Alex Leyberman - Snap Fitness L.I. President and Licensed Acupuncturist

Alex graduated from the Oriental Medicine Program of Touro.  Touro is a comprehensive 5 year clinical master’s program that stands as the only fully-accredited Graduate Oriental Medicine Program in the state of New York.  He gained valuable experience at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he interned in the Labor & Delivery, Oncology, and Rehabilitation departments.  At Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, Alex worked exclusively at the Recovery Center with drug addicts fighting addiction and became NADA trained in the use of acupuncture in substance abuse.  Currently Alex is working alongside a Medical Doctor treating adults with various medical conditions.  Alex is also running his private practice where he treats more specific conditions such as infertility, facial rejuvenation, pediatric asthma, and automimmune disorders. Alex is certified in Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture.  Alex is NCCAOM certified.  Alex Leyberman has extensive experience working with the pediatric and adult populations.  Alex keeps up to date with new literature and current treatments in acupuncture.  Alex is a valuable asset to the medical community.  His website and email is www.acupuncuremyway.com and aleyberman@gmail.com

Barbara Schwenker - Group Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer

Barbara has been involved in fitness for over 20 years.  She has a background in ballet, tap, and jazz and has been dancing since the age of 4.  She was instrumental in developing and teaching aerobics classes in many health clubs during the early stages of group exercise when “step” was popular.  Barbara’s energy, charisma, and ability to stay at the forefront of what’s hot in “group ex” have made her a highly sought after instructor.  She is an expert in teaching a variety of group exercise classes including Step, Toning, Funky Fitness and High/Low Aerobics.  She recently became certified in Zumba which is a cardio – dance based fitness class done to Latin and International music.  Zumba is currently the number one group exercise craze with 20,000 instructors around the world, and has sold more than 3 million DVD’s.  It is a great workout and is for all ages and fitness levels.  It is like going to a party, and is a great way to stay in shape and have a lot of fun.  Barbara's email address is bschwenk1961@optonline.net

Catherine Dickson - Personal Trainer/Lifecoach

Catherine  is an AFAA Certified Personal Strength and Fitness Trainer.  She has always loved sculpting people’s bodies and believes any fitness goal is attainable when closely working together as a team.  “For me, ‘being fit’ is something utterly fun, and positive.  It enables me to live happily and maintain my quality of life” says Catherine.  Her number one passion is getting people in shape and helping them learn how-to stay there.  As a Certified Personal Life Coach, her coaching language is always upbeat, motivational and wonderfully inspirational.   Catherine says “Life is an amazing and exciting adventure, so why not live it to its fullest capacity in gaining overall strength, health, and well-being -- go ahead and train, train, train!”  Her email address is cdickson@optonline.net.

Laura Rivkin - Personal Trainer and Health Coach

Laura holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and is an A.F.A.A. certified Personal Trainer.  Additionally, she is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and is trained in many different dietary theories, eastern and western nutrition, modern health issues, personal growth and development, and health counseling.  Laura is certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and is also part of the TSFL panel at SNAP.  She is dynamic and inspirational and her passion for health and wellness is contagious.  She is a natural in helping others achieve their life changing goals and she does so in a unique and stimulating way that will keep you coming back.  Her other areas of specialization include weight loss, emotional eating & food cravings, children with ADHD, autism and food allergies. Laura  teaches her clients how to eat well, how to exercise properly, and how to make lifestyle changes based on individual needs.  She takes her clients on a visit to the health food store to help them understand what “whole foods” are and how to read labels, and also offers healthy cooking classes on a monthly basis.  Her website and email is www.awholenewyou.org          lkrivkin@yahoo.com

“Dear Ben, Alex and Greg, 

I am writing this letter about a member of your staff because she has made such a wonderful impact on my life.  Laura Rivkin provided nutrition counseling to help me improve my food choices and reduce my unhealthy snacking.  Laura spent a great deal of time and energy making sure that I had all the information I needed to make positive changes.  During the week between appointments, she emailed and called me to check on my progress.  And, most importantly, she made me feel good about myself, reassuring me that the process of change was difficult and that I needed to be gentle with myself.  Since I began working with Laura, not only have I lost weight, but I have established new, healthier routines that make me feel so much more energetic and ready to face the day!  Laura always greets me with a smile and makes me feel that I can accomplish my goals.  Thank you, Snap -- and Laura -- for a wonderful experience.  What could have been a very stressful experience was made so much better by Laura’s excellent, personalized care. 

 Sincerely, 

Amy Coopersmith”

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