Greg Justice
Co-founder CEO
Greg Justice, MA, is a best-selling author, speaker and fitness entrepreneur. He opened AYC Health & Fitness, Kansas City’s Original Personal Training Center, in May 1986, and has personally trained more than 50,000 one-on-one sessions. Today, AYC specializes in corporate wellness and personal training.
Greg holds a master’s degree in HPER (exercise science) (1986) and a bachelor’s degree in Health & Physical Education (1983) from Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
He has been actively involved in the fitness industry for more than three decades as a club manager, owner, personal fitness trainer, and corporate wellness supervisor. He has worked with athletes and non-athletes of all ages and physical abilities and served as a conditioning coach at the collegiate level. He worked with the Kansas City Chiefs, during the offseason, in the early 1980’s.
Greg serves on the board of directors at the National Fitness Hall of Fame as sits on several advisory boards.
He writes articles for many international publications and websites including Exercise & Health, IDEA Fitness Journal, is a featured columnist for Corporate Wellness Magazine, and has a monthly column called “Treadmill Talks” in Personal Fitness Professional magazine.
Greg has authored ten books, including:
- Lies & Myths about Corporate Wellness
- Treadside Manner – Confessions of a Serial Personal Trainer
- Mind Your Own Fitness
- Mind Over Fatter – The Psychology of Weight Loss
- Mind Over Head Chatter – The Psychology of Athletic Success
- Mindset Over Matter
Greg has also been featured in:
- New York Times
- Prevention Magazine
- US New & World Report
- Women’s Health
- Kansas City Times
For more information, please visit: www.GregJustice.com or www.aycfit.com
Art McDermott
Co-Founder COO
Art McDermott CSCS CISSN is a Certified Nutritionist and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
Art has spent over 10 years in the corporate wellness arena; conducting informational speaking, creating and delivering corporate fitness training programs and “boot camp” style sessions as well as custom fitness programming. In the corporate world, Art works with large and small businesses helping them to deal with the issues surrounding an aging workforce as well as the productivity and success of executives and all members of the “road warrior” population.
He has owned several training facilities specializing in personal training, nutrition, fitness/physique transformations, ‘baby boomer’ and senior training as well as sports preparation. Art has been involved with strength sports for over 25 years. During that time, he has personally participated in over 20 National and World Championships in three different sports, in addition to competing two Olympic Track & Field Trials.
Current highlights:
- Author, Professional Speaker, Consultant and Wellness Activist
- Adjunct Professor – University of Massachusetts, Lowell. College of Health Sciences; presently teaching “Exercise Prescription and Program Design”
- Four Time NCAA All-American in Track & Field and a member of multiple US National and International Teams
Art focuses much of his time on the “Boomer Blueprint”; a product and service designed specifically to help individuals 50 years of age and over retain or regain their health, vitality and independence. Art is also known for his work consulting with personal trainers, helping them grow all facets of their business.
Art is available for speaking engagements and interviews.
For more information on Art, please visit www.artmcdermott.com or www.boomerblueprint.com
Member: Toastmasters International & National Speakers Association
Published Books:
- “Boomer Blueprint – A Step-by-Step Guide to Longevity, Anti-Aging and Fitness for Baby Boomers”
- “The Red Wine Diet”