Clint Phillips

Since then he has trained clients for Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the YMCA, the Sergeant’s Program, Cook County Hospital, and in homes throughout Chicago and the North Shore area.

He has trained martial artists, professional arm wrestlers, marathon runners, triathletes, and Ballet dancers. He has also trained people with Lupus, Cerebral Palsy, Lipodystrophy, Fibromyalgia, and Diabetes, as well as a group of morbidly obese teenagers (some as heavy as 600 pounds). He has his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is the only person in the State of Illinois who is certified by the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer, a Clinical Exercise Specialist, and a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant; by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (with distinction); and by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America as a Group Exercise Instructor.

Clint is one of the co-authors of the book Wake Up...Shape Up...Live the Life You Love, and has spoken on fitness to the National Electrical Contractor's Association (at their National Convention last year at McCormick Place), to Regina Dominican High School, to the Evanston Bicycle Club, and to Mensa's Regional gathering last October (yes, he's a member).

He has taught classes for prospective personal trainers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has also taught classes for their Disability Studies Department. He was one of the personal trainers consulted for an article in Essence magazine, and was one of the reviewers of the manuscript for the new book Lose Weight with the Power of One. Clint is currently working on a book with world famous personal trainer Phil Kaplan. The book is to be titled The Power of Champions, and should be out in February, 2004.

You can visit Clint's websites at www.clintphillips.com and www.fitchicago.com.

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