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Lovelyn Abbey
Lovelyn Abbey, M.S.
LOVELYN ABBEY
OJECTIVE: To secure a challenging and responsible position as a professional the fitness/activieties field
EDUCATION: Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science - May 2002
Physical Education and Exercise Science
Emphasis: Nutrition
Arizona State University
Candidate for Masters of Science- August 2008
Exercise and Wellness
Emphasis: Nutrition and Obesity
Certifications:
- International Sport Sciences Association
Certified Persons Trainer since 4/ 03
- First Aid/ CPR and AED
EXPERIENCE:
Personal Trainer/ Independent Contractor
City of Peoria
09/2007-09/2010
Personal Trainer
03/2005 - 10/1005
Naturally Women/ The Club For Women
Customer Service Clerk
9/1999 - 1/2006
Arizona Health Foods/ Granolas
Personal Trainer
05/03 - 09/03
Twenty Hour Fitness
Recreational Instructor
11/02 - 05/03
City of Phoenix- Arrowhead Elementary School
Assisting students, ages 8 to 13 in an after- school program:
ASU Internship Experience
Head Start - Cultural Diversity Class - spring 2002
Research Assistant for Dr. Robertson
January - 2000 through December - 2000
3/8/2006
RE: Lovelyn Abbey
To whom it may concern,
I was blessed when Lovelyn came into my life last year. I entered a "Biggest Loser' contest for the Sonoran Living TV show. I was at my heaviest weight ever and desperate to lose weight. I was paired up with Lovelyn as a personal trainer.
Lovelyn not only helped me lose weight, but has helped me develop a healthy attitude about exercise. She has helped me set long term goals and to see the big picture, and not just a quick fix.
When I met Lovelyn I did not like exercising at all, she helped me to learn to like it-a lot. Im happy to say I won the contest all because Lovelyns dedication, support and caring personality. Lovelyn is someone who truly cares about people and helping them get healthy, she would be a wonderful addition to any environment.
Please dont hesitate to call me if you need any thing else.
Sincerely,
Mindy Bridgewater
23218 N 20th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85024
(480)600-9022
mindy@bridgewaterphoto.com
Shirley Dawson
15207 N. 40th Pl.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
________________________________________
March 14, 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
I am most pleased to write a character reference for Lovelyn Abbey.
I have known Lovelyn for more than a year now. As one of Lovelyns clients, I have witnessed her sincere concern for her clients. She is committed to her clients, follows through with information from session to session, and genuinely cares about the progress her clients are making. She is always cheerful and dependable.
I am sure that you will find her a terrific asset as well as a pleasant person. She is truly a gem.
Sincerely,
Shirley Dawson
September 14, 2006
Student lends helping hand to women's shelter
Editor's note: Because of the nature of the shelter, Lovelyn Abbey has been asked not to divulge its name or location for the safety of its clients.
Lovelyn Abbey loves to help others learn how to perform and enjoy physical activity because it's her passion.
So the ASU exercise and wellness graduate student is volunteering her time to help women of all ages who are living in a women's shelter in the metropolitan Phoenix area.
Abbey learned of the shelter while she was working a part-time retail job. The store she worked for donates to the shelter during the holidays and other special events, such as Mother's Day. When it was collecting for the shelter this past May, a representative from the shelter came in to pick up the gifts.
"I gave her my card and told her that I would like to help these women, to empower them by making them stronger and showing them a way to improve their quality of life,' Abbey says.
The shelter representative loved the idea. After some planning and preparation, Abbey's first visit was July 30.
Abbey designed a circuit training program for the women's shelter, using a minimal amount of equipment, such as fitness balls, bands and lots of calisthenics. After her first visit, she made plans to incorporate a few dance moves into the routines.
"The ladies were really getting into the music and were dancing even after we were done with the exercises,' she says.
In addition, Abbey has recruited two colleagues to join her with the monthly volunteer endeavor.
"One of the two is a massage therapist and will give the ladies mini-massages after I take them through a workout and get their muscles warmed up,' Abbey says.
