Heather Cheeks This is Me

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1. 1. Personal Trainer Garners Bodybuilding Awards

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   Published on: 7/24/2001   Last Visited: 5/15/2003

   Fortunately, for H-F Racquet and Fitness Club they have the best of both worlds in Heather Cheeks.
   
   Cheeks, an American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) certified personal trainer at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club since 2000, finished first place in two categories at the NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championships and Novice Competition.
   
   The National Physique Committee (NPC) held its competition on Saturday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. Cheeks competed in the Masters Women and the Open Women categories. In order to win a competition, judges look for a variety of criteria including: separation between muscle, hardness and condition of muscle and tightness of muscle. With these pair of victories, Cheeks qualified to compete at the national level.
   
   While Cheeks may have made these victories appear easy, there is a lot of discipline, hard work and commitment in order to make it happen. She said that it takes about one year to train for a competition with a strict diet and a five-day a week training regimen.
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   For Cheeks the work isn't over, it's only just beginning. She is training for another competition in April that will qualify her to compete at the professional level. But Cheeks gets the biggest reward from watching her clients succeed, not winning a trophy. "The best thing (about being a personal trainer) is seeing people get their results and meet whatever goals they need to feel better."
   
   She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Martial Arts (N.A.P.M.A.) and International Sports Science Association (I.S.S.A.).
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   Cheeks is one of 13 personal trainers currently on staff at H-F Racquet and Fitness Club. For more information on joining the Personal Training Program call 708-799-1323.