Tom Holland
Tom
Holland is an exercise physiologist committed to helping people better their
lives through fitness and through his positive message of "Believe in Yourself."
He has encouraged and coached thousands of people to reach their fitness goals;
from losing weight to climbing mountains, running marathons and completing
Ironman triathlons.
Tom is the author of
Beat the Gym: Personal Trainer Secrets Without the Personal Trainer Price Tag
[William Morrow 2011]
The Marathon Method [Fair Winds Press 2007] and
The 12-Week Triathlete: Train for a Triathlon in Just Three Months [Fair
Winds Press 2005]. He is represented by literary agent Lauren Galit at the LKG Agency.
He is the host of the new best-selling 10 DVD series
Supreme 90 Day
and co-host of the soon-to-be-released 12-DVD series, Herbalife 24. He also
hosted the Abs Diet Workout as well as starring in his own
DVD series: Tom Holland's Total Body Workout, Tom Holland's Total Body Workout II
and Tom Holland's Total Ab Workouts. Tom is represented by Wilhelmina Models in
the fitness division.
Tom is
on the Board of Advisors for Oxygen Magazine and has contributed to media
including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Men's Health, Men's
Journal, Runner's World, Women's Health, Newsweek, Men's Fitness, Fitness, Hers,
More, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, The NY Daily News, Muscle Media, Prevention,
AARP, Bride's, Organic Style and Cooking Light. He has written articles for such
magazines as SELF, FIT, The Journal of the American Athletic Association, Inside
Triathlon, Running Times, American Fitness and IDEA Personal Trainer.
Tom
received his BA in Communications from Boston College and his Master's Degree in
Exercise Science and Sports Psychology from Southern Connecticut State
University. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certified by
the National Strength and Conditioning Association [NSCA-CSCS] and has also been
certified by the American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM] the American Council
on Exercise [ACE], the National Academy of Sports Medicine [NASM] and the
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America [AFAA]. Tom is a Level 3 coach with
USA Cycling and is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
He
began as a personal trainer and fitness instructor in New York City, working at
such facilities as the Reebok Sports Club, Equinox, Crunch, The New York Sports
Clubs and the Cardio Fitness Center. He then struck out on his own, founding
TeamHolland LLC in 1998 and expanding into new areas of the fitness industry. He
opened his first gym, The Tom Holland Athletic Club, in New Canaan, Connecticut.
An
elite endurance athlete himself, Tom has been a member of PowerBar's Team Elite
since 2003. He has run over 50 marathons including races in Italy, France,
Ireland, and Hawaii. He is a sub-3 hour marathoner and winner of the 2007 Dutchess
County Marathon. Tom has run several ultra marathons including a 9th place
finish at the "Run to the Sun" ultra marathon, a 36-mile run from sea level to
the 10,023 foot summit of Haleakala on the island of Maui, and the JFK 50-mile
ultra. He is also an 19-time Ironman triathlete with a PR of 9:56, having
competed in Ironman China, Malaysia, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia,
Germany, Florida, Arizona, Kentucky, Lake Placid and California. Tom has won
several natural bodybuilding awards and has competed in adventure races as well.
Tom
serves as the coach for the Multiple Myeloma Research
Foundation’s, (MMRF) Endurance Events Program.
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