CATSKILL MOUNTAINS HEALTH & FITNESS
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Catskill Fitness is currently looking for health and fitness experts in the Northern Catskill region. We are a team of highly qualified experts with a minimum of a bachelor's degree (some trainees with an associate's degree) in a health science-related field. We aim to provide high-quality, evidence-based practices to a historically underserved mountain community at affordable prices.
Jimmy Lawrence
Adjunct Professor - Health, Fitness & Sports Performance Expert; and Conservation Biologist
Jimmy was a former sponsored alpine ski racer with an NCAA Division I scholarship; he raced cross-country mountain bikes at the professional level and won trail running races around the world (including the Twin Lakes Marathon in Wanaka, New Zealand).
Jimmy has a bachelor of science in sports science from Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus) and a master of science in clinical exercise science from the Univerity of Potsdam (Potsdam, Germany). Jimmy was a doctoral candidate and was a research assistant for over three years, researching how exercise improves depressive symptoms in older adults and people living with HIV. He also researched the impact of different exercise intensities on DNA damage, and the group dynamics and performance of ultra-endurance athletes. His research has recently involved artificial intelligence and augmented reality in sports medicine and education. You can view his research here. Besides working as a health and fitness coach, today, Jimmy works as an adjunct professor of health and exercise science at Mercer County Community College. He is about to finish his second master's degree of science in wildlife conservation with a concentration in wildlife biology from Unity College.
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Jimmy specializes in online and hybrid (online plus in-person) health and fitness coaching, ranging from ultra-endurance athletes to older adults with comorbidities. Please click the "contact" button below to email Jimmy and schedule your free 30-minute consultation.