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Office location:
1055A Raritan Road
Clark, New Jersey 07066
Phone: (732) 827-8663
FAX: (732) 381-5447
E-mail:

Personal:
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Certified Personal Trainer ACE |
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National Certified Massage Therapist - NCBTMB |
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Certified Personal Trainer AFAA |
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Certified Neuromuscular Therapist SSMT |
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Certified Massage Therapist ABMP |
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Certified Kickbox Aerobic Instructor |
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Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, Karate America |
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Certified Geriatric Massage Therapist, Day Break |
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Certified Senior Fitness Trainer, AFAA |
Experience/Facts:
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Participated in baseball, football, soccer,
wrestling, cross-country and bowling |
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Competed in five consecutive male fitness
shows from 1992 - 1996, placing in top 10 twice. |
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Started in health business at 16 years old
working at Greenacres Health Foods in South Plainfield, New Jersey. |
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At 17 yrs old worked at World Gym in
Dunellen, New Jersey |
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At 18 yrs. old Employed as the Assistant
Manager at Vitamin World, Middlesex Mall in South Plainfield, New
Jersey. |
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Entered First Annual, Mr. Fitness Contest -
Placed 5th. (youngest ever in top 5) |
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Worked for GNC from 1992-1994 |
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Taught Health & Nutrition class for the
Township of Woodbridge, NJ. Fall/Spring 1993-1994 |
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1995 3rd place juniors, ANBC Supernatural
East Coast Body Building Show. |
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1994-1997 - Employed by Pyramid Gym &
Inman Sports Club as Personal Trainer. Also taught Toning, Kickboxing,
Aerobics, Box Aerobics and Yoga. |
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Toning & Kickboxing Instructor at American
Women from 1996-1997. |
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Kickboxing Instructor
Executive Club - 1997 (Bridgewater)
Fit Zone II - 1997
Merck - 1996-1997 (Rahway) |
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Yoga Instructor at Bristol Myers -
1997-1998 (Union) |
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Performed weekly chairside massages for
Marriott Retirement home. 11/98 - 6/99 (Mountainside, NJ) |
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Performed chairside massage promotions for
Johnson & Johnson, Nordic Track, local salons, schools and
businesses. |
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1995 - 1998 - Massage Therapist at Inman
Sports Club, Whair It's At, Imaginations Salon
and Paris Chiropractic. (On call) |
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2000 - Present - Massage Therapist at
Robinson Family Chiropractic |
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Conducts seminars for South Plainfield, NJ
A.A.R.P. |
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Conducted seminars for Children's
Specialized Hospital for children with ADD. Performed exercise with
children. |
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Conducted supplement and massage therapy
seminar for Woodbridge Lions Club. |
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Took Tae Kwon Do from 1986 -1992 at Karate
America. |
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Took Sun Moo/Do Karate - Earned 3 belts to
purple |
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1999 - Currently takes Jun Fan, Kali, Muay
Tai - At Princeton Martial Arts Academy. |
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Appeared several times in Mens Exercise and
Exercise for Men Only Magazine. |
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30 minute interview with 89.9, WKCR
regarding health, nutrition and fitness in the 21st. Century. |
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Education/Certificates:
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1987 - 1991 - Graduated South Plainfield High School |
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1991- 1994 - Attended Middlesex College - Majored in
Dietetic Technology |
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1992 - Earned First Degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo -
At Karate America |
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1996 - Graduated Timeout Massage School in Eatontown,
NJ. (Now called American Massage Institute) |
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AFAA resistance training/weight room certification
- 10/1996 |
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APEX Fitness Professional workshop Certification -
5/1997 |
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ACE Personal Training Workshop Certification - 10/96 |
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ACE Personal Training Workshop Certification - 10/98 |
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NDEITO Primary Aerobic Certification - 7/97 |
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AFAA Personal Training Certification 11/98 |
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T. Promise Enterprises
Kickbox Instructor Certification 4/98 |
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TAE BO Intensive Workshop - Omega
Institute - 6/7/99 - 6/11/99 |
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Pathology for Massage Therapists II - Somerset Institute
- 8/29/00 - 10/3/00 |
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Therapeutic Touch - Somerset Institute - 9/23/00 |
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Muscles and Respiration: Somerset Institute - 11/17/00 -
11/19/00 |
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Geriatric Massage - Somerset Institute - 12/1/00 -
12/3/00 |
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Thai Massage - Ocean - 1/6/01 - 1/7/01 |
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ABMP Certified Member |
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AMTA Associate Member |
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AFAA Senior Fitness Certification 1/14/01 |
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Inosanto Acadamy of Martial Arts Workshop with Dan
Inosanto 5/5/01 - 5/6/01 |
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Advanced Techniques of the neck - Somerset Institute -
12/8/01 |
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Meridia Health - How to prevent and treat eating
disorders - 2/02 |
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Law and Ethics - Institute for Continuing Education -
4/15/02 |
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AFAA - Telefit Internet Certification 15 hours |
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Neuro Muscular Therapy - Somerset Institute 3/23/02 -
6/5/02 (125 Hours) |
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National Certified Massage Therapist - NCBTMB - 12/11/02 |
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CPR certified - 1994 - Current (Red Cross, American Heart Association) |
Accomplishments:
1996-1998 - Opened first business Elite Personal Health & Fitness,
Rahway. Specialized in Personal Training, massage therapy & Nutritional
programs. Owner of Business.
1998 - Current - Owner of Elite Fitness Center, Clark, N.J. Full size
gym and free weights, machines, cardio room, juicebar,
locker room, personal training and massage therapy.
2003 - Current - Owner of Revolutionary Technology Nutrition, a
supplement line of the future.
http://www.revolutionarynutrition.com

OBJECTIVE:
To work as personal trainer and massage therapist.
Help people attain their personal goals and make a difference in their
lives.
Richard Tuma
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