About Us
My name is Bill Hermanson. I'm the founder and Personal Training Director of Excel Fitness in Gahanna. I grew up in Grove City, where I wrestled Varsity. I've been involved with fitness since I was 12 years old. I moved up to the Easton area nine years ago and helped manage 30+ trainers at Easton. After successfully building a clientèle I decided to pursue my dreams and open my own Human Performance Center in the Gahanna area. My certifications are American College of Sports Medicine(ACSM-HFI), National Academy of Sports Medicine(NASM) and American Council on Exercise(ACE). I have experience in all areas including Weight Loss, Strength, Toning & Sculpting, Posture, Flexibility, Sports Specific Training, Boot camps and Competing. I'm basically the trainer of trainers. I have all types of trainers to meet your needs. Please call for a private and complementary consultation. 614-446-6489
I'm Greg Hayes. That's me doing some really 'fun' push-ups! I started training in Austin,TX almost nine years ago. After moving to Columbus five years ago, I continued in corporate fitness until I decided that I could provide better service in a smaller more personal setting. That's when I found Excel Fitness. I've worked with clients ranging from 17 to 72, and the same thing applies no matter what your age-the better you can move, the more you can do! I hold two certifications with NASM and specialize in corrective exercise. I teach my clients how to use their bodies to their full potential, so whether your goal is to lose weight, be stronger and faster or just live a healthier life-I can help you do it and give you the tools to keep you accountable to yourself. Stay Strong...Move Better...Live Happy!
Laura Diamond
Unlike a lot of personal trainers, I was never involved in sports in school. I never liked playing sports or exercising. From my early teens I suffered from low back pain and sciatic pain running down my leg. I had a back brace by the time I was in high school. In my first year of college the pain got so bad that I couldn't function. I saw a back specialist who wanted to operate. He said he could keep me out of a wheelchair until I was thirty. Instead of surgery, I decided to try physical therapy. After nine months of seeing a therapist 3 times a week, I was finally released. She told me as long as I exercise, I will have no pain. So I joined a gym and started swimming and strength training.
She was right! I felt better than I had in years, and there was another benefit: I was seeing changes in my body. I was getting stronger, leaner and more toned. And for the first time in my life I was enjoying exercise. I was hooked!
But life goes on and I got married, got busy and gained weight. I kept exercising enough to keep my back in check, but nothing consistent. I started thinking about personal training as a career, and after a lot of thought I finally decided to do it.
After my certification, I became a personal trainer and then the fitness manager at a New York Sports Club in NJ. I missed training, so I got out of management and went back to working with clients. I've worked in big clubs, small clubs and on site at company gyms and in people's homes. My running joke in the health clubs is that I train in a multimillion dollar facility and use about $600 worth of equipment. I enjoy showing people that they don't need to spend a lot of money on gym memberships, that fitness can happen anywhere!
And by the way: 20 years after my visit with the back specialist, I am not only NOT in that wheel chair, but completely pain free and in the best shape of my life! And if I could do it, so can you!