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Who is Sara Kooperman?





Sara is a favorite Club Industry presenter, a frequent IHRSA presenter and has led countless seminars at such events as IDEA, Can-Fit Pro, DCAC, Fit-Pro, Filex, Athletic Business Conference, Medical Fitness Association as well as over a dozen international events throughout the world. In 2005 and 2006, Sara was selected as a Ronald Reagan Gold Medal winner distinguishing her as a business leader who has contributed to the economic health of her community. In 2006, she received the Illinois state honor as Business Woman of the year.

Currently, Sara is the CEO of SCW Fitness Education and Les Mills Midwest. She is a licensed attorney who graduated from Washington University School of Law, and completed undergraduate work from Cambridge University in England. She appears frequently on CNN as a Health and Fitness Expert, is a former adjunct faculty member for the Kenneth Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, a lecturer for the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Association of Sports Medicine, and the proud recipient of AEA’s Global Award for Contribution to the Aquatic Industry.

Sara is a fitness editor for Oxygen Magazine and shares her wealth of knowledge regarding group exercise to thousands monthly. As CEO of SCW Fitness Education, Sara has grown SCW to be the largest producer of fitness instructor training videos in the world and the USA leader of Fitness Education Conferences. Reaching over 11,000 professionals a year, the MANIA Fitness Conventions are held throughout the USA on Philadelphia, California, Florida, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Boston. Assisting group exercise professionals, personal trainers, aquatic leaders, owners, managers, directors and entrepreneurs to reach their professional goals. SCW also offers over 20 various fitness certifications on everything from Personal Training to Pilates, and Aquatics to Aging.



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Satisfaction Magazine Quotes Sara! (read article)
"But, for Sara Kooperman, CEO of SCW Fitness Education in Evanston, whose main areas of expertise are aquatic fitness and yoga the risk of injury is eclipsed by the benefits of an active lifestyle. 'If you fall in love, you will get hurt. It's the same with sports: You're probably going to injure yourself, but that doesnt mean it's bad or unsafe,' she says."

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Career Highlights (read article)

• CEO, SCW Fitness Education, founded in 1989

• Contracted Fitness Celebrity (for QVC home shopping channels and infomercial appearances: FitnessQuest produces the Total Gym, Gliders, Torso Track and more)

• Infomercial Star, Fitness Equipment (Gazelle ® , 6 Second Abs ®)

• CBS News at the Super Show

• Recipient of the AEA Global Award for Contribution to the Aquatic Fitness Industry

• Lecturer, American College of Sports Medicine

• Lecturer, Institute of Aerobic Research in Dallas Texas


• Selected one of “the top 20 Personal Trainers”, SELF Magazine

• Featured “Fitness Professional Profile” in MUSCLE & FITNESS Magazine

Family (read article)





Sara has four sons ages 16, 13, 11 and 9, and has been happily married to the same man for 19 years. She also has a running partner, a black Labrador Retriever named Lola, the only other female in her home.

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Sara Kooperman Photo Gallery (read article)

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Fitness should not be a lifestyle. (read article)
It should not and need not become your life or absorb your style. It should be slipped in comfortably and conveniently into your everyday routine. It should improve your day-to-day existence and make your chosen path an easier road to travel. It should be fun and friendly and without pressure or pain.

Bottom line is - fitness should fit in your life and enhance your style!

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