Meet Brad Pursell
My name is Brad Pursell, I am a Summer Intern at Vertex Fitness. I just finished my sophomore year at Endicott College, located in Beverly, Mass. I am currently in the exercise science program and may look to pursue a degree in physical therapy after graduation. Endicott requires 3 internships, 2-120-hour internships during freshman and sophomore year and a semester long internship senior year. This is the 2nd of my 120 hour internships, but I like it here so much I am going to stay the whole summer. I live in Allentown and attended Allentown Central Catholic High School. I played football, basketball and lacrosse at ACCHS.
I became interested in personal training in high school. I was training with the football team seeing results. During my sophomore year we won the PIAA AAA state championship. Winning the championship showed that the hard work had paid off and I became more interested in training. I sat down with our strength coach and interviewed him on how he got into personal training. After the interview I knew that I wanted to become a personal trainer. The next year during the state quarterfinal game I partially tore my MCL. I was going through rehab when I had an idea for my future career. I want to own a gym where I train and rehab people.
I found out about Vertex through my aunt who went to high school with Dwayne. I came to see the facilities during the winter and instantly knew this was the place where I wanted to do my internship. The professional, yet friendly, environment gave me the impression that I would learn things and not waste my summer. In addition to learning the exercises, I am also learning about the business. I plan to own my own personal training gym one day and gaining all this knowledge from Dwayne and the staff is priceless.
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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