for corporations and at special and community events. Marc grew up in rural Pennsylvania and received a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Medicine from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

College:

Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, B.S., Pre-Medicine Intramural Volleyball, Intramural Softball, Intramural Hockey, Intramural Ultimate, ½ Marathons, Road races, WRMC, Disk Jockey, Art Club, Biology Club, Computer Club

Certifications:

AFAA Personal Trainer, AFAA Tele-Fitness, YMCA Personal Trainer, YMCA PT Faculty, Myofascial release, Bamboo massage, Thai massage, Functional Integrated Training, Functional Anatomy, Special Populations, Johnny G Spinning, Fitball Training, Mat Science, Hatha Yoga, Therapeutic Massage, Polyclinic Hospital Intern, Bethlehem Blood Bank Intern, Bethlehem Hospital Immunology Intern, ARC CPR/AED, Fitness Regional Coordinator, Senior Director, Director, Supervision, Fiscal Management, Program Management, Membership, Principles & Practices, Volunteerism

Accomplishments:

• Lead store planner of Chiropractor's office and 4 large Pharmacies
• Assisted opening of YMCA
• Assisted renovation of 175,000 square foot YMCA & Outdoor park
• PT Faculty
• Certified in Personal Training, Yoga, Stability Ball and Spinning
• Director of the Year, YMCA
• Developed Cardiac Rehab program
• Developed Teen Adventure programs
• Lifeguard, Water safety instructor, Competitive swimmer, Aquatic instructor
• Regional Fitness Coordinator
• Administered Senior Social & Fitness Activities
• Participated in all high school and collegiate intramural sports
• Held full client book in three cities
• Developed Aquatic Manual for Hershey Rec Center
• Managed Pharmacy with over 500 staff
• Senior Director of YMCA with over 120 staff
• Developed Skate board park
• Administered numerous programs including Dance, Martial Arts, Youth, Teen, Senior
• Developed formal Rehab program
• Top Pharmacy sales, top increase sales and lowest inventory shrink 9 consecutive years
• Increased Gym membership from 6,000 to 12,000 in 5 year

Trainer of the Month:

Marc D. Thompson is the trainer of the month for January. Marc has a pre-med degree, a triple-national certification and has been training professionally for over 20 years. He has been a national fitness cluster coordinator as well as a nationally certified faculty in health & fitness. Marc has taught many group team building sessions, professional athletics and many folks just like him who want to just be more fit. He has had clients as young as 6 and as old as 92, from all walks of life and all areas of the country. He has taught Yoga, Indoor cycling, Mat science and administered such programs as Cardiac Rehab, Pilates, Tai Chi, Dance, Karate and many others. He competed as a national swimmer and excelled in numerous intramural collegiate athletics. Marc believes in holistic training including all aspects of fitness both physical and mental. "Variety is the key to fitness, allowing all levels to achieve balance, self-reliance, harmony and well-being through monitored progression, complete safety and fun. Everyone can make great strides and enjoy fitness with diversity and adherence. When fitness is a passion is becomes contagious. I have never duplicated a workout with a client in over 100,000 sessions."