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L. Nathan Thomas (Nate) received his undergraduate education
at Brigham Young University in Exercise Science. During his undergraduate work,
he had the opportunity to work on research evaluating the adaptability of
muscle fiber types during training. After graduating, Nate worked in corporate
wellness as an educator (trainer) and health coach, as a laboratory assistant
at LDS Hospital, and as a clinical exercise physiologist at The Health and
Fitness Institute at LDS Hospital. Nate completed his graduate education at the
University of Utah and received a Masters degree in Exercise Science with the
emphasis in biomechanics and metabolism. Nate continues to work at The Health
and Fitness Institute where Dr. Massimo Testa recently joined the team and Nate
administers performance analysis, stress testing, overtraining evaluation, bike
fitting, and biomechanical analysis. Nate has played a vital role in the recent
development of a running laboratory at The Fitness Institute, where runners can
receive help in gait, performance, and training. Nate also helps Dr. Testa with
training endurance athletes specifically cyclists, runners, and triathletes.
Nate has worked with a wide range of athletes from professional cyclists and triathletes
to recreational enthusiasts as part of his own entrepreneurial endeavor. During
the past year, Nate worked on an independent research study of a nutritional
ergogenic aid on elite performance with Dr. Eric Heiden. Nate has a
beautiful wife, a wonderful four year old boy and one year old daughter -
that is so cute she gets away with anything. Nate also enjoys water skiing,
snow skiing, and has had a lifelong love for cycling and competes at a Pro,1,2
level. Nate joined the Salt Lake Community College team as an adjunct
faculty in January 2010 and was recently hired as the Exercise Physiologist
full-time faculty member.