Derek Farris

Carlisle Family YMCA
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

Ages: 13 years old and up

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Derek FarrisCertified Personal Trainer
Facility Hours

Mon – Fri
5am – 9pm

Saturday
7am – 5pm

Sunday
10am – 4pm

Pool Hours

Mon – Fri
5am – 8pm

Saturday
7am – 4pm

Sunday
10am – 3pm