Deirdre Gamill Hock, Owner

 

• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant 

• Qigong for Health and Healing Practitioner

• Nutrition Specialist

• Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant

• AARP Fitness Trainer for Older Adults

• Personal Trainer

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Fitwell Lifestyles was born of Deirdre's passion for helping people improve their quality of life by reaching their health and wellness goals. This passion developed due to the improved well-being that Deirdre and her husband discovered when they became healthy and active after years of being obese and out of shape. 

 

 As an American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer, Deirdre started by helping others learn how to exercise and eat properly. Getting certified as an ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant and a Lifestyle Management Associates Nutrition Specialist and becoming a practitioner of Qigong for Health and Healing enabled her to consult with people about all the issues - physical, psychological, and physiological - that kept them from engaging in a healthy lifestyle. 

 

Seeing a need to help special populations and older adults achieve their best life, Deirdre became a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. After working in a healthcare and rehabilitation center that took care of clients in short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, memory care, hospice care, and assisted living, Deirdre became an advocate for successful aging in place. 

 

Fitwell Lifestyles has been reborn to provide a holistic approach to the challenges people face to find their true selves and improve their healthy lifestyles. Deirdre plans to share practical tips and strategies that show how to set realistic goals, avoid roadblocks, and celebrate successes on the road to achieving one's best self. 

Health and Fitness Training and Certifications

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

   Metropolitan Community College (MCC)

Qigong for Health and Healing

   Spring Forest Qigong

Nutrition Specialist Certification
   American Academy of Sports Dietitians and Nutritionists (AASDN)
Lifestyle and Weight Management Certification
   American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Nutrition for Professionals
   Lifestyle Management Associates
Older Adult Specialization
   American Council on Exercise (ACE)

Personal Trainer Certifications

   American Council on Exercise (ACE)

   Fitness Together Corporation, 

Adult CPR/AED Certified

   American Red Cross
 

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
        Wichita State University,

Bachelor of Business Administration (Business/Psychology)
        Pittsburg State University

Associate of Arts and Science (Occupational Therapy Assistant)

Metropolitan Community College