Dr. Parker earned his PhD in Sports Education Leadership from UNLV and his Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Kinesiology from James Madison University. Dr. Parker is a certified personal trainer through the NSCA and was named the IDEA 2023 Personal Trainer of the Year.
Dr. Parker has worked extensively in both the academic and private club sector as a Director of Education for a Career College, General Manager of a high end luxury residential fitness club and National Director of Fitness for a global leisure management company. Dr. Parker is currently the Co-Owner of Epic Leisure Management LLC., the Owner of Parker Personal Training LLC, an adjunct professor at two community colleges and one university, a regular speaker at national fitness conferences and a program admin for The Fitness Mentor Network.
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