Erin Collins

For as long as I can remember, I have always been active. However it wasn’t until I faced rehabilitation after injuries that I truly found my passion for fitness. Growing up I participated in many sports – soccer, cheerleading, lacrosse, basketball, track, weight lifting – and loved them all but by my 21^st birthday, I already had 4 knee surgeries. Being told I was never allowed to run again was not an option for me. Through strength training, I found great relief from pain and a love for fitness that continues to burn today. In 2009, I graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation and Child Life. Last year, I decided to further my education and unite my love for fitness with my drive to educate and inspire others. Currently I am a student at West Chester University to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education. I am also a certified Spinning™ Instructor as well as a HydroCycle Instructor and working toward my personal training certification.

As a Spinning Instructor for the Y, I am in charge of creating choreography and leading 2 classes a week for a very dedicated and well conditioned group of participants. Working with Aquatics Is, I have had the opportunity to instruct Hydrorider classes as well as an Aqua Circuit Class. The circuit class involves both cardiovascular and strength exercises utilizing many different pieces of aquatic fitness equipment including underwater treadmills, hydrorider bikes, the AquaFit Gear Bar™, paddles, tether belts, hydrobells and hand weights. For the past year I have enjoyed instructing and gaining a greater knowledge base through my education at West Chester.

I recently became involved with a new fitness endeavor after a participants in my aquatics class, George, recommend me to the owner of anther gym he trained at. George is an incredibly driven man. Over the past 52 weeks, while working with the personal trainers at Passion for Fitness and taking aquatics classes through Aquatics Is, George has lost 226lbs! Having known this and watching George become half the man he was (literally), I was more then excited to join a group of people who inspired George to commit to this lifestyle change and regain control over his life. Currently at Passion for Fitness, I have worked to design a full body endurance and strength training program to be used with the Incumbent Cycle™ including a three level system of workout difficulty and modifications/adaptations for every exercise. Along with creating the program, I lead 4, hour long honking classes a week in our brand new Cardio Zone facility. I am very excited to continue working with the staff at Passion for Fitness and to take HONKING to the next level! 

In conclusion, I would love the opportunity to bring my unique skill set and hard working attitude to Fit Bodies. I believe that fitness is a way of life and I am thankful that your company recognizes this and provided instructors for people to continue living a healthy and fit life while away from home.