Man With MS Named NSCA Personal Trainer Of The Year

At the age of 25, Jeffrey Segal was diagnosed with MS. Within two years, he was spending the better part of his days in a wheelchair due to balance difficulties, partial paralysis, visual impairment, chronic fatigue, and a host of other symptoms common to those with MS. Utilizing both wellness and pharmaceutical strategies, Jeff launched his own rehabilitation program.

Recently, Jeff was presented with the Personal Trainer of the Year Award for 2007 from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). With 33,000 members worldwide, the NSCA is the largest health and fitness association in the world.

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This honor, presented during the 30th NSCA National Conference, recognizes a practicing personal fitness trainer who demonstrates exceptional leadership, business management, motivational, and instructional skills while inspiring clients to greater personal growth and higher levels of fitness. Jeff possesses the knowledge and skill to competently and safely train both active and sedentary individuals as well as those with special heath and fitness needs.

In 2004, Jeff founded Balanced Personal Training Inc., based in Boca Raton, Florida to pursue his dream of empowering others in all stages of MS. His unique approach to training is geared toward improving function, range of motion, self-esteem, emotional wellness, and quality of life.

The NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year Award is given annually with the winner nominated and voted upon by the NSCA membership. Three finalists were selected and Segal was announced the winner during the National Conference held earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia.