Nate Balko

I have been working at University Recreation for nearly 4 years.  I have spent the past 1.5 years as the Coordinator of Group Fitness and Instruction.  My job duties include supervision of all of University Recreation's fitness, dance, mind/body (yoga/pilates), martial arts, and Gravity instructors (approximately 30 instructors.)  We have a wide-ranging program with many exciting offerings, and I (along with input from my instructors) create our fitness schedules for every semester. 

I got into the fitness industry when I obtained my ACE Personal Training certification in 2002.  I was a personal trainer for 5 years but found my current passion of group fitness and mind/body through the education opportunities I obtained as a result of my certification.  My favorite part of my job is actually getting out there and teaching and seeing the positive results that participants have, even from just one class!

 Certifications/Related Trainings: 

• ACE Certified Personal Trainer (since Nov. 2002)
• ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor (since Jan. 2008)
• Trixter Sport Cat Cycling Training
• YogaFit Level 1, Level 1 Retrain, Level 2, Level 3, Anatomy & Alignment
• PilatesFit Level 1
• Gravity GTS System Personal Trainer
• Gravity GTS System GravityPilates
• Gravity GTS System GravityGroup
• Zumba Basics Steps Level 1
• Lemond Group Cycling
• First Aid, Adult/Child/Infant CPR, AED (American Red Cross)
• Certified Instructor for Layperson FA, CPR, AED (American Red Cross)

Education:

• BA, Philosophy and Sociology (double major) WSU, 2007
• Currently working towards prerequisites for an MBA

Related Experience:

• Personal trainer for five years