Sandra Kersey

With a BA in Health & Fitness Management from Ashworth University and numerous certifications Kersey is currently working on her BA in Nutrition.

Since 1983 Sandra has been an active leader in the fitness and nutrition industry.  She owned a martial arts studio from 1983 to 1988 serving as Taekwondo instructor, aerobic instructor, and personal trainer.  Among many state and regional martial arts achievements, she won 3rd place world champion black belt in 1986.

Sandra has served 9 years as a health & fitness instructor at Henderson State University’s Health Physical Education and Recreation Department.

HSU offers an accredited aerobics class under the instruction of Mrs. Kersey since 2000.  The Spring semester of 2008, Sandra introduced a Methods of Fitness education class.    She is currently working on curriculums for each, Health by Choice and Methods of Fitness.  In addition, adults and seniors in the community have enjoyed the fellowship and health benefits of water aerobics therapy under her leadership. 

From 2006 to Sept. 2008, Sandra was appeared weekly on KTHV’s Positively Arkansas Show with Sheryl Lackey, as the Fitness Expert for Tone-Up Thursdays .  For exercise video clips and fitness tips go to www.positivelyarkansas.com and scroll down to the Tone-Up Thursdays tab.

Sandra served from October 2005 to October 2007 as Chairman of BaHCC (Becoming a Healthy Clark County) the Clark County coalition of Governor Mike Huckabee's Healthy Arkansas campaign.  BaHCC currently has Youth, Tobacco Cessation, Trails and Lanes, and many other community project sub-committees.  BaHCC's website should be available soon.

In 2003, Kersey became Arkansas’ ProTrainer and Live Workshop Presenter for FiTOUR® Fitness Instructor Training, an organization offering education training and certifications for fitness professionals in a wide range of group exercise modalities as well as coaching and specialty training workshops throughout the Arkansas region.  For more information visit www.fitour.com. 

Training and experiences through the years have included working as an instructor and/or trainer at Hot Springs Athletic & Racquet Club in Hot Springs, AR; Gold’s Gym in Woodstock, GA and Veranda Apartments private residential club in Marietta, GA; Bodz Gym, Arkadelphia, AR; Group Exercise Specialist for student credit and community Water Aerobics Coordinator at Henderson State University, Ouachita Baptist University, and Fitness Coordinator for Arkadelphia Parks & Recreation, where programs such as Pilates and an after-school FitKids program was launched.

She has spoken and presented education workshops such as FitBeach 2004, corporate wellness programs, and more. 

As an entrepreneur her other professions include professional modeling since 1993 and music evangelism since the 1970’s.

“The human body is an amazing work of art.   Treating and feeding it properly produces miraculous change, adaptation, and function.  So much of the quality of our lives is truly in our hands.  A very wise proverb reads, ‘We perish for lack of knowledge’ which is what fuels my mission to educate and equip individuals empowering lives to their fullest potential.”                                                             – Sandra Kersey

Join the fun and share the energy  in one of Sandra's FiTOUR workshops!

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