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Office location:

1055A Raritan Road
Clark, New Jersey  07066
Phone: (732) 827-8663
FAX: (732) 381-5447
E-mail:
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Personal:
Certified Personal Trainer ACE
National Certified Massage Therapist - NCBTMB
Certified Personal Trainer AFAA
Certified Neuromuscular Therapist SSMT
Certified Massage Therapist ABMP
Certified Kickbox Aerobic Instructor
Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, Karate America
Certified Geriatric Massage Therapist, Day Break
Certified Senior Fitness Trainer, AFAA
Experience/Facts:
Participated in baseball, football, soccer, wrestling, cross-country and bowling
Competed in five consecutive male fitness shows from 1992 - 1996, placing in top 10 twice.
Started in health business at 16 years old working at Greenacres Health Foods in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
At 17 yrs old worked at World Gym in Dunellen, New Jersey
At 18 yrs. old Employed as the Assistant Manager at Vitamin World, Middlesex Mall in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Entered First Annual, Mr. Fitness Contest - Placed 5th. (youngest ever in top 5)
Worked for GNC from 1992-1994
Taught Health & Nutrition class for the Township of Woodbridge, NJ. Fall/Spring 1993-1994
1995 3rd place juniors, ANBC Supernatural East Coast Body Building Show.
1994-1997 -  Employed by Pyramid Gym & Inman Sports Club as Personal Trainer. Also taught Toning, Kickboxing, Aerobics, Box Aerobics and Yoga.
Toning & Kickboxing Instructor at American Women from 1996-1997.
Kickboxing Instructor
Executive Club - 1997 (Bridgewater)
Fit Zone II - 1997
Merck - 1996-1997 (Rahway)
Yoga Instructor at Bristol Myers - 1997-1998 (Union)
Performed weekly chairside massages for Marriott Retirement home. 11/98 - 6/99 (Mountainside, NJ)
Performed chairside massage promotions for Johnson & Johnson, Nordic Track,   local salons, schools and businesses.
1995 - 1998 - Massage Therapist at Inman Sports Club, Whair It's At, Imaginations Salon and Paris Chiropractic. (On call)
2000 - Present - Massage Therapist at Robinson Family Chiropractic
Conducts seminars for South Plainfield, NJ A.A.R.P.
Conducted seminars for Children's Specialized Hospital for children with ADD. Performed exercise with children.
Conducted supplement and massage therapy seminar for Woodbridge Lions Club.
Took Tae Kwon Do from 1986 -1992 at Karate America.
Took Sun Moo/Do Karate - Earned 3 belts to purple
1999 - Currently takes Jun Fan, Kali, Muay Tai - At Princeton Martial Arts Academy.
Appeared several times in Mens Exercise and Exercise for Men Only Magazine.
30 minute interview with 89.9, WKCR regarding health, nutrition and fitness in the 21st. Century.
Education/Certificates:
1987 - 1991 - Graduated South Plainfield High School
1991- 1994 - Attended Middlesex College - Majored in Dietetic Technology
1992 - Earned First Degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo - At Karate America
1996 - Graduated Timeout Massage School in Eatontown, NJ. (Now called American Massage Institute)
AFAA resistance training/weight room certification  - 10/1996
APEX Fitness Professional workshop Certification  - 5/1997
ACE Personal Training Workshop Certification - 10/96
ACE Personal Training Workshop Certification - 10/98
NDEITO Primary Aerobic Certification - 7/97
AFAA Personal Training Certification 11/98
T. Promise Enterprises Kickbox Instructor Certification 4/98
TAE BO Intensive Workshop - Omega Institute - 6/7/99 - 6/11/99
Pathology for Massage Therapists II - Somerset Institute - 8/29/00 - 10/3/00
Therapeutic Touch - Somerset Institute - 9/23/00
Muscles and Respiration: Somerset Institute - 11/17/00 - 11/19/00
Geriatric Massage - Somerset Institute - 12/1/00 - 12/3/00
Thai Massage - Ocean - 1/6/01 - 1/7/01
ABMP Certified Member
AMTA Associate Member
AFAA Senior Fitness Certification 1/14/01
Inosanto Acadamy of Martial Arts Workshop with Dan Inosanto  5/5/01 - 5/6/01
Advanced Techniques of the neck - Somerset Institute - 12/8/01
Meridia Health - How to prevent and treat eating disorders - 2/02
Law and Ethics - Institute for Continuing Education - 4/15/02
AFAA - Telefit Internet Certification 15 hours
Neuro Muscular Therapy - Somerset Institute 3/23/02 - 6/5/02 (125 Hours)
National Certified Massage Therapist - NCBTMB - 12/11/02
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 Jr.

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