Exercise is only one aspect of the training program. Wellness is another major component, she says.
"I explain the benefits of physical activity, like feeling in control of their lives - not to mention it will improve their sleep and mood,' Abbey says.
Her involvement with the shelter is not the first time Abbey has volunteered her knowledge and services. When a KNXV-TV/Channel 15 "Sonoran Living' segment sponsored a weight-loss contest, she volunteered to train two of the contestants. It turned out that one of her clients won the contest.
While juggling her graduate studies and volunteering, Abbey works as a personal trainer at clubs and organizations throughout the Valley. She even trains some of her clients in their own homes.
"I want to educate women about the benefits of physical activity and hope to use my education to improve the quality of life for others, especially females,' Abbey says.
Christine Lambrakis, lambrakis@asu.edu
(480) 727-1173
Personal trainer helps out at women's shelter
Melissa Bordow
Special for The Republic
Oct. 9, 2006 06:30 AM
Personal trainer Lovelyn Abbey has combined two passions - exercise and women's health - into a volunteer opportunity.
Abbey, an exercise and wellness graduate student at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa, designed an exercise program for residents of a Valley women's shelter.
This summer, she led 14 women through the hourlong workout, which eschewed expensive equipment for simple props they could purchase on their own.
"I've always had so much respect for women and I see how hard women work," said Abbey, who at 35 is fit and toned.
Experience has taught her that strength-training and exercise boost a woman's emotional health and sense of well-being, Abbey said, and she wanted to help cultivate those qualities in the shelter residents.
"I just love empowering them," she said.
The women worked out with such enthusiasm, Abbey said she hopes to lead them on a regular basis. She is scheduled to return, and already has modified the workout to fit the women's needs.
"At the end of the hour, we all gathered around and they asked me questions for 20 minutes," she said.
The 14 women are leaving the shelter and moving into their own places, said Rhonda Walker, its program manager, so this is an opportune time for them to learn about health and wellness.
"I think they're very motivated and they learned a lot from it," Walker said. "They learned a lot about health and fitness and why it's important for them to keep up with this."
"They're about to leave their nest and go out on their own, so this was a perfect time," Abbey agreed.
That is why she designed a circuit-training program that uses inexpensive props, like fitness bands and balls, and calisthenics, like squats and push-ups.
"The women are just going out on their own, so I wouldn't expect them to go out and buy dumbbells or other equipment. I wanted to show them how to use their bodies and just a band and a ball," she said.
One of the women has diabetes and was eager to learn how exercise could improve her condition, Abbey said.
Others were in the shelter with their children, and wanted to set a good example for them.
Abbey learned of the shelter when she worked for Victoria's Secret, a lingerie and clothing store that would donate merchandise to residents at Christmas and on Mother's Day.
One day Walker arrived to pick up donations and met Abbey, who said she wanted to do even more to help. Although she was attending ASU Polytechnic in Mesa and working part-time, she volunteered her time and expertise. Abbey had an undergraduate degree in physical education from ASU Main and works as a personal trainer in health clubs and in clients' homes.
"My regular clients love the idea and now want to donate" to the shelter, Abbey said, adding that a colleague who does massage therapy has asked to join her as well. "It's become a community thing," she said.
