Fitness Expert Media Room -
2003 American Council on Exercise
"Personal Trainer of the Year"
and AllExperts.com 1999 "Expert of the Year,"
Stephen Holt

Need useful, practical sound bites, thought-provoking quotes and unique moves from an acknowledged and respected expert on fitness, personal training and exercise?

  • Cited at the 1998 IDEA International Personal Training Summit, in Fitness, in Health, in Fitness Source Magazine, and by the editors of Personal Trainer Magazine as one of the industry's most successful trainers

  • Board Member, International Youth Conditioning Association

  • 3-time NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year Finalist (top-three)

  • PTontheNet.com Personal Trainer of the Year Runner-Up

  • 7-time IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year Award Nominee

  • (former member) Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness

  • (former) two-term NSCA State Director

Take a look at all the other publications
who have quoted Stephen Holt

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Shape - cover story, Sept. '04
Woman's Day
Family Circle
Men's Health
Men's Fitness
Fitness
Health
Outside
Women’s Sports and Fitness
Marie Claire
Fit
Ebony
The Correspondent
Success
Heart and Soul
Washington Post


Baltimore Sun "Money"
Baltimore Sun
         "Home and Family"
Baltimore Sun "Career Guide"
Baltimore Sun "Weekend"
Baltimore Magazine's
         "Best of Baltimore"
Baltimore Magazine' s
        "Best Health Clubs"
Baltimore Magazine's "B-side"

Trade

IDEA Fitness Journal

IDEA Personal Trainer

Fitness Management

Club Industry

IDEA Today

Running & FitNews

NSCA Bulletin

CBI

IDEA Health
and Fitness Source


ACE Certified News

"A more logical way of achieving fitness" - Baltimore Sun

 

Sample Clippings ...

VIDEO: from Baltimore's WBAL-TV
Losing Weight With '3-4-5 Total Body Fitness
Trainer With Mechanical Engineering Degree Tailors Weight Loss Program

AUDIO:
Listen to Stephen Holt on Dave Depew's
Health and Nutrition Hour

 

from Fitness Magazine
15 Best Workout Tips of All Time

from Men's Fitness, Dec 2004
Lean machine: blind your body with science to burn pounds of fat

from the Baltimore Sun
Get off couch and play video games
Virtual trainers among latest high-tech ideas

May the Force Be with You
Rate of Force Development is the secret to getting into the winner’s circle and the medicine ball can get you rolling

from WBAL-TV
Eight Baltimore-Area Women Take On Dr. Phil
WBAL-TV 11 Follows Local Women Taking On Weight Loss Challenge

from WBAL-TV
Baltimore's Dr. Phil Challengers Plan Holiday Meals
Baltimore Group Loses 65 Pounds In Five Weeks

Fitness Magazine
42 One-Minute Better Body Tricks

Club Industry
Increasing Revenue With Functional Training

Fitness Management
The 3-4-5 Total Body Strength System
Mechanics of Machines

Men's Fitness
Most in the Least: Get Fast Results with this 2-in-1 Move
Bigger Tris Equals Bigger Arms

Shape
Get Lean All Over - Shape Metabolism Exclusive

Ebony
How To Get Great Legs

Running & FitNews
At my age, is weight training advisable?
Marathon strength tapering

 

Contact Info

e-mail is best
stephen(at)BabyBoomerFitnessExpert.com

410-453-9111 (best)
410-453-6295


Most Famous Clients
B.J. Surhoff, Baltimore Orioles, U.S. Olympian
Andrea Leand, former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, U.S. Olympian

40 Word Bio
Stephen Holt, BSE, CSCS, PES was named 2003 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year and 1999 AllExperts.com Expert of the Year. His advice appears in numerous national publications including Shape, Fitness, Men's Fitness, and PtontheNet.com.

Medium Bio
Stephen Holt, BSE, CSCS, PES is the winner of the 2003 American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer of the Year Award and the 1999 AllExperts.com Expert of the Year Award.

He is also a three-time Finalist for NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year and 7-time nominee for IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year.

Holt is a member of the Clinical Advisory Board of the American Running Association, and served seven years on the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness in Maryland. In addition, he served two terms as State Director of the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

A nationally respected speaker and writer on many aspects of fitness and business, Stephen is a graduate of Duke University's School of Engineering and holds multiple certifications from ACSM, NSCA, ACE, NASM, the CHEK Institute, AAAI, and the North American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehab Professionals.

Long Bio
Stephen Holt is a graduate of the Duke University School of Engineering where he assisted with strength and conditioning programs that helped fourteen of his teammates reach the NFL.

Stephen has been cited as one of the industry's top trainers at the 1998 IDEA International Personal Training Summit, in Fitness Magazine, in Health and Fitness Source Magazine, and by the editors of Personal Trainer Magazine.

In addition to being named 2003 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year, Stephen was a 2002 ACE/IHRSA Personal Trainer of the Year Finalist, 3-time National Strength and Conditioning Association Personal Trainer of the Year Finalist, 2001 PTontheNet.com Personal Trainer of the Year Finalist and 7-time IDEA/Life Fitness International Personal Trainer of the Year Award Nominee.

