Wellness
Center Staff:
Eden Smith, ACSM, CSCS
Eden
has been involved with Seneca Physical Therapy since its
inception. She became the director of the Seneca Wellness
and Fitness Center when it began in 1997.
Beyond
working in the fitness industry since 1991 and working with
collegiate and professional women's basketball players,
Eden has spent her entire post-college career in the field
of rehabilitation medicine. This brings a background that
is highly unusual for the field of fitness and wellness.
Eden's
clinical background is directly responsible for the incredible
growth of the Seneca Wellness and Fitness Center since 1997.
Her unique ability to work with and tap into the fitness
potential of persons of all ages, any goal, any fitness
or medical background, is the driving force behind the Seneca
Wellness and Fitness Center. Her clinical background allows
her to identify problems that need to be addressed by a
physical therapist or a physician much more easily and consistently
than the average personal trainer.
Eden
is a certified Health Fitness instructor through the American
College of Sport Medicine and a Certified Strength Conditioning
Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association. These certifications from the ACSM and NSCA
represent the highest certifications available as a personal
fitness trainer. She graduated from the University of Maryland
with a BS degree in Kinesiological Sciences.
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Melissa Fidler, MS,
RCEP
Melissa
joined the team at Seneca Wellness and Fitness Center in
the spring of 2005 after completing her Master of
Science degree in Exercise Science from McDaniel
College. She enjoys being able to combine the science of
fitness and wellness with the science of rehabilitation.
Melissa is a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP)
through the American College of Sports Medicine. An RCEP
is a Masters prepared specialist and an allied health
professional who works with persons with chronic
diseases and conditions in which exercise has been shown
to provide therapeutic and/or functional benefit.
She has found her niche as a professional that is
responsible for preventative and rehabilitative programs
such as the prevention of heart disease and other co
morbidities, the maintenance and improvement of
orthopedic limitations as well as Diabetes Prevention
Program (which she helped to develop.) As a Type I
diabetic, she has a personal interest in the positive
benefits of exercise on diabetes, especially prevention.
Melissa has an Advanced Cardiac Life Support
certification and is a member of the American Diabetes
Association and the American Heart Association.
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Bob Seymour
Certified
Personal Trainer
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Certified Senior Personal Trainer
Senior Fitness Instructor
American Senior Fitness Association (ASFA)
Bob is a Certified Personal Trainer through NASM and is
certified as a Senior Fitness Instructor through ASFA.
With these two certifications, Bob is able to develop
safe and effective individual and group exercise
programs for seniors.
As a trainer he focuses on working with seniors who have
various co-morbidities as well as special populations of
individuals with Parkinson’s disease. He primarily
focuses on stabilization training which addresses muscle
imbalances, improves joint stabilization and posture.
As a result of Bob’s training and experience, he has
worked extensively with a neurologist and helped him
conduct a literature search on the benefits of exercise
on the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as well as speak
to these findings at seminars throughout Maryland.
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Sherry Karson-Simon
Certified Pilates Instructor
After a long search, we have found an experienced,
personable, motivated and compassionate Pilates
instructor – Sherry Carson-Simon. A few of our Wellness
members and patients had previously worked with Sherry
and RAVED about her! She has a great reputation and is a
lot of fun to work with.
In 2001, Sherry was introduced to the Pilates Reformer.
From her own participation in Pilates she increased her
flexibility and strength and was able to avoid a total
knee replacement.
Sherry studied with Mark Trudeau of Quantum Fitness,
Inc. in Washington DC, completing over 800 hours of
study and instruction. She received her certification
from Power House Pilates.
She is a current member of Pilates Method Alliance and
continues her education by taking continuing education
courses.
Her interest in teaching Pilates to others is to help
them regain movement that they have lost or to help them
strengthen their bodies so they get the optimum amount
of movement with little or no pain.
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Judy
Goffi MS, RD, CDE, LD
Lead Dietitian
Judy received her Masters
in Clinical Nutrition from Boston University in 1987.
Judy has over 25 years of experience as
a clinical dietitian, with expertise in weight management, sports
nutrition, disease prevention and medical nutrition therapy.
She has worked in virtually every type of medical setting and
has written numerous articles in books and medical journals.
Judy is also an tri-athlete, having competed in over 100
triathlons.
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