OJECTIVE: To secure a challenging and responsible position as a professional the fitness/activieties field
EDUCATION: Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science - May 2002
Physical Education and Exercise Science
Emphasis: Nutrition
Arizona State University
Candidate for Masters of Science- August 2008
Exercise and Wellness
Emphasis: Nutrition and Obesity
Certifications:
- International Sport Sciences Association
Certified Persons Trainer since 4/ 03
- First Aid/ CPR and AED
EXPERIENCE:
Personal Trainer/ Independent Contractor
City of Peoria
09/2007-09/2010
- Assess clients fitness goals
- Assist clients nutrition
- Supervise clients posture during specific lifting and stretching exercises
- Motivate clients with educational material for increasing love of exercise
- Improving clients quality of life
Personal Trainer
03/2005 - 10/1005
Naturally Women/ The Club For Women
- Assess clients fitness goals
- Assist clients nutrition
- Supervise clients posture during specific lifting and stretching exercises
- Motivate clients with educational material for increasing love of exercise
- Improving clients quality of life
- Appearing on Sonoran Living, a local TV show on KNXV channel 15 two times and training two of the clients in a weight loss contest
- Volunteering at domestic shelter teaching the ladies about health and fitness
- Featured in ASU paper, http://www.asu.edu/news/stories/200609/20060914_abbey.htm
- Featured in Arizona Republic,
Customer Service Clerk
9/1999 - 1/2006
Arizona Health Foods/ Granolas
- Help customers with their choice of nutritional supplements
- Research a variety of supplements in order to provide more effective customer service and advice
- Sell a variety of nutritional products
- Stock shelves and perform basic inventory
- Answer phones and run cash register
Personal Trainer
05/03 - 09/03
Twenty Hour Fitness
- Assisting clients with fitness goals
- Help clients with use of free weights and machines
- Teach correct posture during lifting exercises
- Supervise correct specific movements
- Teach correct stretching and range of motion exercises
- Assist with diet and nutrition
Recreational Instructor
11/02 - 05/03
City of Phoenix- Arrowhead Elementary School
Assisting students, ages 8 to 13 in an after- school program:
- Lead arts and craft activities
- Lead games and sport activities
- Assist students in local cultural events, including the Phoenix Symphony
- Facilitate effective socialization and communication strategies
ASU Internship Experience
Head Start - Cultural Diversity Class - spring 2002
- Supervise preschoolers with games and activities
- Supervise young adults with disabilities in after-school program utilizing games, sports and crafts
- Assist Dr. Crews with a study involving children with ADD and ADHD using horses
- Supervise students at Scottsdale Healthcare as we visited patients for the holidays
Research Assistant for Dr. Robertson
January - 2000 through December - 2000
- Research for potential subjects
- Set up Motor lab for testing
- Test subjects
- Analyze and give presentations on researched data
- Co-author published papers from the researched studies
3/8/2006
RE: Lovelyn Abbey
To whom it may concern,
I was blessed when Lovelyn came into my life last year. I entered a "Biggest Loser' contest for the Sonoran Living TV show. I was at my heaviest weight ever and desperate to lose weight. I was paired up with Lovelyn as a personal trainer.
Lovelyn not only helped me lose weight, but has helped me develop a healthy attitude about exercise. She has helped me set long term goals and to see the big picture, and not just a quick fix.
When I met Lovelyn I did not like exercising at all, she helped me to learn to like it-a lot. Im happy to say I won the contest all because Lovelyns dedication, support and caring personality. Lovelyn is someone who truly cares about people and helping them get healthy, she would be a wonderful addition to any environment.
Please dont hesitate to call me if you need any thing else.
Sincerely,
Mindy Bridgewater
23218 N 20th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85024
(480)600-9022
mindy@bridgewaterphoto.com
Shirley Dawson
15207 N. 40th Pl.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
________________________________________
March 14, 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
I am most pleased to write a character reference for Lovelyn Abbey.
I have known Lovelyn for more than a year now. As one of Lovelyns clients, I have witnessed her sincere concern for her clients. She is committed to her clients, follows through with information from session to session, and genuinely cares about the progress her clients are making. She is always cheerful and dependable.
I am sure that you will find her a terrific asset as well as a pleasant person. She is truly a gem.
Sincerely,
Shirley Dawson
September 14, 2006
Student lends helping hand to women's shelter
Editor's note: Because of the nature of the shelter, Lovelyn Abbey has been asked not to divulge its name or location for the safety of its clients.
Lovelyn Abbey loves to help others learn how to perform and enjoy physical activity because it's her passion.
So the ASU exercise and wellness graduate student is volunteering her time to help women of all ages who are living in a women's shelter in the metropolitan Phoenix area.
Abbey learned of the shelter while she was working a part-time retail job. The store she worked for donates to the shelter during the holidays and other special events, such as Mother's Day. When it was collecting for the shelter this past May, a representative from the shelter came in to pick up the gifts.
