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It is my passion to help people find their desired destination of becoming more fit and healthy. Going through weight struggles during childhood and even in college helped me realize I needed to take control of my body. Through my painstaking research and trial and errors, I have discovered the real solution to taking control of one's body. In the process, I give all clients who have worked with me the simple, yet doable approach to losing body fat, improve health, and increase performance.






New Article to Read: The Tomato Effect

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Dexter will be working with Juan Carlos Santana and his staff at the Institute of Human Performance in Boca Raton, Florida.

You may still work with Dexter through online fitness training which gives you individual exercise, nutrition, teleconference counseling, and pre-made workouts. Click here to go directly to the online fitness training website. Click here to find out more about online fitness training with Dexter.


Dexter Tenison, ISSA CFT
dexter@dextertenisonfitness.com
901-830-9582

Education:
Master’s of Sports Science in Sports Fitness and Sports Studies with emphasis in personal training, United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL (pursuing)

Mentorship with Juan Carlos Santana and staff members of the Institute of Human Performance, Boca Raton, Florida (Summer, 2008)

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health Fitness Instructor (December, 2008, expected completion)

American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer (August, 2008, expected completion)

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (August, 2008, expected completion)

International Sports Science Association (ISSA) Certified Fitness Trainer

Bachelors of Music in Music History, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

Writing Experience:

Protrainer Online Fitness Magazine (www.protraineronline.com) article: 300: The Greatest Assembly of Meso- and Maybe a Few Ectomorphs Ever Created, http://www.protraineronline.com/Sept-Oct07/article5.cfm

The Sport Supplement (http://www.thesportjournal.org/sport-supplement/) article: Getting Results for Your Clients By Utilizing a Baseline Assessment, http://www.thesportjournal.org/sport-supplement/vol15no3/02_.asp

Protrainer Online Fitness Magazine (www.protraineronline.com) article: To Teach Nutrition or To Not Teach Nutrition? That Is the Question, http://www.protraineronline.com/Jul-Aug07/article1.cfm

Protrainer Online Fitness Magazine (www.protraineronline.com) article: Steroids and Enhancement Drugs: Distortion of Reality Part Two, http://www.protraineronline.com/Jul-Aug07/article5.cfm

Lewis County Herald (Hohenwald, TN) article: Alli: A Combatant or Foe for Weight Loss? Published June 28th, 2007

Protrainer Online Fitness Magazine (www.protraineronline.com) article: Steroids and Enhancement Drugs: Distortion of Reality Part One, http://www.protraineronline.com/May-Jun07/article5.cfm

Protrainer Online Fitness Magazine (www.protraineronline.com) article: Guaranteeing Results for Your Clients With an Assessment, http://www.protraineronline.com/past/Mar&Apr07/article6.cfm

TV Appearances:
Fox 13 Good Morning Memphis, Memphis, TN
WREG 3 Live at 9, Memphis, TN

Memberships/Associations:
Member of Personal Trainer Business Alliance, led by Phil Kaplan, Kelli Callabrese, Juan Carlos Santana, Dr. Abbott, and Dr. Chris Mohr.

Attended the 2006 and 2007 Personal Fitness Professional's Personal Trainer Business Forum.

A member of Phil Kaplan's Be Better Project


Honors
Named to The United States Sports Academy's President's List. The Academy's President's List requires a semester grade point average of 4.0.


Personal Training Experience:
Body Transformations, Owner, Personal Trainer
The University of Memphis Recreational Center, Personal Trainer
Rantou Fitness Studio, Personal Trainer
YMCA Floor Fitness Instructor, Fitness Instructor

Miscellaneous:
CPR and AED certified through the American Red Cross
Brown Belt in Rantou Ryu