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About Kim

Kim’s passion is teaching, especially anatomy and physiology of the human body AND health and fitness. She loves teaching and coaching her students toward reaching their goals of becoming licensed massage therapists, certified personal trainers, attaining a college degree, or gaining necessary experience through internships or setting up their own business. By developing relationships with professionals in the field, Kim is able to help her students successfully achieve these goals.

About Empowered By Learning

Kim is a small business owner, having founded Empowered by Learning LLC in 2005, as a way to reach out to a larger audience with the teaching resources she has developed during her successful teaching career. Through her company, Kim offers classes and study materials for people seeking Ohio massage therapy licensure, and ACSM certification in personal training. As a NCBTMB approved continuing education provider she also provides licensed massage therapists with opportunities to gain continuing education hours. Kim has also published ebooks for therapists and personal trainers on subjects such as static stretching programs, exercise prescription for resistance training with machines, client intake forms, and the “how-to’s” of administering a fitness assessment. Kim also offers personal training, well coaching, life coaching, massage services and weight management products through her company.

Kim's Credentials

In addition to her Ohio massage license, Kim has her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, is certified as a life coach through Coach for Life Inc., and has personal trainer certifications from both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She is a certified well coach through ACSM and also has that organization’s Health and Fitness Instructor’s credential. Kim has earned the certificate as Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from NSCA. In addition to running Empowered by Learning, she currently works as an associate professor at Otterbein College in the Health and Sport Sciences Department.

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