TIFFANY L. CRATE, M. S., C.P.T.
Personal Fitness Trainer and Master Fitness By Phone® Coach
(773)252-6511
Tiffany@TLCFitness.net
Credentials include:
- Owner and Director of TLC Fitness Consulting, founded in 1990.
- M. S. in Exercise Physiology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- B. S. in Exercise Physiology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, American Council on Exercise (ACE), 1991.
- Certified Master Fitness By Phone® Coach, 2002
- Chicago’s premier Intuitive Eating Coach
- Group Fitness Instructor throughout Chicago land, 15 years
- Guest Fitness Instructor to the Super Clubs and Sandals resort corporations in the Caribbean
- Named the “2003 Rookie of the Year” by the Association of Fitness By Phone® Coaches
- Named the “2004 Coach of the Year” by the Association of Fitness By Phone® Coaches
- Instructor of Musculoskeletal Examination and Patient Interviewing (specializing in the shoulder and knee joints), University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School, 1995 to present.
- Professor of Clinical Kinesiology at the National College of Naprapathy, 1997-1998.
- Instructor of Wellness at North Central College in Naperville IL, 1996-1997.
- Instructor of Strength Training, Cardiorespiratory Conditioning, Swimming, and Wellness/Weight Loss, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994-1995.
- Exercise Physiology Consultant to CBS Channel 2 News Health and Medical Department, 1997.
- Voted one of Chicago’s Top 50 Women in Sports, 1997, by Windy City Sports magazine.
- Instructor to other personal trainers and fitness instructors
- Creator and author of the River North News column entitled The Good Life, 1995 - 2001, which is now a publication of TLC Fitness Consulting.
- Writer for the Fitness Trainer Update, a newsletter for professional fitness trainers, 1997.
- Multiple free lance publications, including the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Strength and Conditioning Journal and The Encyclopedia of Chicago.
- Multiple appearances in television, video, and print work.
- Volunteer work and involvement in various charity organizations, including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Y-Me Race for Breast Cancer, Chicago Animal Care and Control (ACC), and PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving).
- Produced and starred in her first retail exercise video, Nothing But Legs, in 1999.
- A dynamic staminac herself, she practices what she preaches— teaching fitness classes, resistance training, running, dancing, tumbling, flying trapeze, and skating.