Holt is a member of the Clinical Advisory Board of the American Running Association, and served seven years on the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness in Maryland. In addition, he served two terms as State Director of the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

Holt has spoken at numerous conventions most notably the Club Industry East Conventions in New York City, Boston, Washington, DC and Baltimore and the Maryland Strength Conference in Germantown.

His most popular topics have included "Core Training that Makes a Difference," "Biomechanical Analysis of Resistance Exercises and Machines: Understanding the Tools of Your Trade," "Basic Biomechanics for Fitness Professionals" and "Getting Started with Functional Training."

Stephen's advice has helped numerous athletes including current clients Andrea Leand - 1984 Olympian and Wimbledon quarter-finalist - and B.J. Surfoff - 1984 Olympian, 1999 All-Star and current Baltimore Oriole.

Past clients include Olympic trials participants in the marathon, 110-m hurdles, 100m dash, and bobsled. He's also worked extensively with young athletes particularly lacrosse players with six lacrosse All-Americans in four years, clients on three of the 2001 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Final Four and clients on both women's and men's NCAA Championship teams in 2001.

Stephen is the author of The 3-4-5 Total Body Fitness Training System and wrote the chapter "The Routine that Worked Wonders" in The Power of Champions.

He's also contributed a chapter to the speed training ebook produced by SpeedExperts.com and has written chapters on Core Training in Secrets of Female Strength and Conditioning and Shape Shift.

Holt has appeared in over two dozen national magazines including sports-oriented magazines like Women's Sports and Fitness and Outside, professional trade magazines like IDEA Personal Trainer and Personal Fitness Professional, general men's fitness magazines including Men's Health and Men's Fitness, general women's fitness magazines like Shape, Fitness and Health, women's mainstream magazines such as Family Circle, Woman's Day and Marie Claire and even Success.

Locally, Stephen has appeared in Baltimore Business Journal,Baltimore Magazine, and the Baltimore Sun's "Money," "Weekend," "Career Guide," and "Home and Family" columns. He's also written articles for Fifty Plus Magazine, Family Magazine, and Maryland Match Point Magazine.

Holt has appeared on WBAL-TV regarding his 3-4-5 Total Body Strength Training Program and as part of an ongoing project regarding Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Loss Program. He's also appeared on Radio One and WFBR in Baltimore.

 

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“I am heartened to hear of your efforts.
  Keep up the good work.

The Honorable Barbara Mikulski
United States Senator - Maryland

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"I appreciate your excellence, knowledge,
and outstanding commitment to your profession.

You remain a shining star."

Douglas Brooks, author of: Effective Strength Training,
Your Personal Trainer, and Going Solo: The Art of Personal Training

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"A credit to the fitness industry"
American Council on Exercise
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"Thanks for your leadership in strength training.
You set an excellent professional model."

Dr. Wayne Westcott, Ph.D.
Author of six texts on strength training

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"I am honored to call Stephen
a friend and fellow teacher."

Tom Purvis, PT
co-owner, Resistance University

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"Successful and articulate"
"Personifies what it means to live in this country"

Keith Mills 2News sportscaster

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"Informative and interesting"
"A leader in the field of sports medicine"

American Running Association

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"Committed to improving lives"
in nomination for
Leukemia Society Man of the Year Award

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"You are a true pro."
Ryan Lee, President, PersonalTrainerU.com

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"The most professional
personal trainer in the area"

Michael Jones, President
North American Academy of Health, Fitness, and Rehab Professionals

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Articles from StephenHoltFitness.com

(you have my permission to print any "sound bites")
8 Steps to Get Your Fitness Program Back on Track

Work more muscles, burn more calories and get the results you want faster with one simple change in your routine.
Get Off Your Rear
What the machine companies don't want you to know
Inner Thigh Lies
Doing dozens of sit-ups and crunches is a waste of your time.
Find Out The TRUTH about Ab Training
Your most important abdominal muscle may be one you've probably never heard of.
What the cookie-cutter strength training programs don't tell you .
What to Stretch - What to Strengthen
More myths debunked.
The Truth About the "Outer" Thigh
Can any single exercise reduce the fat in your "problem areas?"
The Truth about Spot Reduction

 

Stephen Holt's Certifications Include:
   American College of Sports Medicine
   Certified Health/Fitness Instructor

   National Strength and Conditioning Association
   Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

   American Council on Exercise
   Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist

   National Academy of Sports Medicine
   Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist

   American Academy of Fitness Professionals
   Certified Medical Exercise Specialist

   National Strength and Conditioning Association
   Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

   American Academy of Fitness Professionals
   Certified Post-Rehab Technician

   American Academy of Fitness Professionals
   Certified Post-Rehab Specialist

   American Council on Exercise
   Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

   American Aerobics Association International
   Certified Advanced Personal Fitness Trainer

   American Aerobics Association International
   Certified Pre-/Post-Natal Personal Fitness Trainer

 

The 3-4-5 Total Body
Fitness Training System
(recently featured in Fitness Management Magazine)

 

 

Other StephenHoltFitness sites include:

FitnessTrainingSecrets.com
FitnessTrainingInfoproducts.com
PowerOfChampionsBook.com
InnerThighExerciseSolution.com
WomanSportsTraining.com
NutritionGenerator.com

StephenHoltFitness
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
410-453-6295

 

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