Derek Farris

EDUCATION

• Current Exercise Science Major – Harrisburg Area Community College
• Network and Internet Security – YTI Career Institute

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Personal Trainer – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• CPR/AED – American Heart Associations

EXPERIENCE

• Student Trainer – Harrisburg Area Community College
• Shadowed Personal Trainers – Carlisle Family YMCA and U.S. Army War College
• Current Fitness Specialist – Carlisle Family YMCA
• Assisted with Athletics programs – U.S. Army War College
• Research into the connection of mind & body through exercise

AREAS OF FOCUS

• General fitness & wellness
• Teaching proper form & technique to ensure exercise safety
• General nutrition
• Weight loss
• Strength training
• Functional fitness
• Beginners to weightlifting & fitness
• Long-term behavior changes & goal setting
• Exercise to help with anxiety & depression

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Acquiring an ACSM Personal Trainer Certification
• Dean’s List in the Exercise Science program – Harrisburg Area Community College
• Honors Student – Harrisburg Area Community College

HOBBIES

• Learning piano
• Video games
• Reading (trying to speak this one into existence)
• Watching football
• Building computers
• 20+ years as a drummer
• Kickboxing
• Weightlifting
• Circuit training