"I gave her my card and told her that I would like to help these women, to empower them by making them stronger and showing them a way to improve their quality of life,' Abbey says.
The shelter representative loved the idea. After some planning and preparation, Abbey's first visit was July 30.
Abbey designed a circuit training program for the women's shelter, using a minimal amount of equipment, such as fitness balls, bands and lots of calisthenics. After her first visit, she made plans to incorporate a few dance moves into the routines.
"The ladies were really getting into the music and were dancing even after we were done with the exercises,' she says.
In addition, Abbey has recruited two colleagues to join her with the monthly volunteer endeavor.
"One of the two is a massage therapist and will give the ladies mini-massages after I take them through a workout and get their muscles warmed up,' Abbey says.
Exercise is only one aspect of the training program. Wellness is another major component, she says.
"I explain the benefits of physical activity, like feeling in control of their lives - not to mention it will improve their sleep and mood,' Abbey says.
Her involvement with the shelter is not the first time Abbey has volunteered her knowledge and services. When a KNXV-TV/Channel 15 "Sonoran Living' segment sponsored a weight-loss contest, she volunteered to train two of the contestants. It turned out that one of her clients won the contest.
While juggling her graduate studies and volunteering, Abbey works as a personal trainer at clubs and organizations throughout the Valley. She even trains some of her clients in their own homes.
"I want to educate women about the benefits of physical activity and hope to use my education to improve the quality of life for others, especially females,' Abbey says.
Christine Lambrakis, lambrakis@asu.edu
(480) 727-1173
Personal trainer helps out at women's shelter
Melissa Bordow
Special for The Republic
Oct. 9, 2006 06:30 AM
Personal trainer Lovelyn Abbey has combined two passions - exercise and women's health - into a volunteer opportunity.
Abbey, an exercise and wellness graduate student at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus in Mesa, designed an exercise program for residents of a Valley women's shelter.
This summer, she led 14 women through the hourlong workout, which eschewed expensive equipment for simple props they could purchase on their own.
"I've always had so much respect for women and I see how hard women work," said Abbey, who at 35 is fit and toned.
Experience has taught her that strength-training and exercise boost a woman's emotional health and sense of well-being, Abbey said, and she wanted to help cultivate those qualities in the shelter residents.
"I just love empowering them," she said.
The women worked out with such enthusiasm, Abbey said she hopes to lead them on a regular basis. She is scheduled to return, and already has modified the workout to fit the women's needs.
"At the end of the hour, we all gathered around and they asked me questions for 20 minutes," she said.
The 14 women are leaving the shelter and moving into their own places, said Rhonda Walker, its program manager, so this is an opportune time for them to learn about health and wellness.
"I think they're very motivated and they learned a lot from it," Walker said. "They learned a lot about health and fitness and why it's important for them to keep up with this."
"They're about to leave their nest and go out on their own, so this was a perfect time," Abbey agreed.
That is why she designed a circuit-training program that uses inexpensive props, like fitness bands and balls, and calisthenics, like squats and push-ups.
"The women are just going out on their own, so I wouldn't expect them to go out and buy dumbbells or other equipment. I wanted to show them how to use their bodies and just a band and a ball," she said.
One of the women has diabetes and was eager to learn how exercise could improve her condition, Abbey said.
Others were in the shelter with their children, and wanted to set a good example for them.
Abbey learned of the shelter when she worked for Victoria's Secret, a lingerie and clothing store that would donate merchandise to residents at Christmas and on Mother's Day.
One day Walker arrived to pick up donations and met Abbey, who said she wanted to do even more to help. Although she was attending ASU Polytechnic in Mesa and working part-time, she volunteered her time and expertise. Abbey had an undergraduate degree in physical education from ASU Main and works as a personal trainer in health clubs and in clients' homes.
"My regular clients love the idea and now want to donate" to the shelter, Abbey said, adding that a colleague who does massage therapy has asked to join her as well. "It's become a community thing," she said.