nora bachkhaz, Personal Trainer

nora bachkhaz

Personal Trainer

Equinox

Location
United States
Education
Bachelor's degree, Exercise Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology
Experience
17 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 8 Months

Personal Trainer at Equinox
  • United States
  • My current job since May 2014

My tasks as a personal trainer at Equinox include, floor shifts, attending classes to get into higher tiers, special events, prospecting, ramper and business meetings, workshops, administrative tasks such as following up and scheduling on the training app, fitness assessments, complimentary personal training sessions, actual client sessions, exercise programming, monthly/weekly projections, and so forth.

Personal Trainer at Retro Fitness
  • United States
  • April 2013 to May 2014

My position as a certified personal trainer at Retro Fitness is to help clients of all ages/conditions achieve their fitness goals and maintain a healthy lifestyle. My duties include pre-exercise testing, body fat composition testing, giving nutritional guidance, writing out an exercise program for each client that consists of resistance and cardiopulmonary exercise, and helping the personal training manager with sales by getting members to come in for a free introductory personal training session/evaluation.

Teacher Assistant at North Jersey Community Coordinated Child Care
  • United States
  • October 2011 to June 2012

My job description as a teacher assistant at a pre-school was to assist the teacher with instructional and organizational provision in the classroom. My responsibilities consisted of supervising the children in the classroom as well as the playground, taking attendance, organizing the classroom, passing out paper, pencils, and writing utensils; and preparing the bulletin board. I also aided the teacher with lessons and activities.

Photo Technician/Cashier at CVS
  • United States
  • November 2010 to October 2011

As a photo technician and main cashier, the main responsibility is multi-tasking. Daily responsibilities included: processing photos, ringing customers, performing maintenance tasks on photo machine, assisting customers, answering phones and redirecting calls for the managerial staff, resolving customer disputes, and handling large sums of money.

Assistant Manager/Front Desk at Rocco's Health & Fitness Center
  • United States
  • November 2004 to September 2009

My position at Rocco’s Health & Fitness Center was the Front Desk/Assistant Manager. My duties included membership sales, orientation of new members, personal training & employee scheduling, assisting the general manager with the billing and sale reports, filing, data entry, answering phones, cashier responsibilities, stock inventory, mixing nutritional drinks, and assisting members with the cardiovascular and resistance equipment.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Exercise Science with a concentration in Exercise Physiology
  • at William Paterson University
  • August 2011

Coursework- Survey of Athletic Injuries, Essentials of Strength & Conditioning, Graded Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription, Exercise programs for Special Populations, Health Promotion and Fitness Management, Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise Leadership, Advanced Exercise Physiology and Sport Nutrition, Exercise Programs for Older Adults, Contemporary Issues in Exercise Science, & Internship in Exercise Physiology. • I completed 12 hours at Cedar Crest located at Dr. Pompton Plains, New Jersey 07444. I also completed 150 hours at Mountainside Hospital for my internship in the cardiac rehab center from May 27th, 2011 to August 8th, 2011. My duties included leading the warm-up and cool-down exercises, taking blood pressures while patients exercised, taking rhythm strips off the defibrillator, observing EKG monitors and strips to identify any changes, participating in exercise routines with the patients, interacting with patients in a social manner, observing cardiac procedures such as the catheterization and exercise stress test, sitting in on cardiac rehab and community consultations with a cardiologist, assisting the staff with the daily routine, and giving exercise program orientations.

Training and Certifications

ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (Certificate)
Valid Until:
December 2016
CPR (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Valid Until:
May 2016