Bill Waltzek
President & Owner | Certified Personal Trainer | Precision Nutrition Coach
Bill has a great passion for fitness and learned at a young age the importance of living a healthy life. He modeled his own personal exercise based on the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the golden age of bodybuilding.
After being certified as a personal trainer in 2006, Bill got a job at Xsport Fitness in Downers Grove, IL and worked there for 3 years, learning about functional training. He continued his education by implementing strategies from such great companies as Athletes Performance, IHP, Art of Strength, Functional Movement Screens and many more.
In 2009, Bill started his own company, ForwardFit, Inc and has been helping clients get in the best shape of their lives ever since.
It takes a lot of discipline and determination to achieve great results and ultimately it is the client’s responsibility. But Bill’s techniques, charisma and his extensive knowledge and passion makes the workouts fun, challenging, and a bit different each time.
Certifications
- Certified Personal Trainer by the American Council on Exercise
- International Youth Conditioning Association Kettlebell
- Functional Movement Systems (FMS) certified
- CPR and AED certified through American Heart Association
- Precision Nutrition Coach
Shannon Flanagan
Contributing Writer | Certified Personal Trainer
Shannon Flanagan strives to make her clients’ dreams come true. Shannon understands that each client is an individual with different desires and motivations. She tailors each program to fit her client’s goals, fitness level, and schedule.
Being an elite athlete from a young age, Shannon had always been aware of the importance fitness played in competitive sports. However, after taking a kickboxing class in college, Shannon realized that in order to truly live a happy life, fitness needed to be a lifestyle.
Shannon earned her personal training certificate through NESTA and began training at XSPORT Fitness in Downers Grove, Illinois. Since then, she has completed AFFA and NETA certifications to teach fitness classes. She is, also, certified in cycle and yoga while working towards a certification in nutrition. In addition to personal training, Shannon teaches body sculpting, yoga, spin, treadmill/strength, and bootcamp classes.
In 2008, Shannon moved to Los Angeles, California to work with some of the top trainers in the fitness industry. She has taught fitness classes at CRUNCH GYM in Hollywood, Aquila Fitness on the Yahoo.com campus, Pulse Fitness Studio in Sherman Oaks, and CorePower Yoga in Sherman Oaks. While in California, Shannon has worked with all types of clients ranging from T.V. personalities, ironman competitors, to stay-at-home moms. The fact that her clients continue to re-up for her sessions is a testament to the personal relationship Shannon cultivates. Shannon feels her greatest professional reward is seeing the joy her clients experience with each goal they achieve.
An active, healthy lifestyle is how Shannon lives her life. Sharing her passion with the world is what drives her to be the best.