Third-year physical therapy student at the School of Medicine has inspired clients since 2018.
Every year at URecFit and Wellness, we hire students from across all seven University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) schools and programs. These student employees work in areas such as aquatics, intramural sports, the Wellness Hub, youth and family programming, and of course, fitness. During COVID-19, our fitness team began teaching online classes, hosting virtual personal training sessions, and leading many other fitness programs. They continue to devote themselves to helping our UMB community by providing virtual opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to maintain their physical health and social wellness.
This month we want to shine a spotlight on one of our fitness trainers.
Alex Lee is a third-year physical therapy student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and has been a part of the URecFit and Wellness team since 2018. He has trained many clients, led fitness programs including Weightlifting 101 and Fitness Fever, and you can see him in many of our online workout videos. In addition to training and leading fitness programs, he has worked on our fitness floor. We appreciate all of Alex’s time and effort.
We want to share a few words from one of Alex’s clients that shows how much he means to our programs and our community.
“I spent many months working out with Alex at URecFit and Wellness gym. He was attentive to my needs and pushed me hard to attain my goals. I would recommend him highly for anyone seeking one on one personal training.
“My experience with Alex was during an eight-week program called Fitness Fever sponsored by URecFit and Wellness. I participate every year so you could call me a Fitness Fever veteran. January 2020, right before COVID-19, is when I met Alex, and he was actually a ‘quiet storm.’ I say that because just looking at him, you would not think he is the ‘beast’ of a trainer that he is. Alex was a great inspiration to me. I left Fitness Fever with a host of new exercises and an understanding of how to do them using the correct form. It was more than I learned after years of just going to the gym. You rock, Alex!”
Alex’s contributions to URecFit and Wellness has been transformative and has made our department better. Alex is graduating this spring, and with our time working and learning with Alex, we know that he will be successful in his future endeavors.
URecFit and Wellness has many fitness offerings on our Online Group Fitness Schedule. We also have online exercise videos to help with your technique and form while you’re working out at home. If you want to make registration easier, download our URecFit Live App.