Run a business with strength, definition, and cardio health: Dwayne Wimmer shows you how
Dwayne Wimmer, owner of Vertex Fitness, working with a client.
When juggling career, family, social obligations, and daily life, is exercise the first obligation dropped? Do all those obligations prevent you from getting in shape? Can you imagine running your own business, having strength, muscle definition, and cardio health? Dwayne Wimmer, owner and hands-on manager of Vertex Fitness, lives that life.
But he’s a pro, you say, he has to be fit. If it were only the fitness angle, that would be an argument. Dwayne also very actively manages his business, from handwritten cards to new clients to promoting Vertex Fitness actively on Facebook and Twitter.
Plus Dwayne and Vertex sponsor many social activities, like the Mainline Film Festival (catch it next year). How does Dwayne do all of this? First, by networking and maintaining an online presence but also by knowing the most effective physiology and exercise.
How does this help his clients? A typical work-out is 30 minutes and includes a cardio warm-up. Most of the session is strength training but if you move enough weight with proper form and speed, there is an additional cardiovascular component. The work-out targets muscle groups and addresses functional strength and range of motion. Clients work with a personal trainer beside them at every moment. This ensures proper form and effective movement, which maximizes results. In other words, in 30 minutes, you’ve done your cardio and your strength and you’re free to attend the Film Festival, buy groceries, or have quality time with your family and friends.
Sound too good to be true? It’s not. I recently joined Dwayne for an introductory session (which you can get for free). I went home sore, having worked muscles that I seem to be skipping with my many other activities. I recovered in a day or two but it was a potent reminder that we can choose to spend all of our time in the gym, we can live without fitness, or we can work effectively, safely, and quickly and lead a life.
If you want to be fit but not to be a “typical gym meathead,” get over to Vertex Fitness, at 931 W Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. Live is short so live it beautifully and fully, like Dwayne Wimmer.
About the author
Dwayne Wimmer founded Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio in 2001, excited to bring a new concept about personal training to the people of Philadelphia’s Main Line in Pennsylvania. Driven by knowledge and results both, while a strength coach at Villanova University, he worked closely with world class athletes such as Brian Westbrook, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, on strength training and conditioning for optimal performance. Dwayne’s client base extends much further than world class athletes. Along with athletes, he works with adolescents to seniors, and he’s a highly acclaimed and sought out personal trainer who has received numerous awards, such as Best of the Main Line Personal Training Studio and Best Main Line Personal Trainer. A graduate of Missouri Western State University, Dwayne has a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Coaching. Aside from personal training, he’s spent time as a physical education teacher, strength and conditioning coach, and a football coach, but has found his passion and home in the fitness industry, inspiring and reaching out to others. As a strong believer in continuing to learn, Dwayne has also taken classes at East Stroudsburg University toward a Masters Degree in Sports Management. He can add author to his list of accomplishments, having created a chapter in the upcoming book The Soul of Success with Jack Canfield, renowned for the Chicken Soup series. To get to the point where he is now, Dwayne has always been thankful for the support of his father, a man who always believed in his mission and saw the need for what it was that Dwayne envisioned. During his free time, Dwayne is an avid motorcyclist who enjoys viewing the amazing landscapes and finding good restaurants to enjoy that are off the beaten path. He also takes advantage of opportunities to travel and experience many other cities while attending fitness seminars and giving presentations about the industry he is so passionate about. As a way to give back to the community that has been a part of his entire life, Dwayne has created Vertex Fitness PUMPED (People United Making Progress through Education and Donations), which provides support to area non-profits through a community-wide outreach effort. At this time, they help three non-profits per year in the Philadelphia area. For more information from Dwayne, you may contact him at (610) 525-6604, dwayne@vertexfit.com